Thoughtful Brother

Maketty came in the other day while Ryme was napping and proudly proclaimed that he had given Ryme some toys. Yup. She's surely entertained! This happened several times while we were staying at my parent's... I was just relieved she slept through it!

First hang out spot

The boys loved this rock in the front yard at my parent's house. They'd go outside every morning and just chill together.

Fireworks!

Brandon isn't a fireworks fan, but he acquiesced to taking the boys to Penn's landing for fireworks on the 4th. It was all Makett and Tanzen talked about all day, they were so excited, and it surely didn't disappoint. They played music along with the fireworks, and shot them off of a boat in the Delaware river. At one point during the Star Spangled Banner they made the fireworks look like a battle, and you could clearly see the ship. It was really moving, I loved it!

See the ship? Cool!

I love that we each push our own stroller when we go out.

Ryme Rides

Ryme is a lucky girl to have such attentive brothers...(most of the time :)
Makes for a happy girl!

Buckets

Tanzen loves carrying things around-- he's all about accessories, pockets and bags. He went through a phase where he put all sorts of random things in a bucket. I loved going through the contents-- several rocks, his piggy, a penny, a stick, a book, his blanket several cars... he knows how to pack it in. I need to be better at checking his pockets when I do laundry...
I love that Makett and Tanzen are old enough to recognize their friendship. The other day someone asked Kett who Tanzen was, and Kett replied, "That's my friend Tanny!" I want them to always be close.

Aw!

Niagra!

While we were checking out upstate NY we decided to spend the day at Niagra Falls. We took the boys on the Maid of the Mist boat tour...We donned fantastic blue rain bags, which felt awesome in the humid, hot weather

There was so much mist we could barely see as we got closer. Kett was terrified of the boat.
He stayed crouched down and clung to the edge of the boat

Kao, my mom and I

So hot!

Long day!

Palmyra

We went to the Hill Cummorah Pageant while my Mom and brother were in town.

The next day we checked out some of our church's historic sites in Palmyra, NY. This is the Joseph Smith farm.

The boys like the water trough-- except they thought it was a boat.

Hard to believe this tiny cabin housed a family of ten

This is called the Sacred Grove...it is a very special place with an incredible spirit and Brandon and I put it as one of the top places we've ever been.

Our church has a temple in Palmyra

Pony Rides

We stopped in upstate New York at my aunt's fiance's amazing farm--it's huge! Don was kind to let the boys ride a pony. Kett wasn't a fan at first....
Then his daughter Ellen rode with Kett and he loved it!