Wild one

Well there is no doubt that Ryan is Rexers son, but I thought that these pictures really sealed the deal. Yes that is Ry standing on his giraffe from the Roggenkamps. It would be one thing if he just stood there, but no Ry had to clap his hands. Then he had to show us his muscles and of course he tried to jump. This was a wonderful show. Ryan had his daddy on the floor laughing and his mommy well I was just not looking.

I heard something today and it really make me think...... Anytime you are sad or feeling overwhelmed think of 5 things that are good in your life and focus on those. I have heard things like this before, but it really seem to resonate with me today. So here are my five things.

-Ryan, each day he seems to understand something new. Among his new understandings are showing off his muscles, throwing garbage in the garbage can, giving knuckles and kisses. He now gives kisses when he wants, which to me is so cute. He seems to understand how special they are. Kisses from my little boy just warm my heart no matter how slobbery they are.

-My husband and how hard he works and how he love me no matter what- even when I am a little crazy.

-My beautiful sister. I am so proud of her new adventure selling purses. Check out her purses at www.my-tfa-inhome.com/JulieK.

-My mom for cleaning my carpets.

-Old pictures, that sometimes make you laugh and cry at the same time.

Canada

Well there are a million and one things I should be doing and blogging is not one of them, but here I am. We got back a few days ago from Canada. We spent 5 days on a little island in a cute cabin with family. Mom, Bri, the Gonzales and us met up with our cousins from Canada. Sarah, Myles, Ben and Gray. We had a wonderful time relaxing on the beach and enjoying the wonderful hot whether. The water was warm and the beaches were sandy. Once on the island we never left. To get to Hornby we had to take a total of three ferries. The island is only 7 miles long, so it is fairly small. The big eventful thing to do was going to the local market. Truly our days were spent at the beach swimming, building sand castles and walking along the beach. Ry loved the water. He drank sooooo much salt water, Jul had him out there swimming. The most eventful thing that happened, happened at Rexers expense. One day the seaweed had come close to the shore and where we all were swimming. All the boys were throwing it at each other, I decided to join in-bad idea. There was a piece by my leg, I reached own and picked it up and threw it at Rex. It hit him on the chest, within seconds we all realized it was not seaweed but a jelly fish. It stung Rex instantly on the right side of his chest. As he quickly was getting out of the water I realized that I was stung as well. Rexer turned a shade of white I have never seen on him. He later said that he thought he was going to die. So Rex, Myles and I went back to the cabin. Myles is a nurse. Finally after a couple of hours the stinging stopped. I felt so bad, Rexers new nickname is jelly man. It was a wonderful trip. I love making new memories with my amazing family.

Happy Birthday Jamie!!!!

Today is one of my oldest and best friends birthday, Happy birthday Jamie. Thank you for always loving me and supporting me. Thank you for reminding me that before I was a wife and mother I was "Cindy". You always are there for me if I need a kind word, encouragement or just a shoulder to cry on. You are the best. I love you so much. I am excited for our date on Friday!

Switching notes, Rex has been on a 48. I am running out of things to do with Ry. Here are some pictures of our evening. Ry decided he likes to climb. Nothing is off limits and it does not matter how many times he falls off he continues to climb. He is all boy, it just seems like I have to let him figure things out. He is so fast. He can destroy a room in a matter of seconds or be on top of the table by the time I am done peeing. Gone are the days of peeing in private-who am I kidding i never close the door. This morning I was taking a shower, Ry decided to open the door and come in. He was fully clothed. He thought it was pretty funny. It was.

Tonight while watering the garden I had one hose and Ry had the other. He was spraying the dog and himself. He is not a very good water boy. But he had fun and it entertained him so I could get some things done. I was watering my garden and flower beds. I cannot believe how everything has taken off. It is so cool to watch everything grow and change. My garden is huge. I have several big green peepers and tomatoes. How exciting!!! I think that gardening is one of my new hobbies! I love it.

Life is good!!!!

The past few days have been amazing. This morning we got back from a mini vacation. We went to Summit Lake, our good family friends own a cabin on the lake. Well honestly it is a beautiful home not really a cabin. They have boats, all kinds of water toys and well anything you can think of for the water and relaxing. Julie and the girls, Rex, Ry and I all joined April and Grady for 4 days of sun, beer and a ton of fun. April is the ultimate host, truly she just took care of everything. Leroy and Bri decided last minute that they would join the party. I was so thankful that they skipped out on work to hang out. Where to start..... the moment we got there we were in the water. To only time we got out was to eat. Elisha and Ry loved it. Johanna loved it at times. The boys played on the water trampoline-well they played king of the castle. They all got really beat up. Rexer has several bruises. At one point Bri and Leroy were bleeding. Great to sit back and watch. We had smores the first night and Ry ate way too much chocolate. It was really cute, it was all over his face. When we said no more, he licked his fingers and tried to get the chocolate off his face. He swam and played with his cousins from morning to night. I believe that Ryan's favorite thing was the jet ski. Rex decided to take him out for a ride. Within about 5 minutes he was passed out asleep. Rex did not realize that Ry was asleep until he brought him back. As soon as Rexer passed Ry off to someone on the dock he was instantly awake. It was one of the funniest things I have ever seen. Rex decided to take him out again-same thing happened. We truly had a wonderful time. I was soooooo relaxed. We did however get sun burns on top of sun tans so needless to say us adults were in a little pain. It was totally worth it.

We came home and had a wonderful dinner with some friends. They have two children. The children had a great time playing while us adults enjoyed a quit dinner. It is so fun to see Ry with other children. They all fed each other their ice cream. It was everywhere. Fun memories.

WOW, two weeks that is like forever in the world of blogging. I cannot believe it truly has been two weeks since my last blog entry. As I sit here and look back at the last two weeks, I realize why I have not blogged. One reason is truly just piratical, we have been really busy and trying to enjoy the sun-which means a ton of yard work. We also have had company. Grandpa Ralph for a couple days while my parents were gone and Phyllis (Rexer's Mom) this past weekend. It was nice having Phyllis in town. She was able to stay with us for 4 days. Rex was home the entire time. Ry enjoyed having her here and it was a great time for them to get to know one another and have some Grandma and Grandson time. Ry is doing new things each day. He is now saying the dogs name, truck as of this morning (I think he just wants to be like Erik :)). He climbs on everything I mean everything. He loves to dance, throw fits and give kisses. Yes I knew it was coming my little boy can now throw a pretty good fit. He has these great looks that he gives to try to get his way or to see how far he can push you. He continues to love being outside. He is happiest when Daddy is home as am I.

Day with Elisha

At this very moment I have 10 paws and/or feet in my bed. Ryan, Elisha, Bear Bear and PB(Ryan's polar bear). Oh yes and a pretend hammer that Ry has been hanging on to all day. We are having a sleep over and Elisha thought it would be a good idea for everyone to sleep in Auntie's bed because Uncle is at work. She is so cute that I had to agree, hey and that is what makes sleep overs so much fun. No one gets any sleep, especially the parents!!!! Julie called this morning and asked if I would take Elisha for the day. Of course I would take my niece, I replied. I guess she was going to stay the night at a friend's house and the friend got really sick. Elisha was heartbroken. We met half way and Ellie came home with us. Our day was filled with baseball, pizza, smore's, Gold Fish(which Elisha won every time) and movies. It was a bit rainy today so we would play outside in between the rain. Elisha was hitting the baseball so well. As one point she had to go dig in the brush to find the ball. She could hit clear across the yard. Ry is so in love with his oldest cousin. In one of the pictures he is giving her a kiss. He loves to follow her around and give her kisses. Elisha is so gracious with him. She loves to play and show him new things. Tonight for dinner per Ellie's request we had pizza and she wanted smore's for desert. Well I will just let the pictures tell about the rest of our day. I am Blessed to have such a wonderful, kind niece. Have a safe night Honey see you in the morning. I love you.

Smore's

Last night we had a bon fire in our back yard, I am sure it is one of the first of many. Ry got to enjoy a family tradition. Smore's. It was so fun sharing this with him. Of course what child would not love the tasty treat. He loved to watch the fire and his Daddy while he was building the fire.