First day of school and other things...

Ryan Patrick's first day of school went well. He, of course, loved it!!! The first picture is from orientation. (They were kind enough to let us in the class room.) The second picture is his actual first day. That's right... someone ELSE is walking him to class the first day of school. They wouldn't even let me walk him to class on the first day. SERIOUSLY!!!! He didn't seem to care... of course. School is so much cooler than mom. (But I am not bitter... much.)




We also went to the local Clydesdale Ranch. (You mean you don't have a local Clydesdale Ranch?) It was pretty neat. Of course, there was the massive barn, to house all the massive horses. (By the way, we don't know the girl sitting on the horse... it was just her birthday, so they let her mount up.)


Of course, our kids were more interested in the dog. Typical!

Aberly's 1st Birthday

Happy Birthday Baby Girl!!!!


First comes the cake...




Then comes the presents...

More Disney....

Ryan and I laughed for days about being at the Happiest Place on Earth. I mean, everywhere you looked there was some kid screaming or crying or just plain miserable. Yes, obviously, the happiest place on Earth. Of course, it wasn't until the last day of our trip that we discovered that the company no longer claims to be the Happiest place on Earth, Disney is now the "most magical place on Earth." We now understand the need for such a change. And, I will admit it, we saw some Magic every once in a while.

That being said....

Here are a few more photos from our Disney vacation.


One of the playgrounds where the kids enjoyed spending time.


Ryan going for a little drive with the dinosaurs.


The parade..... hello Mickey Mouse.


Belle is my hero. She was actually headed back to the dressing room and was nice enough to stop and talk to Ryan Patrick when she saw that he was upset and crying. Now THAT is the Disney Magic I had hoped to encounter.



Did we mention, we ran into "THE ROCK" while we were at Disney.

And we're back!!!

Our return from Disney World...

Click the link.... take a peak into our family's vacation. (Or just watch it from the embedded slide show...its the exact same thing.... view it to your liking. However, you have more of a chance of reading the captions if you click the link.)

Wally World, Here We Come!!!!

We're Leaving on a Jet Plane......


.... and going to where DREAMS COME TRUE!!!!

After Bar Adventures

Apparently, Wednesdays in August are 75 cent days at the Oklahoma Zoo. So we ventured out as a family while we still have Daddy home during the day.


Ever been Rhino riding???



Hanging out with the lion cubs.



A good day all around.

And the tradition continues...

Now that the bar is over, Ryan has plenty of time to do his favorite thing.... And he is teaching the kiddos his love for the 'puter. At least they make toddler games. (Everything's on the "interwebs".)



The other day we spent some time at a local water park. It wasn't a huge water park, like Splash town or Waterworld, but it did have two waterslides, a small lazy river and a cute little water play area for the kids. Ryan Patrick and Aberly loved it!



Did I mention the BAR is OVER!!!!! Now, three weeks vacation before Ryan starts his new career. We're so proud of you Ryan!!!

Bar Break

Just a little note to let you know, I won't be posting until after the 30th. The kiddos and I are taking off to give Ryan some dedicated study time. I'll start posting again once we return!

Until then....

Exploring the playhouse

Here is a shot of the kiddos having fun in their new playhouse. (What they don't realize is it actually is going to be a playhouse built in underneath the stairs at the new house.) They had a blast before it was finished... I can't wait to see how much fun the have in there in a couple of months.

Happy Birthday

Ryan and I went out for his birthday Saturday night. (Papi was nice enough to watch the kiddos.)

First, we went to check out the progress on the new house. Then we went to a movie, and finally we had dinner. Ryan chose Sushi; and being the great wife that I am, I tried some too.



HAPPY BIRTHDAY HONEYS!!!

YUMMMMM!!!!

Food is good....




Want some???? It's pasta.


Drinks good too!

He's pretty funny for a three year old...

Situation: We are all riding in our car. Ryan and I are talking, the kids are in the back doing their own thing, when all the sudden we hear....

Ryan Patrick: "I'm a potty"
Me: "What? You need to go potty?"
Ryan P: "No, I'M a potty?"
Me: "What do you mean, you're a potty"
Ryan: "I'm a potty! That Bee just went poo poo on me. I'm a potty"
(I am not sure what Bee he was talking about, but the poo was a chocolate milk stain on his leg. Chocolate milk... poo..., whatever... but apparently, my son is a potty.)

My Boy's not a baby anymore....

Happy 3rd Birthday, Buddy!
(Celebrating at Chuck E. Cheese)

(That's right, we didn't get a shot of the cake. It's 'cause we're great parents.) :)

We did, however, get a shot of Ryan's favorite present. Thanks Papi!

(When, asked what he wanted for his Birthday, Ryan thought for a bit and then answered...
"Chocolate, a car, and pencils." One outta three ain't bad.)

Hello Cutie!

Happy 4th of July

As a July 4th celebration, We visited a route 66 hangout called POPS, apparently there are 250 different kinds of pops (sodas, cokes, whatever you call them) from which you can choose.


Here is a sample from the 20 different kinds of root beer available. (The sasparilla was the best in my opinion, the Jack Black root beer was good too.) Aberly loved it!!! (before we took the cap off.)