Now that's my kind of matching...

Have you ever seen those magazines with the mother - daughter matching floral jumpers or dresses? I never understood the whole mother-daughter matching thing...until now. The boys are product testers for Nike, so occasionally we get passes for Nike's employee store. At the employee store everything is 50% off retail price, so needless to say we love it! Brayden and Landon have been wearing Nikes since they were born, but until Thursday I had yet to buy Charlotte a little pair of Nikes (yes she's little, but for those of you that know me, I am obsessed with baby shoes!) So, I was walking down the baby shoe aisle and there they were - the cutest pair of shoes my inner-tomboy had ever seen - little brown and pink Nike Free Mary Janes. It was all I could do not to pick up every pair from size 2c to 12 and put them in my cart. But I restrained and only put 2 pair in my cart. :) Then came the next challenge: finding me my tennis shoes for the fall. But it was all too easy. Charlotte and I strolled down the women's shoe aisle and there they were - BIG brown and pink Nike Free Mary Janes! Could it be?! Matching Nikes for me and Charlotte?! I was so giddy I couldn't hardly stand it. Silly I know, but true. Suddenly all of those catalogs full of floral matching mother-daughter jumpers sprung to my mind - I understood! Their floral jumpers are my Nike Mary Janes. Now that's my kind of matching....

Happy Birthday Brayden!

Yesterday was Brayden's 4th birthday...I can't believe he is that old already! I remember when he was a baby looking at 4-year-olds thinking they were so big and independent, basically just miniature adults. Now, I know much better. :) haha For his birthday yesterday we went to an indoor bounce-house during the day and then had a little family party last night complete with pizza, chocolate milk, and "transformers" paraphernalia. Brayden is such a good little man and we enjoy him so much! He is an excellent older brother and a great example to have as the oldest child. Happy Birthday Bray! We love you!

Airshow

This last weekend was the annual Airshow at the Hillsboro Airport. We watched the planes practice for days before the actual Airshow and the boys got so used to seeing the planes (or "jets") that they started waking up in the morning and running outside to see the planes every morning. Saturday we watched the actual show from our backyard. It was so fun! Brayden and Landon were so excited when they drew a smiley face in the sky....that was probably the highlight of the entire airshow for them. The boys made paper airplanes of their own (with Ryan's help of course) and put on their own little "airshow".

Cousins by Birth, Friends by Choice

Two weeks ago while in Boise, my brother Paul and his wife Jessica were there with my niece Addilyn. We are planning on Charlotte and Addie being best friends since they are only 3 months apart. :) Despite the age difference, they are very comparable in size and were so cute together! Jess and I bought matching outfits for the girls (thank you Grandma!) and took them to Kiddie Kandids to have their pictures taken together. The girls were so good and the pictures turned out awesome! I could see them being college roommates 18 years from now and hanging one of these pictures on their wall. :)

GOLF

“A kid grows up a lot faster on the golf course. Golf teaches you how to behave.”
Jack Nicklaus

If that quote is true, I will make sure that Brayden and Landon play golf every day for the next couple of years. :) Brayden and Landon have always enjoyed all sports, but golf is one of their favorites. One afternoon during our trip to Grandma and Grandpa's house, my dad took Brayden out and bought him some REAL golf clubs. Golf gloves and all. I've never seen such a cute little golfer. The most amazing thing was Brayden's determination and the time he would spend practicing! He would hit ball after ball across my parent's yard, often hitting the ball as far as 40 yds...which for a 3 year old I would say isn't half bad. :) Brayden had the opportunity to go to the driving range a couple of times with Grandpa and Ryan and I have been practicing with him since we got home. As always, Landon wants to do what Brayden does, and according to my dad, has a very "natural" swing. What can I say? I am a proud momma who loves to watch my boys' athleticism bloom.