Stages and Ages

I know that each of my boys' stages are so fleeting and I wish I could just capture each moment in time, from their looks, to their little voices, to their interactions....

They are so cute right now.

Cade gives the cutest prayers...here is a little bit of the breakfast prayer this morning that I can remember:

"....bless me and Jay and Tyce to grow up and get married in the temple, and hold the priesthood

bless us to be nice to each other and our little brother

bless us to go to Sacrament on Sunday

bless Tyce to smile at Jay a lot..."

there's nothing I want more than for all of those things to happen.

Jay usually does a repeater when he can't think of what to say:

"help us to be good boys

help us to be good boys

help us to be good boys"

we could use that. ;)

They also have developed something they say to Tyce A LOT:

"No making toot-toots CHEEKIES!"

while gritting their teeth and trying to restrain their loves into being gentle. :)

That little guy isn't short on love, that's for sure.

I love my boys.

3.7.

The perfect ingredients for a perfect JON birthday?

A day of golf, Potluck yumminess, Intense Ultimate Frisbee, and chocolate cake.

(Oh, and a new desk/office suite for his new home office. :)

Happy birthday to an awesome husband & dad!

Siding and Drywall!

electrical, plumbing, HVAC and insulation complete!

True (SOCCER) Playa

Cade started soccer.

First of all, this dude TOWERS over his team.

Second of all, he scored 2 goals and one was pretty technical (dribble down and shoot in the corner). Not to mention, he sat out half the game so the other kids could have a chance.

Go Cade!

LOTOJA

Jonny went down for his 5th year of participating in a bike race from Logan, UT to Jackson, WY.

That sounds like a long way, you say?

Well, it is. 206 miles of elevation gain.

This year Jonny went undertrained, and didn't have a true support car (we were SOOO sad to not be there!!) He pushed too hard. He finished the first 80 miles in 4 hours through some tough mountain passes, and ended up dropping out at mile 120 due to fatigue and malnourishment.

It was the first time he hasn't finished and/or finished well.

Next year, he's coming back with a vengeance!!

School's In Session!

Cade had his first day of preschool year no. 2! He has been excited for weeks to start school again, and this time it is much more official. :)

He has a great teacher, Mrs. Scholes, and when I asked him who was in his class after the first day he said, "I don't remember their names, but they were all nice to me." ;)

This little guy is so bright, and loves to learn. We know he will do great!

Tyce is 2 months!

@ 2 months:

-smiling a little more often when we talk to you

-such a content baby!!! Only cry when gassy (and YES you have man gas) or hungry

-starting to find your hands a bit and hold your head up

-still waking up 1x/night

-been battling thrush over a month

-put up with LOTS of love from your older brothers

-starting to "coo" and "goo"

Funny

Jay: "Does Daddy have a name?

Brynne: "Yes. It's Jon."

Jay: ....long pause... " Is it Jimmy Johns?"

SLUG.

Look at the size of this thing!!

Our new friend was on the garage door when we came home. The boys went to check on him 3 different times throughout the day, and he'd hardly moved. :)

English Point Trails

Ah, my little hikers.

These boys informed me that they wanted to do something "fun" today, since the 2 days prior basically consisted of chores.

So, I took them out to one of my favorite running trails. I had actually taken them both there before in the front pack, and now it was Tyce's turn. They loved it!

The view point of Hayden Lake

One thing, though. This is a trail I used to take Zoey on all the time because I could let her off her leash to run. I really miss her.