Playing with Landon

While John and Bryce were at a Cub Scout function today, Landon and I went to the park to play.  I took him to Bryce's school playground so he could become familiar with the kindergarten playground.  Next year, Landon will be playing there everyday!

Landon had a lot of fun on the helicopter ride.

Popcorn Sales

Bryce's Cub Scout troop is in the middle of their yearly fundraiser, which is selling popcorn.  Bryce and John sold popcorn today with Colin outside a convenience store .  Bryce did a great job asking customers if they wanted to buy popcorn or make a donation.  They were successful and sold over $400 worth.

Happy 5th Birthday Landon

Happy 5th birthday Landon!  We love you!

Family Day

Today was a great family day!  Almost the whole family got together at my parents house.  Unfortunately, Megan was back at college so she couldn't join us!  It was great to visit with everyone, especially Vince, Kathleen, and Chris.

All of the cousins LOVE Chris!  Poor guy didn't get a break because all of the cousins wanted to be with him.

The boys were all running around outside and playing, but they took a break to come in to eat.

Happy Landon

Landon was so excited after Bryce left for his first day of school.  He had a day to himself with Mommy and Grayson!

Welcome to Second Grade

Bryce started second grade today!  He likes his teacher, so he's off to a good start!

Here are the kids in the neighborhood getting ready to get on bus!

Cub Scout Welcome Meeting

The new Cub Scout year has begun.  The year kicked off with a pool party, and the boys had a great time together!

Art With Jess

I had a few errands to run this afternoon, so our neighbor Jess came over to watch the boys.  Landon loved drawing and painting with Jess.

Landon in His Robe

Landon has been wearing his robe around the house lately.  For reasons that are unknown to me, he feels he needs to be completely naked under the robe!  These silly boys!

Evening at the Park

It was a beautiful evening so we spent it at the park.  We took a long walk around the perimeter of the park.  I thought this was a cute picture of Bryce and John!



Happy Landon posed for a picture during our walk.

PLaying with the Eckards

We went to Aunt Lisa's house to play with Emily and Aaron today.  The kids decided to wear fishing boots and play in the creek behind Lisa's house.  They had a blast! 

City of Brotherly Love

We went to Philadelphia for vacation for a few days.  We stayed in a hotel in center city and walked to see all of the Philadelphia attractions.  The highlight of the trip was a bus tour of the city of Philadelphia.

Swim Lessons

Bryce and Landon have been going to swim lessons for the past few weeks.  Surprisingly, they are really enjoying it!  Landon is definitely ready to move onto the next level.

Bryce also had a great time with the older kids.

Happy Birthday Hayden

 Bryce and Landon were invited to our neighbor Hayden's birthday party.  Hayden's uncle owns Twin Pines farm, and that is where the party was held.

 The highlight of the party was a tractor ride around the farm.  I can tell Bryce is getting older because he didn't want me to sit near him on the ride!

Hayden's very creative Mommy made awesome cupcakes for the party.  They looked good and tasted even better!

Gettysburg Visit

I had to work this afternoon and I asked my parents to watch Bryce and Landon.  My parents took them to Gettysburg, and they spent the afternoon touring the National Military Park.  The boys had a great time!  They're looking forward to another visit to Gettysburg!

Bryce and Landon posed for a picture with Abe Lincoln.

The boys enjoyed lunch and dessert at Friendly's.

Summer Scouting Events

Bryce has been busy this summer with Scouting activities.  In the beginning of the summer they visited a local nursing home to play bingo with the residents.

In June, Bryce and John had their first camping experience at Camp Tuckahoe.



Earlier this week, they went back to the nursing home to celebrate the 101st birthday of a few beautiful women.  They helped the women blow out all 101 candles!

Fireworks

Bryce and Landon make their own fireworks this morning out of glue, glitter, and ink dabbers.  I had fun making one too!  Landon taught us how to make the fireworks out of glue and glitter because he made them in school this past year.  I think I will be cleaning up glitter for the next month!



Bryce was meticulous about making perfect fireworks with the glue.  He did a great job!

A Relaxing Evening

It was a beautiful and cool evening to sit outside and relax, and that is exactly what we did!

Playing With Cousins

We had a great afternoon at the park with Hunter and Wyatt!  They all loved being together, running around, and playing at the playground.

Bryce took a break from the action and rested in the shade.  He was exhausted when we left!

Look How Much I've Grown

I was at the park with Landon a few weeks ago and I was amazed at how easily he was jumping, climbing and running.  It made me think of this picture that was taken when Landon was almost one.

This is a picture of Landon today.  It is hard to believe that just four years ago he was a little baby who couldn't even walk yet.

Family Night at the Park

Finally, some relief from the hot and humid weather!  We took advantage of the comfortable temperature outside and went to the park this evening.

Bryce could spin all night on this if we let him!  He loves it - until he falls off!

A trip to the park is never complete until Bryce and Landon have climbed the ropes.  Landon is our little monkey and he always climbs to the top.

We walked over to the pond and looked for fish and dragon flies.  We found a school of fish, but no dragon flies today.

We Love Milkshakes!

Bryce and Landon love going to Fudruckers to get a milkshake.  We took them there tonight and they both indulged in a cool, refreshing chocolate milkshake.

Could this boy be any happier?  I don't think so!

Silly Boys

Landon and Bryce had a lot of extra energy this week because it was too hot to play outside.  They got some exercise by dancing and singing.  Too cute!

Landon and Grayson

When Landon went to his room today for a nap, Grayson came with him to snuggle.  That NEVER happens!

Bowling With Friends

We met the Arnold family today at the bowling alley for a fun afternoon in the air conditioning!  Bryce's friend Jimmy also joined us.  The kids had a great time eating lunch and bowling together.

Grant and Katherine's new baby brothers had fun too!  Jennifer and I were exhausted by the time the kids finished bowling!  Managing five kids and two babies in a crowded bowling alley equals two tired mammas!

Summer Library Program

Today we went to Bryce's school to participate in the Summer Library program.  Bryce and Landon made paper butterflies, listened to the principal read a book, and watched a presentation about bugs.  They saw spiders, scorpions, roaches, and lots of other creepy crawleys!

Cooling Off In The Pool

We were supposed to go on a bike ride with Bryce's Boy Scout troop this evening, but it was cancelled because of the hot temperatures.  Instead, we went to a fellow Scout's house to swim.

Bryce, Peter, and Colin had a great time swimming together!

Landon was not going to be left out of all of the fun!  He put on his swim vest and kept up with the big boys!

The boys ended the evening with a freeze pop by the pool!