Ryan's first day of School

Ryan started school this morning. He was so excited he woke up at 5:30 AM, had breakfast, got dressed and was ready to go with all of his chores done by 7:00 AM. This school thing might just work out to be really good for me too. He even had time to draw a picture to send into the Friend Magazine. It's a children's magazine that is produced by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. He really enjoys reading it and has talked about submitting a pictures for a few weeks now. It was nice he could occupy his time by drawing a picture of Captain Moroni.

Caden on the other hand was not to excited about having his big brother, best friend, going away for a few hours without him.

Ryan on his way out the door to school. Could he be anymore excited?

Ryan wanted everyone to see his backpack. He is very proud of it.

This picture is my favorite because of Caden's face. It says everything. It was like taking his favorite dog to the pound.

This is in front of Ryan's school; Martin Luther.

Ryan working on his first project.

Drive-In Movie

A few weeks ago the kids received free tickets to the drive-in from their bank SMB as a reward for having a savings account. Since Trevor was home for the weekend we decided it would be something we could enjoy as a family. We had a blast hanging out in the back of our pacifica, eating home popped popcorn and sweets. The first movie was Aliens in the Attic. It received mixed reviews from the family. Ryan loved it. Mom and Dad loved it because they got to watch the kids. The second movie was Ice Age 3 but Matthew and Caden were done. Caden kept asking if we could go home when the credits from the first movie were rolling. It was fun to sit and talk with Trevor about growing up and going to the drive-in. There aren't many around any more. We're glad we had the opportunity to take our kids and enjoy some family time.

Where has the summer gone?

I can't believe we only have a week of summer left. It has gone by so fast. We have done, seen and been more places this summer than I can ever remember. I promise to post more photos and fun as soon as I get some time. Have a great day!!!

Fun moments in the Morning

I just had to quickly post this because I can't stop laughing about it. This was an unusual morning for us because we didn't follow our routine. We have a routine we do and it is the same everyday but this morning we decided to forget the routine and just enjoy. We laid on my bed laughing, talking, reading books, having pillow fights and just spending time together. When everyone finally parted ways I decided I better get back to the routine and start with making my bed. Ryan was kindly entertaining me with his newest creation; a rocket ship that his Dad would be the pilot in and he would be the co-pilot. I went out of my room to grab something and noticed the following on the floor in the hall.


I went back into my bedroom and asked Ryan if he knew where the lid to the marker outside my door was. He answered with a no and I realized that there was no way it could have been him because he hadn't been out of the bedroom since this whole thing began. I then called to Caden and asked if he knew where the lid to the marker was. He wandered into my room with a huge smile on his face as he held up his finished project. I just bust out laughing.
Thank goodness its washable. I just love being a Mom. What a great way to start the day.

The Tulsa Air and Space Museum

Ryan, Caden and Trevor launching the Space Shuttle

Caden and Daddy riding in the cockpit of a jet.

Ryan and Matthew in the cockpit of a jet.

Ryan flying the jet.

Caden as co-pilot. Last Wednesday the boys and I went down to Tulsa to see Trevor. While we were waiting for him to get down with work we decided to go and visit the Tulsa Air and Space Museum. We had a blast. The boys were in Heaven. They went from one thing to the next to the next and back again. We tried to go see a show about stars at the planetarium next door but Caden (for the first time in his life) kept yelling, "Look Mommy a star, a star" and Matthew (also out of character) started crying and wouldn't stop. So after tormenting everyone in the theatre for fifteen minutes we decided to leave. Ryan was really disappointed until he got the best surprise ever: Dad. Trevor came down after he got off work and we spent the last hour that the museum was open going through everything again so that the boys could show their Dad. Some of our favorite exhibits were: the robot arm, the space shuttle launch, the bed of nails and being able to enter the cockpit of several different planes.

Trip to Utah

This summer the boys and I had the opportunity to go back to Utah and visit family. Trevor was unable to come with us which was sad but it all worked out. I was able to make it to and from Utah, airport and all, with three boys. They were very good. We loved spending time with family and had a lot of fun. Ryan roasted his first marshmallow. We swam in Grandma and Grandpa Bright's pool. We played in the ditch and Grandma and Grandad Dilks', we rode the Frontrunner down to Salt Lake City for a day and just enjoyed spending time with family.

Our First Garden

We decided to plant a garden this year. It has been a really neat experience for our family. The boys have loved digging in the dirt. They go out to the garden everyday to see if anything has started to grow.


This is Trevor digging up the grass where we put the garden.
We don't have very good soil here so we have to put in raised beds if we want to anything grow. Matthew loves to help. He's such a big boy. This is Caden and Daddy resting after all their hard work.

This is Caden planting corn. We also planted pumpkins, squash and a tomato plant.

Ryan planting the pumpkin seeds with Daddy. We are so excited to see everything to grow.