HaPpY 2nD BiRthDaY LaNdOn!!!

We can't believe that it is already AuGuSt and that we now have a 2 YeAr oLd!! Time has flow by sooooo fast. I wish I could just sToP time so that I could eNjOy our FuNnY, NiCe, LoViNg, CrAzY, SiLLy, SmArT, CuDdLy, HaNdSoMe little BoY! It seems like just yesterday we found out we were having him and just brought him HoMe from the HoSpiTaL! He has GrOwN so much and is getting SmArTeR and SmArTeR every day. It is hard to BeLiEvE how much he has changed so fast! We absolutely LoVe him to piece and are so LuCkY we are his PaReNtS. He tEaChEs us so much every day and it has been fun to see the different qUaLiTiEs he gets from each of us. He really is a GrEaT mix of WeS and I :)

AuGuSt is such a BuSy bUsY BuSy month for us. We spent a whole weekend CaMpInG (LaNdOn's FiRsT oNe), then LaNdOn turned 2, then we took a FaMiLy VaCaTiOn...so we will start from the beginning...

CaMpInG...

WeS and I finally decided LaNdOn was old enough to finally take on a CaMpInG trip that we would all enjoy, so we planned a trip with WeS's FaMiLy to HeIsE and off we went. We were the first one's there so we were able to pick where we wanted to put up our TeNt! LaNdOn was off and running around the second he got out of the CaR. He had to eXpLoRe every little thing and of coarse cLiMb up everything just to be sure it was right for him. Once we got the TeNt out and StArTeD putting it together, LaNdOn's helping HaNdS came to the ReScUe. We spent more time LaUgHiNg and trying to keep him off the top of the TeNt then we did actually putting it together. Once we got it all up, then he had to pLaY around on the inside :) he was such a GrEaT little HeLpEr and so funny. After it was all set up and everything inside, we decided to take a rest on the bed. We then went and set up our chairs and it was so CuTe to see him sit in his just like we were!! He pretty much spent the whole time running around eXpLoRiNg that by the end of the day he was exhausted! We were able to pLaY gAmEs, sit around the CaMpFiRe, MiNaTuRe GoLf, go on WaLkS, and LaNdOn's FaVoRiTe...throw RoCkS in the WaTeR :) He had so much fun, even though we froze to death at night!!

HaPpY 2nD BiRtHdAy LaNdOn!!

This year WeS and I planned more for LaNdOn's BiRtHdAy since he was older and we could actually do more stuff. We decided that we wanted to make his whole day SpEcIaL so when he woke up we had "bawoons" everywhere!! We made him BrEaDfAsT, got ready, then headed off to see the new movie "pLaNeS" (his very first movie theater experience). He didn't know what to think at first but once the MoViE started playing he was MeSmEriZeD! He did absolutely great. We made sure to pack his favorite SnAcKs/TrEaTs and he made it through all but 10 minutes (it was his nap time).

After the MoViE we came home and LaNdOn took a NaP. WeS and I started working on getting the rest of our HoMe decorated for his PaRtY. We literally have "bawoons" in every room possible, got his cAkE and DeCoRaTiOnS out, and all his PrEsEnTs ready. He woke up shortly after and found his 1st present outside....a WaTeR tAbLe ToY! He was in LoVe and getting him to come back inside for his PaRtY gave us nothing but a MeLtDoWn :(

As soon as everyone got to his PaRtY, we did ChOcoLaTe CaKe and IcE-CrEaM (some of his favorites), then opened PrEsEnTs. He got sooo many different things from everyone that he got a little overwhelmed and didn't understand why he couldn't just pLaY with the ToY he just opened. We made it through and he really did have FuN. He GoT a golf set, airplane, John Deer Tractor, Cars, Trucks, Books, Boat, BaLL, and a sLiDe!

He pLaYeD outside for hours, literally, with everything. Afterwards we took him to dinner at Applebee's! (he loves the fries) We had so much fun at dinner and LaNdOn kept us laughing at all the silly faces he makes!

We LoVe our little BoY oh so much and don't know what we would do without him in our lives. He truly brings more HaPpiNeSs into our HoMe then we ever though possible. He definitely keeps us on our ToEs, but we wouldn't have it any other way.

HaPpY BiRtHdAy to the CuTeSt little BoY ever!!

The next couple of weeks in AuGuSt before our FaMiLy VaCaTiOn were nothing short of CrAzY! We were able to take LaNdOn to his first BaSeBaLL gAmE, which is he was more interested in running around the bleachers, played in the sprinklers, and went through 2 floods!! It was crazy how much water we received (which we are so grateful for) in such a short period of time. LaNdOn was in heaven with the lake next to our hOmE! We even let him pLaY in it...

FaMiLy VaCaTiOn...

This year we decided to go down to ThAnKsGiViNg PoInT in UtAh. We had heard and researched that there is sooo much to do there...and we weren't disappointed!

The first day we got down to UtAh we checked into our HoTeL and tried to get settled. LaNdOn has to go explore everything, especially the ShOwEr. After getting everything up to our RoOm, we decided to order in and stay and go sWiMmInG! LaNdOn had a blast JuMpInG into the pOoL over and over again. I think by the end of the night WeS's ArMs were more tired than LaNdOn :)

The SeCoNd day was a BIG day! We had a lot planned and a lot to get done. That morning after breakfast we headed to the AqUaRiUm. They had PeNgUiNs and a GiAnT SeA TuRtLe that I just had to see (they are my favorite)!! We had so much fun and LaNdOn loved watching the FiSh swim by him! After the AqUaRiUm we headed to the DiNoSaUr MuSeUm (Wes's favorite spot). It has absolutely AmAzInG!! I knew that DiNoSaUrS were BIG but I had no idea how BIG until we got to see them!! LaNdOn didn't appreciate it as much as we had hoped but they had FoSSiLs to pLaY with, and sand/water PiT to pLaY in, and last but not least a spot for our little ArChEoLoGiSt to get to work digging up FoSSiLs :) Once we got to the water and digging part LaNdOn LoVeD it and cried when we had to leave. We highly recommend going to the MuSeUm if you have never been before!!

After the fun stuff, we headed up to PaRk CiTy to do some ShOpPiNg since it was SaLe time :) We spent most of the time chasing LaNdOn around since our stroller got 3 flat tires :/

The ThIrD day we headed to the ZoO after breakfast! We though LaNdOn would be more interested in all the AnImaLs this year, but all he wanted to do was pLaY with the WaTeR. They now have a little water place for the kids to pLaY in (take a swimsuit if you go) and LaNdOn spotted it right away!! After pLaY for 30 minutes and getting SoAkEd, we continued on with aLLiGaToR TeArS for miles!! He liked the GiAnT eLePhAnT, a few of the aNiMaLs, and the WaTeR BaLL! It was fun even though he didn't really care about the aNiMaLs :) After eating lunch and taking a nap we headed out to a little water pad by our HoTeL. WeS was a good sport and took LaNdOn through the water...but I think WeS got more WeT than LaNdOn. As soon as the WaTeR would ShOoT up....LaNdOn was out of there! He didn't want it to get him at all!! It was super funny watching WeS try to convince LaNdOn to go in the WaTeR with him and right when he got to where WeS could almost reach him, the WaTeR would ShOoT up again and LaNdOn would take off RuNnInG!! After they dried off, well WeS dried off, we went and got IcE-CreAm then headed back to the HoTeL. We had OnE more bIg vacation day left...

...to be continued...