Fun Fun Fun!

On Saturday we went to a fundraising event at the baseballs fields to support Gavin's baseball team. The boys had an amazing day. They had sno-cones, went on pony rides, played lots of games, got their faces painted & jumped until they couldn't jump anymore!

And this is the newest member of the family. When Ryan asked to play the "pick a duck" game, I thought nothing of it, until he pulled out a duck with an "F" on it, and they gave him this...Ryan has named him "Orange".

And today Ryan went to play at Pirates Cove with his good friends Landon & Avery. They had fun digging, climbing, jumping & running. I think this is one of Ryan's new favorite places, and I know we'll be going back once daddy finds out about the cannons!

Tiny Tots

Two posts in one day...don't get used to it :)

This morning Ryan and I headed over to a nearby roller skating rink where they were having Tiny Tots morning for toddlers to bring their bikes & ride around the rink. We'd been before with Gavin so Ryan was a bit bummed that he didn't have anybody to ride around with, but eventually he found a little boy his age who just happened to have the same Diego bike. They chased each other around and had a great time.

Before we left, Ryan wanted to play a game of skee-ball. He tried and tried to get the ball up the ramp & into the hole but got a little more frustrated each time it rolled right back to him. Finally, he decided to take matters into his own hands...and cheat. I thought about getting him down, but decided to snap a quick photo first :) He eventually got 10 tickets and picked out a shiny new dinosaur.

Daddy's Little Helper

For nearly 3 years now I've been telling Dave that our yard is too big & needs to be mowed too often for a push mower, but he refuses to buy a rider-he says he needs the exercise & riders are a waste of money. Well, now it has turned out to be a good bonding experience as well. A couple of nights ago we were playing outside when daddy decided to mow the lawn. The second Ryan saw him go get the lawn mower he darted into the garage. About 30 seconds later he appeared again with his lawn mower in hand and a "let's get down to business" look on his face! He helped daddy do the entire front lawn!

And then rewarded himself with a ride around the freshly cut yard :)

Playtime

Today we went to Miss Lala's Treehouse for some open play time with Ryan's friends. It was our first time at Miss Lala's so we weren't quite sure what to expect, but the kids had fun running around and making a mess (that we didn't have to clean up-yay!) For some reason (perhaps the photographer??), all of the pictures came out super blurry, so the ones that made the cut aren't great, but you get the idea. Ryan just enjoyed spending some quality time with his friends.

A day at the zoo

Ryan got to spend all day Monday at the zoo with his friend Landon! He had a great time. His favorite parts were the train ride & the carousel. This was our very first trip to Zoo Atlanta, I'm not sure why we haven't gone until now-but, we will definitely be going back soon!

We started off at the playground area where the boys burned off some of their early morning energy by running around, climbing & sliding.

Then we headed over to take a train ride around the zoo. The boys decided to hold hands and wait for the train. Despite the grumpy look, Ryan was having a blast.

Soon we were off exploring and looking for animals. I had been telling Ryan about the zoo trip for several days before we went and all he said for days was "Ian zoo with Andon, see ooh ooh aahs" For those of you that don't speak Ryan...thats "Ryan's going to the zoo with Landon to see the monkeys" Sadly, we didn't see very many monkeys, but luckily Ryan took a special interest in the elephants. As you can see, he thought he'd just climb in there and go say hello.

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After lunch we decided to try out the carousel. In the past, the carousel has been a disaster for us, but I thought with Landon by his side Ryan would brave it....and he did! The picture on the left is before the ride started out-he was totally freaked out and wanted off. But, then we started to go and a little smile started to come out :) By the end of the ride he was laughing and wanted to go again.

And finally, the petting zoo. Ryan made sure to give a little lovin' to each and every animal before we headed home.

Jumpits!

Ryan had an especially great day today. First, he woke up to find that daddy took a day off to spend with us. Then he remembered that it was Thursday, so he gets to spend the whole day with Landon. And the icing on the cake...we all got to go to Jumpits! For a 2 year old, life doesn't get much better!

Ryan, Landon & especially Dave had a great time jumping and running around. The boys jumped for over 2 hours and were nice & worn out when we left.
It wasn't easy getting them to stay still long enough for pictures, so here's the best I could do-

Happy Easter!

We hope everyone had a Happy Easter!
Ryan woke up on the wrong side of the crib this morning, he woke up grumpy & crying and refused to leave his bedroom. We finally lured him out with some eggs and then it was all smiles when he saw that the Easter Bunny had visited while he was sleeping. He got lots of treats, board games, puzzles, toys & even dinosaurs...but nothing made him happier than his little box of goldfish crackers!

A little later the rest of the gang came by for more treats. Grandma, Grandpa, Auntie, Uncle Rick & Gavin came over to exchange Easter baskets. Ry and Gavin were both overloaded with treats & toys.

We had planned to go the park to have an Easter egg hunt, but the weather turned out to be colder than we had planned. So, we had to come up with a Plan B. We ended up taking the boys to the movies to see Horton Hears a Who. I had seen the previews and told everyone I wouldn't be taking Ryan because it looked boring...well, I was bored! Ryan loved it though and never took his eyes off of the screen, well, except to eat some raisinets.