My Little Birthday Boy

Today we went out for Jeremy's birthday.

I just love this guy.

Happy birthday babe!

Soccer!!!!

The soccer season has started and yesterday was our first game. Emma's new team is called the Black Widows. She scored a goal and came very close to scoring two others. She loves soccer and has so much fun with her friends.

Landon's team is called the Blue Missiles, although his coach wanted to call them the Blue Darts. I swear, boys never grow up! He did a great job as the defender and is a lot more aggressive this year.

Movin' on Up

Another summer has come and gone and the first day of school is here already. Landon moved up to 3rd grade and Emma is now officially a 1st grader.


I thought it would be fun to compare their pictures from last year to see how they've changed...

They had a great first day of school. They both have friends in their classes from last year and Emma is excited to be able to play on the regular elementary playground with all the big kids.

One Week in One Post

Last Week

Emma and Landon went to the art museum at

Thanksgiving Point and shaped glass into these beautiful art pieces.


They had a sleepover...

We watched the Tour of Utah



Emma finally got the desk she's been begging for
and sat there for three hours...



Then we finished off the week with a family party...




Fun Week!

James Family Zoo Day

My brother Mike came down from Oregon and decided to invite all of us to the zoo. It was nice to get all of the kids together as well as see my brothers.

They are always much more fun to watch than the animals!

Pretty in Pink

For Emma's chore chart reward, she wanted to get a pedicure. I had heard about "Glitter Toes" which were supposed to last six weeks or more. She was so excited to get her little piggies done in a shimmering pink.

Um, yeah, they lasted two weeks. But hey, she looked cute and was happy for two weeks!

East Canyon

Landon has been wanting to go fishing all summer. We have a ton of fishing ponds around here, but I don't have any fishing gear. Since he needed to pass off his fishing badge for Scouts, I asked my Dad if he would take him. Lucky for the kids, my parents had an even better idea and took both Landon and Emma up to East Canyon for a couple of days.

They both went fishing and I'm happy to report that Landon caught a fish. I would have been so disappointed if Emma caught one and Landon didn't, since the whole point was for Landon to catch one.

In addition to fishing, they enjoyed time at the park, the pool, miniature golf, walking, playing and sleeping in the motor home.

I'm so glad they got the chance to spend some quality time with their grandparents!