Happy 4th!

We had a great Fourth of July! The boys were so excited to see fire works. We went to the Rochester Hills fire work show. It was so fun. The park had jumping castles and slides, and roller skates you could use, all for free! Dallin tried roller skates for the first time. Didn't do too well, but hey, he had fun. I was nervous about Landen being up so late, I thought maybe I could get him to sleep walking around in the stroller with him before the fireworks started. But he didn't come close. He enjoyed every minute of it. I was amazed out well he did. He was in awe at the fireworks, just stared with big eyes. He finally fell asleep on the walk back to the car.

Getting ready for the fireworks!

The crowd is our ward. We all met in the same spot for the firework show. They are our family away from family. Thank goodness for the church!

Showing off (trying) their flags and glow sticks

When we were trying to figure out how we were going to carry all our stuff and three boys from the car to the park (about a mile walk) Dallin came up with a solution -

A few days later Nate, Dallin and Isaac camped out in the backyard. It was their first tent experience. They did really well! Nate said they all woke up about 2am and were cold, when Nate asked them if they wanted to go inside they assured him they did NOT! And they quickly went back to sleep!

On Friday, the 4th, we spent the day at the beach, 20 minutes away! It was heaven! The lake was beautiful, the beach was true sand, there were grassy shady areas, and the weather was perfect. We will be going back for sure!

(He's just waking up in this picture, he still falls asleep anytime we're in the car in the afternoon)

Isaac ready to party at the lake!

Landen loved the sand! He only ate it once!

No thanks mom, don't need the hat.

Isaac playing

Dallin showing off his "food for the cats" He has been into playing with imaginary friends lately and he told us he brought some cats to the beach with us.

Our sand creation!

Playhouse Project

The little playhouse in our backyard needed a little fixing up. We let the boys choose the colors, they wanted blue and yellow. Our landlord offered to buy the paint. It wasn't quite the blue we had in mind, but oh well, it's a playhouse right. It was fun for the boys to paint their own house!

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Happy Birthday to My Nephew

I want to say happy birthday to my nephew Dylan on this 4th of July. He turned 14 today! Looking through some of the pictures I have of him reminded me of the fun times we used to have. I can't believe how time flies! Love you buddy!

Official bloggers

Yeah! We finaly have a blog! We are excited to share our experiences, pictures, and stories with all our friends and family. We are adjusting to our new life in Auburn Hills, Michigan and really enjoying it so far. We have met some great people and are getting involved in some fun activities. Nate is LOVING his job and the experience he is getting. He is also keeping very busy with is church calling as executive secretary. I am enjoying the beautiful weather and being outside with the kids. We love going to the park with friends. We are looking forward to a summer of camping, sight seeing, and swimming at some of the many beaches that are close by.



Dallin is Five and is excited to start kindergarten in the fall. He loves to play with cars and spend his money collecting new ones. He has also found an interest in the solar system and loves to read books about the planets. His favorite one is Jupiter and he can tell you all sorts of facts about it. He and Isaac are doing swimming lessons this summer, and Dallin is anxious to start T-ball next week. He is very glad summer is finaly here! It was the beginning of June and he stepped outside and said, "Oh, this is the warmest day of June I have ever seen, this day of June hugs me."



Isaac is Three yrs. old. Growing bigger and smarter everyday, he keeps me on my toes. He loves sports and is excited to play them someday. He loves to play with Landen and make him laugh. The other day we were getting ready to leave for church. I asked Dallin and Isaac "what toy would you like to bring to play with in sacrament meeting?" Isaac said, "I want to bring Landen." He often has cute responses and funny things to say. When I asked them what they wanted to be when they grow up, Dallin said, "I want to be an astronaut." Isaac said, "And I want to be the rocket!" So fun.


And the baby. Landen is 8 months old. He enjoys spitting and making entertaining sounds with his mouth. He scoots backwards and is very anxious to be up and running around with his brothers soon. His favorite food is... hmm... we'll have to get back to you on that, so far he has disliked just about everything we try to give him. The funniest things in the world to him are, his brothers making the entertaining mouth sounds back at him, and mommy immitating animal sounds. He is a lot of fun!

Summer Fun

As soon as the snow melted Dallin and Isaac started asking if they could run through sprinkler. The other day was hot and muggy. I wish you could've seen their faces when I said, "I think today is a sprinkler day." The neighbor boys joined in the fun.

Dallin thought it best to wear socks so his feet wouldn't get hurt. When I suggested he wear his sandals he informed me they were too dirty.

Landen watching from the sidelines