HAPPY BIRTHDAY USA!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY USA! This year was one of the funnest 4ths ever, we spent the day relaxing and enjoying our friends company. We BBQ'ed, swam, made a huge slip and slide, then watched a really great firework show.

This pic is the best we could get because neither of our boys were that excited about the fireworks! We were right under the show so it looked like they were falling one us which made Maddex very nervous. He kept saying to me "Hey mom I think we should go home" or he would say "Mom I am getting sleepy lets go home" (Which he never says so I knew he just wanted to get out of there) Pretty soon after much conversation of trust me Maddex we are just fine he settled down and was happy.

Jett does not like loud noises, and so it took him a little while and lots of hugs before he settled down and started enjoying the show. By the end he was clapping and wanted more fireworks!

Tyler and I aaawwhhh I know we are an adorable couple!

Jett enjoying some candy and watermellon before the show started

Maddex and his friend Avery played and played all day together, they had lots of fun!

The New Jersey Aquaruim! Check these Pics out!

My mom and aunt Elaine came to visit and we did some great things but I think of all the things we did the Camden Aquarium was the BEST! Maddex LOVED it! Jett liked it, he was a little scared at first but he soon loosened up. Tyler was also in heaven cuz well you know he loves the animal world and I am glad he was able to go with us!

The first "zone" we did in the aquarium was the hippos, and they were by far my favorite! They came right up to the glass as you can see above! They just starred at Maddex, and let him get so right up to the glass also! It was a little crazy thinking that all was separating a huge hippo from my child was some glass but surprisingly they looked gentle and sweet. (Even though the Discovery Chanel says they are not)

This is the viewing area that was under water, it was incredible to watch them swim!

LOOK HOW HUGE SHE IS!!! He name is Genny and she was HUGE!

Jelly fish they were so pretty!

Scary shark! There was a tunnel that had all sorts of creatures swimming around you! It was hard to get a picture though so here is what we did get a creepy shark!

Sharks mouth, it freaked Jett out a bit! Notice his eyes!

BIG under water viewing area!

Petting some baby sharks! Ya cuz we are cool like that!

Some stingrays which we also got to pet!

Maddex tried to grab one and it splashed up at us, he was not so sure about them after that. It was still really cool cuz we there were TONS of hands on things all the things we touched were.

Starfish

Jellyfish

Anemones

Stingrays

Sharks

Horshoecrabs

It was SO great to have my family here, I have missed them so much! Maddex and Jett also LOVED have the extra attention and the goodies around!

Notice how Jett has a death grip on my arm, he was not so sure about this big guys.

They were so pretty! We loved watching them swim and walk on the bottom in their tanks.

By the end Jett was getting super tired but Maddex was wanting more!

Touching some more sting rays!

Thank you mom and Elaine for coming and experiencing this with us! It was a blast to have you guys here! I miss you already and so do the boys! Thanks for everything!

Water, Water, Everywhere!

I LOVE SUMMER TIME AND SUNSHINE! We love going to the pool and we love having the beach close to us! We go to the pool almost everyday (when it is not raining) and the beach has been a blast to explore! For Father's Day this year we spent the day hanging out by the Atlantic Ocean down at one of Delaware's beaches. It was a blast!

He is diving for a ball this unfortunatly ended in a belly flop but he never seems to mind.

Swimming around with his dad!

Jett just sits in his tube and relaxes. He is singing in this picture, he cracks me up with his funny antics!

Brothers and best buddies! I wouldn't have it any other way!

He is such a fish! He has some goggles on and loves being able to go under the water!

WHERES... JETT?

PEEK..A..BOO!

Tyler dug a hole and Jett loved just hanging out in it and playing games with us!

Some of the other guys came with us to the beach and they found these weird sand crab things. The locals call them sand fleas, so naturally I let my children play with them! ;) Maddex thought they were the coolest things and had a blast digging them up!

Playing in the sand! Notice how his mouth is a little darker, yeah I think he had a taste! Maddex is in the back digging for more sand crabs, which he did most of the day!

One of Maddex's favorite things to do is race the waves in and back out, well this time he thought he would challenge himself by haveing to get up from a sitting position to get away from the wave. But... uh it was harder than he thought!

Oh boy coming up quick and getting pretty deep!

Ya he was under the water and this is the after pic needless to say he did not try that again!

We are having a blast exploring this new world we call the "East Coast"! It certainly has been an adventure and we are glad to be able to share it together, we are also SO proud of how hard Tyler works so that we can have these adventures! I LOVE YOU TYLER!

Philly Zoo

First things first... ya I am riding a CAMEL! Maddex saw these kids riding a camel and he wouldn't let it go! We walked the entire Zoo and yes he like the animals but he just kept saying "After the (whatever we were looking at) are we going to ride the camel?" Thank goodness it was only 6 bucks so as you can see by his HUGE smile he loved it!

It was very stinky and very uncomfortable and BIG! It was kinda intimidating.

This dang goose wouldn't leave us alone he kept trying to eat Jett's pretzel out of his hand. Jett kept looking at me and saying "Whoa!" He is so cute! (Jett! Not the goose of course)

Checking out the giraffes!

This manly gorilla was sitting right next to the glass just chowing down on some cardboard pizza boxes. He was so big and kinda freaked me out cuz he would look you right in the eye!

This 13 year old new daddy orangutan was so cute he kept playing peek a boo with that green blanket. Maddex thought he was way funny! His wife and new baby were tucked away resting!

Daddy orangutan playing peek a boo with a gibbon monkey

This is at the Barnyard Petting Area and Jett was not so sure about all the animals running around, he stayed pretty close to his daddy.

Maddex of course LOVED this and got to brush the goats.

Jett and Tyler checking out the sheep and more goats, Jett did not leave Tyler's side it was pretty cute!

Me and Jett pretend feeding the ducks, this duck actually tried to eat my wedding ring! If he would have succeeded we would have had roast duck for dinner! Jett held onto my pant leg every time a duck came close to us, it is so funny how different he and Maddex are.

Maddex chase the ducks all over the place! He would lure them to him and then jump at them to scare them. He is ALL boy!

Needles to say the Philly Zoo was pretty fun we got to see some animals I have never seen before and that was way fun for us! I love making memories with my family and watching my kids faces when they are learning and growing from the experiences they have!

So one of my life long dreams was to attend a MLB game, and for Mother's day my sweet and incredible husband made that dream come true! IT WAS A BLAST! I smile the entire game I teared up a bit when I walked to the bleachers behind home plate! I couldn't belive how HUGE the stadium was and the atmosphere was in a word... BASEBALL! It was the best mother's day and it will be hard to top!


Big statue that Maddex thought was way cool!

Up high so you can see the whole field!

Behind home plate!

Family pic behind home plate!

The Phillie Phanatic! I was in pure bliss the whole day!

Playground by our apartments, super fun!

The road trip from Idaho to Philly was not to bad the boys did really well and it was fun to see the countryside!

How did our parents do it without DVD players? Honestly we would never have made it!

Summer Plans!

So since our planning was just a way for Heavenly Father to say uh na uh I am in charge! So now our plans are to go with a few friends to sale security systems for the summer in Philadelphia! And here we are! We love the expiances we have had and continue to have, the east coast is completly different (they really should have split our country in to the west and east) but surprisinly friendly. Tyler is working hard everyday and continues to surprise me and people around him with his ambition and abilities! He is incredible and I am very lucky! So wish us luck! And we will see you in September!