Happy Thanksgiving!

Wishing everyone a Happy Thanksgiving from our family to yours!

Kiley is too funny!

The weather has been kinda crummy here lately, so Kiley and I have been a couple of homebodies. So, yesterday afternoon while working on the computer, I looked up to see a few of Kiley's stuffed animals enjoying a view outside. It was too funny to see them all lined up perfectly on the windowsill. Then, earlier today, Kiley asked to have her sunglasses on in the house. A few minutes later, she ran into the office with one of my winter hats on. She looked so cute, so of course I had to take her picture. What a ham!

Kiley made Santa's Nice List!

Santa already has his naughty and nice lists made up! And to our surprise, Kiley made the nice list! Click on the link to check out the nice list for yourself! Click here for Santa's Nice List!!!

Kiley has the flu!

Poor baby! She hasn't been feeling well since Sunday morning when Ryan awoke to an unpleasant surprise. We thought maybe she had had too many Fig Newtons on Saturday. I took her into the Doctor today because Ryan and I were concerned that she was still having diarrhea after 5 days. Plus, when I went to tuck her into bed last night I noticed that all of her stuffed animals she sleeps with smelled of vomit. YUCK! They needed a bath anyways. To top it all off, she woke up with a cough and green, runny nose Thursday morning. The Doctor couldn't give her anything, but said it needs to run its course. So, this weekend send Kiley some get better thoughts!

Happy Veterans Day!

Don't forget to thank a veteran today!

Nimbus Fish Hatchery

Well, it's that time of year again. Time for the Brayton's annual Nimbus Fish Hatchery visit around the Veterans Day holiday. The salmon are making their way up the fish ladder off the American River once again. We scrounged all our nickels together for fish food, and headed out on this beautiful November day.

Kiley is at such a cute age, where anything and everything is exciting. She loved seeing the salmon jump out of the water, trying to head up-stream. She pulled Ryan's hand along to keep up with the jumping fish, letting out a "whoa!" whenever one was successful. She also had fun feeding the smaller trout.
On the way home, we stopped at a nearby park in Fair Oaks, where both Kiley and Ryan had a great time playing on the playground equipment. Kiley is becoming quite the slide expert. She has no fear! It was so hard to tear her away when it was time to go. Everything is no nowadays! She must have gotten in enough play time, though. She passed out half way home! Ahh, to be two again!

Thought I'd give it a try, too!

So, I've finally broke down, and hopped on the blog bandwagon. It makes a lot of sense to do now that I've been thinking about it. It's a perfect way to let all of our family and friends get a small glimpse into The Brayton's everyday lives. Especially those of you we can't see on a regular basis. I seem to take my camera with us wherever we go, so what better way to document our outings and/or special events than with a blog. I hope everyone enjoys!