Clarke Family

2009-08-12T11:53:00.000-07:00

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We went to Charleston for a wedding which was absolutely beautiful! while we were there we got to spend some time with some of Ryans family.

2009-08-12T06:57:00.000-07:00

Forever

2009-08-12T06:29:00.000-07:00

Well it has been FOREVER since I have posted anything. Since I am home with a sick child today and pretty much caught up on everything else I have going on I figured I would catch up on this. We have had many things going on like a 2nd birthday, 4th of july, 5 yr anniversary and many other things we have done. So I will start posting pictures! Sorry if it is to many:)

2009-02-25T12:30:00.001-08:00

The last of the pictures...

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Catching Up

2009-02-25T11:46:00.001-08:00

Well so much has been going on with us. We have celebrated birthdays in the family, Christmas, we have welcomed a new cousin into the family(which lives in FL so we have not seen him yet:), We have had Ryans Grandmother come visit and we have even been to her house. The most recent thing we have done was we went to the circus with the Shumake family. Brayden had so much fun and couldn't take his eyes off of it(well atleast when it first started) So here are a few pictures to show what we have been doing. I hope to never get this behind again!

Random pics

2009-02-19T18:25:00.000-08:00

Well it has been forever since I have posted anything. We have had alot going on and when I actually think to sit down and update this the time slips away. Well i'm just going to add some random pictures and get this caught up. Sorry if it is so many pictures.

Halloween 2008

2008-11-09T15:06:00.000-08:00

This year Trick or Treating was a little more interesting with Brayden being older. He did really well he really liked the houses that let him get his own candy out of the bowl but then we went to the houses that handed him his candy he couldn't understand why he wasn't allowed to reach into their bowl. He is so cute!

The Last Few Pictures

2008-10-05T17:58:00.000-07:00

More Dairy Pictures

2008-10-05T17:51:00.001-07:00

Cagles Dairy Farm

2008-10-05T17:36:00.000-07:00

Well I know I said it had been along time since I had posted anything. Well here is the most recent event we have been to. This Saturday we got up and drove to Canton to Cagles Dairy Farm. We went with Sarah, Eric and Skylar. Everyone seemed to have a really good time. There was this big blow up thing coming out of the ground that they could jump on and some little tractors that they could drive. Then we went and did the dairy tour where you got to see a dog heard cows, a pig race, feed goats and see the baby cows. You also got a small bottle of fresh milk. Brayden really like all the animals. He tried to feed the baby cows but instead of letting it eat of his had he would throw the food at it. Then Sarah and Eric came over for dinner and the kids were very entertaining. Here are some pictures from our eventful day.

Haircut #2

2008-10-05T17:21:00.000-07:00

Last weekend we went for haircut #2. This time around it went much better. He still fussed a little but atleast he didn't scream the way he did the first time. He actually sat in the seat and ate some cookies. We also had to have it cut without using the cape since that was what upset him last time we went without it. Here are a few pictures.

North Georgia Fair

2008-10-05T17:07:00.000-07:00

Well as everyone knows the fair was here and we decided to go. This was Brayden's second fair to go to. We took him last year but he was only 5 months old so it wasn't as much fun. This year Brayden was actually old enough to ride some of the rides. When you first put him on the ride he liked it and when it started moving he was ok and then about half way through he started screaming. His favorite part was being able to throw ping pong balls into the cups to win a fish! Yes Ryan was very successful and won us a gold fish.

Grandpas Birthday

2008-10-05T16:58:00.000-07:00

My Dads birthday was on Sept.13th. So my sister had us over to her house for dinner and presents. They have this lab named Duke and Brayden decided that he was going to take over Dukes cage but it didn't work out so well when Duke wouldn't get out.

Jump 4 Joey

2008-10-05T16:47:00.000-07:00

Well it has been a very long time since I have put anything on here. We have been staying pretty busy on the weekends by finding things to do with Brayden and places to take him. So we had heard people talk about Jump 4 Joey and weren't really sure if it was something that Brayden could do. So we decided to go one weekend and Brayden and loved it. There is one section where you can put him and only toddlers can get in there so we put him in there and then couldn't get him out. Everytime we would call him over to us he would just run the other way. Here are just a few pictures.

Brayden's 1st Haircut

2008-08-17T19:27:00.000-07:00

Well this weekend we went and got Braydens hair cut for the first time. He started out doing good then by the end he was screaming. He really didn't like the cape. Well it was ok at first then when he couldn't find his arms it was all down hill from there. Here are just a few pictures.

A Visit from Great Grandma

2008-08-10T18:35:00.001-07:00

Ryan's Grandmother came down from North Carolina about two weeks ago. I always love when she comes because she always takes the best pictures of Brayden. Also while she was here Brayden stayed the night with them so we were able to go out on Saturday so we went Bowling with Jason and Lauren. It has been so long since I have been bowling we had so much fun. Oh I just have to throw this out there I BEAT Jason not once but twice:) Here are a few pictures.

Zoo Atlanta

2008-08-10T18:24:00.000-07:00

Well a couple of months ago we went to the zoo. Brayden had a really good time it was just so hot. But he is finally at the age where it is so much fun to take him places like that hopefully our next stop will be the aquarium. Here are a few pictures.

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The last day at the Beach

2008-07-12T09:32:00.000-07:00

So the last day that we were at the Beach Brayden decided he was going to wake up at 5:30 in the morning. He must have known that it was his last day so he was going to make the most of it. Well when he woke up that early and there was no keeping him quiet so it was off to the beach. So here are the pictures from the last day.

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Panama City Beach

2008-07-12T08:54:00.000-07:00

More Vacation Pictures

2008-07-12T08:42:00.000-07:00

4th of July Vacation

2008-07-12T08:22:00.000-07:00

For the week of the 4th of July Ryan and I took Brayden to the beach. We went to Panama City Beach with the Shumakes. We had so much fun and the kids really enjoyed themselves. The ride down there Brayden did pretty good but the ride back he slept probally 4-5 hours out of the 6. While we were down there Brayden learned how to say uh-oh and how to drink out of a straw. The first night we got there we took them to that pool that night and then walked down to the beach just to see the reaction that we would get out of them. Brayden was a little unsure of the sand but did pretty good with it overall. Skylar seemed to love the sand and just took off when Sarah put her down. If it wasn't for the wagon and the tent that Sarah brought we would have been in big trouble. The night of the 4th we went to this place called Pier Park and ate dinner and watched fireworks. It was the best firework show we have ever seen. Brayden and Skylar loved watching the pretty colors light up in the sky. We can't wait to go back next year!

Then there was cake

2008-06-15T18:55:00.000-07:00

Brayden couldn't believe that we were giving him a whole cake to eat all by himself. When we sat the cake in front of him he started eating. The funniest thing was eat ate all the red icing off the cake first and then started to eat the rest of the cake. Sometimes I wish I knew what he was thinking and why does he do some of the things he does.

More Birthday Pictures

2008-06-15T18:52:00.000-07:00

Brayden's 1st Birthday

2008-06-15T18:44:00.000-07:00

My baby turned 1! The day finally came that we had put so much time into planning. His theme was construction trucks and Publix made this awesome cake. He was actually really interested in opening his presents well he was atleast until they showed him how to ride his 4 wheeler. Once they showed him that it was all over and we lost him. We were so happy that everyone was able to come and we had so much fun. For those of you that couldn't make it we missed you:) Brayden was good considering we had to wake him up from his nap that day because people started arriving and he was still sleeping. I have more pictures that I will post from his birthday just as soon as I get them but here are a few for now.

Skylars 1st Birthday Party

2008-06-15T18:28:00.000-07:00

Skylar Shumake turned 1! Skylar had a big birthday party that Brayden slept through. That Friday when I picked Brayden up from school he was running a 102 fever so I took him to the doctor and he ended up having a double ear infection. So we started antibiotics that night and seemed to be ok the next morning so we got up and started our daily routine. When we were getting ready for Skylars party i realized he felt really warm so I took his temp and it 104! So i called the doctor and they gave me instructions and said it was from the ear infection. So we gave him medicine and the fever went down right away. I knew we couldn't miss the party so we finished getting ready and headed out. When we got there I layed him down and he slept the entire time.

Mothers Day

2008-06-15T18:18:00.000-07:00

Well this year was my first Mothers day since last year Brayden wasn't born yet. It was a wonderful day. We didn't really do a whole lot we just really hung out. After going to church we went to my parents house and then to Ryans. So my sister and her family got a new dog and his name is Duke. Brayden wasn't really to sure about him since he is used to big dogs. Duke loved Brayden though.

More Pictures

2008-04-11T14:15:00.001-07:00

Here are some more pictures from Easter and Surgery!

Catching Up

2008-04-11T13:28:00.000-07:00

Well it has been a really long time since I have put anything on Brayden's Blog. So much has happened since then. Brayden finally got over all of his illnesses that he had and is now doing much better. Since the last time I put anything on this we have found a new church to go to and we love it. Brayden loves going to the nursery and loves one of the older men in their he goes right to him every Sunday. It makes me feel better when I have to leave him. Then there was the snow storm here so it was the first time for him to see snow. He was a little unsure of it but he cooperated for me to take a picture. One big milestone we reached is that he is crawling and walking holding onto toys to things. Then actually on Sunday he took his first few steps it was so exciting but it is really just keeping me much busier now. He has actually taken 5 steps on his own and is moving all over the house I can barely keep up with him. Then of course in February Brayden welcomed one of his new playmates into the world Cason Evans. Whenever we go see them or they come to our house Brayden pays him no attention he just knows that when we go over there he has new toys to play with now. Thanks Cason! Then Ryans grandmother came to visit for Easter and gave Brayden his first chocolate bunny. Braydens Easter was like Christmas for him. He got stuff from both grandparents, my sister and us. It was crazy. Well the last thing is that today Brayden had SURGERY! As you can all see in the pictures that have posted there is a knot above Braydens left eye. Well for those of you that don't know that popped up when he was about six weeks old and we just that it was a bug bite. Well it continued to grow and would never go away the doctor kept telling it was no big deal. So at his nine month checkup the doctor decided that we needed to go have it looked at so we did. It is a Dermoid Cyst. The doctor said it would be better to get it removed now then to wait if we waited it would just get bigger. So we scheduled the surgery and had it removed. The surgery went great he was only out for like 15 minutes but it was the scariest 15 minutes. He did really good overall but had a rough time waking up. It was an outpatient surgery so we are home now and he acting like nothing happened to him today. All he remembers is that he didn't have to go to school today!

Brayden's Illness

2008-02-27T18:36:00.001-08:00

Right before Christmas Brayden came down with RSV. It was the worst thing ever. He was on all kinds of medications and was having to take breathing treatments every 4 hours. If he didn't like pacifiers I don't think we would have made it. They gave him a really cool machine that he got to take the medication through a pacifier. Our families were very helpful during this time. We all ended up having to take time off work because he couldn't go to school for 2 weeks. It was awful. thanks to everyone that helped.

Christmas 2008

2008-02-27T18:24:00.000-08:00

Well it has been a really long time since I have updated the website and alot has happened. The last pictures I posted were of Brayden helping decorate the tree or should I say he helped eat the ornaments:) Well for Christmas we were very busy. Ryans family came in town so we were running around from my parents house to his parents house and then back home again. Everyone spoiled Brayden this year for Christmas and you could tell he enjoyed every minute of all the attention and presents he was getting. Here are just a few pictures that were taken by Grandma and Aunt LuAnn.

2008-01-11T19:56:00.000-08:00

This year was Braydens first Christmas. Even though he really didn't understand what was going on we enjoyed it so much. The first thing he did was help mommy decorate the tree. Really he just wanted to eat the ornaments. So after eating and tasting a few of them he was really wore out. So him and Hershey curled up and took a nap.

More Christmas Pictures

2007-12-11T19:43:00.001-08:00

Notice in the 1st picture if you look closely you can see his bottom tooth!!

Braydens Christmas Pictures

2007-12-11T19:37:00.000-08:00

Brayden had his first Christmas pictures taken this past Sunday. He has been really sick but since we already had the appt. I decided to take him anyways and hoped he would do good. Well it went a little to well. Here are just a few that we got.

More Pics from Tylers B-Day

2007-12-11T19:31:00.001-08:00

Tylers First Birthday

2007-12-11T19:25:00.000-08:00

The first weekend in December we had Tylers first birthday party. This was Braydens first official birthday party. Everyone seemed to have a really good time. By the looks of it Tyler really enjoyed his cake. After the party we stayed to hang out for awhile and Tyler, Brayden and Skylar played with all of the new toys that Tyler got. After that weekend we are really going to have to work on the sharing thing.

Braydens 6 month checkup

2007-12-11T17:41:00.000-08:00

On Nov.27th I took Brayden to the doctor for his 6 month checkup. Those appointments are never really fun because of the shots. This time he got 3 shots plus the flu shot. He is getting to be so big! He weighed 16 lbs and 13oz. He was 26 inches long. He was in the 25th percentile for his weight and 30th for his height. He actually did good with the shots he only cried for a minute and then the next thing you know he was laughing again. He is such a good baby.

Ryans Birthday

2007-12-11T17:34:00.000-08:00

This year Ryan turned 27!!! We just had a quiet night at home with just the three of us. I cooked Ryan dinner and suprised him with a cookie cake. Brayden enjoyed helping his Daddy open up his presents and play with tissue paper.

More Thanksgiving Pics.

2007-12-10T17:10:00.000-08:00

Thanksgiving

2007-12-10T16:53:00.000-08:00

This year was Braydens first Thanksgiving. With Ryans Grandmother living here she decided to have dinner at her house. We had so much fun spending time with the family and just relaxing. Next year Brayden will beable to enjoy all the yummy food as much as we did this year.

Brayden and Skylar

2007-11-18T19:02:00.000-08:00

Over the weekend Ryan bought a new t.v. so today they hung it on the wall to help open up our living room so Brayden would have more floor room to play. Well Sarah, Eric and Skylar stopped by for a little while and Sarah and I put the babies on the floor and they had so much fun playing with each other. It was their first time actually having close contact with each other. They are so cute!

More pictures from the Mountains

2007-11-18T18:59:00.001-08:00

1st Trip to the Mountains

2007-11-18T18:49:00.000-08:00

This weekend we went to Ryan's Grandmothers house in North Carolina. This was Braydens first long car wide and his first trip to the mountains. He loved sitting on the mower with Lauren. He had such a busy day he slept almost the whole 2 1/2 hours home.

Cold Weather

2007-11-18T18:44:00.000-08:00

As the weather got colder outside I was able to start dressing Brayden in some of his winter clothes and hats that he has. My favorite is the Doggy:)

2007-11-06T17:50:00.000-08:00

Ryan's Grandmother came in town a few weeks ago and took some pictures of Brayden. Just wanted to share a few with everyone.

Brayden's 1st Halloween

2007-11-01T19:04:00.000-07:00

Brayden seemed to enjoy his first halloween. As the night went on and the more walking we did he started to give out on us. Maybe next year he will enjoy it more.

Halloween pictures

2007-10-30T13:28:00.000-07:00

I took Brayden to have pictures taken in his halloween costume. He is the cutest giraffe I have ever seen. I will post more pictures after halloween of him in his costume.

Daytona Beach

2007-10-30T13:16:00.001-07:00

In September we went to Daytona Beach with Ryans family for his Dad and Uncle to drive a nascar car at the track. This was Brayden's first trip to the beach. We put his feet in the ocean and let him feel the sand. He actually didn't mind it but when we put him in the pool it was a different story.

Meet baby Brayden

2007-10-30T12:53:00.000-07:00

On May 25th at 3:03 pm Ryan and I welcomed Brayden Clarke into our family. He is the most precious thing in this world. We would like everyone to check in to see how Brayden is growing with us.