Perspective

I had a conversation with Allie yesterday that I can't get out of my mind. She was over at a friend's house playing and came home teary and very upset. When I asked her what was wrong she sniffled a bit and then said "I decided to come home early because they weren't being nice". She has a tendency to overreact a little bit and to be quite emotional when she puts her mind to it. I was busy taking care of Landon and only barely paying attention when she started to tell me more. What she said stopped me in my tracks. She said that the brothers she was playing with were being unkind to each other. Then she went on to say: "It made me very sad to see them being so mean to each other. Maybe they have too many siblings (there are 8 in their family) to know how lucky they are to have each other. I had to wait so long for my brother that I would never treat him like that. I love Landon so much and I know how lucky I am to have him in my family. I would never want to be unkind to him." I was speechless and a little teary eyed myself. As I watch my children together, I witness everyday the unique bond and love that they share. I am so very grateful for the opportunity that I have been given to be their mother.

Landon Holds His Own Bottle!

Can you believe it? He is growing up way too fast!

Celebrating Pioneer Day

Last night for Family Home Evening we decided to go and see all of the floats for this years Pioneer Day Parade. It is an innovative way to see a parade. They park all of the floats inside the South Towne Exposition Center and you get to walk around see all of them up close. It's like a parade with great air conditioning. Both of the kids seemed to really enjoy it. Allie's favorite float was a "princess" one with a horse and carriage. Landon didn't seem to have a favorite. He liked anything bright and shiny...which pretty much included everything we saw.

While the floats were a lot of fun, Landon had an even greater time being entertained by Allie and her cousin, Camille.

If you're wondering what they were doing that was so funny, here's a shot of the girls.



We are still wondering why he found them so funny. After about an hour we had seen it all and headed to Grandpa & Grandma's for a visit. It was a fun family night!

Landon Loves (To Eat) His Swing

Here is a little video clip that we hope you enjoy. Landon gets so excited about eating the toys on his swing. We get such a kick out of it! (It's a little long. I don't know how to edit it for brevity yet. That's the next computer project.)

Landon Loves His Swing

Our little Landon loves his swing. Recently he has started to really enjoy the toys that are attached to the tray. Sometimes he will grab onto both toys and hold on tight. At other times he tries to eat them. And sometimes he just likes to check himself out in the mirror. It doesn't matter what he is doing...he is so much fun to watch!