It's my birthday week!!!!

So, I tried to post pictures like 3 or 4 times this week, but Blogger was down and not working so there are a ton of pictures on here. I had to pull the Pumpkin Patch pictures off Shutterfly and for some reason they are small..but I guess they are better then nothing!! Hopefully you will be able to click on them and make them bigger. Back to important things......this Sunday so my 28th birthday!!!!! I am always told by people..specifically work people....that I make to big of a deal out of birthdays and that I need to get over it. I have always maintained that once I am a mom the attention will shift to my child and birthdays will not longer matter so much. I think I have succeeded well!! Bradley was asking me what I wanted to do on my actual b-day and I told him..."It's a Sunday..so I want to go to church, eat lunch, and take a nap..." that is a great day for me!! So, here's to growing up and getting over fun b-days..although last night we had family b-day dinner over at moms house and she made me Pizza Twist..love it..and got me my Baskin Robbins ice cream cake!!!! Yummy!! Rich and Allene brought over Olive Garden salad and bread sticks and pumpkin cheescake..seriously..that is a great b-day dinner!!

Love this one..he does this one eyebrow thing all the time..we will always say " hey, he is doing "The Rock"
I think it was after this picture that he puked on the pumpkin..tell me that doesn't say "Happy Fall!"
Sage and Noah
Addison and Sage

Amber took probably 20-30 pictures of her and the kids that day..luckily they got a few good ones!
Katie, Addison and Brady
Katie and Charlie
My baby with his baby pumpkin..looking a little bored!
I thought this family picture turned out good!

This is one of 20 pictures..I think this one was the best..they all started to run together after a while!
This was unprompted by Noah!!
Much better!
This was the other good one I thought
Love Noah's face in this picture

The boys playing on the bed
Noah and Allene doing a puppet show for Charlie..I think that's what it was! Love that both my families love each other and spending time together. I also love how much Noah loves Rich and Allene. He has really bonded with them.
Blowing our my "candles"..I guess it's a must before you cut the cake!
Another puppet show picture...

He loves to look at his mobile in his bed..although if it stops singing you must get in there quickly and rewind it....gotta love my high maintenance baby..wonder where he got that from....
I cooked dinner on Monday and we were just sitting to eat when Charlie got a message from the " dinner interrupter"..we so badly wanted to eat dinner together so we rigged up some toys from the light for him to stare at..it worked and we enjoyed dinner!!
Charlie and girlfriend #3 Trinity..the numbers are in no particular order..he loves them all the same!!

Are we kinda having Fall in Texas..??

I am loving the weather and how cool it is these days. My sister-in-law from Ohio cracks up when I call this fall, but for us native Texans..(which she really wishes she was deep down in side)..this is not bad for Fall! I went to the pumpkin patch on Sat night with Adam, Christy, Addison, Katie, Brady, Amber, Sage, Noah, Mom, and Charlie...pictures were anything other then fun!! I got out of most since my better half was at the deer lease. They are all on Amber's camera so hopefully I will get them this week sometime! Here are some random pictures from this week! Yesterday..on the couch watching the game with daddy...rough game. I love this sweater..he looks adorable in it..can I say that!! Amber got Noah, Brady and Charlie all coordinating ones..I see picture ops soon!!

These were from Amber's camera from her b-day..this is at Addison and Sages school

His first pedicure...with me that is!! He did great..even if some random little 3 year old kept touching him..seriously. If I don't know a child I don't want their dirty hand all over my clean, germ susceptible son...when I re-read that it sounded harsh.. It is one thing if I know the kid..I am all about letting kids at church and my nieces and nephews and family and friends kids hold him. But this little girl..who was unsupervised kept touching his hands and face and I kept gritting through my teeth saying "Sweetie, lets not touch his hands" the "sweetie" got louder each time!! Where was her mom..no where to be found..I feel better now..

In Sunday school class looking at his Moms. All those toys on his car seat rock..he loves them. His favorite by far is his soccer ball..Thanks you Melanie!!
Take my camera I will post the picture!!!!!!!!
This is mine and moms Sunday school class..there are 5 in the picture. Elise is kinda hidden due to all the car seats!! 5 were there today and quite a few were absent..I guess we can just start lining them up against the wall!!
I forgot to remove the red eye..sorry. Love the vest!!
Looking very intently at Daddy!

I left the red eye on purpose..it fit with the little devil!!
At the park on Saturday
Love all his smiles..even his one sided ones!!
He has the most dramatic yawns..they are huge and last forever!
Happy cause he is eating..see he is also a Bramlett at heart!!...yes, I am always wearing that hat..which is why I am getting my hair cut tomorrow...

Random photos....

Busy day so I will just post these quickly..your welcome Aric!!! Amber and Sage
Charlie smiling at Adam..Adam says it was his hat, but we will say it was Adam!!

We all got together for Granner's surprise b-day and here is a pic of Granner and all her great-grand kids..we never got one great shot..cannot imagine why!!
Sheer Chaos!!....as is all our family get together's!
We went to Abilene to meet the birth father for the first time..yes, he is black!!..so many of our friends/acquaintances somehow missed that!! So many people come up to me and tell me what beautiful skin color Charlie has...that is his main complement. Most people have not clue he is 1/4 black. Mark is 1/2...that is the reason we got Charlie so quickly..because we were okay with his mixed race. I just think it's sad that others were not willing to consider him because of that and now that is what almost everyone loves most about him....but God knew all along that he was meant to be with us..so in a way I am glad they were not okay with it! The picture is Lynelle (Mark's mom), Mark, and his brother John Michael. The meeting went good and they were both very polite, respectable, "yes mam" kinda boys. I soooo wanted to tell him not to call me mam, but I knew he was just being polite. I am not old enough to be a mam!! We will probably not see either of the birth parents again until Feb, when we got back to make it official with the agency..after that not until his 1 year b-day. Cady said in the beginning she never wanted him confused as to who his parents were so I think everyone will be okay with decreasing visits. After his one year b-day I am thinking that we will keep talking about them, but wait until Charlie ask to see them. I have never done this before..the whole adopted mom thing..so who knows. I am looking into a support group for adopted parents. I always want to do what is best for Charlie, but I am not going to act like I know what that is all the time..may be nice to hear other peoples thoughts and opinions...
Brady..I cannot believe he turns 1 on Friday..so crazy!! He is exactly 10 months older then Charlie.

Amber snapped this shot and I thought it turned out really good!..it's my sister-in-law Christy and Adam, my brother.
Yes, I am giving him chocolate..I am not taking him home with me so why not!!

Trying to get happy outside!
Brady is kissing him not biting him..he loves to love on Charlie!! We were just playing around with the basket and Brady was loving it and smiling a lot so we busted out the cameras!

Here is all 4 of us..Cady, Me, Bradley, Mark and Charlie. I feel certain this will probably never happen again..per them, not us...but I am grateful they let us grab this picture for Charlies sake. I think he will really appreciate this when he is older!
Mark and Charlie..don't ask about the shirt..I guess that it's cool if your 17...

Yes, my pictures are all out of order as usual..it's just quicker this way!
I loved his outfit on Sunday..it was his first day to go to Sunday school..it was easy to let him go ..since I am his teacher!!..and mom is my helper!!
Love Noah's shirt..love this kid..so stinkin sweet!!
Yeah, we were kicking butt!! I crack up and smile every time I see this picture!!
Charlie and Brady..I love that they are so close in age!