My Friend Leiland

Here are some pictures of Athen and his buddy Leiland. If I am correct Leiland is Athen's 3rd cousin and Athen is Leilands 2nd cousin. I think. ANYWAY, they are best buddies and when Brent and Sharon (Kevin's Uncle and Aunt) come to town we try to get the boys together. They came down (they live in ATL) for Easter weekend. We meet up with them and ate dinner and took the boys to the park. Le brought Athen a Easter basket. He LOVED it!! After spending just a few hours with Le, that was all he talked about at daycare on Monday - His friend Leiland!! Love those boys!! And we love when the Lavendars come to town! Miss you guys!!

Easter

We had a marvie Easter weekend. Did the whole egg coloring and hunting thing. Mom cooked lunch Sunday and we did cake for Kevin's birthday (which is today- Happy Birthday Baby!!) HAPPY EASTER 2010

Me and my 'baby'

He wrote an "A" for Athen =)


Serious business

Now, a trip down memory lane....

Easter 2008


Easter 2009

Easter 2010
I promise he is not wearing the same clothes a year later!! =)

Every year I get a picture with Athen and Aunt Sherry and her Bunny ears...

2008

2009



2010

Next year Athen will be holding her =)

Athen's First Fish!!

Athen cast, Athen "wheeled", and Athen caught his very first fish all by himself.... He was so proud!!! My Guys!!

SO PROUD!!!

Mini Family VaCa

Friday morning Athen and I meet Ninnie, Eric, Jett and headed North to Atlanta. Kevin was already up there with work. Friday we went to Stone Mountain. The boys really thought it was neat to see a BIG mountain like that. We rode up to the top of it - that was Nikki's FAVORITE part There was also still snow on top of the mountain... So Athen got to see real snow for the first time.... He thought that it was 'cool' =)

Then Saturday we went to the Georgia Aquarium. I think we all really enjoyed that. It was pretty neat. After that we went to Discover Mills Mall. Now, when I think of a mall I think of just simple shopping.... yeah, not so much at this one... they had all kinds of things to do. ((Which all cost!! No indoor castle for free play here)) They had this thing where you strap on a harness and jump on a trampoline. Athen did that... he really liked it. We also did glow in the dark putt putt. There was a bounce house in there - but it cost just as much to bounce for only 30 minutes as it does for all day at Money Joes.... so we dropped the big boys off at the golf store and took the little ones to money joes.

That was pretty much all we had time to do and headed back home yesterday (WOOOHOOO)

We had a good time.

I forgot my camera so all the pictures are from cell phones...

Instead of....

If you are FaceBook friend of my sister's, you have probably seen this.... If so or if not still feel free to join it... its very uplifting and just makes you stop and really think....

I (she, Nikki) began a list of "instead Of's"
It's a way to help us think in a more positive way. May people tend to be negative and its contagious. So on the reverse of that, being POSITIVE!

Add one "instead of" to the comments list....
I will start...
Instead of complaining about going to work......I will be thankful that I am able bodied enough to get up and go AND that I have a job to go to.

Now your turn.... I hope our efforts to be more positive are contagious!!!

One of my Christmas gifts...

my snicky sister got some pictures of my baby boy when I wasn't looking. LOVE him!!

As close as brothers....

Christmas 2009

The pictures are pretty self explanatory.... We had a wonderful Christmas. Athen was really into the present opening portion of the day. =-)

I got a beautiful "Open Heart" necklace from my sugar doodles, cause he love me so good! =) ((and a toaster oven, cause he love my cook'n so good))

Stocking...

What was in the stocking.... yes, 10+ years later, Barney is still around....

Muno 'tar'



And now for Athen's BIG present............................................




....................................................................................................................................... This is what he saw!!!!


Grammie and Athen walking down to see Aunt BJ. She had a really good morning. She is almost done with her second round of treatment. Four more after that one... She was to have her head shaved today =( please keep praying for her, she is having a TOUGH time.



The Boys.... Grammie bought them matching PJ's - how cute are they?!?!

Jett's gift from us
Pretty sure I am Jett's FAVORITE aunt =)

Athen's 'big' present from Grammie and Papa.... a LIFE SIZE 'ROVIE'!!!!

Grammie and Papa looking at their gift from us... its a photo albme with all the pictures I have of The Bradford's ((Kevin, Athen and I))

Gift from Aunt Ninnie and Uncle Eric - it was a musical Christmas for Athen!! =)

Athen's "MP3 Player"

OH!!!! Almost forgot! Nikki did a DVD with music and pictures of Athen from 2009 *tear* Gets me every time!!!