Zeke turns 4!

We pretty much had the same crowd for Zeke's birthday as we did for Porter's. That means that we had Trent, Janiece, Connor, Kendra and the Snow Family. Luckily for us, Tyleen and Jenica were also in town for the occasion to add to the fun.

Toby picked out some really fun books for Zeke and Grandma sent Zeke a fun book reader.


Zeke has never been very good at playing with toys so we decided to get him a bunch of costumes instead. He was pretty excited with the selection. (Not pictured... a pair of handcuff, aka key lockers, that Zeke carried around for the next week)



Zeke has been begging me for some chocolate money that he saw on a movie once so we decided to make him a treasure chest cake with plenty of chocolate money to go with it.




Since Zeke's birthday also fall right around General conference I wanted to just put in here that in between sessions we had a killer game of four square going with Trent, Janiece, Connor, Tyleen, Nate, Jenica and Toby and I. It was intense, but I'm pretty sure Connor won.

Just for fun....

Porter turns 2!

For Porter's birthday we had a BBQ with friends and family over. Zeke got Porter a Buzz Lightyear action figure. His friends also got him a Buzz shake spaceship. Obviously they were a hit since this boy is obsessed with Buzz. We also got him a train track set and a few trains.

Zeke was mad that he couldn't play with Porter's toys so he went off to pout by himself.

It has been so fun having lots of family close by. Porter is lucky to have so many people love him.



Just a few things about Porter:
He loves Buzz Lightyear... obviously.
He is a tease and especially loves teasing Zeke.
He doesn't need as much sleep as Zeke so will wake up around 6am ready for the day. The good news is, he is usually in a really good mood.
He loves reading books and takes a few to bed with him at nap time and bedtime.
He LOVES his blanket. The corners are starting to wear out because he loves playing with the corners and will grab them every time he touches his blanket.
He likes eating salad and will usually eat it first off of his plate and beg for more before eating anything else.
Now the stats from the pediatrician:
Length: 34 3/4 in
Weight: 25.6 lbs
Head Circ: 49.1cm

Another Car

Since Toby and I LOVE selling our cars so much, we decided it was time to get rid of this old thing. It become more expensive than it was worth (I know we do this a lot) so we got rid of it. We bought my parents old van that my sister used to drive to school. Just thought I would keep a record of all the cars we've owned since we're going through them like crazy.

The boys love every excuse to go visit Nana and Popi. They loved working out in the garden with them and just spending as much time as possible outside.

Porter looking good!

I know I've mentioned Porter's latest fashion statement, but I think it is so cute I had to add a couple more pictures. I love this boy's personality!

Janiece's birthday

Janiece had to work on her birthday and she had every intention of coming home and watching a football game with Connor and that's it. She was going to celebrate her birthday later with Connor's family coming into town, but I felt like she needed something on her birthday. So... I convinced Toby to help me throw a surprise party for her.



Zeke had fun hiding before Janiece got home and was also very excited about our homemade pinata that he helped me put together.

Jakob and Sam's birthday sometime in August

You know how some people are meant to be in your life? Well, Trisha and her family were meant to be in mine. The first time I met Trisha I told her that we were going to be friends. She told me that she was the type that just had people drop in on her doorstep, so that's what I did. The first time her son, Jakob saw Zeke he yelled, "look mom, it's my best friend!" They have been best friends from that day on. The same thing with her youngest, Sam and Porter. Seeing those 4 boys together just makes my heart happy.


I don't know what I did to be lucky enough to know this family, but I am so glad I got to be in their life. I will miss them when they move on. It's hard to imagine life without them.