You know you got a cold when................

...you go to the drawer and pick out the thermometer to take your own temperature...

...and you go to the shelf and bring back a box of kleenex' and start wiping your own nose...
Braxton has been coming down with an awful cold the past days. Started with the runny nose, then led to the cough, raspy voice, poor appetite, and of course sleepless nights for all in the Busselman house......but the bright side...he (knock on wood) hasn't had a fever yet! He's trying so hard to be a tuff guy:)

Hope everyone is having a great week:)

10 YEARS...WHERE DID YOU PLAN TO BE?!??!
We celebrated Brad's 10 year class reunion last weekend! What a blast!! We headed down to Kansas City for a night out on the town, followed by Oceans/Worlds of Fun the next day!
8 were able to attend...out of 14 I think?? If I am correct, 10 are married, 9 have children, and 3 are expecting! I would say life these past 10 years after high school have been pretty great for all! We wish everyone could've made it, but summers are so busy for everyone!
It was super hard leaving Little man behind, but it was a nice weekend away spent with great friends!! Here are a few pictures...

Scott*Brad*James*Randy*Dale*Eric*Keith*Les

Vickie*(James)*Nicole(Dale)*Jessica(Scott)*Amanda(Brad)*Jaime(Eric)*(not pictured Sara(Les

Seems weird to have a picture of us 2...and not us"3"

Braxton and his buddy Logan

He now loves to blow bubbles...even got to taste them...oops!

Brad really likes when I offer 'horseback' rides for Braxton!!!

Fishing at the Lindsay Puddle...this is the type of picture you get when you are taking it yourself...Sorry Uncle Lyle you didn't make the photo!(that's what you get for making me take my own fish off the hook!!!)

It was so funny...Brad pulled up his chair, so Braxton pulled up the tackle box and made himself a chair

Looks like a little fisherman:)

CAMPING again!!! We had a blast with the Preister clan camping this past weekend! We go every year to Timberlake by Central City. It is so nice and peaceful!!! They have the blob, a rock climbing wall, a zip cord, paddle boats, canoes, ice cream parlor, and much more! Braxton enjoys the freedom he has up there! He runs every which way and no one stops him! He has been getting a little into EVERYTHING!!! Sunday, for example, I watched him pull out the kitchen table chair, climb onto it, climb onto the table, and attempt to 'jump' off! Then, Monday morning I watched him open the toilet lid, and yes,...insert his shoe into the toilet:( Ah, the crazy things boys do:) (let me explain that I was standing there and it happened so fast I couldn't stop him!!!) So, life around the Busselman house been very funny lately....just a few pictures for you:)

He loves to ride in his car seat...THANKFULLY!

Okay...pardon the outfit...he IS wearing cowboy boots with shorts...I KNOW!

He was making his 'tractor' sounds...kind of looks like he is yelling at me!!

He helped me can corn...last week I was watering flowers while he sat in the garage and shucked an ear of corn and attempted to eat it!!! RAW!!(mother of the year again!)
This was last year in his pool.................

....and getting it ready for this year!!! (I think he weighs the same as last year...but maybe grew a little more hair:)

Where is the summer going?!?!? It is crazy to think that school will be starting in less than a month! THANK goodness my little man isn't at that stage yet! Seems like after the fairs are over, then school goes! We took Braxton to the Madison fair to see the animals and even got to get into the rodeo...(thanks CJ for that!) Braxton LOVED his first rodeo!! We bought a camper a month ago or so, and have been camping EVERY weekend since! Brad loves taking off for the weekend and relaxing and Braxton loves to be outside, and I love seeing them two having SO MUCH FUN!!! Brad even got to go out on a boat fishing with some 'guy'. I think Brad thinks we need a boat now...:)
Without sounding CRAZY, we got to take Braxton deer hunting this past weekend! Yep, not only is there Christmas in July, now there's deer hunting! The deer are ruining the crops down in Red Cloud, so we went there to 'take care' of that! Disappointing...we only say LARGE bucks, and it was a "doe" weekend only:( It was pretty cool to take Braxton, and our niece Charli came, along with Chad. Taking a 4 year old and 1 year old hunting was pretty entertaining!!
I would have to say this summer has been a lot of 'dreams coming true' for Brad. He is REALLY enjoying have a little boy to follow him around...and in his footsteps for sure:) Enjoy the random photos....

Grandpa Bob and Braxton

He for some reason thinks he should stand and ride his 4 wheeler...

If you look closely, you will notice the 'car' and 'tractor' made it into the tub...

my picky little boy LOVES corn on the cob!!!!!!!!!!!!
he likes to have a nice 'mowed' area for camping:)

the nice man (whose name we do not know), not only took Brad fishing, he brought Peter over to play with Braxton:)
He lets me know when it's close to nap time...
Looks pretty comfy, eh?!?!?!?!

***HAPPY 4th OF JULY***

What a great weekend!! We got the camper out for the 2nd time...and WHAT FUN! We headed up to Calamus Friday-Sunday...Braxton has such a BLAST camping! He plays in the dirt...sits in mud puddles any chance he gets...and RUNS away at every given chance!!! ( Is this what people mean when they say, 'boys are busy'!?) We can't wait to go again this weekend!
We went to a party Sunday night to watch some fireworks...Braxton was pretty scared at first, but by the end, he was having a ball! Hope everyone enjoyed the weekend!

Braxton and his friend, Callista--cruisin round...
Logan*12 months*Callista*13 months*Braxton*14 months*

...caught in action running away:)

Happy Father's Day to all Dad's!!!!!!

Hope all had a great day:)

I treated the 'boys' in my life to Father's day brunch...followed by some random errands, and then lounged the rest of the day. I even let Brad grill supper for me...I figured it was Father's day and all...trust me...it was his treat that I didn't cook:) I did make dessert though. Double layer chocolate cake for those of you who want to stop by-plenty of extra:)

I pulled this picture out from last year's Father's Day....WOW, how things have changed since then...I don't think you will ever see another picture of Brad holding Braxton crying...these 2 are such BUDDIES!!! Braxton is DADDY'S BOY without a doubt :( Poor mom :(

My BOYS:)
Life is pretty tough around here at the Busselman house

...and we were all showered and in pajamas and ready for bed. Made a quick trip to the shop where he found a FUN mud puddle. It was followed by his 4th bath of the day...no big deal:)

JUST LISTED!!! LAKE SIDE PROPERTY............... (for a limited time)

This is what it looks like across from our shop! A little rain goes a long way! I was told every other year this field gets flooded in June...so far it is holding to be true!

Jody gave me this rose bush in a small pot when I had Braxton a year ago...I cannot believe how much it grew:)

Braxton has been getting to spend some time at B & B Repair...

He giggled so hard when the water hit his face...

While working on the deck...Braxton decided it was break time...with daddy's mug of iced tea...

ah...he was such a help handing me the screws! yep, I put every single screw in...crooked and all!:) Looks like carpentry isn't for me

Enjoying some supper...At the zoo in Colorado...these little "animals" would come up to you! They even took a little goldfish cracker from a little girls' hand!!
I'm not even sure what they are looking at...but HOW CUTE!

Conner(almost 3) Charli (almost 4) Braxton (one)

The 3 of us at Braxton's first zoo!

He wasn't quite sure why the giraffe got his cracker!?

Really...Brad isn't asleep...we are in church...so who knows?!?!?

Grandpa & Braxton:)
Brad, Londyn, & I

Our newest Godchild:)
WHEW!!! Braxton (1) Harper (almost 1) Charli (almost 4) Conner (almost 3) Londyn (3 mnths)

One proud little boy on his 4 wheeler:)
......at the end of a hard day of playing.......