Brandt is FIVE (In the middle of November)!

 We love our Brandt! He is outgoing, happy, goofy, loves sports, and is all boy! He is also caring, kind, loving, and gives great super hugs!

He took diving lessons over the summer.

His philosophy in life is no puddle should go un-splashed.

Washing the car with daddy = wet and sudsy boy!

Rocks and Water, two of his favorite things.

Just having fun being silly.

Playing with his slime. He loves to be hands on.

One of his favorite places to be...in the pool under water!

He decided we were going to be the 4 ninja turtles for Halloween.  It was 'totally radical dude!'

He had a ninja turtle birthday party that was great fun.

This boy is growing up way too fast!!!!!! We are enjoying the moments.

Hunter is ONE (at the beginning of October)!

 We love our Hunter!  This year has flown by and he seems like such a toddler now that he is talking and running around everywhere. He is so fun and has a great disposition and personality. He definitely knows what he wants and he lets us know. He is always cracking us up and his smile lights up the room.

He loves playing at the park, and climbing everywhere!

Playing at the library.  He loves to wave hi to everyone.

How have I not had this chocolate before!!!!

First Hair Cut!

Wonderful becomes AMAZING-2!

 

 Hunter was sealed to our family, for eternity, in the Nashville, TN temple. (our Birmingham temple was closed for maintenance.) It was a beautiful and windy day. Were were amazed and blessed by all the family and friends that were able to be there to share in our special Forever Day!

These two cannot get enough of each other!

 It was an absolutely WONDERFUL day that we will always cherish. It was made AMAZING by all of our friends and family that shared it with us, including Brandt's Jessi, Grandma Christine, and Grandpa Patrick (Jessi's parents).

 

This is LOVE!

Wonderful becomes AMAZING-1!

 

Hunter's Adoption was finalized June 24, 2013.  That means legally, deemed by the courts, official.

It was a WONDERFUL day that we are so grateful for.

 It was made an AMAZING day because Hunter's Stacey wanted to join us.  We love that she was able to celebrate with us.

The Judge just made it official.

I could not love him more.

Grandmom and Grandpop (Rheanna's parents) were able to join us for this special day.

We love being with Stacey and seeing one little boy so loved!

Vacation Time- October 2013 Cruise

 We love cruising and had a blast on our cruise to celebrate our little family. We cruised with Andrew's brother Wayne and his wife Fauna and their kids Ian, Cali, and Bruce.  It was so fun to have them there.  Brandt and Hunter love their cousins!

They loved looking out the window of our room.

Me and my little boys on formal night for dinner in the dining room.

Andrew cuddling Hunter when he was ready for a nap during dinner.

We were waiting for one of the shows to start.

Hunter LOVED the sand. Like he thought it tasted fantastic. It was the softest sand I have ever seen. We had to keep pulling his hands away from his mouth. He had a great time, it was so funny.

Brandt was great at building drip sand castles. He was very proud of his creation.  He had fun swimming and playing on the beach in the Bahamas.

Here we are with Wayne and Fauna ready for an evening show together.

Cali, Wayne, Ian, Fauna, and Bruce at a neat fort we went to.

Our family. Hunter was getting in a nap.

The kids climbing 'the queens staircase' they were troopers on our trek through the Bahamas.

The couples enjoying an evening together. We had a great few days at sea!

Brandt and I going down the water slide. When we got to the bottom, Brandt exclaimed, "THAT WAS AWESOME!!!" and quickly walked back up to do it again.

September/October

  Here are some of our favorite places to go! We especially love when the weather is great and we can be outside.

Talk like a pirate day, and Krispy Kreme gave a free dozen if you dressed up like a pirate.  The boys loved it and we all liked the tasty donuts!

I took Brandt and two of his best buddies to the movies. They are growing up so fast!

We love a little lake near our house that we can walk around and feed the ducks, geese, swans, fish, and turtles. It is so fun in the spring to see all the ducklings.

The boys love Daddy play time before bed. Here they were wrestling and tickling.

We love our Zoo! We go all the time and love to see the animals and play. I was showing Hunter the Gorilla.

Walking through the Zoo.

Another favorite place is the parks around town.  We love to play, run, slide, swing, and climb. Brandt started learning to ride a bike at the end of the year.  He will continue this year when the weather is nice again.