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Saturday, October 25, 2008

:: Klackles Orchard with Daddy and Mommy ::


Buddy was able to catch a ride home with a friend this weekend, so we thought it would be the perfect opportunity to take Brogan to a pumpkin patch/apple orchard together as a family!

I found this place through a friend, it is Klackels Orchard, they have so much fun stuff to do! It will be better when Brogan is a little older but just some of the things they have for the kids are face/finger painting, a petting zoo, a hayride to pick a 1/4 peck of apples, enchanted pumpkin rides, playgrounds, pumpkin bounce, pony and camel rides, peddle tractor races, and so much more for only $8 and its about 40 minutes away!




We also of course got some warm apple cider and doughnuts to take home... Apple cinnamon and pumpkin spice were Mom's favorites! It was also nice because it was kind of chilly that day.



We finally found Brogan his first Pumpkin! I think we just needed daddy's expertise in this area
:)



PS Today was Michigan vs Michigan State day, and you can see Brogan is supporting his colors ... GO BLUE :)

Busy week coming up!!!

You don't choose your family. They are God's gift to you, as you are to them. ~Desmond Tutu

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::Introduction::

Although his life was unplanned Brogan has brought so much joy to ours. We found out we were pregnant May 21st, 2007, and what a shock that was. Looking back on that time now, as i look into his big blue eyes, I don't think we ever could have known what happiness he would bring with his arrival. I worked right up until my water broke at 4:40pm on January 15th. My heart was beating so fast as Buddy met me at my house (after i had to call and pull him out of an interview to let him know it was "TIME", he got the phone call he had wanted! Since I was scheduled to have an induction on the Thursday following and we both really wanted it to happen naturally. We got to the hospital between 6 and 6:30 and i was dilated to 5. After I got the epidural around 8:30 -9 I dilated to 10 within the hour, but was so numb that I could not feel my contractions to push. Poor Brogan was stuck there for another 3 hours with his head just trying to come out! We turned down the epidural, and when I could feel enough to push, it only took 1 hour and our baby boy was delivered into this world by his Daddy and Grandma Wood at 1:51 am on January 16th 2008. Grandma R and Aunt Chelsea and Aunt Brooke were also there to share that special moment and capture it with photographs and video. The rest of the family came in shortly after. What an amazing experience this has been...

-Brogan Lee Rivera-
7 lbs 6 oz, 19 3/4th in. 1:51 am 1/16/08