Goofin' Off with the Girls at Great Grandpa's

Braden has really loved having the Dethiers here for a visit. We spent some time at Braden's great grandfather's house. Fortunately, the backyard can accommodate a bunch of energetic children & all the cousins took full advantage of that!

Difficult to tell if Braden is running with them or running from them! He's probably just excited to be leading the pack!

Sydney doesn't like to hear this, but she and Braden look so much alike! We think they are both just so cute!
Just goofing around with Uncle Christian while the girls clobbered each other!
Braden used a lot of will power to refrain from tossing the ball around Great Grandpa's dining room.
Yes, Braden did attempt to do a cartwheel like Lauren. No, I didn't catch his hilarious, yet unsuccessful, attempt on camera unfortunately.

Great Uncle Jay played Coach Bela Karolyi and tried to show Braden some tumbling techniques.
Braden was so excited to see his cousins, Sydney and Kendall.....
until Kendall placed a pink, sparkly headband on his head.
"Ahhhhh, get me away from all these girls for a minute!!!"
Braden was trying to talk Aunt Sandy into finding out if she is having a boy or a girl. After all, having another boy around would be great. However, he's learned how to handle all the girl cousins, so he would be content with a little girl too! No pressure Sandy.....

When Braden isn't roughing it up on the football field, it looks like he may enjoy playing a little baseball ?? 7-year-old Lauren was a great sport and played for hours with Braden in Grandpa's backyard.
Taking a much needed break from the girls, Braden got acquainted with his great grandpa, lovingly known as "Grand Poobah."
Braden realized that his cousin, Nicole, would protect him from the tickle torture going on between Sydney and Lauren. He also loved the fact that even his 24-year-old cousin ran around with him non-stop like she was one of the kids too!
The breaks didn't last long. There was a group of energetic older girls to keep up with and Braden was sure not going to let much stop him!