Trick or Treat?

The night of Halloween we all went around the neighborhood to trick or treat. Braden even hooked up with some friends along the way.

Pumpkin Carving

We're even patriotic on Halloween! I couldn't see myself carving anything else this year but the good ol Y.

I Do MY Own Stunts!

Kelton went in this day to get his hard cast off. As he put's it he's "good as new." Notice the shirt he's wearing, we found the statement on front to be very applicable, "I do all my own stunts."

Fall Soccer - Braden

Here is a video clip of Braden kicking the ball up the field. This was one of the more rare moments of Braden getting in the action. Normally, he would simply run in a pack of kids down the field following the ball.

Soccer Man

Braden played soccer this fall for the second time. He finally caught his groove near the end of the season and really started to enjoy it. He is usually the smallest player on his team, but that doesn't stop him from taking a few cracks at the ball every now and again. The top picture is of Braden and one of his best friends, Zac. They try to spend as much time as the can together playing transformers, when they are not on the soccer field.

A Day at Gardner Village

Shortly before halloween Amy took the boys to Gardner Village to see all of the witches they put up during the month of October. These were some cute pictures Amy took fo Braden and Kelton.

We have a standing Halloween party every year with all of our friends. All of the kids come dressed up and usually most of the adults. Braden's favorite things to do right now is to play transformers with his friend Zach. Braden usually stays on these kicks for 3-4 months then moves on to the latest a greatest thing. It at one time was dinosaurs, then ninja turtles and now transformers. This one has lasted a bit longer than normal. He has quite a collection of transformers action figures now, and his favorite of course is Optimus Prime. So when Amy asked Braden what he wanted to be for Halloween, the answer for him was easy, regardless of how much the costume was to cost mom and dad. Amy tracked it down online, and paid nearly $20 more than what she would have paid if she could have found it at Target, which is where the ebay seller bought it. But no luck for us, transformer costumes were all sold out in the local stores.

Kelton was very adamant about his costume as well, he of course could only be Buzz Lightyear. Kelton is now very independent as you all know. In fact, he is too independent. He is a stubborn little man for a 2 year old. Everything has to be his way or he'll let you know about it. Luckily for us a freind had this Buzz Lightyear costume that we borrowed so we didn't have to track this one down on our own. While at the party Kelton hooked up with another renowned super hero, none other than super woman? As you can see, she was very much into Kelton, hanging on his every word. After the party they were able to capture a few bad guys together as well.

Kelton at Play

Nothing is going to keep this Kid down. After the "accident," Kelton was hesitant to walk on the cast for a little while, but before long he was walking around and playing as if nothing happened. These are some pictures of Kelton riding in the motorized jeep and riding his 3 wheeler. Dad and Kelton spent and entire afternoon in the backyard playing and having fun. Once Kelton gets to go outside, its difficult to convince him to come back in. Kelton spent so much time on his feet that he wore a lot of the color off the heal of his cast. It is amazing to me how adaptable little kids can be. He has not complained about his situation too much, he simply realized that was how it was going to be for a little while and learned to deal with his limitations. IF only we were all this way.

Climber Braden

Braden is quite the climber, always has been. He now can climb door casings all the way to the ceiling. I remember doing this when I was a kid, I don't know where Braden learned to do this but it wasn't from me.