A Day at the Beach

My sister-n-law told me about a fake beach close to their home. So one night we decided to take Landon and he had a blast. The water was pretty cold so he couldn't stay in the water too long but he loved the sand. 

 

I believe in Miracles

Yesterday, I received a phone call from my mom saying there were several wildfires in Oklahoma. The fires were a few miles from the town in which I grew up in, Mannford. Some of my friend's home had been lost. My parents were fine and were still in at their house. A few hours later, my mom called me again and told me she was being evacuated. In fact, the whole town was under mandatory evacuation. The whole town was blocked off so no one get in.

My dad and brother own an auto shop. They stayed behind to help people with their cars and help firefighters with their trucks and provide necessary supplies. I received another phone call about 9:00 last night and the fire was about 100 feet behind my parent's business. It was burning the business right behind them. (The auto shop is the very beginning of town, once the fire got it, it would get the whole town). I received another phone call about 10:00. The fire didn't get my parents business. It took a turn in the other direction and the firefighters had gotten it under control. My parents house and business were okay. The town was going to be fine.

Though a lot of houses and building were burnt down and over 50,000 acres were burnt no lives were lost. I am so very thankful for the safety of my family and friends.

Yesterday on facebook ,everybody kept asking to please pray for my family, please pray for our house, please pray for Oklahoma. I did pray, I recruited Kyle's family to pray, and it worked.

I believe in the power of prayer. I believe in the strength of numbers when it comes to prayer. I know the Lord was watching over my family and friends. I am so thankful for the Gospel in my life and the comfort it brings me.

I will be going home in about a week. I will post pics of the fire damage

My parent's business is the one on the left with the two cars. 

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Allergies

After a few tests and doctors, we have learned Landon has a peanut and egg-white allergy. His peanut allergy is severe. He can't be around peanuts and anything that contains peanuts. So it's goodbye to peanut butter sandwiches, candy with peanuts, candy that was manufactured in a factory where candy with peanuts are made, and bye-bye to one of our favorite restaurants - Texas Roadhouse. 

His egg-white allergy is mild. He can be around eggs. We just have to wash our hands really well after handling eggs. He can't eat anything with eggs in it. So I'm on the search for eggless cake and brownie recipes. 

Though it has been to hard adjusting to reading every label at the grocery store and giving up our favorite sandwich, it has been so worth it. Landon's eczema is almost cleared up and he is such a happier baby. I am so grateful for doctors and modern medicine. 

                                                                        Having the test done

The new happy baby

BBQ Sauce

Sorry for the lack of posts. We've been extremely busy around here lately. My work is really busy and behind and I've been putting in a lot of extra hours. Kyle is very busy with school and work. I just wanted to post a video. Last week, I left my dinner plate a lot to close to Landon and he got BBQ sauce on himself. I think he enjoyed the taste. 

6 Months - Where has the time gone?!!

My little baby turned 6 months old a couple of weeks ago. Why does my baby have to grow up so fast?!

At 6 months, Landon is 26.5 inches long (49%) and weighs 13.87 pds (2%). He still wears 0-3 months clothes and some of those are a little big. He may be tiny but he has a BIG personality. 

Here are some new developments:

• He can crawl backwards - I'm little confused on why he chose to crawl backwards first. 
• He can make baba sounds and it's the cutest thing ever.
• He is becoming a daddy's boy. If Kyle is around, he is the one Landon wants. 
• He has learned to grab. He reaches for anything and everything. It makes life a bit more interesting now. 

Landon's favorite things: 

• Eating - this boy will eat anything will give him
• Throwing things on the floor so mommy can pick them 
• Drinking water - He laughs so much when we give him a cup to drink out of
• Crumbling up paper
• Laughing and Smiling
• Medicine - He is on medicine for acid reflux and loves when we give it to him. I guess it tastes good
• Being bounced on our bed
• Being put in a pile of laundry so he can play with all the clothes

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Grandma Hazel

My mom came to visit a couple of weeks ago and while she was here we made a trip to Vernal to my grandma's house. Actually, it's my great grandma and Landon's great great grandma. How awesome is it to have your great great grandma alive?!

My mom is from Vernal and I'm related to several people in that town. My grandma's (my great grandma's daughter and my mom's mom)  brothers and sisters live there. We always have a good time when we go there. I hear several stories of when my grandma and mom were little kids.

Here is a picture of my Mom, Landon, me, and my great Grandma. 

My Little Bundle of Joy