Braxton's #15

How is it even possible that I became a mother 15 years ago.  Braxton has now grown taller then I am and acts like a little adult.  Man the days are long, but the years fly by.  I am always so excited this time of year with it being fall and the pumpkin patch opening and Braxton's birthday always falls right in the mist of all of the crazy parties and gatherings but somehow we squeeze everything in.  This year we did our usual Bella's lunch with him during school and we had a really great conversation about life and friends.  Shane had the day off so we got to go all three of us, and it was so much fun and he really opened up.  Then on his birthday we took him for his first official drive!!  Holy Cow I am about to have a driver. He hasn't taken the test, but intends to soon.  We drove out west where there aren't many cars and he did great, only ran one stop sign because he thought you only had to stop one time and he did behind a truck, ooops.  He just went right after the truck, no stopping at the sign.  He will learn and be great I am sure.

15 things I love about Braxton:

1-Braxton is quite shy.  He doesn't love to talk to people but it is what makes Brax--Brax.
2-He is Handsome, he grew out the top of his hair and he looks really good with it a bit longer.
3-He is a very hard worker.  He loves to labor with his hands, except yard work, and he works hard.
4-He loves the great outdoors.  Braxton is one tough kiddo in the outdoors and he loves to hunt, hike, camp anything outside.
5-His mind blows me away how he can figure out things.  He loves to take things apart and put them back together making messes all the while.
6-Braxton will do anything you ask him.  He will grumble EVERY TIME but he always just does it.  He knows we wont let down, so he just does what he is asked.  He's a very obedient child.
7-He plays the guitar beautifully and I love hearing the sound of the piano and guitar first thing in the morning.
8-He loves machines that go fast.  He loves 4-wheelers and the Rhino.  He wants to fix and redo them and figure out how they tic.
9-Braxton secretly loves serving.  He wont admit it out loud but he loves to go help other scouts with their eagle projects and go help his grandparents with whatever they need help with.
10-He can not stand to be alone so he is often up for anything I drag him around to do.  He likes to go for a ride in the car just to get out of the house.
11-Brax has been working on his Eagle project that is almost finished and he has acquired a love for tying quilts.  He has to have his hands busy all the time so it is a great hobby to keep his hands busy.  He even pieced together the extra pieces of fabric and batting and made himself a quilt.
12-He has a kind heart especially to younger kids (except Cam, we're working on that one).  He doesn't like to see them sad and is great at comforting them. He is very helpful.
13-Brax is our first born child so he is training us on how to be parents and he is doing a great job.  He is patient with us and puts up with all of my crazy worries and twenty questions.
14-Braxton is very intelligent.  In fact, he slides by quite often with fantastic grades with very little effort.  He doesn't even have to study to get good grades on a test.  I am unsure of how this will get him through college, but for now it is working just fine.  Very little extra effort gets him pretty great results so far.  He is attending a class called Project Lead the Way at a different school.  It is for engineering and it is right up his alley.  Maybe he can put his intelligence together with some hard work and it will pay off in this program.
15-Braxton is very easily distracted and we love that about him.  It is just who he is.  He will often be called to dinner and not come and we will find him in the garage working on a project.  He can not be distracted once his mind is set on something, but if it is something he doesn't care much about he will be distracted 10 times in 10 minutes.  He has been like this since birth and I am sure it will be there throughout his life.

 We took him to get a slushy and snapped some photos of us and of course he would not sit right by us.

"Squirly brains"

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