At least I gave it a TRY

Here are my efforts in TRYING to take some Christmas pictures.....pretty funny.... I got some cute ones....... I will give it a try again next year ha ha ha !!

Braden's Blessing

A lot of our family came into town for Braden's baby blessing this past Sunday....It was SO NICE to have everyone in our home and to spend time with them !! Here are the pictures of our time together!Gma Soules with Braden


Madison took my camera (without me knowing) and took some pics of Lana.
I dont know why her pj's are unzipped lol
Madison and Lana were attached at the hip the whole time and had such a blast together! Such cute cousins.

Great Gma Atkin and Heather


Priscilla and Carol


My sister-in-law Bri and my sister Lacey with my brother Ryan, snuggling up with Braden!




Nikki and Braden


Our good friend and neighbor Kevin with Brian


Bri lookslike she is loving holding a baby...we all think she is NEXT to get preggo :)


Jake with Cutie Tanner !
My Dad blessed Braden and it was such a WONDERFUL blessing. Thank you dad






Silly family!!









HERE IS OUR SWEET SON IN HIS TO DIE FOR OUTFIT !!! So stinkin adorable !! I just want to eat him !!


Madison passed out on the floor here from all the fun !


BEST FRIENDS FOREVER!!





Wat CUTIES!!



Tanner and his new cousin Braden...looks like he does not know wat to think lol

Thanks to all who was a part of this special day!! We are so blessed and thankful to have Great family and friends !!

The birth of Braden Keoni Soules

Brooke had been scheduled to be induced the morning of October 24th at 6:00 AM. We were SOOOO excited to get this lil guy out and finally meet him. Little did we know it would be almost 17 hrs later when we would actually get to. Well at about 6pm after being on pitocin for about 12 hrs, finally she was at about 4 cm's and could receive her epidural after they broke her water. Just to give you a little bit of backround on this, Brooke is always very adamant about receiving this injection to say the least. And as luck would have it, the anesthesiologist happened to be in a c-section procedure. When the nurse gave us this news, I seriously thought that Brooke was going to do one of two things. Either walk out of the hospital and go to the next nearest hospital because she was soooo mad, or punch the nurse who gave us the news right in the face. Luckily instead of getting really mad, she decided to start crying instead. Then she started having a panic attack which is about the worst thing she could start doing while trying to deal with contractions that were quickly becoming more violent and closer together. So to try to help her out, I asked her father to give her a blessing which he gratefully did. So during the next hour of trying to help her through the contractions and every 5 mins going to ask the nurse when in the heck the anesthesiologist could come in, he finally arrived just in time. About 5 mins later she was a perfect little angel. No complaining, crying, or hyperventilating of any kind. I even used this opportunity to ask Brooke if she would mind if I invited her mother into the delivery room with us to watch the birth. At this point she didn't care about anything so she said it was ok. I sort of used this to my advantage because I knew she wouldn't care if I asked her after she had received her injection. Her mom was very excited to join us in the room. To make a long story short, Brooke did wonderfully given the circumstances of everything that was going on. A few hours, and just a few long pushes later and Braden was born. I cut the umbilical cord and they placed him on his mommy and then quickly took him to check him out and clean him up. Our second child was finally born.
Patiently waiting. Doesn't she look so pretty despite being so tired and anxious.



Waiting, waiting ( this was Brooke at the 12 hrs mark)....

She was on a liquid diet all day and when the nurses said she could also have life savers she was so happy and we stocked up !
And waiting some more....



And he finally arrives at 10:51 pm.

7lbs 12 oz and 20 inches long.


Daddy and his future star athlete.

Grandma and her lil' grandson.

Brooke with mom and dad shortly after delivery.

Mommy with her lil' angel.


Lana loves her new baby brother and just can't get enough of him. She is also a big help to mom.



Proud Gpa .





Perfect example of Lana already wanting to be involved with her new brother.




Brooke's mom, dad, and sis Lacey all did a wonderful job of decorating the house.



He's had a rough couple of days so we'll let him sleep a while.

So excited about being a big sister.

Halloween 09

I told Lana during the day she could dress up too.... we decided she should be a cat. We had no tail or ears but still came out very cute !! That day her Dad took her to Toys R Us so she could pick out something for her good girl rocks that had been adding up :)


Later that night she was SO READY to get into her costume with Dad !! I love seeing her SO EXCITED !

Here is sweet little Braden giving me a little glimpse of a smile. I wish you could see his dimple...its adorable !!


Here is the gang !! I was the only one not dressed up I passed out candy and went to a couple houses with Lana cause she was SO FUNNY ! After getting candy from the people at the door she would tell them.... " See you later " or " See you tomorrow " What a crack up. Brian would not leave the house with the glasses on :) But I think he looked pretty sweet! Next year it will be even more fun cause we all can go together as a family !!

BRADEN KEONI SOULES

BRADEN KEONI SOULES

BRADEN WAS BORN
SATURDAY,OCTOBER 24TH AT 10:51PM
7 POUNDS 12 OUNCES 20 INCHES LONG


* STORY SOON TO COME....ENJOYING OUR NEW BUNDLE OF JOY ! WE ARE SO BLESSED!

The news

So there is NO baby yet and pretty much not much else going on since being dialted 2 last week. I scheduled to be induced on Saturday .....but thats if the baby does not come by then!!! We will see...either way I get my little boy this week !! Yay ... I will be a mother of 2 SOON !!!! So excited !! Wish me luck!

I laughed so HARD at this !!! Too bad laughing hard does not put you into labor !! For those who dont know these are all the people in the video: Me, Brian, Lana, Madison (cousin), Tanner (cousin). Hope you get a good laugh :)

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