School Pictures

Landon is in 1st grade and Ethan is in Pre-school this year.

End of the Summer Fun

Here are some random pictures of the boys having fun before the Summer's end. It was such a great summer!
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Car Wash

Ambulance wash, actually. They boys had the time of their lives scrubbing the ambulance and sweeping out the bay. Things were sparkling when they were through.
 

 

 

Book Worms

These boys are amazing friends, and they have kept each other busy all summer long. They play so well together that I hardly ever have to get on to them. It was pretty quiet one afternoon. I assumed the boys were playing together in the basement. I went walking into the living room and found them both sitting together just quietly reading books. I love that they love books. Landon is quite a good reader now, and Ethan has been working on learning how to read this summer. I'm so impressed with these smarties.
 

Awesome Girls

I got to attend "high adventure" with the Young Women from church. We camped out at a place in Van Buren, Missouri. We had a fun adventure on a zip line one day, and then spent another day floating down the Current River in tubes. These girls are awesome. I am lucky to be one of their leaders.
 

Swimming Lesson Finale

Well, swimming lessons were successful this summer. Neither of the boys are afraid to go under water anymore, and they LOVE the water! Yippee! These pictures were all taken on their last day of swimming lessons. They were free to do whatever they wanted. Landon and Ethan had tons of fun playing together. Cousin Devon had fun too. He spent his time jumping off of the diving board.
 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Summer Help

Grandpa and Grandpa Church were out of town for about a week and so the boys helped take care of things while they were gone. They watered flowers and took care of their dog, Wicket. Such good helpers.
 

 

 

 

6 Years Old!

Landon is six!
Landon is one of the most amazing people in this world. He is so smart and caring and funny and absolutely amazing. There is no one like him. We LOVE our Landon!
Landon was very excited about his birthday. We started out the day with birthday pancakes. He even found a black berry shaped like the number six! We got to go to the Hamilton pool twice (once for swimming lessons, and once just for some fun), he and Ethan got to play at their favorite friends' house, we got to eat homemade pizza, we all went to see the new Despicable Me movie, and then it was time for presents and ice cream! Landon found a picture of a cake that he wanted me to make. It was "Jake and the Neverland Pirates" themed. The characters on the cake were toys for Landon to keep as a birthday gift. What a fun birthday! Landon could hardly wait to open his presents and Ethan could hardly wait for Landon to open his presents either!