Galena

Jon and I had a great vacation with the Murphy's this past weekend! Jon and I left home Friday around noon. We made a quick stop in Williamsburg to shop. Our trip to Galena was a bit exciting. 1 wrong turn + heavy rain/storm + driving down a closed road that was partially eroded away from the heavy rain with a drop off to the river/railroad tracks = safe arrival in Galena followed by a few beers and a game of pepper.
Saturday, we relaxed, went for a walk, fished, and did some shopping (Jon opted to go golfing with Shane instead).

We headed back relatively early on Sunday—both of us missed our little guy quite a bit.
Brayden had a great time with Grandma Sue. He visited Connie, Great Grandma Jean, and some of his friends at the nursing home. He was spoiled rotten the whole time!!! He went on a few walks, went swimming, and explored Grandma’s house.

We have an exciting August planned so far! We are heading back to Ogden for Fun Days on the 1st. Jon’s 28th birthday is on the 12th and he gets to work at the state fair 9-4 on the 13th at the Social Security Booth. We will be heading to the state fair one of the days as a family. We will be heading up to Waterloo on the 21st for the Columbus dedication in Rick’s honor. We have a wedding and Jackson Murphy’s first birthday party the last weekend of the month. What a fun month ahead!

First Steps

Well, some more good news!! We took Brayden to the doctor on July 22nd. He decided to walk the whole time. He didn't just take 5 steps, he walked from the check-in desk to the mirror to the play area and then to the room. The doctor thought he had been walking forever. I can't believe he was only cruising around furniature one day and now walking like a big boy the next! Brayden is spending the weekend with Grandma Sue in Ogden. Jon and I are heading to Galena, IL with the Murphy's!!

Next week is a busy week for us. Jon plays on a men's slowpitch softball league on Monday nights. Thursday is my brother, Mike's birthday. Friday is Nana's birthday. We are going to meet up for dinner in either Marshalltown or WDM. A bunch of my friends are going to be back home in Ogden during Fun Days! Saturday, Aug 1st we are heading up to Ogden for the Fun Days festivities and to see some good friends. Can't believe July is almost over!!

July 21, 2009

This was my due date a year ago... thought I would make a little post today. ALSO, we have some great news!??!?!?! :) Brayden took 5 steps on his own!!!

Just had to post a picture of Brayden and Daddy the first time we went to the WDM Aquatic Center. I'll post more after our weekend getaway!

Summer 2009

I have tried doing a blog site before, but it just didn't work quite how I wanted it to. I have been putting pictures and stuff on Facebook, but there are several friends and family not on facebook so I thought I would try this again! (Also, I am not great at website building, so I am going to keep this pretty simple)

July agenda--
Saturday was Brayden's first birthday! He had so much fun with his friends and family! We had a BBQ and cake and spent all day outside enjoying the beautiful weather.
Brayden's 12 MONTH appt is on the 22nd. We are heading to the Galena area with the Murphy's on the 24th and possibly be up in Ogden during Fun Days (July 31st-Aug 1).

Check out Brayden's 12 month pics: www.sarahmcconnell.zenfolio.com