Happy Father's Day!!

Gidde Up

I guess I can say that my child is a true Texan! He has started saying Yee-Haw and speaks with a very thick country accent. However, when he says Yee-Haw there is more emphasis on the Haw than the Yee:) He loves to wear his camo hat and ride his stick horse...its hard to deny your heritage!

Redneck Water Park

We broke out the water fun yesterday!! Last year, Rylan didn't like the water that much but with a little coaxing I think he's going to love it this year!! Pa and Nan came over and the fun ensued! Rylan loved going down his "water" slide and splashing on his water mat. We even bought a slip n slide! But I think Rylan got more enjoyment watching my Mom and I go down it than actually playing on it. (there are NO pictures of the slip n slide, though my Dad did remark that it reminded him of a show on National Geographic..can you say RUDE) :P After this we decided the smaller slide is the way to go!

Moving on up

Cory and I decided that over the long weekend would be a good time to turn Rylan's crib into a toddler bed. And that way if it was a total disaster, we'd have 3 days to recuperate:) Surprisingly and thankfully it's been a non-event. At first, I thought Rylan didn't realize he could actually get out of bed but the third night he got out of bed ( I was thinking oh crap now we're in for it). But after a little crying, he got back into bed and stayed!! We do put a gate up because I worry that he might roam the house at night and we wouldn't know about it. We are going on day 5 and so far so good. Yesterday, when I got home Rylan helped me check the mail and I let him carry the magazine that had came. After sorting through the mail I noticed that it was awfully quite (which is never a good sign). But this is what I found....I think he is enjoying his big boy bed!

Cubs game part deux

Wow, April and May have been extremely busy months for us. I think it's finally going to slow down for us and I'm kind of ready. It seems like it's been go go go non stop so, I'm ready for a break. But we've had a lot of fun. This past weekend, we went to another cubs game but, this time it was in Dallas. Last year, we went to Denver and Rylan did good but he didn't sleep or travel that great. But this time he did awesome!! We went shopping twice and he was a trooper. I'm not sure who loved Bass Pro Shops more, Cory or Rylan?? And he did great at the game but, he didn't really want to go to anyone else so he pretty much sat in my lap the whole game. And he was in an extra lovey mood (which normally I love) but in 95 degree weather it can get a little hot. So needless to say Mama was a little stinky by the time the game was over!

Folding Laundry

Yesterday, I was doing a load of kitchen towels (which I do often). I LOVE that Cory does a lot of the cooking, but he uses every.dish.towel when he cooks. Don't get me wrong, I think its a pretty good trade off, but man you can use a rag/towel more than once! Anyways, I pulled the load out of the dryer and put them on the floor. Then, I went to get another load and when I returned Rylan was "folding" the towels on the floor. It was so cute!! It's amazing how he mimics everything he sees. He can see you do something one time and he'll try to copy you. He's such a little sponge or maybe I should say dish towel! :)

Nashville

Cory and I went to Nashville this past weekend...when the flood of the century hit. That's just the way our luck goes. But we now have a crazy story to tell and we were lucky and it just ruined the end of our vacation. There are so many people that lost everything!! And we did get two days of fun before we had to be evacuated from our beautiful hotel.