Assateague Island

John took the boys to Assateague Island to see all of the animals that live there. Bryce and Landon really liked seeing the horses walk by so closely to them!

Vacation 2010

We went to Ocean City, Maryland for vacation this year. They boys loved being on the beach and spending time in the sand.

The Many Faces of Landon

Landon is the theatrical member of our family. He makes many funny faces and he has even more funny noises to accompany the expression. Here are a few!

We Love Midge!

We have been dog sitting Midge, who belongs to my sister's friend Diane. Our entire family has completely and totally fallen in love with Midge! If we could adopt her, we would!

John is a huge animal lover so he really enjoyed playing with Midge and taking care of her!

Happy Independence Day

Happy Independence Day!

We invited Molly and Wolly over for dinner this evening to celebrate the Fourth of July.

Landon had a rough evening tonight and he refused to pose in any pictures. So there are no pictures of Landon from today!

After dinner, we went to a local club that hosts a fire works display.

John and His Boys

Look at these three handsome guys! John bought matching Fourth of July shirts for the three of them to wear to a picnic today. It broke my heart to have to tell him he bought a girl's shirt for Landon!

Emily's Birthday Party

Emily wanted to celebrate her birthday during the summer with her friends so she had a Luah theme party today. Since I will never be able to plan a party for a girl, I asked if I could help her. We went shopping for supplies together and planned the activities.

The boys played together while the girls enjoyed the party!

Make and Take Craft

Bryce, Landon and their cousins went to AC Moore today to participate in a craft activity. They made Silly Band holders.

Hunter, Wyatt and Uncle Jeff came over after we left AC Moore. The boys played for a few hours and ate dinner together.

Face Painting

I recently bought a face painting kit so I can begin face painting during the boys' birthday parties. They were excited for me to get started so we tested out a few designs today. The design on Bryce's face is a tribal design. I need a lot of practice before I can begin painting designs on kids who aren't my children!

Toy Story 3

We took the boys to see Toy Story 3 this afternoon. What a great movie with a lot of humor for the adults. We were pleasantly surprised that Landon stayed in the theatre for the entire movie! Yeah!

Hunter and Wyatt

We spent the entire day at Aunt Lynne's house swimming, playing and having fun! Summer is great!!!

Visit With Molly and Wally

We spent the day visiting Molly and Wally today. The kids colored and played with the train set. Also, Molly made a delicious lunch for us!

Tumble Town

We had a great morning with Mell, Meghan and Charlie at Tumble Town. The kids played hard and they wore themselves out! We are looking forward to our next play date!

Afternoon Playtime

Emily and Aaron came over this afternoon to play for a few hours. The kids had a blast together!

Playing in the Rain

The boys invited our neighbors Carter and Eric over this afternoon to have a water battle in the back yard. It began to rain so they decided to run around and play in the rain! They were sprinkled with Earth's natural sprinkler system!

Happy Birthday Wyatt

Today we celebrated cousin Wyatt's birthday with a party at his house.

Wyatt had a yummy cake!

We had perfect weather today for an outdoor party. The kids spent most of the day playing together in the pool.

Emily did a great job taking care of Landon in the pool!

John had a lot of fun too! He enjoyed riding Jeff's dirt bike on the track in their back yard.

Fire Department Tour

Our neighbor Todd is a full-time fire fighter with our local fire department. He invited Bryce to take a tour of the fire department this evening while he was working. Unfortunately, he had to go out on the ambulance just before we got there but a really nice fire fighter named Ryan showed us the trucks. Bryce was so excited to sit in the fire truck! Landon sat on the truck too and wore fire fighter Ryan's ear phones.

Ryan turned on all of the lights for the boys to see. Unfortunately we had to cut our tour short because the fire fighters were called to a fire. Bryce and Landon watched the fire fighters load into the truck and leave the building. How exciting!

Father's Day Picnic

Landon's school hosted a Father's Day picnic this afternoon. John and Landon enjoyed a picnic lunch outside and they played several games together. What a great father-son event!

Football Training

Bryce wants to play flag football again this fall and to prepare he is attending a football conditioning clinic. During the clinic, the kids work hard for two hours straight. We thought Bryce would hate it after the first session are we were surprised to hear him say after the clinic, "I loved it! I can't wait until next week!"

Field Day Fun!

Bryce's school hosted its annual end of the year party, which is called Field Day. The kids enjoyed a lot of fun activities, both outside and inside. In this picture, they are decorating a photo frame which contained a class picture. Everyone had a great day, the weather was perfect and I was blessed to be one of the class chaperones.

Hot Rods Are Here!

York hosted its annual Hot Rod event this weekend. For the past few days, the boys have been pointing out the antique cars while we are driving. They love it! Tonight we parked our car along a main highway and watched the cars drive by.

Fun In The Sun

We purchased a family pool pass this year since I will be home a lot with the boys this summer. Landon and I spent the afternoon at the pool yesterday while Bryce was in school. Landon loved it more than I could have ever imagined! His favorite activity was playing in the water park. Later that evening when Bryce got home from school he overheard me telling someone on the phone that Landon and I went to the pool. He was livid that Landon went swimming and he didn't! We didn't have plans so I took Bryce to the pool alone. He loved it too! It looks like we will be spending a lot of time swimming this summer!

The Signs Of Summer

Summer has arrived! We set up the sprinkler in the back yard today and Bryce and Landon, along with a few neighbors, cooled off.

Memorial Day Picnic

We went to a friend's house yesterday for a Memorial Day picnic. The kids had a blast! There were several kids around the same age as Bryce and Landon. They all ran and played for hours!

There were a lot of water activities that all of the kids loved! Bryce's favorite was squirting everyone with the super soakers.

Spring Concert

Landon's school hosted its annual Open House and Spring Concert last night. Landon enjoyed being on stage singing songs. Landon looked so handsome for the concert!

Playing at Hunter and Wyatt's

John is out of town working for a few days so we decided to spend the day visiting cousins Hunter and Wyatt. Bryce and Landon loved sitting on their dirtbikes. Lynne and Jeff planted a huge vegetable garden this year. Bryce was excited to have Aunt Lynne show him everything they planted. We can't wait to eat some of their fresh produce this summer!