Neeley Family Blog

The day after Thanksgiving we headed back out to my parents house to pick out our Christmas tree. Brayden got to help grandpa drive the tractor (he has done this before) and he was so happy. We found the one! Brayden said he liked it cause it was a "BIIIIIIGG ONE!" He even got to help cut it down... just kidding we took this picture just before Grandpa cut it down (the saw was off). The boys hug out while Grandpa secured it to the back of the tractor. They are such hams and too cute for words! We hauled it back up to the house to tie it onto the car. Brock sat up here just long enough to get a good picture and then he started screaming when the tractor started moving and I had to carry him back. Oh well, maybe next time.

Well, we had a wonderful Thanksgiving dinner. We went to my mom's house where they cooked pretty much everything (I brought corn bread and bean dip). It was nice to visit with some family and just have a nice evening together. Brayden decided that he did not really want to eat anything except my corn bread:) He did eventually have some ham and pumpkin pie (OF COURSE). Here are my step-brothers Kyle and Bryant, and my brother-in-law Tony enjoying their meals. They decided to put their heads down like Brayden does in his pictures. Brockster is being entertained by Grandpa John while mommy and daddy eat their turkey dinners! Yay for Grandpa!!!! A lovely picture of Grammy and Isabella in her pretty pink dress. Isabella is only 4 months old, but she is getting bigger day by day. Finally, a good picture of the guys! Bryant and Kyle picked their heads up and I made them pose for this picture and told them I would put it on the blog- so here it is! Yes, this is my goofy husband. No...

I decided that I wanted to go bowling for my birthday. I have not played in a long time and thought it would be something the boys would enjoy as well. Brad decided to wear his tux shirt because he said it was going to be "that kinda party!" Dominic, Brittany, Isabella and my mom and John joined us for the festivities. Dominic and Brayden had the most fun. They were a crack up to watch roll the ball grannie style and then Brayden would yell, "go, go, go!!!!" They were out of bumpers so it was a bit of a challenge for them, but we all had a great time. Here is Brittany and Isabella smiling... how cute are they?! The boys are keeping score and their eye on the game! We had a few gutter balls that we had to knock out of the way :) I love this face!!!! Opening up my presents with a little help from the boys: This is my birthday cake and song from everyone. John looks like he is hollering, but I think we just caught him singing "DAAAAAY!" Too funny. Brayden is...

Here we are getting ready to go to Auntie Brittany & Uncle Tony's house to trick-or-treat with Dominic. Aren't they they cutest Pluto's ever! Here is the cute little pumpkin... Isabella (the boys cousin and my sister Brittany's daughter). A couple of pre-trick-or-treating photos that we made them take. Don't they look happy? Just kidding. They really were excited to go even they did not show it in the pictures. Buzz Lightyear and my two Pluto doggies... We had a great time wondering around the neighborhood. They boys were really good. Brayden kept saying, "time to go to the next one" after he got his treat from the current house. He would then start running for the next doorbell to ring. It was really cute. His Pluto head would bounce as he ran along. Brayden and Dominic walked the whole time. I carried Brock (my arms were burning by the end). And about half way through, Brock reached into his bag and grabbed a chocolate bar. He started c...

Well, we decided to take on the task of carving our pumpkins last week. What a task it turned out to be! I got a little too carried away with it and bought one of those books that you pick out a design and put it on the pumpkin to carve out. Well, lets just say that we picked out the hardest ones to do out of the entire book :) About 2 1/2 to 3 hours later we finished! So, needless to say we did not take any pictures during our project because we were so overwhelmed! The "after" pictures turned out well though. Enjoy! Here is Brayden's pumpkin- a bat! (Daddy had to do it for him after he finished his own pumpkin) Here is my pumpkin. It was suppose to be a spooky tree that said "Happy Halloween" on the top, but I gave up after about and hour and a half of carving little tiny branches and only getting the bottom of the tree done. So I improvised and made eyes up top instead of all the other branches and "Happy Halloween." And here is Brad's pu...

We went pumpkin picking this last Friday. It is our 3rd year going out to The Pumpkin Patch on Sauvie's Island here in Portland. It was a gorgeous fall day- crisp and clear. We had a wonderful day together as a family. We took the tractor hay ride out to the patch, picked out our pumpkins, and rode back. Brayden and Brock then climbed the big hay mound and went to see the little animals in the barn. It was awesome! And we ended our day with the best look at the moon coming out in the purplish sky. Amazing!

Yes it has happened, our littlest man is walking now. He started walking on the 3rd of October. Brad and I went on a "date night" and returned to see our little boy walking all over his grammy & grandpa's house. He had been taking a few steps here and there, but is now full on walking all over. It is still that drunken sailor, wobbly walk, but he is getting better each day. We love it and just wanted to share the update with everyone!