Energizer Bunny

My little guy Ryan is like the energizer bunny, he keeps going and going. I feel like the moment he wakes up he hits the ground running, literally. I am thankful to have an active child, it is fun and exhausting at the same time. He loves to be outside, lately he will stand at the door and just cry until we go outside. It truly is so crazy how much energy he has. He is everywhere, up and down the stairs, exploring the all ends of the yard and climbing on everything. He loves to climb and stand on top of things. He thinks he is pretty funny when he stands on top of the slide. The thing is he falls and gets right up and does the same thing again. Sometimes he is just like his father!!!!! It is amazing to see the world through his eyes. Today we rolled around in the grass and stared at the sky. We played catch, he is getting really good at throwing balls and kicking them. We threw a couple of sticks for the dog. My favorite was when he was playing with his new lawnmower. How cute, he loved to push it and play with all of the buttons. He also thought it was pretty funny when I would push it, so of course I was running up and down the lawn pushing this mini lawnmower. Anything to hear my baby's laugh!! These pictures are all from today, I took them all within an hour to prove my point. He is all over.

Chicago

Over the past weekend to celebrate Rexer's 27th birthday we went to Chicago. It was just Rex and I. Ryan stayed with Auntie Julie and the gang, and honestly I do not think he even noticed that we were gone. We were in Chicago for two nights. It was so nice to get away and relax. The weather was beautiful, the hotel was great and it was just nice to have some quality time with my hubby. Some highlights from the trip were visiting three local fire houses and hanging out with the firefighters. Rex acquired two more fire shirts and a new Chicago fire hat. We spent several hours with the firefighters getting to know them and learn about their fire department. Rex was in heaven. He loves the tradition and the brotherhood that comes with being apart of the the fire department. We did several touristy things while there as well. We went to a White Sox's game, went on the famous Farris wheel on Navy Pier, went to the top of the John Hancock tower, walked in Lake Michigan and ate pizza. One night we went to the only live smooth Jazz club in the country, or that is what they claimed. The music was amazing. We walked everywhere, literally from one end of the city to the other. On Saturday we walked 1 1/2 miles for breakfast. The pancakes were totally worth it. We enjoyed sleeping in and not having a schedule. We both missed Ryan terribly, this was the longest I have ever been away from him. It is good for both him and me. Rex and I are going to try every year to take a trip to a new city. We have great memories and had a fantastic time.