Catch Air!

Auntie Sarah & I took the boys to Catch Air this morning to play and celebrate Ryan's birthday. The place was so amazing and we had a wonderful time. There were so many things for little ones to do and since it was all designed for them, it was safe and unstressful for the adults too! We loved it!!

Birthday Dinner!

Hard to believe that Ryan turns two tomorrow!! We began the celebration last night with a cookout with some family and friends. Ryan really enjoyed playing with his friends and eating hotdogs & cake!


Ryan with Grandpa, Grandma, Pop-Pop, and Nana


Sarah & Maxim, Amy & Ryan, Tara & Madeleine


with Auntie Sarah & cousin Maxim


Cole & Dax

Peek-a-boo

Not sure how this started, but one of Ryan's new favorite games is peek-a-boo with his sippy cup. He gets a kick out of hiding behind it, or when it's a little emptier he peers at you through the clear top half. Great fun indeed!

~~Corn Maize~~

A couple of weeks ago Aunt Lolly & Uncle Brian came home for the weekend. We had a great time visiting with them, seeing some wedding photos, and hanging out at the corn maize! Ryan did really well at the maize. He led the way for us and had very strong opinions on which way to go when we came to the forks. We also enjoyed a jumping pillow and playing on the little tractors.

Happy Fall!

New Orleans!

We took a family vacation to New Orleans for a few days in late August. We had a wonderful time and really enjoyed the city. Highlights include:

*Stopping at the USS Alabama on the drive down

*French Quarter, Jackson's Square, and beignets at Cafe du Monde

*Walking the riverwalk, seeing boats!

*Riding the St Charles Streetcar & eating pecan waffles

*The insectarium

*City Park

Even with Ryan, we had a great time. There is plenty to do with children and hopefully we can make it back again someday soon. We ran out of time with all sorts of fun stuff still to do!

August Highlights

Ryan was a great help washing the car!

Mommy & Ryan took a quick trip to visit Maxim & Auntie Sarah & Uncle Christian. Maxim & Ryan wearing super cool Ocean City tshirts from Nana.

This just about sums up all of Ryan's waking moments. He loves his blocks!!

Laura & Brian

Laura & Brian had a beautiful wedding on August 1st. It was a perfect day and everything went super smoothly. We all had a great time and Laura looked so pretty! In case you missed the big day, there are only a couple hundred pictures in my picasa that you can check out. Link over there on the right to my photo album and you can figure it out from there (hint: it's the album that called "Laura's Wedding").

Laura and Brian are actually coming home this weekend to go to the VT-Bama game. While they are here, we are meeting with the photographer to see all the professional shots, exciting!

Congratulations Laura & Brian!! I love you guys!!

Second Cousins

where to start?!

I guess I'll try to fill in the blanks chronologically. Which means my sister's wedding!! But first, here are the cousins, Ryan & Maxim, helping Sarah & I shop for the wedding supplies. We had a great time picking out bach party goodies, car decorating goodies (we were very nice I might add), and even a surprise present for Laura's suitcase. Thanks Auntie Sarah and Maxim for helping us shop! We had a blast!

I guess that makes me a hypocrite

I still love to read friends' and familys' blogs and I am sad if I don't have any new posts pop up on my google homepage thingy. And yet I haven't made a real post in over a month. Sorry guys. Maybe I'll get better...