Braden Wayne Bunger

Everything comes to an end

2009-08-23T15:15:00.000-07:00

Braden is 4 and doing great. we have been very lucky to have everything that we do with him. so many people have been big parts of our life that we will never forget what many of you have done for us. we are happy to say that Braden continues to surprise everyone with his great health and very cute face. he starts pre-k in a week and we are very happy.

So life is busy Steve and I still working like crazy. We have a new house in Prosper and we are very excited. All the family is doing good and moving on day to day like always. So i guess that it is time now for this blog to come to an end. We are blessed and we love you all for all the prayers and gifts over the last 4 years. But as crazy busy as we are it is really hard to keep this going.

I know that many of you talk to me on the phone and email and i will still continue that part of what we do. So again thank you all and who knows where Braden will pop up in the future!!

Kroger

2009-04-08T19:10:00.000-07:00

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Happy New Year!! LATE

2009-01-28T14:20:00.000-08:00

I know it has been a long time for me to post but we have been really busy. Holidays are over and then we had Steve's birthday and then ice storms and all sorts of stuff. We are all back into the swing of things working and just enjoying life. So I am home today with Braden and I looked at the date and in one month my baby will be 4!!! I can not believe it. It seems like just yesterday I was planning his 1st birthday and now I am on 4. Steve and I are blessed everyday that we have him.

We have had some great times this month already. The other day we took Braden to this park where we live and had the best time just walking around the pond and feeding the ducks. I think that the ducks may have been warned about Braden because they stared close enough just get food and not dared to cross that line. It was a great time. We took him to eat at the Purple Cow in Plano a fun little retro soda shop place. Steve and Braden are so funny together the things that they come up with. I find myself taking more pictures of Steve with Braden then me with Braden. I think that is because Braden is our only child and he is a boy and I want him to have that father son relationship and I want them both to look back and say WOW look at the fun we had. I really want to be the person watching and making that memory not only for them but for me. OK OK OK OK I know I am getting all Hallmark on you people so I will stop. Here are some of the better pictures that I want to share you with you all. They are the 2 most important people in my life and I love them both oh so much.

Thanks for checking in on us. One more thing Good Luck Marcos we wish you all the best on Thursday!!!!

Braden being silly at Steve's birthday party!
My neighbors and family helped me throw a party for Steve and this cake was awesome. Carrie makes great cakes.
Staring and getting ready to feed the ducks

Heart to heart with Daddy

New hair cut and wearing Daddy's work boots!
I know Valentines Day is still like 2 weeks away but we needed something fun to do and these are all the cookies cutters I had. So this is what we did this afternoon.

WELCOME LUCY!

2008-12-03T06:02:00.000-08:00

Our dear friends Chris and Susan, and there two boys Owen and Ryan are proud to welcome

LUCY ETTA KEDROSKI

We love you guys and I can not wait to come see you all. I am dying to hold her!!

The Holidays REALLY!!

2008-11-19T14:10:00.000-08:00

Yes they are here! Time for turkey, dressing, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, candy canes, fruit cakes, gingerbread cookies, egg nog, light, Santa and TRAFFIC!! I have never seen as much traffic on 380 as I so during the holiday season. So people if you live in the area cut up the tollway or go through Frisco let me get home at a reasonable time.

We are heading to Memphis Tennessee for Thanksgiving. We are looking forward to a nice time with family and friends. I am hoping to take Braden to see that Santa again at the mall there because it was not crowded at all when we went last time. I hear that Braden wrote his letter and is asking for a guitar, piano, and a flashlight. Lets hope Santa gets letter. We will be home for Christmas spending time with our family and friends here in Texas.

We will post and update when we have a free moment during the next few months. We wish you all a great Holiday Season!!!

Trick or Treat!!!

2008-11-02T10:23:00.000-08:00

Friday night was a great night. The weather was good and our streets was full of witches, princess, fairies, hot dogs, and a BAT! Braden was going to go as Bob the Builder but it was to big this year. I did not want to get it fix because it is to cute the way it is. So maybe next year. Steve and Braden went out on the streets with Tyler, Oliver and parents Tasha and Jason. They cam back with a bucket full just one Brookridge. Braden was not done he wanted to go do some more. He had a great time and then when he was done he stayed at the house with me and helped me pass out candy. Our group of friends on street cam by with the kids and I must say we do have some of the cutest kids ever living on Brookridge. Braden slept good that night and we had to get ready for the next day. We had a neighborhood party/birthday party that started at 5 and then Clara's 5th year anniversary Halloween party at 7. Talk about a bust day.. We had a great time at Tyler's birthday and all the kids got along really well. We finally got to meet some the people we hear them talk about and that was really nice. Clara's party of course was family fun. We had everything from Dr.'s to witches, to Star Wars all in one house. The food was great the laughs were even better. We headed home and were in bed by 10:30 we were all 3 out!!!

We had a nice long weekend and everyone was safe and had a good time. Now we get ready to enter November. We will be heading to Memphis at the end of the month and we have a few family birthdays this month as well. We are looking forward to spending time with family and friends as we start the holiday season for 2008!!

Here are some pictures of the Bat that lives on Brookridge:

Weekend

2008-10-13T06:51:00.000-07:00

Lets see how do we want to start this post....there is so much to say!! Friday when I got to Mom and Dad's to get Braden there was so much going on that some how my keys got locked in the car. I have a spare but it was locked in the car too. I know not smart!! Well I get the phone and I call Chase, my neighbor who is a mechanic to see if he knew anyway that I can get in the car. Well at this time I see that my lights are on and my radio is going full blast. Chase did not answer the first time so I am calling everyone I know to see if they can get me in my car. I get Chase on the phone and he says "where are you?" I tell him I am in Denton and he said "tell me where I will come and get you in the car." At this point I am telling him NO stay home I can pay a locksmith do not come all the way here. I gave the phone to his fiance (FeFe) to get directions. Sure enough they came to Denton. Chase got my car open and jumped my battery and I was off to McKinney. I love my neighbors!!! THEY ROCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Once I was home I had sushi dinner with Carrie and had a great time. We talked and relaxed and just had a good time. Jay showed about about a quarter to 10:00 and I left them alone and I went home.

Saturday morning was Braden's last game. He had a good time and the weather was perfect. He got a trophy and we discussed the end of year party for kids that will be this Wednesday. Braden was not the best at blast ball it was to slow paced for him so I think we will try something else in the spring. After the game we had a little end of year family party at the house of Havis. After that Braden and I went home for some down time and a bath. Steve got home a little before 6 and we headed to Denton to see my Aunt and Cousin who were in town for the weekend. What a great time we had talking and laughing and eating. It is not often that we get to see them so it was a really treat. Braden of course showed off and did hid cutest acts to impress them. We head home and we were all fast a sleep by 10:30.

Sunday we got up and had a nice breakfast and then headed to the pumpkin patch. Braden had such a good time he feed the animals, rode the train and took a hay ride. We took some food and had a nice lunch out there and just spent some time just the 3 of us. I will attache some pictures at the end of the blog. We were home in time to get the Cowboys game on. Mom and Dad came up for dinner and we had a great time. Of course the Cowboys lost but oh well there is next Sunday. My neighbors were all out so Braden and I went to say good night to everyone and then in for bath a few minutes on a movie and then off to bed.

So it was a great weekend and I think that one of the key factors was that:

UT BEAT OU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So with that I will leave you with some pictures:

Long time

2008-10-06T06:59:00.001-07:00

Ok I am now putting myself on the "Oh my gosh can you please give us an update" list. I hear people say it all the time and I am starting to get bad. So here is what we have been up to.

Braden has been playing blast ball every Saturday. That takes up most of our Saturday morning. In the afternoon we hang out in Denton for while eat some lunch and then head back home. Once we are home we get settled in and then get ready for the Brookridge Saturday night. Sundays are nothing but FOOTBALL!!! All day long. So I have been planning things for me to do so that I can get out of the house and not watch it as much.

This past Sunday Clara and I had lunch with our friends from Round Rock. Susan, Chris, Ryan, and baby Lucy not out of Susan's tummy yet. Owen was at the fair with his grandparents. What a great talk we had. Ryan is so cute and just loved every second with him, i hate that i am not closer to them........And how excited are we for baby Lucy. After lunch Clara, Susan and I walked the West Village had the best Italian ice cream ever!!!! Not to mention the best people watching ever. IF you live in the Dallas ares you MUST go to West Village and eat and walk and shop and WATCH!!!

My Aunt and Cousin are coming in this weekend so we are getting ready for them. We are making the fall plans, Boo Zoo, pumpkin patch and ton of other things. Halloween is on a Friday this year so I am sure we will be doing something fun.

Check back for pictures, I promise I will get some on here soon.

Blast Ball Game 2

2008-09-15T18:52:00.000-07:00

Much improvment from the first game. He went up to hit the ball and ran to the base. He did not turn around to clap for himself. When it was there turn to catch the ball he did not want to go out there. But after much pushing by MoMo and Me we got him to go out. He went just enough to throw a few handfuls of dirt then it started to rain. So me being the worried mom that I am I said " Braden lets go!" So he did well but did not want him getting sick. He was able to take his team and individual pictures and wait till you see how cute they are. BUT remember we are talking about nine three year old boys and girls trying to get all to look the same way with over 15 adults calling them all to look other directions. Braden has another game on Wednesday we play the Aggies GO LONGHORNS!!!!!!!!!!!

Ike hit Texas and he hit it good. My brothers and there family are safe and we hope that they can return home soon and try to get back on track. The kids love it they are out of school but it is hard to be away from home.

Hope you all are well where ever you may be and thanks for checking in on us. I will be sure to post more pictures as I get them.

First Game

2008-09-08T12:20:00.000-07:00

Braden getting ready to play
Going up to bat

Getting helmet on

Ready to swing

Hitting the ball

watching it go

Turning around and clapping back the people watching and cheering

Getting high five from his coach

Taking a drink in the dug out (his friend Tristan next to him)

Getting ready to catch the ball

Back to School

2008-08-25T08:12:00.000-07:00

It is that time of year again, it is BACK TO SCHOOL!!! All my nieces and nephews started today. I sent them all good morning text pages wishing them a great start to a new school year. My nephews Jackson and Jonathan have started a school at what is like a charter school. We are very happy with this new place and can not wait to see how the year goes. Now on to my nieces all 6 of them!!! Michelle, Elizabeth and Crissy started today near the Beaumont area, Carrie started in Hereford, Madi and Gabby started in the Galveston area. We span pretty big these days. I hope they all have a great year and do the best that they possibly can.

All the kids in our neighborhood started today and it is going to be a great year. We have a first timer who is going to K-5 and we have some starting there first year of high school. So I am sure we will have some great stories this school year.

Braden is now alone with MoMo. The boys will not come over for lunch, PoPo is not coming home early or having a day off every week, SUMMER is officially over for us. It was a good summer with a lot of times had by us all.

So hope your kids all have a great school year and wishing all you parents the patients you will need to make through another school year!!!

Walk America

2008-08-08T11:38:00.000-07:00

The March of Dimes annual walk for 2009 will be on Saturday April 18th at Whiterock Lake in Dallas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just having fun

2008-07-30T12:35:00.000-07:00

Just an update

2008-07-16T10:09:00.000-07:00

I know it has been a while since I have updated but we have been really busy. Lets start with Braden and his music class. He has been taking classes at UNT College of Music for toddlers and he LOVES IT! I am so lucky to be able to go with him every Saturday for the past month and see him advance more and more every time we go. They gave us a CD that we listen to in the car so he pretty much has every song memorised. This coming Saturday is the last class and he will graduate from it that day. I will be sure to take some pictures.

The 4th of July was a blast. We went to Memphis to visit Grandbob and Gramy and all the rest of our family. Braden and Steve were in the parade of kids, adults, dogs, strollers, jeeps, trailers you name it, they were all decorated and everyone had a great time. After the parade the local fire station has a truck out there and they open the hoses and everyone gets WET!! Braden and Steve came back soaking wet from head to toe. We had a great lunch followed by some swimming at Aunt Candy's house. Braden loves the water and seems to be getting the whole swimming thing down. We went over to Libby and Philip's for some good old Memphis BBQ!! Philip had a variety of goodies for us to eat and what a cook he is. We all ate got the kids fed and after we did that it was about time to start some fireworks. Now here in Texas we can not do them in our street right in front of our house. Well in Memphis we did just that. We sat on the lawn and sidewalk and the guys put on a pretty good show for all of us. Some of the kids got a little scared but not Braden he could not have been happier. He was sitting with Steve on grass and just watched the show. That moment i looked over at them and i just felt so good to see them like that i think that was a better show then the fireworks. Then it was off to bed. Braden got to go to the farm and had a great time on the tractors and the jeep and everything else little boys can get into on the farm. Amy and I went SHOPPING!!! There are some great stores in Memphis that i must go to every time i am there or i feel empty!

Once we were home is was back to the swing of things for us. Work, cleaning house, laundry, chasing Braden and everything else. We were glad to be home but miss everyone in Memphis so much. We are hoping to go back in November. That weekend we got back we had a birthday for one of our neighbors and had a great time. I think that i have the best neighborhood ever. we are like our own little family. If you live by me i can not wait for you meet them.

Braden will be playing Blastball this fall. It is the pre step of T-ball. They play with a soft ball and bat. they run to first base only and they have to honk a horn when they reach it BUT before a player gets the ball and yells "BLAST". There is not score or stats being taking just some good fun for them. It is co-ed teams of 3 and 4 year old kids. His friend Cutter is going to play and we have asked that they be on the same team, i have also asked to make sure that they get a good team name. His practice starts the week of Aug. 18 and his first game is Saturday Sept. 6. I will post his schedule as soon as i get it so if you are around you can join us.

I will get some pictures up soon of all this great stuff. Thanks for checking in on us.

Today

2008-06-19T08:43:00.000-07:00

I just wanted to say that we are thinking about you Kedroski family and we love you ALL no matter what!!!!!

Happy Birthday!!

2008-06-17T13:52:00.000-07:00

That's right today is my 30th birthday! I was very nervous about turning 30 but after a few months of worrying about it I just gave up. I woke up this morning and I felt no different. I felt the same as I did yesterday. I did not fall to piece at the words "Happy 30th Birthday Annie!" Instead I smiled and said thank you. Turning 30 just marks another great year of my life story. May not be so interesting to some but to me it is the best story ever. I mean I have THE BEST family ever, I have GREAT friends, a wonderful husband and a child that God create just for me. I mean what more could I ask for. I am so blessed to have experience this day and I pray to have many more. We are all so lucky to be where we are no matter the number that we are at. Being a member of the 30 club is not so bad. I join some pretty awesome people in that club. So bring it on the next 30 years I am ready for it. I love my life and would not change a thing.

My birthday party Saturday was so much fun. We had so much food and was to much fun. I think that everyone had a great time and had plenty to eat and good company. My neighbors are the best and truly helped me make it a good time. My family is so special they made sure that every detail was done. Then my friends who came to share the day with me brought me some sweets to share and I really did not want to but I had too. So thanks to everyone who came out and helped make that day even better.

Now for today I get to work and what is the first thing I see? My baby picture hanging in the window on the second floor as big as big can be. Then all the way up the staircase that we all use there were pictures of me as a baby up to the office door. My desk covered in confetti, Jolly Ranchers and Blow Pops!!!! YUMMY!!! I got balloons and another BIG picture of me as a baby hanging from the main stairway up to the main office so that everyone could see it. I am so glad that they used cute pictures. My friend Kim made me some homemade cupcakes and oh my gosh they were so good.

I think tonight for dinner Steve, Braden and I will be going out to dinner and then calling it a day. But all in all my 30th was a good day and something i will never forget. So thanks to everyone who helped make my day good with gifts, food, emails, cards and hugs. You all make me feel so loved.

Thanks again.

SUMMER TIME

2008-06-10T13:44:00.000-07:00

The weather here in Texas is making a believer out of us that summer time is here. The air conditioner at our house is on full blast!! Braden is having a great time already. Jackson and Jonathan are staying with him and MoMo this summer and he can not be happier. Everyday he tells me what they did and how much they are having. Those memories are going to be priceless. My nieces moved this past weekend. It was sad to see them go but they are not gone for good. We are going to be able to see them and call them when ever we want and that is going to be great.

Steve, Braden and I are heading to Memphis for the 4th of July weekend. It should be a great time. Braden is going to be in the parade that is going to be held in that area of town where all the family lives. We are so excited and I have all new outfits for Braden to wear and he is going to look so cute. We will have a ton of pictures from that event I can promise you that.

June 11th is PoPo's birthday !!!! We are going to have a family dinner for him that night. Then fathers day is on Sunday and we are going to have a late lunch with everyone in Denton. Saturday we are having a get together for my 30 birthday!!!!! Just a few friends and family doing what we do best EATING!!!!! My real birthday is the 17th and I can honestly say bring it on. The past few months I have been really emotional about this birthday but not anymore. I read this book called "90 minutes in Heaven" and let me tell you it was GREAT!!!!!! Everyone should read this book. It gave me a whole new out look on this birthday deal. I am ready for it and I am happy in my life. I have a great husband a AWESOME kid!!! Great family and friends what more could I ask for. The author of that book is going to be in Denton in September and I will be going to hear him speak.

So that is where the Bunger family of McKinney stands as of today. I hope that you all are well and that all you dad's have a great day on Sunday!!!!

Here are a few pictures that we took a few backs:

What a weekend!!!!

2008-05-27T06:47:00.000-07:00

Can I get an Amen for the 3 day weekend!!!! Well Steve had to work from Wednesday till Monday 12 hour days!! So he did not get to have much fun as Braden and I did. Friday we had my nieces over for the night and had the neighbors kids over and played dodge ball in the back yard. We had so much fun and let me tell you dodge ball is alot harder now then it was when I was 8. Saturday we got up and headed to Denton I spent some time there and then it was off to White Bluff to spend some time with Kim and her family. We got to White Bluff around noon and headed to the pool. Braden had so much fun he loves the water. Craig made us catfish for dinner and we all ate like pigs. It was so good. Sunday we got up and took Braden to the park before it got to hot. After that we packed up the car and headed to Denton for a big family BBQ!

My brother JJ and his family were in town from Galveston, and my other brother Leroy, his girlfriend and her daughter came in. So we were all together it was so much fun. We had tons of food and drinks and music. Right before we ate Leroy wanted to tell us all the he and girls are moving to Beaumont in June 8th and that he and Crystal are GETTING MARRIED!!!!!! The date is set for December 27th. We are all very excited and happy to have her and her 2 girls in our family. More details on that as it comes around.

Monday Braden and i stayed HOME! We relaxed and did laundry. Braden had a good time just being at home. So a great weekend all the way around. Now on to getting ready for the next month of events. June is a busy month for us. we have My dads birthday, My birthday, fathers day and Havis wedding birthday!

Hope you all had a safe and fun weekend.

The day at the farm

2008-05-19T07:46:00.000-07:00

Sunday we went to DeKalb Texas. That's right I went to the farm. Steve's Aunt and Uncle live out there and his cousin Jana and Shane, and there families, live out there too. They all live on these acres and acres of land. Braden had a blast he got ride a horse! The first time ever. He got to ride a chuck wagon all over the land and could not get enough. Mike had to take him at least 5 times. Thanks Mike. We got to see the baby his name is Kaden, and is tiny but so cute. Hard to believe that Braden was ever that small. Bob and Amy came was well and we had a great time. We ate everything you can think of including HOME MADE ICE CREAM!!!!! YUMMMMMMMMMM!!!!

Here are a few pictures from the day:

Happy Mother's Day!!!

2008-05-12T05:56:00.000-07:00

Ok so I am a day late, but did not have time to post yesterday. The started out with a drive to Sherman, to see Steve's Mom. We had a great lunch out and Braden was some what in a good mood. After lunch we headed back to her house to meet up with Stephanie and her crew. We got to the baby and she is so cute. Has RED hair that is to die for and blue eyes!!!

We left there and headed to Denton, we stopped by some friends of mine on our way to MoMo house. When we got there, we had ice cream and the kids played hard in the back yard!!! It was a great time.

I think sometimes I need to be reminded how lucky I am, and what better way then being at home and listening to your husband and your son listening and singing to "Double Dutch Bus!" I left the love let me tell you.

I hope that all of you Mom's out there had a great day and that you were minded that day of how loved you are and how needed you are.

Braden goes to school

2008-05-08T13:42:00.000-07:00

If you are around Braden then you know that he loves school buses!! So Momo said they are doing this thing at school and they are going to have a bus. SO we took Braden. It was so much fun he loved it. Then we went into the class room and he played and hummed the whole time we were there. Braden has this thing where he hums when he is happy. Here are few pictures of the day. Check back for some of the family pictures that we took. Camie you ROCK!!!!

Long time

2008-05-05T06:25:00.000-07:00

I know it has been a while since my last post. Quick update: Braden is doing great. We went to Hereford to see my Grandparents and other family. They are doing great. My Grandfather seems to be OK but you can tell that he is very tired and not to his normal self. It was very mind settling for me to go and spend some time with him. Braden of course put on the charm for them all and my cousin's little girl sure threw it right back at him.

We took family pictures on Sunday!! I know some of you are saying finally. As soon as I get them I will out some in the website. We went to this great park in Denton and got some really great shots. Kim and Spencer came out and took a few with Spencer in his Prom tux. For those of you who know Spencer he went to prom on Saturday night and had a blast. So we got a few shots of him and Kim all dolled up!! Braden did well at the photo shot he had some moments but Cami, the lady who took the pictures, was great!!!! LOVE HER!!! She is great she knew how to work with him and what looked best. I suggest her to everyone who lives in the area.

A big big BIG happy birthday to Miss Audrey & My sweet baby boy Ryan!!!!!!!! We love you both very much.

Check back soon for the pictures.

Pictures

2008-04-16T13:24:00.000-07:00

I went to the movies with my girlfriend GiGi on Sunday and had a great time. I laughed so hard that i cried it was a good time and i need to do that more often. The flip side of that was that Braden was home with Steve ALONE!! I know that they had a good time because Braden was in a good mood and Steve looked tired! Here are few pictures of the afternoon and the new hair cut.

Big Boy Bed

2008-03-27T05:59:00.000-07:00

Well we did it. We are out of the crib and in a big boy bed. Braden is not sure what to think of it just yet but he is adjusting. We will put him to bed but then he will wake up between 2-3 in the morning and want to come with us. I think that he is not sure of his new surroundings. But it brings so much more space to his room. His room is stuffed to max with toys, clothes, shoes and everything else so this new change adds a little more space. I am going to work on getting him some curtains( well my friend Kim is going to make them), and a table cover for his night stand. Then his room will look more like a little boy and not so much a baby.

Easter was a fun. It was kinda cold here but we had a good time. Once again we had lots of food and lots of FUN!!! The kids had a great time and I have to give credit to MoMo and PoPo for being the only adults outside when the kids were cracking eggs on eachother.

One more Year!!!

2008-03-04T12:56:00.000-08:00

We took Braden for his annual CT-Scan yesterday at Children's in Dallas. Well we had to be there at 7:00 a.m. and they were going to have to sedate him. SOOOOO guess what we had a very upset 3 year old. He was not happy at all and that made his Dad very happy. I was trying to stay calm, one of us had to be! Well finally around 10:00 we got Braden sedated and in the scan room. The test took all of 3 minutes but the 4 hours before seemed like 24 hours. After that we had to return to the sedation room to let him wake up, he got a toy and we were out the door. We headed down stairs to the fine eating place at Children's and got him something to eat and drink.. Since he had nothing since the night before.

We had an appointment to his Dr. at noon but we got there early and we got to see him around 11:00. He was very happy with Braden said the Shunt looks great and Scan was perfect. He told us "see you next year" and Braden got another toy. So a bannana, juice, jello a race car, 2 bouncy balls and some other toy we were out of Children's with great news and tired baby!

How exciting it was to hear that again. Lets just hope for great news like that all the time.

I would like for everyone who reads this to please say a small little pray for my Grandpa in Hereford. He is not doing very well and we are praying for a speedy recovery.

Thanks

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRADEN

2008-02-28T06:00:00.000-08:00

That right today Braden is 3!!!!!!!

We are so happy and blessed to have Braden with us. Everyone of you reading this in one way or anther have been sharing this with us so this too is a happy day for you. Thinking back to that day 3 years ago brings a whirlwind of emotions, but then looking at Braden today sure makes up for that. Braden had a great birthday weekend here are a few pictures. Thank you all for sharing in this time with us and most of all Braden. We love you all very much!!!!!

Valentines

2008-02-09T18:42:00.000-08:00

Braden has many people that he loves and what better holiday to remind you all then Valentines Day!!! You all mean so much to us and our family that no words can truly say it, but We love you all for everything you do for us!!!

We are getting ready for Braden's 3rd birthday!!! We have party plans underway and family coming in. Granbob, Gramy and Gran from Memphis are coming to help celebrate. We could not be happier. This will Grans second visit to come and see us and we are looking forward to having a great time with her.

Braden made some cookies today and had a great time making them, now he did eat a candy heart for everyone he put on the cookies so nap time was out today.

Sunday was a great day!! The weather was good and we played out side for most of the afternoon. We got a few pictures from that as well.

Don't ask, Don't tell!!!

Braden loves his football!! Uncle Junior will be so happy!

Running to Daddy........

Got him!!!

What a great day!!!

Sing Braden Sing

2008-01-25T18:29:00.000-08:00

That is right. Braden is singing like the best of the best. Today he was listening to his music like he does everyday with MoMo and out of the blue Braden starts to sing in Spanish. For those of you who know his name is Gilberto Perez "Con Cartitias". It is the funniest and yet the smartest thing I think he has done. For a 3 year old to get the proper way to sing in Spanish to me is amazing. Needless to say MoMo could not believe it and had to hear it again and again. When I got to the house to pick him up he was ready to show me his new skill. How happy I was to hear him, that sweet voice I cried. To think they told me he would never make it this far and now he is singing in Spanish. Love this kid of mine!!!!

If he was on American Idol I would vote for him!!!!

Christmas

2007-12-27T06:55:00.001-08:00

We hope that you all had a wonderful Holiday Season. The Bungers sure did!! We had Christmas Eve in Denton after Kim, Spencer and I helped pass out gifts to the new born babies at Parkland. Christmas morning we woke up at home just the 3 of us, and how much fun did we have. Braden woke up at 6:45 and the paper started flying. He got this Elmo chair from Grandbob and Gramy that he set in to open all his gifts. He was very much the king as Steve and I came to him with gifts. I think that it safe to say that Braden was very good this year and had the gifts to prove it. From bath toys, to clothes, to a guitar, to a full service work bench with tools, to books. He was a very happy little boy. Steve and I got so much pleasure seeing him open his gifts. We took down our Christmas decor after that was done and headed to Denton for lunch. WOW a feast mom put together. We were all very full and very tired. Steve, Braden and I headed to Sherman after that to spend some time with Mom, and sister her family. The boys played and had a good time. Braden was very tired and was not in the best of moods. So it was not a long stay.

Braden is staying with Connie this week so that he can spend time with Jackson and Jonathan. They are having the best time. Braden slept very good last night so whatever they are doing is working.

We wish you all the best in 2008!!!

Love to you all

Steve, Annie & Braden Bunger

Here are a few pictures from the Christmas holiday:

Braden & Santa the first visit

2007-12-03T19:13:00.000-08:00

Thanksgiving was great. We had the best time with everyone. Kate, Henry and Olivia were the smaller of the group and they all got along so great and Braden loved having playmate for the whole week. We had more time to talk with family this year, Aunt Candy and Aunt Taylor are so much fun to talk to I think I could spend the whole day with just them. Of course Gran is the highlight of the trip. She has us all over for dinner on Friday after Thanksgiving and to see her and Aunt Hope just watch us all gives me great joy. Phil got his guitar out and played for us and the kids put on some dance moves that would make anyone look bad. But the main and most important thing is Gramy and Grandbob they always make us feel right at home and with no worries. They know how to throw a great party and show us much love that makes it hard to come home.

We did miss our family in Texas. My mom made her wonderful turkey and dressing. The kids put on a show for them and there was much shopping going on by Aunt Connie and Aunt Clara. Dad i am sure went to bed in his chair with his tummy full of good food. While the boys all watch a good Cowboy game.

While we were in Memphis, Steve, Braden and I got away for a few hours to go to the mall. We were walking around and saw that Santa had no line. I looked at Steve and said "let's give it a shot". Well at first Braden was not sure what to think of him. He kinda looked at him with this puzzled look of why are you wearing PJ's. Then I said " Braden tell Santa what you want for Christmas" and on Que my child said "a tractor". I put Braden on Santa's lap and we got a one good scream and then Santa said the magic words "I HAVE CANDY" Braden smiled the lady took the picture and off we went. It does not get any better then that. Seeing how this was his first visit with Santa I think that we did pretty good.

Here is a picture of the visit we hope that you check back with us we are sure to have more photo's up soon.

And we're off.......

2007-11-16T08:38:00.000-08:00

Thats right The Bunger family of McKinney Texas is heading to Tennessee. We are very exctied and can not wait for the family there to see how big Braden has gotten. We wish you all a great and safe Thanksgiving. we will be sure to post pictures of the trip.

Braden

2007-11-01T09:09:00.000-07:00

We had such a great time last night. Braden and Steve went up and down the streets of our neighborhood and I stayed back to pass out candy. Here are some pictures of the night.

Some of you may know by now that Braden loves a group of girl singers called "The Pussycat Dolls" or as we call them "Hotgirls" . Well some people do not believe us so I took some pictures of my 2 year old watching them. Now Braden does not watch T.V. at all so the fact that he stays glued to them is kinda odd but funny.

Braden got his first pet. Momo and Popo got him a goldfish. Braden named him Flounder. He is very excited about it and it stay at their house so he can be with him all day.

Pumpkin

2007-10-30T11:23:00.000-07:00

We got Braden his first pumpkin to carve on Sunday, at first he thought he was superman and could pick the thing up and bounce it like a ball. Well of course that did not work. So after playing with it for a while we got the stuff out and got him all carved up. Braden thought that the inside was to slimy so he flung it places, but I think that Steve and I got it all cleaned up. We took a few pictures to share. I think most you might have seen them if you are on my email list. So enjoy them either way.

Braden is going to be a pirate for Halloween. We have some pictures of that but not any that are really good. So maybe we will get some good ones on Wednesday, so check back for those.

Thanks for checking in on us.

Gall Bladder anyone?

2007-10-24T07:57:00.000-07:00

first things first....Braden: Oh my gosh he is so big. He is talking like you would not believe. He is loving being with mom everyday and i think it helps her too. He is just a well rounded kid and what is not to love about him look who his mother is.
Now:
Gall Bladder, how often do you really think about that. You think about your kidneys, your liver, your heart and other things so often, but your gall bladder? I mean really come on. Well that seems to be that talk around the people in my circle. Sunday Oct. 14 I went to the ER late that evening with pains unlike anything i have ever felt. Steve and I took Braden to Connie and Chris's house and we spent most of the early hours on Monday in the ER room waiting to hear what the problem was. Come to find out i had a bad infection on my gall bladder and had at the time what looked like one HUGE stone. "Are you kidding me" I said. I have had some pain there for a few months now but never thought it was that. Because of the infection they kept me in the hospital until after the surgery. Mid morning Tuesday they wheel me in, knock me out, took it out and DONE, gall bladder out. Come to find out it was 4 stone all the same color, size and shape everything. Weird huh? Late Tuesday the 16 they let me go home. I can not lift anything over 10 pounds till the 31st, so Braden is not liking that much. But i am back at work this week and so far so good. I do get tired and I do have pains from time to time but I am pushing along.
Thanks to everyone who was there for family and me during that time. We could not have done without your help. My family is so awesome with out me having to think about anything at all they had Braden all taken care of and knew what to do. Just jumped right in and too care of everything so i did not have to worry. Love those people they are truly the best!!!!!! Kim you are a lifesaver you have no idea.

The Pumpkin Patch

2007-10-09T13:00:00.000-07:00

We took Braden to a Pumpkin patch this weekend and he had a great time. He did not care much for the pumpkins he liked the animals the best. It was a nice 90 degree day in October, so we were all very hot.

Here are a few pictures of that day.

Get well wishes

2007-10-02T14:47:00.000-07:00

Braden is sending his best face to his Grandbob in Memphis TN. He got out of surgery great and doing very well. Steve is up there helping out we miss him alot but he needs to be there and Braden and I are doing just fine. Get well soon!

Another Note

2007-09-26T07:37:00.000-07:00

Please send thoughts and prayers out for Braden's Grandbob, Steve's dad. he is going into surgery on Thursday. We are very sure that all will be good and that we will pass through this.
This week has had many events take place. A very good nice sweet couple that we know is going through a tough time right now, please know that we are thinking and praying for you. You are in our hearts and we carry you with us.

Having said that please know how special you are to people and how much you mean to people. Your support can do wonders for people who are in need. Make sure you tell your kids you love them and that you family knows it as well. Sometimes we pass through and never think about that. I hope that this is not to sad for you all. Thank you for all your support and hope that we in some ways have shown that to you all. we consider you all friends and family and love you all very much.

Note from Braden

2007-09-19T14:31:00.000-07:00

Please say a prayer for my Grandbob. My mommy and daddy tell me that he is sick. Mommy and I pray for him on the way to Denton every morning. So please pray for him too!
Hope you feel better soon Grandbob.
Love
Braden

Happy..............

2007-09-10T07:17:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday Connie!!!!!!!!!!! Today is Connie's birthday, and I will not dare tell you her age.
Happy Grandparents Day yesterday to all of Braden's grandparents and great grandparents.

We had a good fun filled weekend. Sunday we tried to go to the lake for Grandparents day and for Connie's birthday BUT we got rained OUT!!!! So we went back to Connie's and had beach party at her house. All in all it was a good day. The Cowboys WON!!! We ate way to much and now we are getting flooded with yet MORE RAIN!

Hope you all had a good time this weekend and thanks for checking in on us.

WEEKEND

2007-09-05T08:56:00.001-07:00

Braden at the Pool at Lake Whitney, White Bluff Resort. Braden and I went to see Kim, Craig, Spencer and Kyle. We had the best time and can not wait to go back.

Here are some pictures of our family fun day on Monday. we went to downtown Grapevine and then to the Rainforest Cafe. I think that it was truley the best day we have had. The weather was great. Braden was in a good mood.

We ended the weekend with a BBQ at Momo's and Popo's house. Braden was relazing in his swing in the back yard.

Braden

2007-08-14T08:23:00.000-07:00

Over the wedding weekend which was a great weekend, Braden stayed with Kim so that we could get stuff ready. Kim had McKenzie over with her so Braden had lots of fun. Here are a few pictures of that day.

He looks like he was up to something!

CUTE CUTE CUTE!!!!

Star Wars

2007-08-14T07:56:00.000-07:00

On Saturday Kim, Spencer and I headed to Ft. Worth to the Star Wars exhibit and if you know me at all you know how much I love Star Wars. We had the best time. Kim well lets say she probably could have picked a million other places to be. She was a trooper and hung in there with Spencer and Me. You can tell by some of the pictures that i was very excited and getting into the mood of the movie. Everything in the pictures were what they used in movies. Actual size, color, shape, everything it really was a lot of fun. Enjoy the pictures!

Who can resist Chewy?

Tall, dark and handsome, gets no better then that.

Ok so trying to make fun of C3PO was not the best picture of me but still very funny!

The real Yoda puppet. How cool !!

Yes, I know my mom would be so proud. But come on who could resist.

Strike a Pose! Even Star Wars had Divas.

I always wanted to be a Storm trooper, guess this is it for me.

In the movies they look big BUT WOW they are huge in person.

Spencer and me, notice the Longhorn connection.

Weekend

2007-07-30T06:29:00.000-07:00

Braden, Aunt Clara and I had a great Saturday. Braden and I got up and went to get Clara. We had to run by the glasses place to get Braden's glasses fixed and then off to the Kwik E Mart in Dallas. Yes that is right the one from the Simpson's. They have one in Dallas and we had so much fun. Braden was not really sure what was going on but Clara and I loved it. Clara had gone before so the 2nd time was just as good. If you live in the area you need to go. After that we headed to Sprinkles. That is right Dallas has a Sprinkles. If you watch Oprah she has mentioned them before and they are based out of Beverly Hills. So we went there and had the best Cherry Cupcake I have ever eaten in my life. And if you know me at all you know that cupcakes are my favorite. So after a trip there we headed to Central Market in Dallas to meet MoMo and PoPo for lunch. Needless to say after all that Braden was in a bad mood. So we headed home.

We had a great weekend and have a even better one coming up. That is right Uncle JJ is getting married this Saturday . We are all so excited and can not wait. My nieces are coming up and we have not seen them since December so we are sure to have a great time.

Here are a few pictures of the Kwik E Mart. Thanks for checking in on us.

Zoo Pictures

2007-07-27T06:08:00.000-07:00

Steve and I took Braden to the zoo. We had the best time. Below are a few pictures of Steve and Braden. I am not in them because well lets just say I was not dressed for pictures. But the pictures of Steve and Braden are priceless. I hope you love them as much as I do.

2007-07-09T06:34:00.000-07:00

Braden got a pool on Sunday!!! He loved it. So if you are around McKinney and the weather is good stop in by and stick your feet in the water with Braden. Thanks for checking in.

Happy 4th!!

2007-07-06T09:59:00.000-07:00

With all the flooding going on around Texas alot of places (McKinney) are doing the fireworks shows at later dates so Happy 4th still rings true for some. We did have a great time on July 4th. Clara, Braden, Jackson and I went to the parade in Denton that morning. What a great time. We love going to the 4th of July parade it is so much fun and the floats are great and people just have a good time. My friend Stephanie and Luke came by with their kids, Tori and Cutter. After that Clara, PoPo, Jackson, Jonathan and Leroy all went to the movies. We watched Evan Almighty, and YOU MUST go see this movie. After family fun at the movies we headed to Connie and Chris's house to eat. Once again we all managed to eat more then we should. We played games and took naps and then decided that we all needed snow cones. After getting messy with all that Braden and I headed home so that we could spend with Steve when he got home from work. We did not get to see any fireworks BUT The City of McKinney will have there show in Aug. 11 so we will be ready for that.

We are all doing great and hope that you all are safe and had a great holiday.

Here are a few pictures of the holiday that we took.

thanks for checking in on us

Long day deserves a LONG nap!!!!

LONG TIME

2007-06-29T12:08:00.000-07:00

I know it has been along time since a post. We have been really busy. SUMMER is here and things are crazy. If you have been watching the news the Dallas Fort Worth area is FLOODED!! Yes that is right! We have had so much rain. Today has been the first day in over a week that we have had no rain. We could all use rain but enough is enough.
Braden is having a great time with MoMo. Jackson and Jonathan are teaching him so much. I am shocked at how much he has learned. We are starting to get the idea of potty training. I think he will get it but we are starting a little early.
June 23rd was the day that we brought Braden home from Baylor 2 years ago. So HAPPY BIRTHDAY "B" BRADEN. He has had 2 birthday birthday "A" the day i had him and birthday "B" the day i was suppose to have him. So now we can officially say that Braden is 2 years old and from now one he gets just one birthday on Feb. 28th.
Clara and I went to see our friends that live in Round Rock and there 2 boys. Ryan is 3 months old and Owen is 3 years old. Those boys are so cute. We did a day trip so we could not spend to much time there but we fun. Since Aunt Clara and Aunt Annie were there we got to spoil them and we ate candy and popcorn and made cupcakes. We went to the mall and I taught Owen all about diamonds. FUN FUN FUN!!!! We love you guys and hope to see you in Dallas real soon.
Well other then the crazy life that is our life we are all good and enjoying our time this summer with family and friends.

HAPPY

2007-06-17T05:24:00.000-07:00

Happy Fathers Day to all you Dads out there. We hope that you have a great and wonderful day.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Annie....today is her ?? birthday as well. We wish her the very best.

We had a great get together last night with friends and family. We of course had great food and more then we could eat. Our good friend Craig made some good old fried catfish that was to die for. So a great weekend and hoping that you all had the same.

Happy late Birthday to PoPo June 11th
Happy late birthday Palmer Lee June 12th
Happy late birthday Margo Garica June 8th
Happy Wedding Anniversary Connie and Chris on June 24th

Pictures

2007-05-29T13:59:00.000-07:00

Pictures from the walk of some of Braden's Team. Braden's friends Tristan and Gage strolled the walk in honor of Braden. Then a few pictures from the NICU reunion Braden had a blast. The a picture of Lisa and Palmer with Braden.

More soon.

thanks for checking in.

NEWS

2007-05-15T12:14:00.000-07:00

We hope that everyone had a great mother's day! we had a good time we were all together at mom's and enjoyed each other very much. I did manage to get sick that day but still had a great time. We got good news and some bad news that day as well. My dad's aunt passed away Sunday. Things are crazy we are doing the best we can and trying to move on. Like i said before we have a huge family and a great support system of friends that we will get through this. NOW for some good news. My brother JJ is getting married in August. We are so excited and can not wait for a new sister-in-law. And get this i will instantly have 2 nieces without having to deal with a 9 month 2 weeks over due pregnant sister in law...............now that is good news if i have ever heard it. They are going to get married on the beach and we are all planning to go. This will be our first full family trip. We can not wait.. I am sure that Braden will love the beach. So get ready for some fun in the sun pictures.

Junior in Galveston HAPPY BIRTHDAY TODAY
GRAMY IN MEMPHIS AND GRANDMA PEREZ IN HEREFORD HAPPY BIRTHDAY MAY 16TH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WE LOVE YOU ALL

News

2007-05-11T10:40:00.000-07:00

No news is good news right? Braden has been doing well. He went to a birthday for our dear sweet Audrey. You might remember her from the blog she was born with CDH. She is a year old now and as cute as can be. We were so happy to be a part of that. We also went to Baylor NICU reunion. We got to see some our nurses from when Braden was in there. We finally got to meet Kellar and his mommy. He is so cute and doing so well. Lisa,my NICU rock, was there with her son Palmer he is so big he will be 7 this June. Getting to see all these kids and babies was such an eye opener of how lucky we are with Braden.

A bit of sad news. My dad, Braden's PoPo, has had 2 deaths in his family. His sister and his brother have both passed away. We are very sad by this and we are dealing with it the best way we can. The Jackson family is a BIG family so there are lots of shoulders to cry on. We love you PoPo and we are here for you.

We would like to wish everyone a HAPPY MOTHERS DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

plus 1 makes 4

2007-05-07T06:38:00.000-07:00

RYAN CHRISTOPHER KEDROSKI IS HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!! He was born on Friday May 4th.........mom and baby are good. Brother Owen is happy as can be. Clara and I are trying to go see then on Saturday the 12th. Here is a picture of our sweet baby Ryan!

Love you Kedroski family.......

SLEEP

2007-04-13T14:01:00.000-07:00

So you know being a new parent you hear people say "oh when they reach a certain age they will just start sleeping through the night." To a sleepy mom and dad that is the best news ever. Braden for the most part has been doing that for a long time BUT no one told us about nightmares, growing pains or just waking up from a dead sleep crying his eyes OUT. We do not have them all the time but we do have them. We work through them but when he does that 3:30 and Steve gets up at 4:30 and i get up at 5:30 makes for a long day!!! But hey we are alive and some what awake.

Things are good we are gearing up for Walk America on the 21st. You still have to walk or donate. Last day for donations is in May so plenty of time for that. And if you want to walk with us just show up at White Rock Lake in Dallas. April 21st at 9:00 a.m. It is a good time and we have so much fun. We do run into some folks who do not understand the purpose of our walk and that makes me mad. We kinda just walk right pass them and think they do not know my Braden or they would think otherwise. So to each their own right?

Susan our friend in Austin is due any day now and no baby name yet. Jenn has call her out on it and we are waiting for a name. I am with Jenn if she does not come up with a name we are going to call him Bubba forever. I just might do that anyway!! Love ya Susan!!!

We are doing great just going with flow. we did not get any good Easter pictures, SORRY!!! But we had a great time. We all over ate. We laughed so hard and played so hard that i think that we were all sore the next day even thought no one wanted to admit it.

Well i better go for now. But check back soon i promise to get more pictures this weekend and during the week of Braden.
Thanks for checking in on us.

Update

2007-04-04T08:32:00.000-07:00

Sorry it has taken us so long to post but we have been so busy. Braden had all his checks in March and good news all the way around. His CT-Scan the one we were really worried about came back perfect. We did have some issues getting him to stay still for the test. They did have to give him something that made him "DRUNK" kinda but we got the pictures we needed. So we will go back in a year. Braden went to the eye Dr. and we will have to get some new lens but nothing big there. So we are doing good and we are on track. THANK GOD! We pray so hard for Braden to just catch a break when he can and so far so good.

We are gearing up for Walk America. We sent out letters out to raise money and to get walkers. If you live near Dallas and want to walk on Braden's Team email me or post a comment and i will get back to you. We have about 23 walkers now and would love to have more. If you want to donate get with me and i will give you Braden's Team number.

Easter weekend is coming up and we are ready. Braden was still to small last year to enjoy it but this year it will be lots of fun. All our family is coming over and we will be sure to post those pictures for you.

Words! The words that Braden comes up with. He loves to say Pizza and if you are around him he will say like 3 or 4 times in a row. Get this he is starting to sing his ABC's!!! Yes some of the letters he says them clearly but he hums it perfect. He even says the "now I know my ABC's" it is so cute. He is counting to 5 and using a spoon and fork like an old pro.

My mom, Braden's MoMo, is retiring in May and she will start to keep Braden on May 29th. She will have Jackson and Jonathan as well during the summer. So that will be alot of fun for them. We are so happy to have mom have this chance with them. It will be so good for the boys to have this time to remember with her. We are sad on the other hand to take Braden from the people who have cared for him since Aug. 2005!! We will miss them and hope that they will still keep in touch with Braden and us.

We are sending get well wishes to Gran in Memphis!!! Hugs and Kisses from Texas!!!

Thanks for checking in and remember March of Dimes Walk America, walk donate or spread the word anything helps!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Pictures

2007-03-05T12:28:00.000-08:00

Here are a few pictures of the little birthday party that we had for Braden! He loved every minute of it.

Happy 2nd Birthday

2007-02-28T07:04:00.000-08:00

Can anyone believe that Braden is 2 TOADY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We are so lucky to have Braden with us and he is so loved by everyone. He is having a nice day at home today. We will have a small dinner for him tonight. I will post pictures as soon as i can get them online.

So thanks to everyone for being with us these past 2 years. We look forward to many more

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRADEN!!!!!!!!!!!!! WE LOVE YOU LOTS.

What a time Braden has had

2007-02-19T10:46:00.000-08:00

Well Braden has been super busy this past week. Gramy and Grandbob from Memphis came up for about 5 days and WOW what a great time we had. My family came up we all had dinner and just talked and laughed it was great. Braden got some great early birthday gifts from them and we had a good time playing with them. Amy and I got some shopping time on Sunday and Wednesday which was nice. And Steve and his dad, Bob, had a few days to play as well. We got to spend Valentine's together and that was really nice we had dinner at the Tortilla Factory in Plano. Clara joined us and we all had a really good time. The left on Thursday and we tried to get back to NORMAL. RIGHT!!! Normal who knows what that is.

Thursday night Jonathan had a play in Denton, so Braden went to stay with my friend Kim so that i would have free time to go and see the play in peace. Jonathan did great the kids were all so cute and Braden had a great time with Kim. The pictures below will show of his time with her. She says he was "a perfect angel" but we will just have to take her word on that.

Thanks for checking in on us.

The Pictures are in

2007-02-09T11:18:00.000-08:00

Steve and I took Braden to get his first studio pictures. He was not happy he thought he was at the Dr. So his face is red and you can see he was crying but I think he is too cute for words. Hope you enjoy them.

Here we go

2007-02-06T10:32:00.000-08:00

Well February is a very special month at our house. Braden will be 2 at the end of the month. Can anyone believe that WOW 2!!!! We are so happy he is doing so great and we are just amazed every day. This month so farhas been good for him. He had a small cold but we are over that now and just in time for visitors. Gramy and Grandbob from Tennessee are coming the 9th!! We are very excited to see them and for them see how well Braden is doing. We are going to have a great time with them and hope that we can get some new pictures up from the time we spend with them.
Braden has a few Dr. appointments coming up nothing big just check-ups, Synagis and stuff like that. The Big appointment will be on March 22. We go for his CT-Scan and we will see how well we did this past year. We can not wait for Dr. Weprin to see him. So keep this little guy in your prayers and hope for a good report that day!

Thanks for checking up on us.

Braden at his best.....EATING

2007-01-18T12:18:00.000-08:00

Here are a few pictures of Braden eating. We were iced in so we cooked all weekend and as you can see from the photo's he ate everything!!!! We had red beans and rice, corn on the cob, cornbread, green beans, and of course sugar cookies.

Happy New Year & Happy BIrthday Steve

2007-01-03T06:08:00.000-08:00

Happy 2007 to everyone.!! We start another year and hoping that everyone has a great one. We are hoping for little to no Drama this year. But what a great year we are going to have. Braden will be 2 this year! Steve and I are going on 3 years of being married and so far everyone is doing great in our family. So bring it on 2007 we are ready for you.

I would like to ask that you all all say a pray for my grandfather who lives in Hereford, my mom's dad. He fell on new years day and had to have surgery the next day. He is doing much better but still has a long recovery ahead of him. Thanks so much.

Happy Birthday to Steve. Steve is all of 3?! Like i am going to say. But we wish him a great and happy birthday from all of his family who love him so much.

Here is a picture of Kim, Santa & Myself right before we delivered present to the babies at Parkland Hospital in Dallas!! We went on Christmas Eve Morning and we had a great time.

The Holidays

2006-12-27T07:17:00.000-08:00

Everything started out great! My Uncle from Florida came to spend Christmas with us and his kids that live in Plano. We had a nice lunch on Saturday with him and enjoyed having him at our home. Clara moved in with us for the weekend since all of the fun was at our house. We got up early Sunday where Clara, Braden and I drove to Denton. My friend Kim and I went to Parkland hospital to give out presents to babies that were in the hospital. It was very nice to give back. Steve and I did it last year but he had to work so Kim went with me. We have pictures and will post them once i get all the Holiday ones set and ready to post.

Sunday evening, MoMo, PoPo, Connie, Chris, Jackson, Jonathan, My Uncle and a good friend of the family all came over for dinner. We had brisket tacos with all the trimmings and our home made tamales!YUM YUM YUM!!!!!!! We had chips and dips and shrimps bites and fruit and lots of sweets. We ate so much that I think we were all looking like good old Saint Nick! We finally got the house quite and clean and it was time for the kids to get ready for Santa. A little after 11:00 p.m. we got all the gift out and we slept until 4:00 when Jonathan woke up from a coughing spell and saw Santa had come. Well after that it was a battle to get him back to bed. The excitement was to much for him. Braden decided around 6:45 that the whole house needed to wake up and we did. We got everyone up and focused and then it was present time. The kids had the best time paper was everywhere. Santa knew they were good boys they got tons of stuff. Braden was very happy and will look very cute in all his new Longhorn clothes! We got all that paper cleaned up and time to get ready for breakfast, we had fruit and tamales. Everyone got showered and time to get ready for lunch.

After we got everything going it was time to rest and wait for the turkey to get done. WELL little did we know, my sink and my washer flooded my KITCHEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It was a mess we had towels everywhere and everyone was cleaning. We got it cleaned up and got it where we could continue with our day but it was still a mess. We had to wait till the next day to get a machine to help us fix it . So no kitchen sink, no dishwasher and no washer!! everything was having to sit, and for those who know me that was not easy to do. So we all laughed about it and moved on. Braden hit Connie in the face almost knocking her out, she has bump on her left side of her face. SORRY!!! Braden then had a nose bleed and at that point we all said ok what ever else happens we will just roll with it. Thankfully nothing else happened. Tuesday my dad my uncle and my cousin Joey from Waco came and FIXED MY KITCHEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am back in working order. While they were fixing it i got all my Christmas decoration put up got all the presents where they needed to be so that when it was fixed i could clean that kitchen. THANK GOODNESS. It was like a ray of light shinning on me and I could finally clean. I was so happy i think i cried a little bit. So may house is back in order and no problems so far. Thanks Dad for always having just what we need you are the BEST!!!!!!

My nieces are in town for the week so we will be spending time with them. New Years Eve falls on work night for Steve so i am sure we will be in bed by 9:30 or so. So to everyone thank you so much for a great year and for keeping out little Braden in your thoughts. Thanks for reading about our little life in Texas. This year has been great for my whole family we have had so many blessings and hope that you have too. Wishing you all a great and happy 2007!!!!
Love
Steve, Annie and Braden Bunger

My Buddy

2006-12-21T11:16:00.000-08:00

Landon needs your prayers. Jan is a friend of my mommy's and Landon is her grandson. He is in the hospital and can use some extra prayers. My mommy says that he had a rough night and that he is not eating and was not breathing for a while. Mommy says that she understands how his mommy feels. So please if Landon's mommy is crying like mine please pray for her too. If you want to know about him please visit his blog at http://www.babysites.com/sites/landonjax/default.asp

Landon and his mommy, Stephanie, she sent me my first build a bear when i was at Baylor his name is "fighter!"

Holidays

2006-12-15T07:51:00.000-08:00

Braden went to get his next round of Synagis today. Steve took him and then they were going to do some stuff afterwards. A nice daddy day too the weather is going to be great here. I am sure they will have a great time.

Last night we had our daycare party, and what a great time we had. It is so much fun to get together and sit and talk and not rush out the door to try to be on time for work. The boys all get great gifts and we had great food and just a great time.

We are going to have a few busy weekends from now till after the first of the year. We have a few parties and a Graduation party for our friend Courtney!! We are so proud of her.

So if we do not post for a while know that we are ok and that Braden is good. And if you know us call us or come by and see us. We wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a safe and happy New Year!!!!
Love to you all
Steve, Annie & Braden Bunger!!!!

Enjoy the following pictures!

Bunger Home

2006-12-15T07:47:00.000-08:00

If you notice the bottom of the tree is a little bare. Well we put the stuff at the bottom that Braden could get and not hurt himself with. Next year I am sure it will look the same but more of the tree will be bare, since he will be taller.

Bunger Home

2006-12-15T07:43:00.000-08:00

This is kinda blurry but you can see what little decorating we did.

Let me think?

2006-12-15T07:42:00.000-08:00

Daddy I do not like this?

HEY

2006-12-15T07:41:00.000-08:00

Why am I in the bath so much? How come i never you see you in here?

I'm out of here

2006-12-15T07:38:00.000-08:00

That's it I've had it I am out of here.

Happy Birthday Jackson

2006-12-12T06:07:00.000-08:00

Happy birthday to you

Happy birthday dear JACKSON

Happy birthday to you

We love you very much

Jackson is 10 years old today. Thank God for miracles!!!!!!!!

Another answered prayer

2006-12-11T14:06:00.000-08:00

Dear Friends,

I'm extremely pleased to report two major legislative victories for the March of Dimes, babies, families, and all Americans.
Early in the morning on December 9th, Congress approved the PREEMIE Act (S. 707). The bill will now be sent to President Bush for his signature. This bill would not have passed without the hard work of volunteers and staff across the nation who reached out to their Senators and Congressional Representatives through personal visits, telephone calls, letters and emails urging swift approval of this initiative that sets the stage for increased federal support of prematurity related research and education.
Congress also approved a bill to extend temporarily federal support of the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), thereby avoiding a funding shortfall projected to impact 17 states, putting over 600,000 infants and children at risk of losing their health insurance.
The volunteer efforts of the March of Dimes have again proven successful in meeting the health needs of America's infants and children. Let's savor these significant legislative victories and also get ready for next year's agenda -- funding for the PREEMIE Act and long term reauthorization of SCHIP.

Regards,

Dr. Jennifer L. Howse

President March of Dimes

Happy Birthday MoMo

2006-12-05T06:57:00.000-08:00

Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday dear MoMo
Happy birthday to you

We love you very much
Love your Husband your kids and grandkids

November

2006-11-09T13:59:00.000-08:00

November is National Premature month. So please log on to the March of Dimes web site see how you can help or donate to this great cause. November 14th is premature day so wear pink and blue show support of Braden and all his NICU friends. This is a story that I heard this morning on Kidd Kraddick in the Morning about a women describing life with a special needs baby.

WELCOME TO HOLLAND

by Emily Perl Kingsley.
c1987 by Emily Perl Kingsley. All rights reserved

I am often asked to describe the experience of raising a child with a disability - to try to help people who have not shared that unique experience to understand it, to imagine how it would feel. It's like this......
When you're going to have a baby, it's like planning a fabulous vacation trip - to Italy. You buy a bunch of guide books and make your wonderful plans. The Coliseum. The Michelangelo David. The gondolas in Venice. You may learn some handy phrases in Italian. It's all very exciting.
After months of eager anticipation, the day finally arrives. You pack your bags and off you go. Several hours later, the plane lands. The stewardess comes in and says, "Welcome to Holland."
"Holland?!?" you say. "What do you mean Holland?? I signed up for Italy! I'm supposed to be in Italy. All my life I've dreamed of going to Italy."
But there's been a change in the flight plan. They've landed in Holland and there you must stay.
The important thing is that they haven't taken you to a horrible, disgusting, filthy place, full of pestilence, famine and disease. It's just a different place.
So you must go out and buy new guide books. And you must learn a whole new language. And you will meet a whole new group of people you would never have met.
It's just a different place. It's slower-paced than Italy, less flashy than Italy. But after you've been there for a while and you catch your breath, you look around.... and you begin to notice that Holland has windmills....and Holland has tulips. Holland even has Rembrandts.
But everyone you know is busy coming and going from Italy... and they're all bragging about what a wonderful time they had there. And for the rest of your life, you will say "Yes, that's where I was supposed to go. That's what I had planned."
And the pain of that will never, ever, ever, ever go away... because the loss of that dream is a very very significant loss.
But... if you spend your life mourning the fact that you didn't get to Italy, you may never be free to enjoy the very special, the very lovely things ... about Holland.

To learn more go to http://www.journeyofhearts.org/jofh/kirstimd/holland.htm

Halloween Party

2006-10-30T11:19:00.000-08:00

Here are a few pictures of us at the Halloween Party we had at Aunt Clara's. Hope you like them.

Weekend

2006-10-23T07:42:00.000-07:00

Well this weekend was a very calm weekend for us. Friday night a cold front moved in and we stayed in and stayed warmed. Saturday was Jonathan's birthday. HAPPY BIRTHDAY JONATHAN he is 8 years old! He had a soccer game that morning and then we had a family lunch that the menu was planned by Jonathan himself. YUMMY....... We watched football, HOOK EM HORNS, and the kids played outside it was a great day.

Sunday was a very cold day Braden and I did not leave the house all day. It was very nice. Braden is teething pretty bad and not in the best of moods these days. We did get some pictures over the weekend and I will post them soon.

Thanks for checking in on us.

The faces of Braden

2006-10-19T10:21:00.000-07:00

Braden

2006-10-13T08:14:00.000-07:00

Well not much has been going with the Braden. He has had his first Synagis shot and a flu shot, so we are ready to battle this fall and winter. Lets hope we hit no major problems. Braden is getting ready for Halloween and we are excited about the weather finally cooling off. It has been so hot that we love this cool weather.

Steve, Aunt Clara and I are going to help at a Golf tournament that our friends The Lee's are putting on and all the money raised goes to March of Dimes. A good cause and we are excited about helping out. We have another event in November that we are going to help with and a few more along the way. The Walk America is set for April 21st 2007 so everyone mark your calendars and get ready to WALK!!!!

Hope you like the pictures of Braden. His Lion King P.J.'s are a Palmer Lee special and Braden just loves them, he looks very cute in them as well. The Halloween shirt is just us getting Braden into theme for the up coming holiday. He will probably go to a few of our friends houses on the street and then just help us pass out candy. We will be going to Aunt Clara's Halloween party we always have a great time there.

Uncle Chris had a birthday Oct. 1st and we had a great time celebrating with him. Aunt Connie is feeling much better and back to her self so Braden is going over for a sleep over tonight. GOOD LUCK CONNIE.

That is all for now thanks for checking in on us and we will post again soon.

GOOGLE

2006-09-21T10:24:00.000-07:00

please log onto http://www.marchofdimes.com/forms/signPetition.asp

sign up and make people aware of the battle that Braden and his other NICU friends have been through.
thanks

Home Sweet Home

2006-09-18T09:24:00.000-07:00

Connie is home and can not be better. She is going to have to take it easy for while but she will recover faster at home. Thanks to everyone who helped us last week, who prayed and who came to see her and sent flowers. That really means a lot to my family and we can not thank you enough.

This weekend was busy but nice. We had some family time, Grandbob came in for a quick visit on his was way to San Antonio. It was great to see him but would have liked to have more time with him and Gramy if she could have come. We love to see them but sometime wished Memphis was just next door.

RSV season is just around the corner and Steve and I are taking advantage of the fact that we can still go out with Braden. Once Oct. starts our fun days out will come to a halt. It is hard on us but we will make it for Braden we will battle this and move on. Once this season is over in April or May we will be done with RSV and can kinda have normal falls and winters.

Other then that not much more to report Braden is growing like a weed. He has a mouth full of teeth just waiting to pop out, that makes for a fussy Braden. He is so much fun we love to see him learn new things and learn to say new words. That is the best feeling ever.

Have a great week and we will post again soon. Thanks

Note for Braden

2006-09-15T12:25:00.000-07:00

I wanted you all to say a little pray for my aunt Connie. She has been in the hospital since Wednesday. my mom says she is tired of that place and I can not blame her. So please aunt Connie come home soon I am ready for another sleep over!!

Love Braden

the faces of Braden

2006-09-12T11:13:00.000-07:00

He's ready for his close up

2006-09-12T11:12:00.000-07:00

Such a big boy

2006-09-12T11:11:00.000-07:00

Hook em' Horns!!

2006-09-12T11:09:00.000-07:00

A quick note....

2006-09-12T09:20:00.000-07:00

Just wanted to get a few things out there today......

Amber Parks a good friend of ours, John's mom, is having surgery today please wish her a well and a speedy recovery.

Please continue to keep Audrey in your prayers. She has been in the hospital for over a week had a surgery done and now the waiting game. This family really needs some prayers and Braden's followers are the best at it. To see more on her please see her web page at http://jennmillerblog.spaces.live.com/

Jenn please call if you need anything!!!

Hope you like the pictures below!

The group

2006-09-12T08:48:00.000-07:00

Here we all are with our boys. Jackie, Tristan, Chanda, Sam, Amber, John, me & Braden. Those boys steal that picutre.

Birthday boy

2006-09-12T08:46:00.000-07:00

Tristan was the last of the daycare boys to turn one. So no more babies they are all big boys!!!

Sam

2006-09-12T08:45:00.000-07:00

This is sam, Braden's daycare buddy, at Tristans birthday party. We tried to get him to smile for us, he has the cutest smile, but he was not up for it at the time.

John

2006-09-12T08:43:00.000-07:00

This is John, Braden's day care buddy, at Tristan's first birthday party. These boys have all grown so much.

PaPa time

2006-09-12T08:39:00.000-07:00

This is Gary, a.k.a. PaPa he takes care of Braden everyday with his wife Shirley. We were at Tristan's first birthday and Braden had to take control of him. He stayed like that for about 20 minutes. That is his favorite place to be.

Cool

2006-09-12T08:38:00.000-07:00

Braden loving the cool breeze we got over the weekend. He is so tall you can see in this picture. Love the PJ's?

Daddy time

2006-09-12T08:35:00.000-07:00

Bath time is daddy time for Braden . Steve and Braden have the best time and water seems to be everywhere when they are done. Sounds like to much fun for mom to be in there.

Bath time

2006-09-12T08:33:00.000-07:00

That smile would melt anyone's heart!!

WHAT A DAY

2006-09-10T08:30:00.000-07:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO AUNT CONNIE!!!!! She is ?? Today

Happy Grandparents Day to ALL of Braden's grandparents today!!! He is so blessed to have you all in his life!!!!

We celebrated the events last night with my family and steve's mom at our place. We had way to much food and a great soccer cake. YES a soccer cake.............Saturday was JoJo's 1st soccer game and they did a great job. They did not win but the whole team did a great job and the family was there to cheer to them on!!!!! WAY TO GO JOJO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Today we are taking Braden to the park with his cousins for the 1st time. IT will be very exciting to see him at the park. I will report all the good details later.

This weekend was a great time and we had many things to be thankful for. We look forward to many more wonderful weekends.

Check back for pictures!!!

The SUN

2006-09-05T06:22:00.000-07:00

Braden was at the Carters outlet shop in Allen a few weeks ago with Aunt Clara, Mom & Dad and we got this pictures with the sun just peaking behind him. He does not look real happy with any of us.

Braden & Jonathan

2006-09-05T06:20:00.000-07:00

Braden LOVES his cousin Jonathan that he can even call him by his nickname "JoJo", he started to say it one evening and has not stopped.

Braden & Jackson

2006-09-05T06:18:00.000-07:00

Braden LOVES his cousin Jackson. Some people in the family think that Braden looks like Jackson when he was a baby.

Best place to be

2006-09-05T06:16:00.000-07:00

Braden loves to snuggle up with his Uncle Chris.

Once again.......

2006-08-28T07:24:00.000-07:00

Braden is 18 months today!!! Happy 18 months to my BIG BOY!!!!!
Happy Birthday to Braden's great grandfather in Hereford Texas!!!!!!!

School has started and the weather will hopefully change soon and fall will begin. Braden went to his lung doctor on Friday Aug. 25th and we got the news that Braden will have to have synagis again this fall/winter. He will have his first shot in Oct. and end sometime April or May. These shots will help to prevent RSV which we all know can be very bad for Braden. The Dr. feels that as well as Braden is doing one more round will keep him on the pace that he is now and not fall back any. So we will be doing the same stuff we did last winter. We will not be out as much with Braden, we will not take him to crowded place and NO SICK PEOPLE!! If you feel that you are sick please know that we will understand if you do not come over to visit. We have to do what is best for Braden. I was very upset to hear this news, I just cried over the fact that he was going to have to do that again. I know that he will not remember but I do and I think that he has been through so much what else can he go through. But my Braden is strong and he will get over this and we will move on and he will be fine. I on the other hand will smile and go on and then cry in the closet like every good Mom does, to show no fear.

We are very excited Braden's cousin Jonathan is playing soccer this year. He is on a team called the Rockets and there first game in sometime early September. So Braden will get to see at least a few games before RSV starts. Chris is helping the team get ready and hope that they have a great year.

The Miller Family in Frisco still needs prayers for Audrey. She was in the hospital last week and our hearts break for that family. Jenn please know that if you need anything call us. It takes special people to care for a special needs baby but it takes friends to take care of the parents. So call if you need us and we will be praying for you! To see more on the Miller family go to http://jennmillerblog.spaces.live.com/

Kedroski's Texas welcomes you back!!!

Landon Jax Crowley WELCOME !!! Landon is the grandson of my friend Jan Hill. He was born on Tuesday Aug. 22 8 pounds 4 ounces. Everyone is doing great and he is a doll. Lots of love to you!!!

Braden is talking up a storm some of his words are "WOW" "Uhh Ohh" "Wal-Mart" "Clara" "pamper" "Jo Jo" and "touchdown" now they are not that clear but you get the point of what he is saying. If you point to food or want him to eat if you say "MMMMM" he will say it too. I love to see him learn new things it just makes me smile every time.

We will post some pictures soon so check back!!!!

Too CUTE

2006-08-16T14:05:00.000-07:00

Look at this boy I mean there is nothing but CUTE written all over that face.