Fun Fourth

Happy Independence Day!

Lighting fireworks

Landen throwing a snapper at me

Before we know it, he'll be joining the rest of them. But for now, here's the usual picture of Jared on the sidelines.

Our 3rd annual Auburn Hills Summer Fest which the boys look forward to all year.

Jared and Landen enjoying watching from a safe distance. Landen kept stealing Jared's hat.

Isaac trying some rock climbing.

They both got a little more than half way up.

Landen blowing bubbles while waiting for the fireworks.

Jared enjoying the atmosphere.

Father's Day

Happy Father's Day Nate!

Thanks for being such a fun dad for our four boys. We love you!!

Random Photos

Isaac asleep on the couch again. This time with a starburst in his mouth and a "sword" in his hand.

I went looking for the kiddos when things were quiet.

Found them in the shower. Landen and Jared are becoming quite cute together.

At the park. Jared LOVING the swings!

Landen too.

Last Day of School

Another year down, I can hardly believe it. Dallin and Isaac have learned so much this year. We are sure grateful for their teachers and the great friends we made at Auburn Elementary. We are going to miss you!

I loved being walking distance from the school. It was great to get out of the house for a little walk and watch the kids race each other down the sidewalk, Dallin, being so proud to be the fastest, and Isaac trying so hard to beat him, but still being happy and satisfied at his own speed, and Landen straggling behind with his blonde curls going every which way. These are memories I want to keep. Here are some pictures of our every day routine, and Dallin's last day of first grade.

Isaac and Landen stopping at the tree to wait for me and Jared to cross the street with them.

Niagara Falls

We finally made it over to Niagara Falls. We met Nate's brother and family, Nate's mom and sister Jana, and Grandma Jorgensen. The falls were amazing. Just an awesome sight. It was a cloudy day and being by the water made it cold and windy. But the not so great weather made it a perfect day for tourism. We did not fight any crowds.

Jared was so good!

Yes, it's May. Yes we're bundled in winter attire.

Jana and Jeanne getting soaked!

Palmyra

The boys with their Great Grandma Jorgensen in the Sacred Grove.

Nate, Matt, Grandma Jorgensen, Jeanne, Jana

Dallin climbing the Hill Cumorah

The Most Awesome Place Ever (for kids)

While in NY visiting family, we went to the National Museum of Play. I took pictures of only about 1/4 of what we did. The place was enormous and packed with hands on imaginative play and learning stations for kids. It was so neat to see the ideas that went into this place, the creativity and detail was amazing. Some of the pictures I missed were the best places. We spent a lot of time on an airplane/cockpit, and at the theater... a stage with a curtain, little bleachers for the audience, switches to work the lights -all the perfect size for kids, they just go and play and pretend in their own way at their own pace. It was so fun to see!

Here is Dallin racing against another kid - watching the screen to see who the winner is.

We spent a long time in the "grocery store" Everything was miniature and plastic, but looked so realistic! Landen loved pushing the shopping cart around.

Dallin and Isaac at first were not interested. Then they found the scale. That was fun.

I lost Isaac for a moment. When I found him, he was pretending to be the cashier! He was helping other kids and loving it. The machine actually scans items, and prints out an actual receipt.

Dallin being the cashier for his cousins Lily and McKenna. You can kind of see the store in the background. The rule was pick five items, go to check out, put the items back, get 5 more. The kids had so much fun here.

A fun train ride.

In the fairytale land - Jack and the Beanstalk, and the Giant. Landen and Isaac are speaking into the speaker - your voice comes out loud and low and makes it seem like the giant is speaking.

Landen and the Bernstein Bears

Inside Bear Country - Dallin and Lily cooking at the restaurant

Landen and Dallin Dancing to the music, watching their moves on the screen.

Our family on the steps of Sesame Street. Landen played for a long time in Elmo's World.

This picture was at the end of our day -Can you tell?