MY BOYS!!

These are my boys! They each different, unique and sweet in their own way! They love each other, are the best of friends! I love them and glad they are ours!

Who knows what they are doing together some times...beats me ha

 Sometimes mom has to get ready...this is what they did before Bumbos were invented, don't worry he loves it in there ;) 

 Bennett preparing for mommy to have surgery. Practicing eating out of a bottle

 I love this picture! I found the boys on the playset one day reading books together. Now that Porter can ready he was reading to Mason. So sweet!

 Sometimes they lie (little Pinocchio) or stick darts on their baby brother's nose

 We like to spend time one on one when we can. Porter and mommy went on a date. We went and got cupcakes and then hung out in the toy store. Fun!

 They cheer each other on (Mason at Porter's jog-a-thon)

 They work hard and play hard...and don't give up! Porter ran 8 laps! That's 2miles! GO PORTER!

Again, don't give up. Learning to ride a bike has been fun and challenging for Mason. A nighbor says "Mason's so good at falling down" He falls and scrapes his knees and elbows a LOT but always gets back on the bike and has fun!

 They comfort eachother!! I can often find them comforting each other. Here Bennett was crying and Mason came in and started talking to him for the longest time and cheered him right up. Porter is also so good at this with Bennett and Mason. Mason got shots the other day and while I was trying to make him feel better by promising ice cream Porter distracted him with stickers, even giving Mason the cooler one and telling him how tough he is! How sweet is that

 Comforting....even if it means getting his hair pulled out!

 They are social! This is not a rare thing to find Mason sweet talking some girl...or 6. I have found him several times introducing himself to neighbors or people in the grocery store!  Porter has won the hearts of girls in the circle. They want to be his girlfriend and are even talking Marriage...EEEK! They are sweeties and treat girls so sweet. Porter really protects his ladies

Fun In Portland

We all went to the parade downtown and had fun! Yes it was June and Yes we are all wearing jackets! Talk about different than AZ! We had fun together (this happened to be the day after my kidney stone removal surgery, but I couldn't be a party pooper. I over did it but it was worth it) 

 Dad was keeping Bennett nice and warm!                    

  We got to ride the train! So cool (Yes an older lady is watching us, happens all the time here! Takes me 3times as long to go to the grocery store, not because of my kids but because I HAVE kids. Everyone wants to tell me how cute they are! LOL!)

Thanks to Jeff and Lynette we can go swimming in a indoor pool whenever we want!! It's becoming our Saturday tradition lately to have homemade pizza and go swimming. Even Bennett LOVED it!!

 COOLEST. DADDY. EVEEEERRRR!!

Happy Mothers & Fathers day

I think we both got spoiled rotten for Mothers and Fathers day! The boys (and by boys I mean Brent) surprised me with a massage!! It felt great! And then we all went out to my favorite, Olive Garden! At Porter's school all the moms were invited into the classroom to hear the kids sing songs to us, give us a homemade gift and get cookies! So fun! 

For dad we went strawberry picking and then made some yummy strawberry Jam! Just for him!! He also got a new monitor for his computer and a picture and bio from Porter and Mason. I also got to speak at church  that day so he got to hear what a great dad I think he is!

 Mothers day presentation at school

 Dad being a great dad and reading us our bedtime story

Bowling

We got some free bowling for the summer and went for the first time yesterday. Aunt Lynette joined us and we had fun! The boys did really good and Porter was especially into it the whole time, he got really creative with his throws and celebrations like rolling on the ground. Funny boy! Mason even beat everyone and got 102 points! (with bumpers of course). 

I had to add this picture because Bennett is just staring down the camera! lol!

SNOW!! In June??

We knew to expect colder weather and lots of rain but snow?!...in June?? Nope just looks like snow. The first time I saw it I couldn't get over how beautiful and snow like it was. This is actually cotton from a neighbors cottonwood tree! Sure is beautiful!

SOOO...........We moved to Oregon!!

So....we moved to Beaverton Oregon and couldn't be happier! I know this is cruel but I read people on facebook complaining about the heat and am SO HAPPY I'm not there in AZ suffering in it!! Give me about 8months and I'm sure I'll be cold to the bone but so far it's amazing!! The best part is that our boys are outside playing 95% of the time they're awake! LOVE THAT!! We have been here over 2months and still haven't put up our TV! How cools is that?!!

Before we left Brent's sister's threw us a going away party! It was AWESOME! The food was great and we had lots of people come and say goodbye. I think the coolest part was the cake they had for us! It said "So you're moving.....who gives a CRAP?" Even had a roll of tp added to it! Too funny!

 We've enjoyed the outdoors a lot since we've been here! The weather is just so nice! Make sure to stretch before going!

 Eric came to visit!! So fun!

 We;ve also really gotten in to Legos since we got here! We love building and creating!

 Love being outside on the swings

 We practice our spelling with SCRABBLE Cheez-its

 For Porter's bday we went to skateworld! 

 Since the boys are always outside we bought a trampoline and we, along with all the neighborhood kids love it

So to summarize...we moved AND we LOVE IT HERE!!!!

While daddy's away the family will play

So while Dad was away in Oregon working hard at his new job and finding us a house to live in we played a LOT! Maybe I was just better at taking pictures as I wanted to keep Brent updated on what we were up to but it was also a way to keep me sane. Here are the highlights...all with a newborn. 

We went to California for about a week and a half to visit Camille and her fam, the Curtis family met up with us for part of our visit! TOO FUN! Here we are at the Midway Aircraft carrier! Very Cool museum!!

 Every night Aunt Jene would tell us stories from the scriptures! One of our favorite things we did everyday! Similar to what Daddy would do with us at bedtime.

 Mason was very busy building cities and amazing things with blocks and legos

 We went to the Laveen city parade

 Building bridges while Porter was away at school.

 Went to the park and fed ducks

 Watching the planes fly by before the parade.

 Ready for the fun and candy to start coming!

 Valentines day I made pink, heart shaped pancakes...something daddy would do if he were here.

 California beach fun with cousins

 Went to a cave in Cali

 Bedtime with brothers

 Since we were packing up our house and there were a million boxes around we made a REALLY cool fort to play in for weeks

 Daddy sent us a package full of all sorts of fun gifts to open and play with!! SO FUN!!!!

 We went to skateland and the boys LOVED IT!!!

 More building

 Skateland with our fun cousins!

 Easter was full of fun! We went to all the family parties and had a blast

Although we missed Dad we made sure to keep busy having fun and packing.