Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Four years ago on..

April 20th, 2007 we became a family of four after a very long day at the hospital awaiting the arrival of our little man.  We arrived at for a scheduled induction and delivered a 9 lb 14 oz healthy baby boy at by cesarean. 

Just minutes after Braden was born.

Over the last four years, we have watched Braden grow from a sweet baby to a feisty toddler, and now into a very curious little boy.  He is our mess maker, our question asker, our puzzle doer, our hugger and kisser, our noisemaker, our cuddlier, our train lover and our button pusher.  And today I could not even begin to imagine my life without him. 


3 Months Old

1st Halloween

This photo was taken two days after his first birthday.  Believe it or not, the bandage is courtesy of his thumb sucking habit we have yet to break.  He managed to suck his thumb raw and it ended up infected. 

Thomas the train is a big deal in our house.  Braden knows the name of every train and what type of engine they are.  He even knows their numbers. 

His laid back personality will haunt him someday, we have so many photos of him in different princess outfits.  Someday he will be paying his sister big time for this.  *I only took the photos* 

He LOVES puzzles.  He got this one for his third birthday and put it together in a matter of minutes (literally).  And we thought we were giving him a challenge. 

Recently we rode the Austin Steam train and he was in heaven.  This is him exploring the passenger cars.  He constantly tells us he wants to be an engineer, so he can drive a train one day.

And today we love him more than ever!

 Happy 4th Birthday Braden!

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

ABC's of Me

Recently, I received this questionaire from a friend, so I thought I'd share my answers here (since I haven't been keeping up with my blog lately).  Enjoy!


ABC's of Me 
(4.12.2011)

A - Age: 35

B - Bed size: King

C - Character you like: Cookie Monster

D - Dog's name: Don't have one.

E - Essential start your day item: Grumbling about having to get up!

F - Favorite color: Green

G - Gold or Silver: Silver

H - Height: 5'5"  

I - Instruments you play(ed): Hmm.. I tried the flute in 6th grade,but that didn't work out.  Does the recorder count?

J - Job title: CEO of the Boatright household

K - Kids: 2 | Daughter - Brynn | Son - Braden

L - Living arrangements: In a house with husband and children

M - Mom's name: Laura, but goes by Dianne (her middle name)

N - Nicknames: Shan | Sha na na

O - Overnight hospital stay other than birth: Child birth (2)

P - Pet Peeve: Bad manners

Q - Quote from a movie: "How about them apples?" (Good Will Hunting)

S - Siblings: Brother, Aaron 

T - Time you wake up: 6:30 a.m.

U- Underwear: Of course!

V - Vegetable you dislike: Brussel Sprouts

W - Ways you run late: Unexpected Traffic

X - X-rays you've had: I have actually had a full body x-ray, so I think that covers everything.

Y - Yummy food you make: Banana Nut Bread

Z - Zoo favorite: Elephants