Our singin Porter

Porter is such a singer. He's been talking since about 16 months and he is a really great singer. Eventually the "Jingle Bells" song will be in season, but he sings it all the time. Also, Primary songs are favorites too....I am a Child of God, I Know that my Savior Loves Me, I Love to See the Temple, Families are Forever, etc...He has really good pitch. Of course, Allen was the first to point this out...so sometimes at bedtime when we sing songs to him, we'll switch the pitch mid song and he changes with us. Ahhhh, we are a music family, so we are so proud! Heehee.

Here's a sample. Allen ran in to grab the camera because Porter was riding his bike around singing "I know HE lives" as loud as he could. It could've been a great missionary opportunity if we lived somewhere where people don't know this song. It's my favorite song in Primary this year!

SO... ENJOY!

Porter, where are you?

Ah ha! Caught in the raspberries!!!

WE LOVE OUR RASPBERRIES!

Rock project completed!

REMEMBER THIS?

Well, the project is completed! Yipee! And there won't be a problem finding our house when we tell people to just look for the "smiley face" house!

Allen's recent musical adventures...

I am starting this blog post with the pics but will have Allen share details about these experiences.

Allen had the opportunity to help direct the UVU Institute Choir for May 2010 General Conference.

This past weekend, Allen got to sing back up vocals for Ben Folds with the Utah Symphony. It was in Park City....great venue and great music.

Allen will hopefully edit this post soon....

So proud of you hubby!

CA trip 2010

Did we have fun in California? Oh yes, we did!

We had a fantastic week in Southern Ca! We braved the "all night driving" trip this year. Porter didn't want to let go of his backpack and was throwing up, but besides that, and being so tired when we got there, it was worth it!

On the 4th of July, we went to the Del Mar fairgrounds to see my cousin, Paige, dance in a show. The boys enjoyed the Scooby Doo van and Porter loved the monster truck he saw!

We got a quick trip in to visit some of our favorite friends, the Johnsons! We love you guys!

Here is Quincy and Paige

The boys rode up and down my grandparents street in "the parade" for the 4th! There was a blow up fun house to play in too.

The beach was FREEZING this year. June gloom should've been over but NO. But the water felt warm, I guess that is a plus. The is the first year that Quincy just loved the ocean. So fun to see his face light up with being in the water and playing in the waves. We also saw the best dolphin "show" i've ever seen. The surf was super high when we were there and the wild dolphins were thoroughly enjoying themselves.

Here is "the clan" at Grandpa Bradfords house.

The boys absolutely LOVE their Uncle Hugh (they call him Q)

Thanks for wrestling with our boys Hugh. They loved it!

Thanks to everyone who housed us! We had a fantastic time and can't wait to see you all again! We love you tons!

Miles turns 7!

Well, actually his birthday was on June 27...but I am a bit behind.

Miles had a great birthday. He chose a Utah Jazz birthday cake, but added the color green to the cake because it is his favorite color.

He requested only money this year for his birthday because he has been saving for a year or so. So he mainly opened cards, but also got a new bike from mom and dad and a globe from Grandpa Paul and Grandma Billie.

And WHY did he want just money?.....He FINALLY got enough to buy his very own DS. Lucky boy!

He wanted to go to Pirate Island for dinner. The boys always have a blast there.

And then to top it off, The Orem Owlz had their first home game, so we got to go to a baseball game with fireworks afterwards! Miles was in heaven. It was a perfect day for him.

We sure love you Miles. You are a very special boy! We love how much you care for others. He takes gifts to neighbors and would do anything for his friends. (I wish he would feel that way about his brothers....hopefully someday!)

We love you buddy boy!