WAH!!!

Here is a picture to prove to everyone that Braydon isn't always happy.  He is starting to throw tantrums quiet frequently.  These tantrums don't last very long but he is very dramatic when he does them.  This one pictured here only last a few seconds, I think it was because he had unplugged my laptop and I told him not to do that. 

Braydons First Year

So I've been doing a little cleaning on my computer and came across this video.  I then realized that I never shared it with anyone other than Chris.  So here is a video I made of Braydon's first year. I think I may continue doing this for him, since he loves having his picture taken it shouldn't be to hard.

Laughing at Braydon

Braydon is the source of a lot of the entertainment in this house.  The other day he was playing with his toys and decided to sit in his toy box.  All of a sudden our front door opened and Chris came in.  Braydon got all excited and couldn't get out of the box.  He was just squirming around and getting more stuck.  Instead of helping him out of the box I ran and got the camera because I was laughing so hard.  He finally figured out how to get out of the box and run over and say hi to his daddy, but I was still laughing at him being stuck.

Paris

http://picasaweb.google.com/thehughesfamily1/Paris?feat=directlinkFor my birthday Chris wanted to take me to Paris, well actually I wanted to go to Paris and Chris said that would be my birthday present.  So a month later we went to Paris!!  This past weekend we had a wonderful friend (Karen) watch Braydon so Chris and I could spend the weekend enjoying Paris just the two of us.  We fly in on Thursday afternoon and after two hours in transit (one hour delay from our shuttle and an hour to get to the hotel due to traffic) made it to our hotel. Since it was dinner time we headed to Hard Rock Cafe, we have to go to one if the place we visit has it.  We enjoyed our dinner and several drinks and then headed to Starbucks for a mocha before heading back to the room to call it a night.

On Saturday we began the day with an open air tour bus ride.  We saw Notre Dame, the Effiel Tower, the Arc de Triomphe, and several other sites.  We had baguettes for lunch and ate dinner at Les Relais de l'Entrecote (the best steak frites place).  After dinner we shopped on Champs Elysse and had nutella crepes.

Sunday we spent the morning at the Louvre, and I was very impressed and surprised.  Chris is not an art person and just gave in to my desire to go, but he even admitted that he enjoyed himself.  The rest of the day we wandered into little shops and enjoyed are last day in Paris.

We said goodbye to Paris on Monday afternoon and went back to our lives in Sicily.  It was nice to come home though because I really missed my little boy.  The next trip we have lined up is Munich in December.  After that trip we don't know what places we will visit.  Some of the places in mind are Prague, London, Ireland, and I would like to go to Spain and mainland Italy.

Last of September

http://picasaweb.google.com/thehughesfamily1/Braydon1Year?feat=directlinkSo I have had this post typed for the last few weeks and things have come up that kept pushing me back from posting it.  1. Braydon was sick with a stomach bug for a week and required that I spend all of my time holding him, he is so lovey when he is sick.  2. I got his bug and was up in bed all weekend and it took all my strength to even log onto the computer to do my homework.  3. Chris and I went to Paris.  Lastly, I wanted to attach pictures and kept forgetting to upload them.   So here is my long over due post about the last weekend in September.

The weekend of September 25-26 was the last of our busy weekends for awhile, at least I think it is. On Friday I had a luncheon for Ombudsman Appreciation month.  It was a nice luncheon and I got a wonderful gift of flowers, scented lotions and a massage from the command.  I also got a gift from the Naval Air Station Sigonella base, it had a ceramic plaque, movie and bowling pass, scented lotions and a 40th Anniversary Ombudsman coin.  After the luncheon I headed home to prepare for a going away party we were having at our house later.  The weather didn't hold out for the party and we all ended up huddling under our car port.  Even though the weather wasn't nice we all had a good time, my head told me so the next morning :)

Saturday we went to the Autumn Festival the base was throwing.  They had food booths, rides, games, and vendors from around Sicily.  We ended up buying some wine and pesto.  I took Braydon down a giant inflatable slide and then went to let him play in the bouncy house with all the other little kids.  He was having fun until this lady went in to get her daughter out and bowled him over.  After that he didn't want to go back in and was clinging to me for the rest of the evening.

Sunday was the relaxing day just lounging around the house and doing nothing.  It was nice to relax after having such a busy past few weeks.  Now that the weekends over I have to clean my house, do laundry, do homework, and go to the market.  I still can't believe that it is October, but yet I'm thankful for it to be here.  This coming month is Halloween and my trip away with Chris to Paris :)