Summer time, summer time!!!

WOW!!!! We have had such a blast this summer. I feel like we have been on an adventure all summer. I have really enjoyed watching the world through Ryan's eyes. He continues to discover new things. Today he looked up and saw a flock of birds, he just stood there and pointed. My little independent boy is not afraid to show who he is. He is kind and stubborn all at the same time. He is very determined. I was just looking back at pictures from the summer. He has changed so much. Rexer's new favorite thing that he does is when you ask him a yes or no question he will shake his head yes or no. Or if he does not understand he will put his arms up in the air and to the side. He also is quite the climber. He climbs on anything and everything, stationary and non stationary. Ry also somehow knows just how to fall so he nearly misses the corners of tables or cracking his head open. He still loves to dance, show his muscles, give kisses and be the center of attention. Rex and Ry have the same moves-toooo cute. We just got back from a weeding, Little man danced the night away in the middle of all the girls. Tonight Rex started a tradition that I wish I would not have seen, drinking out of the milk carton. We had smores and milk around the fire tonight-well you see the pictures. In the last weeks we have had the annual fire department lawnmower races-with a roasted pig, a wedding in Leavenworth, time at the park and in the back yard. What a fun time had by all, and we have the pictures to prove it!!!!

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.