The things they say!

Ryan has been saying some very funny things lately. I thought I should record them, since there is no way I will ever remember all of his little Ryan-isms.
--Last night, he told me his "throw up" hurt him. I start frantically looking around for the vomit, and then realized that he means his stomach. He was calling his stomach his throw up!
--Today, I picked up Ryan and we pulled out of the drive through at Dutch Brothers and the curb is a pretty big one. Ryan said, "Bump" and then said, "That bump remind me of the choo choo tracks." It reminded him??? How old is he again??

A tad inappropriate but really funny!

Ryan is very intent right now on telling me that only boys have pee-pees, not girls. The other day, we were having lunch and Ryan told me that when he gets big, he is going to get married to a girl. Then, he said that he would wear a ring when he gets married. And then, he apparently felt it was important to add that the girl he married would NOT have a pee pee.
Yes, very accurate....and glad my 2 year old has a grasp on all this!
I try SO hard not to laugh, because if you laugh, Ryan will just repeat it 15 more times hoping to get you to laugh again and I really don't want him telling this stuff to strangers on the street! (or his teachers at church!)

Puggles!

Last night was our first night of AWANA for the year! Always a crazy night and of course, I came home exhausted! It was also Ryan's first night of Puggles! I was really nervous about him going, just because I wasn't sure how he would do. He does not adjust well to new situations, especially those right around bedtime!
I went in with him, and stayed for about half an hour. He was a little clingy for awhile, and didn't want me to leave, but then I was able to leave with no tears or tantrums!
Seriously, didn't know what to do with myself after that! I was able to help Jamie a little and check in with the clubs and the kids and even chat for a bit!
I'm so glad he did so well and he had a blast! (Thank you Margo and Christopher!) It does make me a little sad to see how big he is getting! I have never really felt that before--I really love how as Ryan gets bigger, we can do more things with him and we have way more fun! I just was thinking how next year he will be a Cubbie, and how this is just the beginning of AWANA for us!

Lifeguard Reunion!

Now, I know I just posted about my high school reunion, but this one was even more fun! Jamie and I both worked for the City of Yakima pools during the summers (and part time during the school year). That is actually how we met. Anyway, some good friends organized a lifeguard reunion this summer and we had a blast! We spent 40 hours a week with our friends from the pools, and then hung out with them all the time too! We had Blueberry Pancake Tuesdays, trips to the drive in, mini-golf and just hanging out playing Mafia and ping pong. Seriously, the best times ever!

High School Reunion

10 years! Wow! In some ways it doesn't feel like it was that long ago, and in other ways it feels like it has been forever. Anyway, I did go to my high school reunion this summer and it was fun. It was good to catch up--even briefly, with people and see what everyone was up to. I had more fun than I thought I would, which is always good! I have really only seen one friend from high school on a regular basis since graduating, and she wasn't even there, so it was really catching up with friends who I definitely miss being in contact with and haven't seen in a while!

We all go off to college with the best of intentions of keeping up, but reality hits and there just isn't time to maintain those relationships. Plus, it seems like you don't have as much in common anymore and everyone moves on. But it is nice to catch up with people that you have a shared history with. To see people who remember you from kindergarten.

I love living in Salem, but that is one thing I miss. I have been here for almost 9 years (counting college) and full time for 7 years, and while we have great friends here--our oldest friends have known us maybe 9 years? I miss having friends who you can remember with, who know your history and you know their stories too.

Anyway, I hope that the reunion will maybe re-new some of those friendships (more than just being facebook friends) and maybe we can find time to get together every now and then when we are home over holidays!

Visit to the Fire Station!

A few weeks ago, we were up in Yakima and our good friend Michael took us to the fire station so Ryan could visit. Ryan loved it and still talks about Michael the fireman!

Summer in a nutshell!

Okay--this was a great summer all in all, but it was insanely busy. I completed five credits at Corban, we made about five trips to Yakima, went to the beach, Tacoma and it all just went so fast!

So, here are some of our summer pictures to catch up and get ready to start the new school year!

At the children's museum in Yakima!

Ice cream at the soda fountain!





Ryan in his big boy bed!!!

Playing in the pool with Madison on one of those 107 degree days!