September 2009

On top of moving in September we enjoyed Ryan's first year of soccer- what a little soccer stud he was! He loved it! We loved watching it! He also had his very first Jog-a-Thon which got him extra sweaty! He ran the whole time! Also this football season was fun, I missed out on all the games but one (Emmalee definetly didn't like the games) but I was able to send my nieces off in my old uniforms to cheer on the OHS Mustangs! It was a very prideful moment for me! They were adorable, by the way!

Our Country House

Once we got the hang of things at school we decided, let's throw a move into the mix! We love our little house and it will always have a special place in out heart, but we were outgrowing it. We needed more space in all areas. The very next day that we decided we needed to move we found a great house that was out in the country, but still close to town where Ryan would stay in the same school and we would not have to switch wards. The place is older, but it has more room and the kids are loooving it! Just being out here has given us so many fun memories. We have had a ton of family get togethers, feed our friendly neighborly horses and goats, taken nature walks, learned about birds and Ryan has even learned how to shoot a gun (yikes!). We love having family and friends over to enjoy our little piece of the country. It's so cute, Dylan calls it our Country House. So that is where we live, at the Country House.

Superman

Every year Ryan gets an over the top Birthday party. This year he wanted to have a Superman party with a waterslide. He also wanted to invite ALL of his friends! Grandma Haney was kind enough to loan us her backyard and we transformed it into little boy heaven. I think there were 14 kids plus Ryan and Dylan. It was insane! They had so much fun though, Daniel and I felt a little crazy! Of course while all of this craziness was going on sweet Emmalee slept on the floor at Grandma's house.

August to December

Okay, so I was really good at this and then life with three children caught up with me! I am going to do a brief overview of all the exciting things that we did last year. We had a great time, but it was crazy. I keep waiting for things to settle and then I realize that this is probably my life and I better just go along for the wild ride!

Dylan's First Day of Preschool

After watching great things happen in Ryan's life once he started House of Tykes I knew that I wanted Dylan to enjoy preschool. He can't go to House of Tykes yet (he's not potty-trained), but he is going to a nice little preschool in Riverbank and a sweet lady named Kim is his teacher. He has his friend Carter in his class and he feels like such a big boy going to school. I know that he is going to just love school and he feels special.

Ryan's First Day of School

I have been dreading this day for awhile. I mean sure, he already went to preschool for a year, but kindergarten is the real deal. I can't believe how fast my time with Ryan has gone. I am going to miss our time together. I'll miss the fact that somedays we all stayed in our jammies and never left the house. I really miss not waking up to an alarm clock. The boys were my alarm clock and that is sooo much better to wake up to! I know he is ready for this adventure we call education but I just know that I will blink and Ryan will be graduating. He loves school. All of his friends from church are in his class and his teacher, Mrs. Buzzini, is a wonderful, sweet lady. This is going to be a great year at Fair Oaks. Oh yeah! He is in the same room that I started my education at- isn't that cool!?

Ryan's B-day with Nana and Uncle Josh

Since my mom will not be here for Ryan's birthday (she came up early for a wedding) we did a little party with Mom and Josh. Ryan thought it was so cool. He got chocolate cake and then when to Toysrus after his first day of school where he picked out a race track.