Happy Birthday Miles!

Can't believe my buddy boy is 8! Where does the time go?

Miles with presents...which included a new bat, pitch back, Scouting shirt, money (always exciting), a Colorado Rockies hat with a promise note saying he'll be attending a game in Colorado this season!

Miles had his first friends party this year. We took 5 of his buddies to Pirate Island for pizza and games! His list of friends to take was lengthy but we only had 5 extra seats in the cars. They had a lot of fun!

I sure do love my Miles. For FHE this week we watched a slide show of pics of Miles from newborn-18months. We also talked about what we love about him. He is driven. He will work on something again and again and again if he loves it. He is our sports radio. He can't talk to kids his own age about sports...he has to talk to adults. He loves the Colorado Rockies and loved watching BYU basketball this year (crying is involved when those teams lose). Miles is a phenomenal friend. He would do anything for his friends. He is very thoughtful. Today was a neighbor's birthday....we picked roses from our yard for her...his idea! I love to see the young man he is becoming. I love you buddy boy!

Go Nationals!!

Miles played baseball this year for the Nationals! What a great year. He improves so much every year. He wants to practice ALL the time! He played mostly 1st base, pitcher, or short stop. There were 1st and 2nd graders on the team so they would play with their age group, so one inning of outfield and then one inning of infield.

GO MILES!!

Family fun...summer is here!

What do we need to make summer official? A family outing!

Bridal Veil Falls Hike...

and a stop at Blickenstaff....only the coolest toystore EVER!!! It was the kids first time. Yeah, as you can tell, they enjoyed it!

Horray for Summer! Horray for "Adventures"!

Miles' 2nd Grade Program

Miles had his 2nd grade program. He is growing up on me that's for sure. He had a speaking part this year that talked about igneous rocks.

Look at how cute my Miles is....sorry Miles (he hates it when I say "cute" in a certain tone of voice)

Mom, stop taking my picture...notice the comfort of his classmate!

Miles' teacher this year was Mrs. Glenn. She has been wonderful. It is her first year teaching and you can tell she really loves the kids. She says Miles is a sweet kid.

Miles loves school and especially all of his friends. He gets calls from friends before he even walks in the door from school.

He would be playing sports every free moment if he could. He is our sports radio, STILL! He wakes me up in the mornings at about 6:30 to tell me the scores/stats of his beloved Rockies and what the weather will be like for the day. He really enjoyed watching BYU basketball this year and their Sweet 16 appearance. Tears were a must when they lost!

We love you Miles. Sure proud of the young man you are becoming.

End of the Year Music

The boys have been taking music through the Let's Play Music Program.

Here they are at their recital. Quincy played the bells and Miles played the piano.

Here's Quincy preparing for his final concert in the American Fork Tabernacle

Here are my handsome boys ready for the concert!

Miles and Quincy are both visible in this shot!

It's so nice to see Quincy wearing something besides his Bruce Lee shirt! haha!

Patiently waiting to start!

The boys have learned so much this year in music. Miles is playing piano with both hands and playing 3 chords. Quincy knows his Solfeg hand signs and learned to play Do Re Mi on the bells. So proud of you boys! Keep up the great music learning!

living with boys

Boys get embarassed while Mom tries to take pictures....

Crankiness happens with baseball: not getting to play enough, rain delays, Rockies losing, having to go to bed and not getting to finish the game...you get the idea.

I get to work with LOTS of superheroes daily! I need to invent superhero costumes that do not need major unrobing to use the restroom!

Mom gets to make things out of cardboard boxes. We have to get creative to help the engineer in us. Here is the Bat Computer...

If I need FBI help, they are very available to help with my every need.

Sometimes our days go like this...

and some days like this!!!

We have had so much rain lately, I thought we could use a funny quote to cheer us up:

Quote of the week:

When asked why it was raining again...Porter responded:

"The monkeys at the Zoo squeezed the hippos and made water come out of their mouths"

Thanks boys for making my life so interesting and full of adventure.

shhhhhhhh

okay, everyone, don't tell my brothers...but sometimes it's really nice being the only boy at home for certain hours during the week. Sometimes I get special treats! Shhhhhhh, don't tell!