MERRY CHRISTMAS!!
We hope everyone had a great holiday weekend spent with loved ones!!! We started the holiday weekend off to Uncle Lyle stopping by and giving Braxton a motorized MOTORCYCLE!!! Brad and I sold both our bikes this year, and now Braxton gets one...something wrong with that?!?! Next, we went onto Columbus to the Preister's where Braxton made a haul there...trucks, remote control cars, barnyard farm set, tools.... onward home so Santa could come to our house by morning light...Braxton was THRILLED to wake up...Boy oh boy, Braxton must've been SUPER GOOD this year...he got SO Many presents... a tool bench set, books, puzzles, slippers, John Deere Cowboy boots, skidloaders, semi and trailer...Ah, silly Santa brought WAY TO MUCH!!! We went to Brad's parents' Christmas afternoon where I realized that we will A) need to build on B) move, or C) stop having children :) He got a train set, a horse on rockers, cowboy hat:), bath toys, oh my goodness!!! We even had to go hop in Grandma Sheri's tub and play!!! Next, leads us to Sunday, we went to Great Grandma Korths house...in which he got a zhu zhu pet a.k.a a rat! It is the cutest little bugger. .. and Braxton LOVES it! I know I'm forgetting half his toys, but you get the idea! SO, needless to say NO MORE TOYS at the BUSSELMAN HOUSE for awhile...(YA RIGHT!!!) We had a great weekend and hope all of you did too! Hope everyone has a SAFE and FUN New Year's Eve!!! I'm super smart and getting teeth pulled....so, we will see how that goes... HAPPY 2011

Daddy enjoyed this gift just as much as Lil Man

Checkin' out the chicken from Grandma Deb...

No no these are not his JD boots...these are mommy's....hey, at least they matched his outfit!

His favorite gift right now is the skidloader...just like Grandpa Bob's and Uncle Chad's!!!

Silly Harper and Braxton
Looking for a horsey ride....I think it is so cute how boys are 'boys'...he loaded his capn' crunch into the skidloader bucket and was eating it out of there instead of the bowl....

The Busselman Family

Grandmas Jody and Braxton being silly....
Grandpa showing him how his new remote control firetruck goes...

All it takes it a dusting of snow...
Brad no more than walked in the door today (sunday) from being outside all day hunting, and wanted to g back out to take Braxton sledding! As you can see...not much snow, but it made them BOTH super happy! (and mommy too...I was left in the house to bake!)

I think if you click on this picture, it will enlarge it and you can see the monsterous smile on their faces!!!

After we took a picture, he waved and told me "bye bye"...guess it was just him and daddy time!

Hope everyone has a great week finishing up their Christmas shopping...let me know if anyone wants to take my list and shop for me...I swear the hours get fewer and fewer each day...

Dear Santa....all my mommy wants for Christmas is...

we missed Santa in Humphrey, so to the mall is where we heard he was next going to be. He enjoyed petting santa's hat, and telling him, 'ho ho ho', but said NO when I asked if he wanted to sit with him...So, I figured I may as well tell Santa what was on my list...in one ear and out the other I have a feeling:)
Found the coolest sled the other day! Who know sleds now come with a built up booster and buckle?!?!? He had a blast being pulled all around the house...can't wait for snow to toss this toy outside!!!

This is what happens when you stay at a basketball game too late...
We went to the Lindsay vs St. Francis basketball games Friday night and Braxton had a BLAST! He enjoyed a bag of popcorn, and a sucker while watching the girls win...and made it thru the 3rd quarter of the boys' game...
We were 'planning' to go see SANTA today and he got all dressed, all the way down to the coat, and then got himself a blanky while I blow-dryed my hair (in 3 mins!) he managed to fall asleep for 2 1/2 hours...missing Santa...
So, if anyone knows Santa's next route stop PLEASE let us know...he woke up saying "HO-HO-Ho" I feel so bad we missed him....

Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving!!! Brad, Braxton and I spent the holiday in Fountain, Colorado with my (Amanda's) Sister, hubby, and 2 kids! It was a great drive both ways! We have made the 9 hour trip a few times now, and each time we get nervous, but it's for nothing because Braxton travels so well! Whew!!! My sister is a FABULOUS cook/baker, so we of course gained our holiday 'pounds'! The kids played every toy possible...here are some pictures for you to enjoy...Conner (3) and Braxton (now 19 months!)...thanks for that reminder Jen:)

Since anyone reading this blog is old enough to know..."Santa" bought this black and decker work bench for Braxton, and I'm so excited because he had a BLAST with Conner's! Good Job Santa!

Nothing like a beating a horse while it's down...I attempted to give the kids 'horsy' rides...what a chore...good thing our boys are skinny dudes!!!

"Baby" Londyn is 8 months old and LOVED her Uncle Brad! I am sad to say I was a little (lot) jealous, but she chose Brad over me...She's too young to know better!!!:)

You can see the boys had a blast!!!

Reading books to the kids...man, I need to get an Ipad...or whatever it's called..Fun Stuff!!!

Baby Londyn riding 'auggie doggie'...So FUN!!!
He was lounged on our way home...
...AND THIS IS WHO WE CAME HOME TO!!!!!!!

THANKS SANTA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We have NO IDEA where this little kitty came from, but he/she (haven't gotten that info yet) was waiting for us and is the nicest kitty ever! It has been around all evening, even followed me to the shop tonight and back home! Braxton LOVES kitties, so THANKS to whoever sent him our way, and I'm sorry to whoever is now missing their pet:)

..OHhhh...and One more suprise we got when we got home...Aunt Kelly!!! Braxton was pretty excited to share his tent with her! Thanks for stopping:) Grandma and Grandpa came too, but didn't make any pictures....oops...

So, as you can see, Braxton had a GREAT long weekend...will be curious how the week starts tomorrow...Happy Monday to all!!!

...and "it" strikes yet again!!! :( Yep, the flu hit Braxton late Friday night, early Saturday morning, and then hit mommy and Grandma Jody Monday--we are HOPING it stops there!!! Thankfully Brad was gone hunting again, and I can't believe it, but he did NOT get a deer! He didnt' seem to bummed about it. We will be traveling to Colorado (YAY!) for Thanksgiving, so getting it butchered and jerky made before then wasn't really an option. SO, unless he saw a 'wallhanger' for my living room, he wasn't going to shoot just anything. (Can't say I'm bummed either!) Although, now it's fair game for me in December to bring the "wall hanger" home!!! Ahh, the competition between a husband and wife:)
We hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving and enjoy your time spent with family and friends! I will have TONS of pictures to share with you when we get home! I can't wait to see how our 'non-sharing 1 1/2 year old' does with his 3 1/2 year old cousin and 8 month old cousin...hmm, should be interesting! Happy shopping to all you CRAZIES out there!!!

...And deer season is off to a start.........so I became a 'hunting widow' for a few days! Braxton and I got to hang out doing our usual! Playing tractors, farm, blocks, reading books, nap and church. I know, I know, we lead a crazy life!:) I did get away with a friend Saturday to a craft show, to find out when we got home that Brax slept the ENTIRE time!!! Brad hasn't made it home from the 'mighty hunt' just yet...we are hoping for a wall hanger...let me detail that...we are hoping for a 'wall hanger' to be hung at the shop office:)

Who needs siblings when you have a GIGANTIC duck to pull around?!As every kid loves to help, so does ours! Ohhh...and DO NOT be fooled, it looks as if Brad is doing dishes---HAHAHAHA--he is mixing up deer jerky! Notice the mess and cupboards left open, yep, that's how they remained once he was done:)
After that hard work of helping dad, they sat down to dunk some oreos:)

This is one of the pics off Brad's deer cam...we are hoping he comes home with this or BIGGER!