Landon's 1st Birthday Party

Landon turned 1 on July 30th. I can hardly believe we have a 1 year old! We had a little birthday celebration for him a couple of weeks ago and I've been trying to get around to blogging about it since:) We also celebrated Teryl, my father in law's, birthday. It was fun for them to blow out the candles and open gifts together. I felt bad because we were all so caught up in watching Landon with the cake and candle, etc. that we forgot to say Teryl's name when we were singing! He was a good sport about it. I guess when you've had 29 birthdays, you've been sung to a lot:) We couldn't get many smiles out of Landon during the party because he got so distracted with all of the people and the decorations. He was still being cute as always (yes I am biased). It was a nice little family party. Thanks to everyone who came to celebrate with us! We appreciate your support and it really made it a memorable day.

Here are many many pictures from the party. Sorry so many, I hate choosing pics. They are backwards in order because of how I uploaded them and my computer is being difficult and not letting me move them around. Oh well! Better to just get it posted than to wait for it to be perfect, right?!

Playing in the hose to clean off the cake and ice cream. He loves playing with the hose!

Brie, Ashlie, and Sophie. They are always fun to have at parties! Maylie, their big sister, was great, too. She blew up all the party balloons for me!

Landon and Grandpa Teryl blowing out the candle.

It was funny. Right after we got done singing, Ashlie came up from the side and blew the candle out for them! I have it on video and it was pretty cute. We lit it again for the guys to give it a try. Landon just stared at it:)

"What's that bright thing?"

Cutie-pie face!

Enjoying a gift, along with all the fun girls!

Family pic

Grandpa Teryl and Landon, The Birthday Boys

Family pic

Brad made a DVD of pictures and video from Landon's first year. Landon loved watching it!

Entranced by the show:)

Landon with Mommy

Chowing down on some dinner. He loved Grandma Roper's deviled eggs!

My first try at a decorative cake. Perfectly imperfect, right?! It's a monkey head, in case you can't tell:)

I made sure to take a picture soon after I frosted it just in case it fell apart. I wasn't too sure the ears would stay on, but thankfully they fared all right. The cake was pretty dense because I baked it in a Pyrex bowl and it took like 90 minutes to bake! It still tasted alright, just not as light and fluffy as the cupcakes. Thankfully we had lots of those because I doubled the cake recipe. We had lots of cake batter!

Landon liked the cake, but he wasn't too sure about ice cream!

Examining his "new" play table. Thankfully he's playing at it right now while I finish this blog post!

Wagstaff Reunion 2011

We went straight from the Scott Family Reunion in American Falls to spend some time with Brad's family in Utah. Brad's sister, Shelley, and her son, Hunter, were in town from Ohio. It was so nice to visit with them as it's been a long time since we've seen them. We were also able to make it to the Wagstaff Reunion, which is Tammy's side of the family. We always have a lot of fun with them. Here are some pics from the get together:

Visiting at the park

Colin and Kyle

Trying to get the great grandkids to look at the camera at the same time!

Landon going in for the bite...yes he did try to bite the knee:)

Landon and Grandpa Wagstaff

Landon getting spoiled with yumminess by Grandma and Grandpa Roper

Landon and Hunter with Grandpa.

Looks like I need to get one of these monkeys for Landon!

Scott Family Reunion 2011

A couple of weeks ago we had a great time at the Scott Family Reunion in American Falls. A lot of family was able to come and we enjoyed visiting, eating yummy food, boating, crafting, and singing campfire songs while roasting marshmallows. Don't worry, Uncle Bob won Landon over this time by feeding him a plethora of watermelon:) It was great to catch up on what everyone is up to. My parents were kind enough to let us stay in their motor home with them again, which is my kind of camping! Here are some pictures that we snapped just before we left when I finally thought to get out my camera:) (Oh and cut me some slack for my unkempt look, we were camping:))

Brad with my bro-in-law Ryan and my cousin Shawn. Handsome fellows!

Landon with Grandpa and Grandma Call

Roper gang with Uncle Karl and Aunt Carol. They came all the way from Nebraska and it was so nice to see them and some of their kids. We got to hear about their African Safari and their at home mission. They are so much fun!

The Roper gang with the Bevans: Uncle Tom, Aunt Donna, Shawn, Elise, Nicole, and Caitlyn. They are one great family!

We had to get a picture with my partner in crime all growing up, my cousin Jared and his sweet wife Michelle. He will soon be done with PA school!

We missed those that couldn't come and we'll hope to see you soon!

Quick visit

My cousin Melody got married a few weeks ago in the Rexburg temple. I was so excited for her! Landon and I took a little trip to be a part of the celebration. Apparently I forgot to take any pics at the actual wedding events, at least with my own camera:). Which is too bad because Melody looked absolutely beautiful! But it was a fun weekend filled with a BBQ, a wedding, a fun reception, shopping, and some family time. I'm so happy for Melody! Seems like she found a great match for her.

Mom and Sophie at Applebee's

Landon and Brie...love those sweet faces!

The Bevan girls: My Aunt Donna, Elise, Caitlyn, and Nicole. We had a fun going out to eat after the wedding. LOVE these lovely ladies!

Family Reunion in Island Park

Back in June we had a little Call family reunion. We had a blast camping in Island Park. My parents were nice enough to let the three of us sleep in their motor home with them. That's my kind of camping:) Julie and Ryan were there with their girls. My Aunt Brenda and Uncle Bob were there for a few days with their four granddaughters. We had a nice balance of being busy and relaxing. We went 4-wheeling, razoring, swimming, played tennis, napped, ate plenty of good food, saw a play, roasted marshmallows, and learned about our ancestors. Oh and the guys had fun playing golf while the girls crafted. Here are some highlights from the trip:

Landon with Grandpa's gloves on...too cute!

I want to be like Grandpa!

We had lots of fun just visiting and relaxing. We may have taken a couple of naps:) Ryan and Julie had their hammock set up which was so nice!

Uncle Bob tried everything he could to get a rise out of Landon. Bob got nothing but a straight face in return. It was funny because he'd be laughing at his Uncle Ry one minute and then Bob would start teasing him and Landon would get this face like "It's gonna take more than that to impress me."

Girls everywhere! Aaagghhh!

We played a little tennis at the clubhouse. We are definitely rusty, but it was fun! Ryan and Julie were whipping us into shape:)

A little High School Musical action at the Playmill in West Yellowstone. Of course this was the obvious pick with 8 little girls with us:) I always love going to the Playmill.

Cruising on the 4-wheeler

We took Landon for a little ride on one of the razors. He seemed to like it.

So much fun!

We stopped in Rexburg on our way home and visited with my sister-in-law, Megan, for a bit. Landon was a pretty happy camper sitting in her lap:) We had a nice visit.

It was a fun little family reunion. My parents did a great job putting that together. They know how to have a good time!

Father's Day

We were able to spend a good part of this weekend in Smithfield, UT visiting Mom and Dad Roper. We always have a nice time visiting with them. We went car shopping, watched a movie, ate good food, went to church, and had lots of good conversation. Oh, and of course we spent some time showing off our little Landon:) His army crawl is quite adorable. I'll post some video of it sometime soon. We had a nice quiet Father's Day weekend. I'm grateful for the men in my life who are great fathers! I've been blessed. Here are my top picks:)

Brad who has done such a great job helping me care for Landon. I can tell he would give anything for this little guy!

Teryl who is always there to give us advice and support. Landon sure thinks he's a fantastic grandpa!

And of course we can't forget Grandpa Charlie (aka my dad). I think this man was born to be a Grandpa! He is so good with these kiddos. And I always know I can count on him for a good laugh or a listening ear.

I just have to throw in this cute picture we got with Grandma yesterday. Landon thinks she is great too!

April's Wedding

Last week we were able to make it to my sweet cousin April's wedding. She and Bryndon got married in a little chapel in Lava Hot Springs. It was a quaint and unique wedding. They make a very fun couple. She looked absolutely beautiful in the dress that my Aunt Kathy made for her! We decided it was a good time to take some family pictures while we had someone there to take pics for us. Here are some pics from the afternoon.

A glimpse of the wedding party

I can't believe my little April is all grown up:)

Landon and Grandma

Natalie, Jules, and me

Landon and Sophie playing together. Too cute!

Waiting for the wedding to start

"I want a nap so bad but there is way too much to look at!"

Landon playing with my cousin Brock's son (his name is just not coming to me)

We had a nice time visiting with family at the luncheon afterwards. We decided to go for a quick swim at the Lava Hot Springs indoor pool. It was a very nice day (not the weather of course, but the fact that we had a nice time as a family).

Just before this we made a quick trip to Orem. We were terrible at taking pics, for which I am kicking myself. Brad may have a few on his phone. I wish we could have stayed longer and visited more people. But we decided to just squeeze in what we could in the time we had. We really enjoyed staying with Grandma Roper. It was the first time she had met our little Landon. We were able to make it to a Roper family dinner in Taylorsville which was a lot of fun. We also had fun visiting with some friends and going to our old ward for church. We miss it! We are hoping to make it back for a longer trip this fall.