Long time no see...

Okay, so it has been awhile since I posted.... as a reward for your patience, I present you with the cutest video ever. Okay, probably not, but it is still pretty cute...

Too rough???? Whateva!!! She can take it!!!

Random cuteness

So... she has a bit of a grip....
and
Pony rides... guess we should have let her ride too... apparently she would have had no problem hanging on.



ummmm......


Brother and sister love!!!

I forgot to mention....

Ryan is officially a lawyer. He got sworn in a few weeks ago. I didn't get any good pictures... we were in the "cry room" behind glass. I don't "do" cameras, so anytime I zoomed in, it went blurry... you will have to take what you get.



Can you identify the back of Ryan's head? I will give you a hint, he is in the middle row next to a woman... oh and he isn't bald. :)

At the park

Hello Mr. Cool
and
Aberly taking on the slide.... she fears nothing.


To the tank....



He has conquered the tank!!!

Another Day, Another Zoo....

Last Sunday we spent the afternoon with Papi, Jake and Megan at a neat little hands-on zoo.
We fed a bear some grapes, a tiger some chicken, and a llama some graham crackers. We also had the option of holding a lemur, an alligator, a ferret, and snake. (I personally, declined holding the snake.)

Just hanging out.


Meet the snake... and the ferret.


Then there's the lemur and the alligator (or was it a crocodile... I don't remember.)


Megan feeding the llama and Jake feeding the tiger. (Did you really think we fed the tiger by hand?)


Hanging with the Cousins! And.... Ridin' a turtle. (I mean, why not?)

Jake and Megan are here...

Jake and Megan came up to stay with Papi, so we took Ryan and Aberly over to get some quality time with their cousins.


Man, Papi's are so much FUN!!! Don't you wish you had one? :)


One more shot of Aberly, just 'cause we thought it was cute. (We love this dress, but I guess it is finally getting too short for her. :( Very sad.)

Any guesses where we went today?

If you still haven't figure it out, this last one should be the artery clogging clue you need....


You guessed it... THE STATE FAIR!

I mean, where else can you get both Deep Fried Macaroni and Cheese AND Deep Fried Bacon Cheddar Mashed Potatoes On a Stick????

Granted, it rained the entire time we were there, but we still had a good time.

It's official!!!

Ryan is now officially a lawyer. (Well, minus the swearing in and such... minor little detail.)

But the fact of the matter is.... Ryan passed the BAR!!!

Congratulations, Honeys!!! We're so proud of you!!!

Random Photos...

...'cause I am a random kinda gal.

Ryan's new hair cut.... with a little BLUE gel. (no worries, it washes right out.)


This is what happens if you let your three you old watch you shave your legs. (Again, no worries, there was no actual razor involved.)


Our dear Aberly LOVES to swim.... we just can't seem to get it across to her that we have no pool in the livingroom.



And finally, a shot of Ryan playing on a few of our tiny little rocks out at the new house.

We Rock yet another zoo!

That's right, we found another zoo. This one was an interactive zoo. Opportunities to actually interact with the animals. Well, for as much as we "Rock" zoos, (thanks B-Mama) we had terrible luck with these animals wanting to interact with us, specifically....


Here is Ryan, waiting to feed the giraffe.... The next photo is taken two minutes after we finally gave up and walked away.... ie, not us feeding the giraffes.



The birds liked us.... funny thing is, we aren't particularly fond of birds. (By the way, a bird's tongue is wet... makes sense, but never actually given any thought to it.)



What's in the box you ask? Well, these cute little lemars are in the box, of course.



Oh yeah, these are the cute little lemurs, out of the box and eating out of some one else's hand... that's right, two minutes after we left.


The zoo also had a playground.... for 12 year olds... Do you SEE the SIZE of that SLIDE???
Aberly tried to take it on, but a mom has got to draw the line some where.


Now, the camel liked us... but that is only because we paid 5 bucks to ride him.


By the end of the day, we were all exhausted. Prime example....

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!