THE LOADER!!!

I finally have a tractor boy. Porter LOVES Tractors. He loves to pull over at a construction site and watch the "excavators" and "loaders" and "dump trucks"...oh yeah and "mighty mixers" (cement trucks). We had a HUGE memorial weekend project in our yard and our wonderful neighbor said he would haul away rocks with a loader from work. Porter was in heaven!

He sees the loader coming...

And even got to ride it. His comments were "we went on the bumpy road" "I pushed the buttons" and such. He LOVED it!

Of course, all of the boys wanted to try. Our fabulous neighbor let Miles actually drive it. Talk about a bumpy ride. :)

Quincy honked that horn as soon as he was close enough to reach. His comment was "we need to get one of those..."

Here is a video to show our project. I didn't get a before shot so if you've never been to our house this won't mean much. Let's just say...our hands were raw and I never want to lift another rock in my whole life. BUT we still have another side to do later in the year. Now, we just need to lay the bark chips. Oh yeah, and Allen has been interior painting too! It looks awesome! Thanks hubby for starting the tradition of house projects for memorial day weekend! They always turn out so well.

Hey, Dad, don't I totally sound like Grandpa when I described the project in the video? It totally cracked me up when I watched it.

Summertime???? What to do?

We are still trying to come up with wonderful summertime adventures...

And I think the neighbors would like us to figure out something too....

We love feeding the ducks....

The superheroes have emerged....maybe I need to get some ideas from them...

HAPPY SUMMER Y'ALL!

Quincy's Gymnastics class

Quincy has been taking a gymnastics class these past few months and has really enjoyed it, especially the month of May. May was exciting because he got a "daddy" teacher. A boy teacher. So FUN! His teacher said that Quincy is very good about following directions. Good job Quincy. We are so proud of you! I don't even know what his favorite part of the class was. He just really enjoyed having a class that was just for him. We are usually going to sports events for Miles. So this was a special treat for him.

WE LOVE YOU KIKI!

2 year old moment...

Porter is so adorable and I love him to pieces. He can be so fun, and everything excites him.

But some days.........this is what we get...

Enjoy...especially if you don't have a 2 year old! :) If you do have a 2 year old YOU FEEL MY PAIN!

Miles' Choir Concert

Actually, it was Miles' performance and all of the Utah Valley Children's Choir. Allen helps direct that choir...so it was a joint concert. The Provo Tabernacle is such a great venue. Miles has learned so much this year in music. He is ready to begin on the piano in the fall. Quincy will start this fall. Porter is already singing the songs. It has been an amazing program for our family.

Here are the boys ready to go.

Miles and Felix were the only boys in their class. Look how handsome!!!

You can take the boy out of the sports clothes, but not the sports out of the boy!...or something like that! Here is Miles "practicing" before his concert!

Miles' First grade performance!

I can't believe Miles is almost 7....where does the time go? He is such a big boy. He is starting to want his hair done (if anyone has any ideas of how to get it to stay up....mousse and gel don't work). He is a crack up. He is full of jokes and attitude. (see next pic)He is our sports radio. Kids his age have no clue what he is talking about. He is wondering who is going to get traded in the NBA. Ahhh, to be 6 again! :) Okay, so most 6 year olds don't care about the NBA draft and don't watch sports highlights on TV before school. Miles, you are one special sports nut!!!

Here is Miles with Miss Anderson. He has had a great year in school.

The program was themed about Under the Sea. It was super cute and the dance Miles was in was so fun to watch. Here is a glimpse from my digital camera video.

We love you Miles. You are growing up way too fast!

Seeing the Johnsons!

We sure wish the Johnsons were our neighbors. We love them and it was so awesome to see them....even if it was just for an afternoon. Thanks guys, for letting us come over and play for awhile. We know your life is super busy. The kids love playing together....and we love hanging out too! Next time, Damon! We'll see you guys in July!