Jeff's Birthday

 
 
 
 

Landon's First day of First Grade

Landon's first day at his new school and first grade was on Monday. I don't know who was more nervous - his mom or Landon. You could tell Landon was excited to go to school again, but was a little nervous at the same time. Even though he didn't go to Eddins last year, there were still a least one friend from church that goes to the school he played with during break. Landon loves to learn - his favorite subjects right now are Science (and learning how things work and why) and math.

The Very Hungry Catepillar - Read by Blake

Blakey Robot

The boys made their own robot costume. Doesn't Blake sound like a robot? They had a lot of fun Saturday.

Sewing

After making the curtains, Marcie was really excited to start making things for the home that were exactly the way she liked them. Today she made these pillows to match the curtains. They look custom made - she did a really good job.

New Formal Room

Here is the sofa, chair and a half and ottoman that arrived today for our formal living room. We got a really good deal on them at Bassett.

Curtains

Before:
After:

While we were in Utah my mom and Marcie made these great curtains to replace the ones that came with the house. They look so much better and give it a very designer professional look. Thanks for your help, Mom!

The Twilight Saga

Okay, those of you not interested in the Twilight Books won't care, but I'm finally done with all four of them. One week and over 2000 pages later!!!

Now, I can get back to taking care of my family. That story just consumed me...I could not concentrate on anything while I was reading it...I had completely slipped into the world of Bella, Edward, and Jacob. Any author that can do that to me, at my age, with my obligations, has to have a dang good story to tell! Seriously, I know not everyone loved everything about the story, but I think it is worth it at the end. I LOVED BREAKING DAWN. AHHH! But, I am so glad I'm done with it. Like I wrote before, I was just too immersed in the story; I was in a trance with everything else going on around me. Jeff is very glad I am finally done. I am not going to read any books (besides the scriptures, duh) for at least a month!!!

To Danielle, just keep reading them - they are so good.

New Moon

Okay, so I finished New Moon this morning about half past one. This book was just as satisfying, but it did take a while longer to get going. I would say the last quarter of the book is the best.

I'm not going to buy Eclipse yet...I am neglecting my family too much!

Twilight

So, I've heard so much about the Twilight series. But I'm not one for vampire stories, so I wasn't too interested. Well, I needed a new book to read, and I decided to give it a shot. Oh, my gosh! I started the 500 page book on Monday afternoon and finished it in less than 24 hours! (It was THAT GOOD.) I was at Target buying the next one in the series, New Moon, less than an hour after I finished Twilight! They are SO GOOD!!!!! I even convinced Jeff to read them, and he never reads books. We'll see what he thinks of Twilight!

New Pictures

While we were in Utah, we had someone who was in our old Lehi ward take pictures of the boys.




She did a great job - they look great

Magic Show

Landon and Blake came up with this magic show on thier own. They are both so creative. It is such a cute show.

Rangers Game

Marcie and I went to the Ranger game last night. We were fortunate to be able to watch the game from one of thier suites - it was nice since it was hot and muggy.

Utah Trip

We spent the week in Utah with my family. The boys had a lot of fun playing with thier Papa and Grammy. They also really enjoyed getting to know their cousins better and seeing some old friends. We all really enjoyed our vacation.

American Airlines Admirals Club

On our trip to Utah we had a couple hours before our plane took off. We went to the AA Admirals Club. The boys loved the muffins, juice and cookies.

Costumes

The boys love to play pretend in their costumes - especially Blake - he will go all day pretending to be someone.

Memory Tag

I saw this on cousin Pam's blog...it was fun to do!
Here are the directions:
1. As a comment on my blog, leave one memory that you and I had together. It doesn't matter if you knew me a little or a lot, anything you remember - unless it doesn't make me sound totally awesome!!!
2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you.

Our Home

4th of July Pics

New Home

We moved into our new home last week. We will post pics later. But the one thing we love is the fireplace in the back. the first night we were here, we made smores.

RideMakerz

In Myrtle Beach, we found this cool boy place similar to build a bear - but you make cars instead. You can pick every aspect and customize the car and sounds it makes. The boys (and mom and dad) had a lot of fun building.