Sleep/Teeth/Vacay!

For the last 2 nights, Mr. Breydon has stayed in his bed ALL night long! Its been wonderful. Ever since we put him in the nursery to sleep, he would fall asleep in his crib around 8, and then around 1 or 2 in the morning he would wake up and Michael would end up putting him in bed with us. The last few nights, we have put him to bed at 8 like normal, and instead of getting him out and rocking him when he wakes up, we have been waiting and letting him have a chance to put himself back to sleep first. AND ITS WORRRRRRRRRRRRRKING!!! :) I just layed him down for a nap perfectly awake, but I knew he was tired. He whined for like, 20 minutes, and now hes fast asleep. How lovely. :) Sooooooo much easier.

Breydons second bottom tooth is coming in! Its weird because one day Ill be able to see the corner of it, and the next day it wont be there. Its been doing this for a few days now. I wish that it would just stay through next time it comes. This little tooth seems to be bothering him more than the others.

VACATION IS IN 2 WEEKS! Im so excited. I havent been to Florida in a while, usually we go to North Carolina. It will be ncie to have my whole family together on the beach like the good old days. Im a little nervous tho about having a 10 month old on the beach. I'm okay with the fact thats hes going to eat sand... and that hes going to be a sandy and slimy mess... and im okay with the fact that im going to tan in splotches because his sunscreen rubs off on me, and I dont use sunscreen ((I know I should... )). But I am worried about him refusing to take naps on the beach... and Im worried about him throwing fits every night when we are out to dinner because he's sleepy... mostly Im worried about the 15 hour car ride. Hes always done really really well with road trips, just playing quietly to himself, or sleeping... but not that hes mobile, Im worried that hes going to want to be moving around and going going going. LOL. Im sure it will be fine. Hes a really good baby. Im just going to have to be on my A-game 100% of the time. I need to be thinking WAAAY ahead to take all possible preventitive measures. :)

best. wedding. ever.

Its June. Which means that its wedding season! And this is especially exciting this year, because our friends got married on Saturday!

I met Matt at church my freshman year in college. So about 4 years ago. He was in Warsaw every other semester interning at a local company, and then going to school at Purdue the other semesters. While he WASNT in Warsaw entertaining me and Jenna, he was back in Lafayette, falling in love with Emily!!! :D

Their wedding was absolutely beautiful!!! The ceremony went perfectly, Emily looked completely radiant, and Matthew was the nervous groom, as grooms should be ((When brides walk down the isle, as beautiful as they are, I love to look at the groom. The look on their faces says EVERYTHING)).

-ANYWAY-

Right as they were finishing up, the sky to the north was looking very dark and we were starting to hear thunder. It was kind of romantic... a lightening storm off in the distance. I LOVED it. But then I absolutely love storms. I have to say, that I was slightly jealous. ;) After the ceremony we went through e pretty round barn, and into the tent where the reception would be held. As we were getting seated it started raining. Nothing big- Just rain. To make a long story short... a big storm came through and was threatening to blow the tent away. I will never ever forget the picture of a bunch of men, holding the poles of the tent to the ground. ;)

The toasts had just begun, Emilys sister was probably like, halfway through saying what she had to say and the DJ told us that we had to evacuate the tent. So all... 300? of us got up and made our way to the barn. We huddled together in there, and literally, no longer than 2 minutes later the tent collapsed. The rain appeared to be falling sideways. People were grouped up praying together, and one section of people was even singing Amazing Grace. It was neat to see/hear. The power went out shortly after that... and then someone decided that sicne the tent was collapsed, and the DJ's equipment was underneath the tent, that the reception was over. Michael and Jenna and I eventually ran in the pouring rain to the car. We were absolutley soaked, and I loved every. single. minute. of this wedding.

I was thinking about it today and their wedding was kinda true to what marriage is like in real life. Michael and I did not plan on having a baby exactly 8 months after we said "I do". But it happened. We didnt plan on a lot of things in our marriage. But God did. And God's idea of how things should go, is ALWAYS more sweeter and much more memorable than anything that we could ever plan on our own. It would have been ideal for things to go smoothly, and without a hitch. But seriously. How memorable of a day will this day be for them?! So much fun.

Congratualtions Matt and Emily Munsterman!!!

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 The happy couple!

 Another happy couple. ;)

Jenna and I lived together for 2 years? And we've known each other for... 13 years?? And we have taken HOW MANY PICTURES over those years? This one is by far my favorite. Love you Bean! If you ever need me to sing you the "Its Okay" song again, just let me know!

CAKE

9 Month Appt

Mr. Breydon had his 9 month check up yesterday. He didn't have to get shots, so that was really nice. We got all the good news without the crying and screaming. ;) His weight is in the 75th %, His head was in the 60th %, and his length was 50th %.

We needed a family picture. Now we have one.... or 100. ;)

 My favorite

Happy (EARLY) Birfday, baby!

For Breydon's first brithday (yes- we are jumping the gun a little bit... he's not 1 until August) we were going to get him a little playground. But the more we thought about it, spending $150 for something that he could only use for a few years, didn't make sence. So we decided to go big. I know he can't really use this by himself yet--- but it gives me and him something to do outside on the warmer days (which hopefully come sooner rather than later). So here are some pictures from our adventure today. The instruction said that assembly would take 6 hours. We timed it, and with a lunch break and a few potty breaks, it took about 6 and a half hours. Not bad, boys!!! :D

Mr. Breydon didn't help much, but he sure did have fun!

I love our faces in this picture :) We were having fun, I promise!

He's not quite decided if mommy is being funny or not...

Oh! Yes! Mommy is funny...

And even funnier than before!

It gets serious when I have the drill... I got to screw in the most important part! A plack that says, "Backyard Discovery!"

I'm loving life. I might not look like it, But I DO love power tools.

The before space in the yard. Empty as can be.

Watching daddy, and the grandpas assembling the last parts.

Goin' up!

Everyone working hard.

Michael being silly.

My little family. <3

FINALLLY!

The jury is still 'out' on the slide... 

Finished product!! ((notice the plack in the middle of the long beam. Thats my handywork)) LOL

If Jesus is coming today, he missed the 6:00 PM memo...



I have to say that all of this talk about the world ending had me a little on edge today. As a Christian, I know that no one, not even Jesus knows the day or time that he is coming back. But still. 6:00 has come and gone, so I think Im settling down now. The last time zone to reach 6:00PM is Pacific time, ((I think??)) and thats the time zone that this creeper predicting the end of the world is in. So... waiting for 9:00PM. ;)

Also, since everyone has been on this "world ending" kick, I looked up the 2012 doomsday too. Here's what I found:

"For the ancient Maya, it was a huge celebration to make it to the end of a whole cycle," says Sandra Noble, executive director of the Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies in Crystal River, Fla. To render Dec. 21, 2012, as a doomsday or moment of cosmic shifting, she says, is "a complete fabrication and a chance for a lot of people to cash in."



Part of the 2012 mystique stems from the stars. On the winter solstice in 2012, the sun will be aligned with the center of the Milky Way for the first time in about 26,000 years. This means that "whatever energy typically streams to Earth from the center of the Milky Way will indeed be disrupted on 12/21/12 at 11:11 p.m. Universal Time," Joseph writes.


But scholars doubt the ancient Maya extrapolated great meaning from anticipating the alignment — if they were even aware of what the configuration would be.


Astronomers generally agree that "it would be impossible the Maya themselves would have known that," says Susan Milbrath, a Maya archaeoastronomer and a curator at the Florida Museum of Natural History. What's more, she says, "we have no record or knowledge that they would think the world would come to an end at that point."


University of Florida anthropologist Susan Gillespie says the 2012 phenomenon comes "from media and from other people making use of the Maya past to fulfill agendas that are really their own."