It's not easy keeping up with the boys, church, work, military obligation, and the rest of life's daily chores, but we need to do a little better updating the blog :)
On a flight to Orlando, I noticed our neighborhood just before the wing passed over it and the temple site just above that. You can make out the river and downtown KC just below the horizon. Too bad I didn't have a real camera with me.
Jefferson and Henry have sure loved spending time with their rockstar uncle. Michael is leaving next week for the recording studio. Be sure to vote for his band on PureVolume.com. He's the bass player for The Strive.
Henry must have some of the same genes...He loves drumming at our neighbor's house. My good friend Bill was nice enough to let Henry try out his set and he knew just what to do.
In other news, our boys are growing up waaay too quickly. We're grateful that Henry's now potty trained and can say his alphabet but it's still weird to us that he'll be turning three just after Thanksgiving.
Everytime Henry went potty, he got to add a car to his dinosaur train the first day. He was pretty proud of it and no, we are not above bribery. :)
They may not look exactly alike, but they both love food.
If Jefferson ever hands you a book and you take it, be prepared for him to plop in your lap! He loves being read to.
Henry's first word was tractor and he still can't get enough of anything remotely related. A trip to Lowe's is better than the toy store for him (and Daddy).
Jefferson insists on Thomas PJ's each night. It's funny that a guy so little can be so enthusiastic about some things.
Jefferson learned how to push the chairs around to get to things he wants on the counter. Helena came downstairs to this little crime scene and snapped a picture. It's funny here, but he sure gives his mom a scare. He has no fear despite busted lips and a chipped tooth.
While most of our black berries dried up in the heatwave, we managed to grab a few one afternoon. They were almost as good as the ones I remember eating from Grandma Woody's thicket when I was little.
While I did have a cheesesteak and cheesecake, I think this was my favorite food item...Clam and bacon pizza from LaScala's. 
Henry and Jefferson's eating habits differ just as much as their looks...Henry takes small bites, eats little, and does not like different foods touching. He thinks Jefferson is gross. Jefferson two-hands everything, eats Henry's leftovers and if that's not enough, he will even try to eat the plate!
As Bobby began draining the reflecting pond in our back yard, he made a discovery (to the delight of Henry)--a 9 inch goldfish living at the bottom under the moss (he buries himself at the bottom to make it through the winter). It was a windy day when we tried to take the picture, but you can still see his dark orange scales. The pond had been frozen with thick ice when we moved in and we didn't think anything could be living in it but the water has turned out to be a gathering place for toads as well as a home to water snails. Henry could not be happier!
The best part about our house though is that the new Kansas City Temple is being built right behind our neighborhood. We did not know the site was so close until we got back to Missouri and dropped our belongings in a storage unit--long after negotiating the deal on the house. Here are a couple photos. The exterior is nearing completion. Once the spires went up, we were able to see them from our windows upstairs. The angel went on just last week. 
