Joe, Ashley & Braylee Olsen: October 2009

Braylee turned 3 on October 9th!!! She is such a big girl now! We were really sad that Joe couldn't be here to celebrate with us but next year will be better! I let her open 2 presents that morning, and made her save the rest for her party the next day! It was all family at the party except for one of my best friends Cassie. I don't talk to a lot of people anymore that I used to. Braylee had a blast and we even made an AWESOME homemade Dora cake! I love you so much Braylee!

Oh and we also got family pictures taken the other day! They turned out pretty good. I wish Joe could have been in them as well and it would have been the whole clan! Dillon looks like a nerd and Spencer looks like he wants to kill someone haha!

So...The other day I was thinking about stuff and I was like OH WAIT I HAVE A BLOG!!! I forgot about it haha. There has been alot going on since I wrote last. Joe is in Iraq and has been there since the beginning of July! Me and Braylee are in Utah with my mom right now. We have been here since July 4th. It definitely helps out being around family but at the same time I am going crazy! There are so many people in this house! I am so glad I don't live with my brother and sister full time! Too much chaos!

I still can't believe its been 3 months since I've seen my husband! It feels like an eternity! We get to webcam everyday but its just not the same as being together! Braylee is doing fairly well with it but she definitely has her days where all she does is ask for daddy! She tells me she wants to go to Iraq and visit him. I really don't think she would like it there! I hope the rest of the time flies by!

We've been doing alot with family since we have been here. My mom got us season passes to Lagoon and Braylee LOVES it! We went alot this summer and we have been a few times since. Its starting to get so stinking cold outside though that it would be miserable to go now. Frightmares really isn't something Braylee likes. She is a big chicken and even the kiddie walk through that has NOTHING scary just candy and princesses she BAWLED the whole time hahaha!

Oh also she has started preschool since we have been here! She absolutely loves going and has a blast with the other kids! She always makes little things for her daddy to send to him. I dropped her off this morning and they had decorated for Halloween and she was like WTF!!! She calls skeletons SCARE-A-TINS...Haha its really funny. We walked in the front door and there was one and she looked at it like what is going on!!! I love her!

On another note...Braylee will be 3 this Friday! I can't believe how fast time goes! I remember the day I had her like it was yesterday! She is such an amazing little girl and I am so thankful that I have her in my life! She has really changed me for the better! She is really into dressing up now. She LOVES it. I made her a super cute tutu and she also has a belle costume. She never wants to take them off. We are doing a birthday party for her on Saturday (her birthday is friday but t

here is high school football). She is so excited to have a DORA party! I just wish Joe could be here to see her face! I know for a fact its going to be a hard day for him. We are doing it at a time that he can be on webcam while she blows out candles on her cake!

I have alot more to say but my hands are starting to hurt from typing! I also feel like I am getting sick so I am gonna be lazy haha! I just wanted everyone to know what was going on and also that Joe is doing well! We just miss him like crazy!!!

Braylee and Payton at the Zoo