Boys and Bikes

While my Mom was visiting us in Missouri she noticed that Caden was frequently getting on Ryan's bike. In fact, whenever we tried to take him off he'd cry and scream because he wanted to continue riding the bike. If Ryan was riding the bike Caden would race after him yelling; "bike, bike." She decided it was time for Caden to have his own bike. When we went to get Caden's bike we had a little extra money so we decided to get Ryan one too. They love their bikes. Caden can't peddle just yet but he doesn't mind sitting on his bike and turning the wheels with the handle bars. Ryan races up and down the street on his bike. I love to watch them go. Thanks Mom and Dad!!!

The 4th of July

We had a great 4th of July! It was a dream come true. It started with a pancake breakfast at the church with great company. Caden and Ryan are addicted to pancakes. We then went to the parade but it was mostly a campaigning function. We later had some friends over for a BBQ in which Trevor cooked some of his famous burgers. The are the best!!! That evening, we went to a fireworks show put on by the Med Students. Everyone pitched in a few dollars and they bought everything you could imagine. In Missouri anything goes. It was like watching the city fireworks back home. We ended the evening with a fountain display by our neighbors that was awesome. The only bummer was that Ryan wanted to buy some tanks but they were out. We ended up buying a hummer and a fire engine. The hummer cost $8 and was worthless and the fire engine cost $2 and was impressive. My neighbor spent $20 total on her set of fountains and we watched them for 30 minutes. Next time I'll go with her to buy fireworks. By the way this was her first time buying fireworks and lighting them off in the street. Between the excitement of the kids and the awe of her face it was totally worth it. What a great day!!

Watermelon

The boys love watermelon. Whenever we have the chance to get one we have a watermelon party. Caden and Ryan eat it like it's going out of style. They'd eat it all day long if they could but we haven't been able to find one big enough to last that long.

Sweet Little Boy

I can't believe that our little Matthew turned six weeks today. It has gone by so fast and he's grown so much. He has just started to smile at us and mimic what we do with our mouth. If we open it wide, he'll open his wide, if we stick out our tongue, he'll do it too. Ryan and Caden have been so cute with him. Caden loves to rub his head for good luck. Maybe thats why he is bald in front. hmmm????