Do you believe in Magic?

August 13th our ward had a talent show. The boys decided that they wanted to do a magic show for it. Trent had worked with them on some tricks. It was all pretty funny. For their first trick they made ribbons appear out of a magic tube. They even called some one out of the audience to help. Their next trick was to have pierce pull a bunny out of his hat.. it was pretty obvious that their was one stuffed in the hat already, but he did a great job of trying to sell this trick. The people laughed. Then their next trick was to have them disappear candy off the table. When Pierce waved his wand and said abracadabra Brock hurried and grabbed the candy and ate it! Pierce said "hey! I was supposed to make that disappear!" Then they tried it the second time, the audience was dying as Brock once again ate the candy. For the grand finale trick Pierce sawed Brock in half. It was a good one. I will not give away their secret... (Possibly a pre-made box with fake legs) but it was great as Brock lay on the table moaning as Pierce sawed him in half! The best part was at the end when Brock and Pierce came out and Brock gave a huge bow and on cue waved his hat in the air! These two are so precious. They are already talking about the tricks they want to do next year!

Mormon Night at the Orioles

 Every year the Orioles Park hosts a Mormon night. This year it was August 12, 2011. It is always a good time. I think that this park has to be one of the most family friendly places to go. The kids had a blast playing all the games, playground, bounce house, etc. Even Jaida got to get in on some of the fun this time! It was fun to see all the missionaries there, other ward members/friends, and of course Gramsie and Papa Belliston.

TWO-wheels!

One of our goals this summer was to get Pierce to be able to ride his bike without training wheels. We can officially check that off the list. August 8th he finally just took off. Trent has spent a lot of time teaching him. He was so proud! Way to go Pierce!!

BOYS

 On this particular day I just thought my boys were all looking pretty dapper.. I couldn't resist capturing this moment. Man I love these boys!

 Aren't they precious.

Things are looking UP

 I love this movie. It is a goodie. While we were in Utah we heard about a house that was being built to resemble the one in the movie up. Even better was it was on our way to my sister's house. The boys thought it was Awesome and we had to stop and see it many times. I think that it is pretty cute!

Brock Turns 4 July 26, 2011

 Brock is our little spicy boy. When I say spicy it is because he leaves a mark where ever he goes. He is something else and is always keeping us on our toes. He always has a come back for EVERYTHING!! He knows how to push EVERY single button you own! Hard for me to imagine that we have been lucky enough o have him in our family for 4 whole years. He has definitely changed Trent and I in so many ways. We really couldn't imagine life with out Lumpy, even though he makes it SO HARD! Brock has been talking about his birthday for a long time and had it all planned out for months. Items that he wanted to get done were Go to the bucket (Kearn's swimming pool), eat at the Pizza Factory, have a Mickey Mouse cake and go bowling. We accomplished them all!

 What a good daddy!

 So happy to be having his birthday at the Pizza Factory surrounded by cousins and family.

 She had a great time swimming and eating pizza too.

 His special number 4 pizza that our Waiter surprised him with! Totally made his night.

 His cake I made. I thought it turned out pretty good. I had other ideas in mind but he had certain specifications of a square cake with the figures on the top. So it turned out to be just what he wanted.

 He doesn't look excited at all does he???

 One of the many gifts he got spoiled with.

 Excited to bowl. He loved every minute of it. Brock is all about a good time.

 The best buds.. well most of the time, unless they are being ultimate enemies of course.

 They both love their sister to death.

 Brock loves to play air hockey and laughs so hard when he does.

I was glad that I bought quiet blowers! It was a great day and Brock was such a good boy. I love my spicy little fire ball... The 4's so far have been worse than the 3's I feel like he is the type that is going to give me a run for my money until he is out of my house. Lumpy I Love you!

SO behind.. Idaho Adventure

 Mid July.. I know like I said I am so behind, we went to Idaho to spend time with Trent's family. Trent and his siblings planned a mini family reunion. Lorrie really was the camp director and she really did such a good job. We had so much fun just being around everyone. It was nice to be back in Idaho staying at Brent and Diane's house, at the same time though it felt strange without them there! I got there Saturday night with my kids, Braxton was so nice to drive up with me. He was such a big helper. The boys look up to him in so many ways. He is a great kid. Trent was stuck in Minneapolis airport because he was flying standby... NOT HAPPY! Cory's girlfriend Dee pulled out all the stops to make sure that he made it to be with his family. Boy, was I glad and grateful. It is a kind deed that will not be forgotten. We had a great time getting to know her too. We headed up to the family cabin on Sunday after church. The kids were all so anxious to get up there and have a good time. We made a  short trip of it and then headed back down to make it to Trevor's baseball game.

 We of course had to fit in a trip to the mall. The kids had a great time playing on all the play land equipment. We had lunch at Cafe Rio too.

 This little missy was all over the place this trip. She was so glad to have the open space to just run.

 It wouldn't be a complete trip without stopping in and seeing Great Grandpa Pat. We love to hear his stories. He was so cute with the kids. He let them each pick out a toy to remember him. Pierce picked out an old Mustang car and Brock got a sea turtle. He even prepared lunch of pulled pork sandwiches and ice-cream and cookies. He is such a great person and I feel blessed to know him. Love you Great Papa Pat.