Josh had a wonderful first Father's Day as the father of two! We grilled here at the house after church and our family came over to celebrate with us. The boys and I got him a new fishing rod and reel and a cover for his iphone. He enjoyed spending the day with his boys.

Ethan had his tonsils out last Friday. He was very brave and is doing pretty well! It was the hardest thing I have ever had to do to let him go back to the operating room by himself. But he took his puppy named Polka Dots back with him and they both came through fine :) His voice sounds a little different and his speech too but they information packet the doctors gave us said those things are to be expected. Hopefully, he will make a full recovery soon.

Landen is 6 months old today! He is talking more and growing SO fast. He is wearing mostly 9 month clothes (he can still squeeze into a few 6 months). His favorite food is sweet potatoes. He kicks like crazy when he sees that he is about to get fed.

We are looking forward to the upcoming 4th of July weekend. I am sure by the time it gets here we will all three be house burned and ready for a change of scenery!

Ethan graduated from Mother's Day Out. Of course, I cried! The program the kids did was ADORABLE. Each child in Ethan's class told their name, age (5), favorite food(spaghetti...which he says "pasghetti"), favorite color (red), what the want to be when they grow up (an engineer), and their favorite thing to do at MDO (watching movies). About a week after graduation Ethan said to his dad one day "Dad, I think I have changed my mind about wanting to be an engineer when I grown up". So Josh of course asked why. Ethan then said "Zander said that train engineers have to work all day so I think I want to be a birdwatcher"! I don't think Ethan fully grasps the concept that he won't be going back to MDO. He asked me the other day if it was a school day and I had to remind him again. However, he has made several comments that lead me to believe he is beginning to look forward to Kindergarten. As much as the thought of my baby going to kindergarten breaks my heart, it helps me to see that he is getting excited.

We took a family trip to Kentucky Lake for a long weekend to celebrate Memorial Day. The boys enjoyed the pool and Ethan joined the guys for a little fishing. It was a much needed break from the hustle and bustle of day to day life.

Ethan is enjoying the summer break by spending time with his cousins. His cousin Kelci came last Wednesday and spent the day with us. We hadn't seen her in a while and Ethan and her played golf on the Wii and she taught Ethan this little trick where you walk up behind someone and use your knee to hit the back of their knee so that their leg falls out from under them. Yeah, let's just say Ethan finds it entertaining! He also went last Thursday to play with his cousin Zoe and they caught fire flies. When one of them died Zoe prayed for it and Ethan has been talking about it all week....he has seen us pray many times but never for a fire fly he says :)

Ethan's last tball game was Saturday morning (so many lasts lately....it makes me sad). He played great and all of the players received a trophy after the game. He was SO proud of his trophy! Jennifer and Ben were there to watch him play and he really enjoyed that. When we originally tried to talk him into playing he wasn't interested at all but after a little coaxing he decided to give it a try. He ended up LOVING it and we loved to watch him play! We are gonna' miss it but hopefully he will play next season because he wants to and not just because WE want him to.

Ethan is full of questions ALL of the time. He is constantly wanting to know how, or why, or when, or who. The questions never end and his little wheels are constantly turning. This week he asked me if he would have a playset in heaven! He is a very smart little boy and very eager to learn more! Ethan has a very big heart and is very concerned about preserving the Earth. He loves to recycle and do things for other people.

Landen is growing VERY quickly! He will soon be 6 months old. He is outgrowing clothes quicker than I can buy them. He is wearing 6/9 months and some 12 months. Eating an entire jar of baby food in one setting is no problem for him now! Landen is a very happy little boy who LOVES to be talked to. His bottom two front teeth have finally broken through the gum and are SO adorable!

Being "Mommy" to these boys is the BEST job I have Ever been blessed with!!!!!

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