Hello guys, it has been a couple of days, since my last blog,We have had a fantastic week.Bryant started eating peaches on 02/11/09 and he seemed to really like them check out the picture:::::::::::: Ashley had several off days in a row, and we had a couple of pretty warm, days that we were able to go outside and play. Wednesday Ashley took Brayden out to fly his kite,he was so excited.
I took several pictures of all the boys outside having a good time, needless to say Brayden didn't get to fly his kite too much Daddy most of the flying while Brayden found other stuff to keep himself busy. 
I think his kite is the neatest thing I have ever seen, it was a great gift from Santa.I just love this time of year when the weather is starting to get warm and we can get out and play, and I can take bunches of pictures of my boys! I got one of Ashley actually letting Brayden fly his kite, I should give Ashley credited the wind would blow really hard, and then just stop all of a sudden so he had reason to not let Brayden have, but I finally caught one picture of Brayden & Ashley. 
I snapped this picture of Brayden after he started spinning around and around, he makes me laugh.
I Laid Bryant on the ground, and he was there for only a few seconds and his little hands found some pine straw, the kid is fast those hands move faster than my eyes, one second I am taking his picture then the next he suprises me with a handful of pine straw and of course whatever is in the hands has to go to the mouth. I took a few shots of him playing in the pine straw. I am so glad that he enjoys being outdoor so much I can take him to the park and walk for hours and he will sleep the whole time, but Brayden is at the age were he wants to be running and playing he isn't too much on just hanging out in the stroller sleeping any more, he considers sleep the enemy these days or so it seems;)
Ashley & Brayden working hard on repairing the pot holes in the front of our driveway, well Ashley was busy filling the holes while Brayden was busy unfilling the holes. Brayden had such a busy day that after he had his bath at 8:00 he climbed into his bed and just crashed until 9:00 am the next morning I had to take a picture of him sleeping he looked so sweet!
I weighed in on Wednesday and had lost one pound, I am okay with that like I said last week any lose is better than no lose at all. I hope that all of you had a fantastic Valentines day!!!I enjoy the celebration very much. I was reading on the history of Valentines, and it is actually kinda ironic, well there are a couple of story's out there and both takes on the Valentine history are so differant it is amazing. St. Valentine who is this mysterious saint The history St. Valentine's Day, as we know it today, One legend contends that Valentine was a priest who served during the third century in Rome. When Emperor Claudius II decided that single men made better soldiers than those with wives and families, he outlawed marriage for young men — his crop of potential soldiers. Valentine, realizing the injustice of the decree, defied Claudius and continued to perform marriages for young lovers in secret. When Valentine's actions were discovered, Claudius ordered that he be put to death.
Other stories suggest that Valentine may have been killed for attempting to help Christians escape harsh Roman prisons where they were often beaten and tortured.
According to one legend, Valentine actually sent the first 'valentine' greeting himself. While in prison, it is believed that Valentine fell in love with a young girl — who may have been his jailor's daughter — who visited him during his confinement. Before his death, it is alleged that he wrote her a letter, which he signed 'From your Valentine,' an expression that is still in use today. Some believe that Valentine's Day is celebrated in the middle of February to commemorate the anniversary of Valentine's death or burial — In ancient Rome, February was the official beginning of spring and was considered a time for purification. Houses were ritually cleansed by sweeping them out and then sprinkling salt and a type of wheat called spelt throughout their interiors. Lupercalia, which began at the ides of February, February 15, was a fertility festival dedicated to Faunus, the Roman god of agriculture, as well as to the Roman founders Romulus and Remus.
To begin the festival, members of the Luperci, an order of Roman priests, would gather at the sacred cave where the infants Romulus and Remus, the founders of Rome, were believed to have been cared for by a she-wolf or lupa. The priests would then sacrifice a goat, for fertility, and a dog, for purification.
The boys then sliced the goat's hide into strips, dipped them in the sacrificial blood and took to the streets, gently slapping both women and fields of crops with the goathide strips. Far from being fearful, Roman women welcomed being touched with the hides because it was believed the strips would make them more fertile in the coming year. Later in the day, according to legend, all the young women in the city would place their names in a big urn. The city's bachelors would then each choose a name out of the urn and become paired for the year with his chosen woman. These matches often ended in marriage. Pope Gelasius declared February 14 St. Valentine's Day around 498 A.D. The Roman 'lottery' system for romantic pairing was deemed un-Christian and outlawed. Later, during the Middle Ages, it was commonly believed in France and England that February 14 was the beginning of birds' mating season, which added to the idea that the middle of February — Valentine's Day — should be a day for romance. The oldest known valentine still in existence today was a poem written by Charles, Duke of Orleans to his wife while he was imprisoned in the Tower of London following his capture at the Battle of Agincourt. The greeting, which was written in 1415, is part of the manuscript collection of the British Library in London, England. Several years later, it is believed that King Henry V hired a writer named John Lydgate to compose a valentine note to Catherine of Valois.
Ashley & me didn't exchange gifts, I love buying stuff for Ashley but its nice to buy stuff because you know its something he will want not because you feel like you have to buy something, I think everday we share is special. 
Brayden in his brand new Monkey pajamas that maw maw bought him with his Abby this puppy he has had since he was 1 my cousin bought it for him when we visited them in Indiana.
My Card to Ashley for Valentines
Pork Marsala)I made this from a recipe on Rachael Ray
Bryant's first Valentine Day!
The boys both recieved a card from maw maw and Brayden got a bag of candy a bear, and pajamas. Bryant recieved a card, and a dog that looks like a baby version of Brayden's Abby
This is the card that Ashley got me I thought that was very sweet of him, he is such a sweet caring man.
Brayden in his brand new Monkey pajamas that maw maw bought him with his Abby this puppy he has had since he was 1 my cousin bought it for him when we visited them in Indiana. My Card to Ashley for Valentines Pork Marsala)I made this from a recipe on Rachael Ray Bryant's first Valentine Day! The boys both recieved a card from maw maw and Brayden got a bag of candy a bear, and pajamas. Bryant recieved a card, and a dog that looks like a baby version of Brayden's AbbyThis is the card that Ashley got me I thought that was very sweet of him, he is such a sweet caring man.
Brayden's card
Daddy's card from the boys........Brayden picked it out, but I am sure the day is coming that I will have to buy seperate cards for dad from the boys. Well guys hope you have enjoyed your night, I am going to turn in.
