Our Special Day with Braden!

Our nephew, Braden, is so close to our hearts. He is 4 years old, he will be 5 next month. He lives in Camp Verde with his mom during the week, and comes home to Surprise to stay with his dad on the weekends. We LOVE spending time with him. Since he was going back to Camp Verde on Monday night, and we won't see him again, Devin and I decided to take him out for a special day just the three of us.

It was Sunday, so first, we took Braden to church with us... Braden says he loves our church because you get a slushy! He also got a welcome bag full of goodies!

For lunch we went to Peter Piper Pizza. When we got there, Braden said he didn't want pizza, he asked if they had any lettuce! So we got a salad to go with our pizza (which he ended up eating!) and he ate his lettuce plain, like our little bunny! Then, while we waited for the pizza, Devin took Braden to play some of the games. After lunch, we played some more games. His eyes lit up when he saw the games dispensing hundreds of tickets! He selected his prizes and then we were off to Wal-mart, to pick out a toy. Braden's bir

thday is next month, so we decided to give him his gift a little early

since we wont be here! He chose a remote control dune buggy, but when we got home, it broke! SO, uncle Devin took him back the next day to get a different toy. This time he chose a toy shot gun that actually dispenses shells as it shoots the nerf bullets! He was very happy with his selection.

While we were at the store on Sunday, helping Braden find a toy, Devin, with a BIG smile from ear to ear, said "I can't wait to have a boy!" Hopefully someday in the future, we will be blessed with a son. We can't wait for that chapter of our lives!