Henderson

When we went back to Nebraska, we stayed with Wade's mom first for three nights.  We hung out at her new house with Grammy and Jill.  We made a trip to Wal-Mart.  On Sunday, Aunt Jerri and Uncle Dee came over with Phil and Stacey and their three boys.  We had a good time and ate lots of good food.  On Monday, Jodi and I went to the pool for water aerobics while Wade visited Grammy with Brax.  I really enjoyed my first water aerobics class.  Wade brought Brax over after the class for a swim.  It was his first time in a real pool.  I'm not sure he really knew what to think, but he didn't seem to mind too much.  Nana also has a dog so it was the first time Brax was really around a dog for an extended period of time.  Brax and Izzie pretty much ignored each other most of the time.  I am sure the next time we visit he will be more excited about her.  I am not sure how we didn't get a picture of Brax and Nana together.  We have to be better about that when we visit!  I was not very happy with Wade since he is in charge of pictures!  Sorry, Nana!  Next time, we will have a Nana and Brax photo shoot.

Love this Photo

This is one of my favorite photos from our Nebraska trip.  It is a picture of Brax on Wade's lap holding onto Grammy's finger on one side and Aunt Jill's finger on the other side.  Too sweet!

GG

We just love Grammy so much!  We are so lucky to have her in our life, and Brax is so lucky to have a great-grandmother, a GG!  

 Here is a picture of Grammy in her younger years.  Quite the beauty!

Farm Photo Shoot

While we were at my parents, we walked around the farm and took some photos.  There are lots of opportunities for photos on the farm.  Can't wait to keep taking pictures there as Brax gets older.  I'm sure he will enjoy it much more when he can play, too.  I just love the picture of him driving the little tractor, and of course, he had to wear his John Deere outfit!

Mt. Lincoln

One of my goals since I have moved to Colorado is to hike a 14er.  These are mountains that are higher than 14,000 feet in elevation.  There are 53 fourteeners in Colorado.  I thought Mt. Lincoln was a good sign since I am from Nebraska and a Husker fan.  Laura was nice enough to go with me even though she is quite the advanced hiker and much faster than me.  She set a good pace for me to follow.  It was very difficult.  On the ascent, I was out of breath most of the way, and the descent is difficult because of the balance you have to keep on your legs.  Plus, walking on big chunky rocks isn't the easiest either.  I was impressed that some people were hiking another 14er, Mt. Democrat, along with Mt. Lincoln.  There were also some kids out hiking with their parents.  We left at 5:00 a.m. to drive there and started the hike around 7:15.  We finished the hike around 1:15 right before the storm came in.  It was such an accomplishment, and the views on top were just beautiful!  Thank you Laura for such a great day!  And thank you Wade for watching Brax all day so I could go hiking!

Here is Laura as we prepare to start hiking.

At the top of Mt. Cameron which is above 14,000 feet but it's not an official 14er because it lacks prominence.  You have to go through Mt. Cameron to reach Mt. Lincoln.

Scenic pictures

The seals on Mt. Lincoln- the government has an official seal on all of the 14ers

At the top of Mt. Lincoln- if only I would have thought to bring the Husker flag for a picture!

On the descent- a picture of what a lot of the trail looked like

The only bit of snow we saw

The lake at the base called Kite Lake since it looks like a kite

On the drive home- sitting in traffic

First Cousins

We definitely were not very good about getting a picture with the cousins because this is all I had from the visit.  We were at Valentino's to celebrate Gina's 14th birthday.  Brax's cousins do take an interest in him.  Ava, the youngest, always wants to touch him especially his head.  Emerson was nice enough to remind her to be gentle.  Emerson just liked to stare at him and touch his toes.  Aiden would give him a few glances, but likes to be engulfed in whatever he is into at the time.  Brendan thought it was pretty cool to have staring contests with Brax and thought that he was quite good at staring without blinking.  Gina made him smile.  She has had lots of practice with her younger siblings.  Hopefully, the next time we see them Brax will be able to be a little more interactive.  Hopefully, one day, he will meet his other first cousin, Sophia, who lives in Japan.  

The Eighth Dwarf

When we were in Nebraska, my mom was changing Brax into his pajamas.  Here is a picture of his day outfit on his head.  I think he looks like the dwarf, Dopey.  It'd be better for them to have an even number, anyway, so they could pair off.