Playing 'Grandma'

On Friday morning while I was trying to get some stuff done. I found the boys playing with my shoes. This is nothing new. Then I heard the phrase 'this is my purse', so naturally I went to investigate. I found the boys both wearing my high heel shoes, and carring 'purses' (they are actually camera cases). I asked what they were doing and they responded... "We're playing Grandma"!

Krista's Party

So Krista and her friend Ben, being the fun loving people that they are, decided that they wanted to have a joint birthday party and that they would turn 5 again. So I took the boys down to be able to join in on the fun. They had a pinata stuffed with candy and other yummy goodies but their biggest thing the an ostrich cake they they decided to make. My sister Melissa and I thought it would be fun to get them little gifts appropriate for a 5 year old. Krista and Ben liked it so much that every year on Sept. 19th they would have a birthday for themselves and always turn 5! (I might want to note that neither of their birthday's are even in September). I guess that just made it that much more fun.

Krista's Party

Preschool

Today was Landon's first day of preschool. A few mom's from our ward are doing a 'joy school' for our kids. Landon was really excited! We have discovered that Landon's attention span is not quit were I would like it to be. It will just take some time to get used to sitting to do the lesson/activities.

Getting close

Well, our house is coming right along. We should be in in about 2-3 weeks! All the was have been textured and painted the stone is on the outside and they started our tile this weekend. We can hardly wait to be in our own home... especially before all of the big holidays.

Growing up

Sunday at Church Landon got to do the scripture for openning exercises. I asked him what he wanted the scripture to be about and he siad the Holy Ghost. See we did John 14:26 We practiced for everyone in the house about a half a dozen times before church. He stood right up there and did a great job! It's hard to believe my little boy is growing up so quickly.

House in Progress

We go by our new house every couple of days and wanted to show everyone the progress we're making. We are now mostly framed. The cement basement is finished and our window wells are in place. We have walls and a ceiling now. The top pic is Jon and the boys in the garage. The bottom shows the boys looking out thier bedroom window.

The Rodeo

Monday evening the Felts all went to the Ogden Rodeo just like when my mom was a little girl. Landon was very excited to get to come along. He loved staying up late, watching all the cows and horse and of course getting his own snow cone. We decided to leave Kyler home this year for 2 year old reasons. We got to see the bucking bronco, steer wrestling, barrel racing and more. They closed the show with three stunt motorcyclist... it is hard to see but in the top picture he is in the air,holding the seat with his hands and his feet in the air.

Felt Reunion

A couple of weeks ago we had the opportunity to go to the Leon Felt Reunion. It was great to see family that I haven't seen in years. On Saturday we all gathered at the Huntsville Park which is near were the Felts lived. We had ancestors names that were on a monument there at the park. There was plenty of the kids to do too. Besides the big toy area we has a bounce house (which Ky is jumping in) and they even made bottle rockets and yes we lauched all of them with an air compresser. Jon helped Landon make his and was very proud of himself.

Kyler's 2nd Birthday

Kyler's big present for his birthday from Jon and I as well as Jon's parents was a red wagon. Landon and Bryon also got to share in the excitement of the wagon. We have already gone around the neighborhood 3 times and it hasn't even been 24 hrs yet. It's hard to believe that my baby boy is now 2 years old... where has the time gone.

Presents

Kyler was very excited for his presents he received a ball hopper, baseball bat and ball, and a train and video.

Elephant Cake

Kyler was very excited for his Elephant cake we had to get very creative to make it all work. I used 2 round cakes, 3 twinkies, 2 rolos candy and 2 good and plenties

Landon's trip

On the evening of July 3rd Grandma and Grandpa Humphries took Landon up Ogden Canyon to go camping with them for a night. They stayed up until 11 o'clock playing yahtzee and then slept in until after 8 (which is very rare for Landon). He had the best time just being spoiled by his grandparents and not having to fit for their attention. Jon and I took Ky up late afternoon on the 4th and had foil dinner and s'mores before we headed back down the mountain with both kids. Oh, yeah just in case you are wondering that is not dirt on Landon's face... it's oreo cookies.

The Dig

On June 26th Ivory Homes started to dig our hole for the house. We took the kids to watch the big trucks out scooping the dirt away. After dinner we returned to see the progress. Jon took Landon down into our hole. It is the shape of our basement. We will be sure to keep everyone tuned in through out the building process.

Building the Pergola

This weekend was spent building Jon's parents Pergola. We started Thursday after dinner and were kind of finished by dinner time on Saturday. We had to lift it and flip it over etc. It took all the hands we had and could of used more but it is standing there are still a few things that need to be done on it but they are going to wait for another weekend.

Sprinkler Fun

Playing Games

Landon enjoyed showing Kyler how to play his Deigo Matching Game. After trying to be patient he decided to do what ever he wanted. They also had fun playing/ make a mess with Connect 4. They try really hard to be able to play just like the big kids and in time they will be right along with them; Until then they enjoy making their own rules to their games.

Teeter-Toter

While camping last week we realized after taking this one picture that we forgot to charge the batteries in our camera after returning from Disney World. So here is the one picture of our first camping trip of the year. The boys used a piece of wood that they found to make a teeter-toter. The trip ended up being very eventful with a hike that I guess ended up being to long for the kids. Kyler fell asleep while sitting on Jon's shoulders and Landon ended up getting carried half of the hike back. We also got to listen to a bunch of raccoons fighting right outside our tent and could hear/see them circling our tent. It was pretty freaky if you ask me.

Walt Disney World Vacation

After a long airplane ride the boys were so excited to get out and play with their cousins. The look on the kids faces were great as they saw the Castle and all of the characters. The only ride that Landon really knew was the Dumbo but by the end loved the Peter Pan the best. We enjoyed racing on the Indy speedway, spinning in Teacups, riding Goofy's roller coaster and much more. We road in a huge jeep on a Safari in Animal Kingdom and came pretty close to a bunch of animals.
The resort we stayed at was the Polynesian so everything was set up with tikis and we had a Hawaiian Luau with the full show. We were right on the water across from Magic Kingdom. We watched the fireworks over the castle from our beach right outside our rooms. The kids enjoyed all of the many ways of transportation that we got to experience... Monarail, Ferryboat, Smaller Boat, buses, and of course airplane.
Thanks to Grandma and Grandpa, Jon and I got to experience some of the more adult rides and attractions. Including, Space Mountain, Tower of Terror, Rock-N-Roller Coaster, and more.