life as we live it: May 2011

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

the past 5 years in pictures

3 days old

1 year old

2 years old

3 years old

4 years old

5 years old

On May 17, 2006 @ 5:22 p.m. our lives changed forever....for the better. We were blessed with a 6 lb 1 oz, 17 in little bundle of joy - Billy Braden Hamilton. It was a LONG road getting him here, a month long stay in the hospital and lots of emotional ups and downs, but it was ALL worth it. It's hard to believe that it has been 5 years, it's gone by so fast and we have made SO many wonderful, amazing memories with him. He is a smart, spunky, fun, happy, train loving, amazing little boy and I can't even remember what life was like before him. All I know is that it was not near as blessed and wonderful as life is with him in it. Braden you make my world so much better, you walk in the room and my eyes light up, you make a bad day a good day and I just want you to know that I am SO VERY proud of you and I love you more than words can describe. I'm so thankful and blessed that God chose me to be your momma. I can't wait to see what the future holds for you!

I love you to infinite ~ Momma

our hot dog roast

Here lately the boys favorite thing to do is to have a "hot dog roast". A few Saturdays ago we had our good friends, Paul, Amanda, Jake & Grant over and had a hot dog roast in our backyard. The boys thought it was really special because these hot dog roasts are usually only enjoyed out at Mema & Papa's house. Here are a few pictures that I snapped from the evening.

Thursday, May 5, 2011

Gainesville Zoo

Last Thursday, April 28, 2011 Braden's class went to the Gainesville Zoo. Mema, Kasen and myselft went along and we had a really good time. Mrs. Gentry & Ms. Mitchell did a really good job with the kids and everyone had a great time. Here are some pictures from the day, I thought uploading over 100 photos would be a little much, so these are just a few snapshots I took throughout the day. I'm really glad that Mema was able to go and share the day with us, we made some good memories that will always be special to me and the boys and I know that they day was special for her as well.