ReD, wHiTe, AnD bLuE...

JuLy has always been one of my FaVoRiTe months because of all the FuN activities going on throughout the whole month. It is always warm enough that we go SwImMiNg as much as possible, go to PaRaDeS, watch FiReWoRkS, spend time with FaMiLy, go CaMpInG, and enjoy TaStY new TrEaTs :)

LaNdOn has kept us busy busy busy this month as he now thinks he is a MoNkEy...All he wants to do is cLiMb up everything and JuMp off. It doesn't seem to matter how HiGh or StEaDy it is. If it is taller than him he wants up it. Our CoUcHeS have become his new FaVoRiTe place to JuMp from...he is constantly cLiMbInG up them and jumping off. He seems to be FeArLeSs ;/

Last year we had so much fun in the parade throwing CaNdY and wAvInG to all the people we thought we would do it again...little did we know that LaNdOn had absolutely no interest in throwing CaNdY this year and just wanted to play with his CaRs :) It was still fun, but I couldn't help but LaUgH at this LiTtLe BoY!

We absolutely LoVe FiReWoRkS at our home and this year was a real let down. It was so wInDy that they weren't able to let off the FiReWoRkS until after 11:00PM :( So we missed them. We did get to see a few of our neighbors FiReWoRkS and the whole time LaNdOn kept saying "WOW" after every one! It was so FuN to watch his facial expressions. Hopefully next year they will be better and it won't be so windy!

We also went SwImMiNg as much as possible. LaNdOn absolutely LoVeS the WaTeR and will pLaY in it for hours!! He LoVeS the little sLiDe in his little pOoL and has figured out that he can make his cars a little RaCe-TrAcK with it. It's FuN for him and gives me a chance to TaN my wHiTe LeGs :/ LaNdOn has figured out that you LaY on the ToWeLs when you get out so he thinks he is HiLaRiOuS when he LaYs out on them with Me :)

I also introduced LaNdOn to one of my FaVoRiTe TrEaTs...LaFfY TaFfY!! He LiKeD them so much that he had to have his very own to eat! I think that PuRpLe was his FaVoRiTe out of all the kinds that we tried!!

This month we also decided to spend a day with Wes's FaMiLy camping. While we didn't stay the night, LaNdOn still had a bLaSt rUnNiNg around OuTsIdE, sWiMmInG, and going down the WaTeR sLiDe! We packed our lunch and then got to eat dinner and dessert from the campfire. It was fun and all the little KiDs had fun pLaYiNg together!

NeW cHaNgEs...

JuNe has been a FuN, BuSy, and CrAzY month at our HoMe.  We have had a few ChAnGeS and ExCiTiNg OpPoRtuNiTiEs that have made things a little easier for us, but made us even busier! As most of you know, I lost my job 3 days after we had LaNdOn :/ It made the ExCiTeMeNt of a NeW LiTtLe BoY a little more stressful! I was fortunate enough to get a call from EIRMC with a JoB OpPoRtUnItY :) I was so ReLiEvEd and GrAtEfuL, but StReSsInG about leaving LaNdOn with someone else. We knew it was going to be ok, but it didn't help ease my mind for MoNtHs and MoNtHs. I was able to get a job as an X-RaY TeCh at EIRMC and with 2 hours of driving to do at least 3 times a week, I had a lot of TiMe to ThInK and CrY about leaving my PrEcIoUs BoY :( I made the trek to IdAhO FaLLs for 5 YeArS before our prayers were finally answered and was oFFeRReD a job here in PoCaTeLLo at PhYsIcIaNs ImMeDiAtE CaRe. I absolutely LOVED my job, co-workers, and the doctors I worked with at EIRMC and there were so many exciting changes happening that when I got the new offer, I was HeSiTaNt and ScArEd to say the least. ChAnGe is always hard, no matter how much it benefits you!! We took a LeAp of FaItH and I took the job at PhYsiCiAnS...and it has been a GrEaT dEcIsIoN!! I have really LeArNeD sooo much from the great people I work with. I didn't know how or if I would be able to draw blood and start IV's but somehow I have come to LOVE that part of the job!! (a VaMpIrE I have become) I work with GrEaT people and GrEaT physicians and have learned soooo much that I feel will help in taking care of my FaMiLy. It has TeStEd my CoNfiDeNcE, KnOwLeDgE, and JuDgEmEnT of different SiTuAtIoNs, but has been a great decision to switch jobs!! It has been nice to only have to DrIvE 5 minutes to get to work every day and LaNdOn is only 2 minutes away from where I work so if there is ever a problem I can be there so quick!! That has probably given me the biggest peace of mind! To say that I don't miss EIRMC and my "7 on 7 off" crew would be a BIG uNdErStAtEmEnT!! I have missed not working with them like crazy and all the fun x-rays I got to do everyday, but LaNdOn was our FiRsT PrIoRiTy and we needed to do what was best for him in the long run!! So even though ChAnGe is HaRd, it has been GOoD :)

LaNdOn has kept us BuSy, bUsY, BuSY this month. With it being 90+ degrees outside that is where he thinks he needs to be! He is having so much FuN with SuMmEr this year. We pLaY outside at least half the day when we are HoMe. He LoVeS every single minute of it and has been sLeePiNg through the nIgHt because he just wears himself OuT :) We have spent a lot of TiMe playing in his CaStLe, in SwImMiNg pOoLs, DrAwInG piCtUrEs, at the PaRkS, EaTiNg IcE-cReAm and CoOkIeS, and learning how to DrInK out of a BiG CuP aLL bY HiMseLf!! We have tried to take NiGhtLy walks and then let LaNdOn pLaY outside at the pArK. He has sooo much FuN! It is CrAzY to us that he is going to be turning 2 in AuGuSt!!!! Where has all the time gone?!? Out little baby has definitely turned into a LiTtLe BoY :/ He has been such a HuGe bLeSsInG in our lives!!

Even though his month has been BuSy and FuLL of ExCiTiNg cHaNgEs it has been a great month. We have truly been bLeSsEd to finally feel as though we are putting ourselves at the RiGhT pLacE at the RiGht TiMe. Even though ChAnGe is HaRd and ScArY sometimes, sometimes we just need to have the FaItH that HeAvEnLy FaThEr is trying to put us in the RiGhT pLaCe. He has truly bLeSsEd our FaMiLy so much!!

aLmOsT sUmMeR...

MaY always makes me excited because it means it is that much closer to SuMmEr TiMe!!! It was been so nice to have weather in the 70s and 80s. We have definitely been taking full advantage of the warm days and have been going for WaLkS, RuNnInG aRoUnD, pLaYiNg at the PaRk, and taking LaNdOn for RiDeS in his TrUcK :) He LoVeS to be outside so much that he just cries when it is CoLd out. He doesn't care how CoLd it is...

LaNdOn has become a BIG help around our HoMe and is great at helping me redo the things I have already done :/ He LoVeS the VaCuUm so much that I think he intentionally spills things on the floor just so I have to VaCuUm again and again. He also loves to help me with the LaUnDrY! He is great at taking the clean, folded clothes out of the BaSkEtS and DrAwErS.

LaNdOn has also developed a LoVe of WeS's HaTs. If they are around the HoUsE he finds them and puts them on! They are HuGe on him, so we are probably going to have to find him his own here shortly :)

SuMmEr TiMe also means FrUiT TiMe for our HoMe. I think LaNdOn may have forgotten what some of it tastes like so it has been FuNnY to watch his FaCe when he eats some of the more SoUr FrUiTs :) He LoVeS oRaNgEs and BaNaNaS and is slowing starting to figure out StRaWbErRiEs and RaSpBeRrIeS again.

LaNdOn and his cousin BrOokLyN have been having a few more pLaY-DaTes! They both always seem to want the exact same toy so we have been practicing our "sharing". Sometimes though we just figure out a way to get both of them doing the same thing :)

This month WeS and I celebrated our 4th Anniversary!! It is crazy to think that we have already been MaRrIeD for FoUr YeArS!! Time has just flown by! It seems like yesterday we just met and here we are with our own little FaMiLy :) WeS happened to be in Atlanta, Georgia for our AnNiVeRsArY for work so we didn't get to really CeLeBrAtE...He did surprise me with fLoWeRs though! (I got WeS new GoLf cLuBs a few weeks prior) So while he was away LaNdOn got to be my date so we went for IcE-cReAm! I'm sure LaNdOn didn't mind filling in ;)

            

                    

                 

Fell Asleep During our Walk

                    

                               

RiDiNg in the TrUcK tOgEtHeR!