Jaylene spoils us!  She sent Canada gear for all of us, so we thought we would get a family photo sporting it...except I forgot to put Bennett's maple leaf socks on him, sorry baby!  We look good in red, don't you think?  We also got to sample some Canadian chocolate.  I (Amy) ate most of it but Paxton ate the Smarties - they are not like ours, the sour powdery kind, they are more like M&Ms.  My favorite is the Wunderbar and Bueno and I'm requesting more when Jaylene comes down.  She will be coming in less than two weeks.  Yay!!

Bennett had his 4 month checkup this week and he continues to astound us with his growth.  He is going to pass Paxton at this rate! He's just under 20 lbs, just over 26 inches, and totally adorable!  Lately he scoots along on his forehead with his knees pulled underneath him.  So his cheeks are constantly a rosy color from rubbing on his crib sheet or blankets on the floor.  It's getting a little harder to feed him because his hands are all over the place, pushing the bottle to the side, out of his mouth, or wherever.  Maybe we will try some solid food soon.

Yes, this is Paxton jamming out.  He plays just as loud as it looks like he's playing.  I have video of him and when he realized he was on camera he kept going back to punish the guitar even more so he could watch himself.  He does love a good beat and we have to tell him in sacrament meeting not to clap to the hymns.

This fun contraption is in our next door neighbor's back yard.  He designed and built it himself and it's strong enough to hold adults.  When Jared puts Paxton in and gets him going full force he is, frankly, terrified for a minute or two.  But then he loves it after the initial nauseating forces die down.  The neighbor also has a trampoline he lets Paxton jump on.  We live by great people.

Bennett doesn't need the snap in car seat feature of his stroller anymore, we just put him right in the big boy seat.  After all, he will be outgrowing it before we know it.  He seems to really like facing forward while we go on walks.

As much as I dislike flash photography, this one turned out cute.  This shot is just before bedtime.  Lately, in certain light it looks like Bennett may end up with a touch of green in his blue eyes.  Yes, Jaylene, I really mean that!  When Jared comes home Bennett is happy to see him pulling ridiculous faces at him. You're a fantastic father honey!  I have so much new respect for single mothers, they have a super tough job to handle children all by themselves.  Jared and I seem to make a good team.

Our version of camping this year is taking a day trip and then coming home to sleep in our own beds.  This pic shows Grandma Davis holding our little sack of potatoes.  Notice the matching hat?  That was sheer luck, Jaylene and I bought it a while back and someone at the shower Denette threw gave us the overalls that were meant to go with it.  Who says you can't be stylish when camping?

Grandpa Davis is the ultimate tour guide.  Every boy got to ride at least once before the storm clouds rolled in.  I hope he gets to actually fish sometime!

This little guy wasn't very shy and I probably shouldn't have gotten so close.  Just last week we were teaching our cub scouts that animals who seem too friendly might have rabies.  But I don't know if that includes campground critters.  His mouth is open because I caught him mid-chirp.

I never fail to take way too many photos of wildflowers.  They are beautiful as usual, and this year we want to hike to the top of Timpanogos to see if they're even more spectacular due to all the moisture.

Every year my Grandma Jackie's family has a Brady reunion in Indian Canyon.  Uncle Archie has a cabin and 10 acres where we get together for lunch, riding the zip line, and clay pigeon shooting.  I was talking with Archie's wife, Norma and she started asking me about David.  I said, my husband is Jared, I don't know who David is.  She said she didn't know who Jared is.  We both laughed.  From year to year there is a slightly different crowd so we can't always keep track of who's who.

Paxton's dream come true...almost.  I didn't let him drive, or even ride this thing but he kept asking for the keys.  I have to admit I've never ridden a four wheeler and don't care if I ever do.  Maybe it's the noise, the dust, the danger of dying....I don't know but it just doesn't appeal to me.  But, as I've said before it's amazing what you'll do for your kids so I probably shouldn't rule it out.

Just a shot of those giant thistles, at least the butterflies and bees like them.  No matter where we go I find it beautiful in different ways and I really don't want summer to end quite yet. We are just now enjoying getting outdoors!  I still want to attempt overnight camping with both the boys.  We'll have to persuade Grandpa Davis to sell his truck to us so we can take the two kiddies and our third child Chula with us!