Happy 24th of July!

On the 24th of July, my Aunt Marie and Uncle Mark had a Pioneer Day camp out at their house. On Friday night the Barber family as well as my Grandma Helen's cousin Alta's family got together and had tinfoil dinners. My aunt had some fun activities for the kids to do. She had butterfly nets and bottles for the kids to catch some bugs. Peyton didn't really get it at first but as soon as I caught three grasshoppers and put them in his bottle he thought it was awesome! Of course I had to have Corey grab the bugs out of the net! I can do some boy things, but bugs and snakes I DO NOT DO! She then had a table where the girls could make Hollyhock dolls. Peyton wasn't so into this. I made him a pioneer yo-yo. We then made flags for the parade that was going to take place the next day. Peyton was mildly intrigued by coloring a flag but then people started putting up tents and it was over. Some of the family put up tents in my grandma's volleyball field to camp out for the night. Poor Peyton wanted to stay out in a tent so bad. I felt bad, but Bryan had to work early the next morning and I didn't want to sleep out there alone with Peyton and Kael. We will have to camp out another night. Peyton was so broken hearted though.

On Saturday morning we all got back together and had breakfast. Then the kids could decorate their bikes for the parade. Peyton wanted to decorate his Plasma Rider. I put balloons all over it but he was liked to pinch the balloons until they popped!

Popping the balloons! He thought it was so funny. He then would ask me to blow up more!

Everybody got a flag to wave for the parade.

Peyton's Plasma Rider doesn't roll so well on the grass so he just climbed in the stroller with Kael for the parade.

Kael wanted to eat his flag.

I don't understand why he hates getting his picture taken so bad, but he does...goofy kid!

Here is the parade in motion. The little kids loved it. My aunt planned so many fun activities for the kids. They all had so much fun! Thanks Aunt Marie and Uncle Mark for such a fun couple of days!

Pizza Planet!!

Peyton is OBSESSED with Toy Story. I think that I might have mentioned that before. Every time he watches the movie he sees Pizza Planet and always says, "I want to go there." So Bryan and I decided that we would take him to BOONDOCKS and tell him that it was Pizza Planet. We went and had pizza with Mammow and Corey. After we ate, we went out and watched the water boats and the go-carts. Peyton just wanted to sit on the mini golf course and watch the water fountains in the little ponds. Eventually we went inside and paid $3.00 for him to play in the kiddie land. We also bought some tokens so that he could play a couple of arcade games.

Bryan played a shooting game with Peyton...he LOVED it!

He wanted to play a race car game where you layed back on the seat and it jerked you around like you were in the car. Bryan didn't know how much it cost and just swiped our game card. Peyton liked it for 3.4 seconds and wanted off. So Bryan and I were left to enjoy the game. Afterward I noticed that it cost $2.00 to ride the stupid thing!

This is during the 3.4 seconds that Peyton liked the ride!

He liked to sit on the motorcycles. The best part about his age is that he had no idea that he wasn't really playing the game!

Kael really enjoyed himself!

Pey playing in the big jungle gym!

Climbing through the nets!

He loved to play in the kiddie land. He climbed so high. I was afraid that he would get stuck and that I would have to go retrieve him, but he did great!

Ten dollars in arcade games and we had 151 tickets. We let Peyton go to the toy counter and pick out his prizes. He chose some binoculars, a slinky, and some alien parachute thing.
We probably could have bought them at the dollar store, but I suppose it is the experience.

Bryan enjoying the binoculars. He was so shocked when it was only a plastic lens and not real binoculars ;) !

Corey and Peyton playing with the alien parachute thing....odd I know.

Peyton LOVED "Pizza Planet" aka Boondocks. He talked about it the whole next day. Then he figured out that it was really called BOONDOCKS but he didn't care. He just wanted to go back!

Shooting Stars.....

Peyton has entered the boy world and has to carry a gun everywhere. He has squirt guns, rubber band guns ( To all the family members out there, do you you remember those wood guns we used to have at Grandma and Grandpa Kershaw's that shot rubber bands? Those were fun!) my mom bought him one of those to play with. Anyways, he has toy guns and he will also make a gun out of anything. I bought him little foam letters to play with in the tub (the kind you get wet and they will stick to the side of the tub) and I came in the bathroom and he was pointing an "L" at me. He was using the long stick part of the "L" for his gun barrel and the little stick part of the "L" as his trigger. He then said to me "I got my gun!" He will sure fit in in Texas! Ha Ha! So the other day he pointed his squirt gun at me and said, "I am going to shoot you." At this moment I knew that we had to have a little talk. I explained to him that we do not point guns at people and we do not shoot people either. I talked about how this hurts people and we do not like to hurt people. I then said that if we shoot people the policeman will come and take us away. I then explained that he would have to be away from mommy and that he wouldn't like that and

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neither would mommy. We both would be very sad. As I was explaining this to him his face was so sad, almost as if he was going to start to cry. I finally said "Shooting is bad. So lets not shoot anything or anyone." He then looked at me with his sad watery eyes and his frowning face and said, "What about shooting stars?" I immediately laughed! I then remembered that my brother Blake and my cousin Tyler listen to the song by B.O.B. called "Airplanes". Peyton loves to sing the chorus of the song " Can we pretend that airplanes in the night sky are like shooting stars?" I am amazed at the quick witted simple misunderstanding of a child! It was so funny and so sweet! I love him!

Peyton by the water.....

Mark and Megan took Peyton down to the docks by our hotel in San Diego. They took a picture of him watching the boats!

On July 7th, 2010 KAEL turned 4 MONTHS!

This picture was taken that night....after he got his shots :(
I thought he was pretty pleasant though!

At 4 months Kael:

Weighs: 15 lbs 9 0z.-66%
Height: 25.8 inches-81%
Head Circumference: 42 cm-43%

He is a different built baby than Peyton. At this stage Peyton was always in the 90th percentile. Kael is just a little guy compared to Peyton. Of course I saved all of Pey's clothes and it was almost too perfect that they were born in the same month of the year so I thought that Pey's clothes would fit Kael perfectly. Well not so much....Peyton was a chubbas and when he was 4 months, he was fitting in 6 month clothes. Kael can fit into the shirts because he is so tall...but the shorts are HUGE on him. He has a very skinny waist!

Kael is very strong. As soon as he wakes up from his nap he is DONE laying down. He tries to sit up...and of course he can't so all he ends up doing is stomach crunches. He loves to put things in his mouth. I think that his teeth are already starting to bother him. He is very drooley and loves to chew on things...including my finger. Here we go...teething is NO fun! Kael also loves to smile. Whenever he wakes up...the first thing that he does is give a great big smile. He is so sweet. He loves to sit back and watch everything that is going on around him...including his brother! He HATES riding in the car. Where ever we go he cries as soon as you get him in the car. We even bought him a nice BIG carseat for him to ride in...and he still hates it! He has a cry that sounds just like a bobcat. He doesn't cry very often...but when he is in the car he is real mad...then he sounds like a bobcat. It is a little freaky to tell you the truth! :) He also doesn't like to be alone. If he thinks that he is alone...he starts to cry. He is the WORST sleeper. He wiggles all night in his sleep....just like his brother! But the flip-side of being a bad sleeper is he loves to cuddle! He wants to be held as he is sleeping...I LOVE that!!

We are so grateful that we have Kael in our lives and a part of our family!

The Fourth of July!

I must say that the 4th of July is my favorite holiday. I love it because 1) it is summer 2) I really love parades (even though my husband despises them) 3) I love getting together with family and friends 4) I LOVE fireworks. Bryan and I actually met on the 3rd of July six years ago. It was actually when the 4th of July was on a Sunday so we celebrated it on Saturday the 3rd. We worked together at FNB for six hours and the rest is history!

My mom decided to kick off the holiday with a breakfast in the morning. My Grandparents came over to eat yummy fruit, french toast, eggs, and bacon. This was our first "party" on the deck. Kael and Claire enjoyed themselves. They are about five months apart. My Grandma Norene is holding Kael.

My mom bought the boys some 4th of July shirts to wear. Kael's says "Born In 2010".

Claire and Grandma Connie!

Peyton and I at the Kaysville Parade. This parade is a BIG deal in the city of Kaysville. Bryan thinks that it is so overrated, which it might be but you can't resist tradition. Peyton was so afraid of the Fire Engines last year. Now he is fascinated with them. I could tell that he was still a little scared of the noise but I told him that they were friendly and that he should wave to the nice people inside of them!

Still waving at the Fire Engines. There were so many of them from different cities.

Marie, Matt, and Claire were able to come up for some of the festivities!

Bryan, Peyton, and I at the parade. It is rare to have Pey in a picture...he moves to much...so our pictures turn out like this most of the time!

Kael decided to hang out with Grandma in the shade. It was so nice outside. It only reached 81 degrees! It was the coolest 4th of July ever!

This is the nicest picture I think that I have of Peyton. His face looks so sweet and innocent! He was holding Bryan's hand because he was a little scared of the ambulances. His favorite part of the parade was the "crowd control" four-wheelers. He kept saying, "I want to go on that" as they passed by.

Grandma with her favorite boys. I believe that Peyton is shooting the camera....oh boys....aren't they fun?

After the parade, we went to Bryan's parents house. The boys played on a splash pad in the backyard with Aunt Jana and Mammow!

Sorry for the blurry picture, Peyton is jumping up and down splashing in the puddles!

Kael loved getting his feet wet and playing with his brother. It is funny, Kael will just watch Peyton all day long. He watches him go from one thing to the next. It is so cute. Sometimes he gets so excited and moves his arms and hands. I can tell that Kael would love nothing more than to get down and run around with Peyton. I know that they will be great little buddies!

While the children played in the water, Bryan and I were sanding down a coffee table that I bought off of KSL for $40.00 dollars. We wanted to refinish it in a different color. The original color was disgusting. I will post about this later!

That evening of course we went to the Kaysville Fireworks at Davis High. We met up with Josh and Hilary Armstrong. Josh was Bryan's bestfriend in high school and Hilary was my bestfriend in high school. They met when Bryan and I were dating...fell in love...and have been married five years and have a beautiful little girl named Avery. Hilary's parents live right by the high school. We were able to park in their driveway and walk to the school. They had a fire engine right by where we were watching the fireworks. Pey saw it and immediately had to go see it. The firemen were so kind, they let the little kids walk through the fire engine. Peyton thought he had died and gone to heaven. He talked about it the rest of the night and the next day!

Our little family at the fireworks! Kael stayed home with Grandma and Grandpa. He is very jumpy and doesn't like loud noises! We knew the fireworks would be no good with him!

Peyton couldn't believe his eyes! He liked the fireworks but was a little bored with them after about ten minutes. All he wanted to do was go home and do his fireworks...which consisted of pop-its. He LOVED them. I think I bought like ten boxes of them. He thought they were so funny!

I LOVE this holiday and can't wait for it to come around each year. Next year maybe we will be in Texas or maybe we will come to Utah...we will have to see!

The BBQ part of the Barbie-Q!

Kael liked laying on a blanket while everyone ate!

Cute Claire at the BBQ!

Mommy and Kael!

Kael and Grandma!

He was a drool machine that night! Thank you Kathy for letting us borrow one of Easton's burp cloths!

Everyone loves Corey! Peyton is lucky that he is his Uncle!

Peyton sliding down the slide! I think I have a picture of him at this party last year with cookie smeared all over his face!


Me, Bryan, and Kael watching the fireworks! We can never get Peyton to hold still long enough to take a family picture...so usually it is the three of us!



Watching the Barbie-Q!

My family watching the show!
Even people in my aunt's neighborhood come out on their lawns to watch the BBQ!

My cousin Katie's little girl Addison watching the fireworks. She has the prettiest curly hair! My Aunt Vicky made her a Fourth of July skirt! It was so cute!

All of the little kids wanted to get in the back of Uncle Craig's truck to watch the fireworks. Of course...leave it to my child to be in the back of the truck using bad language! Peyton was in the back of the truck using the "S" word. He picks up on every single little word (even when you think he is not listening). We are working on this with him! Lets just say that I was mortified! Especially when he started to smack my cousin's one year old boy with a frisbee because he thought he stole it from him! We are working on this as well!

Matt's creepy angel doll from his barbie display survived the fireworks!

This is the face that I most often get when I say "look at mom"!

Blake was so excited to be back in the action again after being gone for two years! We needed someone to fill Mark's shoes as the pyro!

The Pyrotechnics of the show....Dustin, Mike, Jon, Blake, Adam, and Matt. Thank you for risking your faces and hands boys!


Overall the creativity of this years event was top notch! It will be hard to beat next year! All I know is....is that we will have to make it back from Dallas for the Barber BBQ...it can't be missed!