4th of July 2014!!!

We had a GREAT 4th of July this year!

My brother and his family were out again and we had a blast celebrating with them :)

The boys loved it as well and it keeps getting more and more fun the older they get!

We loved having company and both boys love their cousins!

Landon especially loves babies and was all over this 8 month cutie!

We always start fireworks early so that the boys aren't completely exhausted by the time it gets dark!

They were mesmerized by the fireworks...

even though it got a little loud at times!

Blake's favorite was the poppers!

Landon's favorite was the sparklers!

These are the best sequence of photos!

I love how it goes from pure joy to complete terror back to joy!

I loved that the entire family was in 4th of July outfits and that the boys all matched!

We actually got a wonderful family picture with everyone!

This hasn't happened before with all the grandkids...and I love it!

The best part is that we took the picture using a timer and with a little photoshop help, that's talent!

I love my SIL

and love my hubby!

Later that night Jared took Landon to see some big fireworks at a friend's house. 

Blake was tired and had a fever so I stayed home with him and put him to bed. 

Landon had the BEST night! 

Jared said he had the biggest smile on his face the whole time and he couldn't stop talking about it the next day. He said his favorite holidays are now Christmas and the 4th of July!

What fun!!!

I'm actually really excited for next year when both boys are even older!

Although, I think we should start saving now since both Jared and my brother have grand plans for fireworks...I'm not sure we can afford it :)

Summer Happenings

We have had a fun and busy summer so far!  We haven't gone anywhere but we have had lots of fun and have done a lot in our home town! My brother and SIL and sweet nephews came out over the 4th of July for a couple of weeks.

Here's a little recap of what we have been up to...picture style!

Landon had his preschool "graduation" (although he still has one more year of preschool) and was excited to get his certificate!

He is so sweet and I love that he still loves to sit on my lap on cuddle me!

Both boys went to VBS this year and the them was spy academy!

They loved in and Landon decided to dress up as a spy when he got home...the get up was put together entirely on his own :)

Blake didn't dress up, but is still super cute!

We've also spent the summer having lots of park picnics,

going to indoor play places (this one with the trampolines is one of their favorites),

going on walks and finding dirt hills to climb on,

playing inside when it's too hot in the afternoons to be outside,

lots and lots and lots and lots of swimming

(I am soooo thankful for access to my parents neighborhood pool...it is amazing to take the boys to and they have both become little fish this summer),

(This is what we did to cool off in summers past when we couldn't go to the pool!)

watching 3D movies and having family movie nights,

helping mom bake and cook breakfast (notice the pile of raw egg spilled all over the counter!),

 and heading to the river to play and throw rocks!!!

We also took the boys bowling for the first time.  We went with our good friends and all of the kids had a BLAST!  All of us adults were a sweaty, exhausted mess by the end of herding the kids and keeping them out of everyone's lanes! Needless to say I didn't get any other pictures besides one with all 4 kids, as blurry as it is!

Have I mentioned that our summer as been jam packed?!?!

No wonder both boys are so tired :)

So thankful for the fun times and happy memories we can create together!

Jared and I have had our share of fun too with different nights out together and with friends!

I went to the One Republic Concert with a couple of friends and also got to watch one of my good friends from high school get married on Lake Powell!

We still have a lot planned for the summer, although I am slightly looking forward to our routine to start again in the Fall :)