Ryan has been active lately. The summer is here and there are things to do. Last weekend, she went to Nana's house and stayed the night with Bronwyn and Cooper. They had a lot of fun, not only together but with Nana. Ryan and Nana put on a piano concert.

Then Saturday, I picked Ry Ry up and we had a swim play date with Fi Fi aka Fiona. This is another friend from school. They played and swam together.

Sunday, we went to breakfast as a family. Ryan was so funny. She ate really well. She normally wants to go right for the sugary stuff, but she ate her eggs and her biscuit. When it came time to eat her French Toast, she said "I'm full. I'll just rest for a minute."

Having a tooth pick in her mouth like her daddy.

Thursday was Ryan's 4th of July party at school. Phillip nor I could attend, so Jeff and Katie and Ari got to take her out of her class, let her play with them and took her to their house when they were done. What great friends!!!

Wed was show and tell day. All the kids had to bring a bandana. She wanted to her wear it on her head, but we thought this was more like the Wild Wild West...which they were studying. 



There aren't enough words to describe Ryan. She is so much fun. When Katie took her home with her Thurs, Katie told Ryan that she was silly. She said to Katie, "My mommy says I am a weirdo." The things they retain.

We are so blessed to have such a carefree, sweet, silly, loving and wonderful girl!!

3 1/2 years old

Can you believe this girl is 3 and a half years old? She is growing up so fast. She is silly as ever. She is into having us smell her breath lately. The only reason I can think of is b/c Phillip will make a face and then act like he is passing out. She thinks it's funny. Then we will brush her teeth and she will do it again to show up how good it smells. She is Phillip's daughter for sure....crazy and silly.

She also still loves to play Mommy/Baby. This means that she is the mommy and I am the baby. She even plays with Phillip sometimes and she is the daddy. Her friends don't like playing as much b/c they too want to be the mommy. So she plays it with us a lot. She loves to tell me things are hot and not to touch them, or that I have to put my toys away b/c we have to get ready for school...so all of the things that she is told on a normal basis. :)

She wore two side pony tails today, just like her Aunt Hay Hay. (Side note, she calls the Kraft single cheese that comes in squares Maizie cheese b/c that is what Nana's dog Maizie gets as a treat). So when I took this picture this morning, I told her to say cheese. So she says, "Maizie Cheeeeese." Too funny.


And this is a picture of her with her hair all done and pretty. Pretty Granma did her hair for Father's Day. It stayed that way all day. Good job Pretty Granma!

Summer time

We went to eat with Phillip's family on Father's Day. (I hate that I didn't get pictures of us at lunch with Richard and Gpa or my dad) :( I will get a picture this weekend when Nana and Papa get Ryan, Bronwyn and Coop for the night.

Here is Luis with his precious Elicia, Phillip and Ryan and Frankie with Isabel and Mason. They are getting so big.

Phillip was unable to attend Ryan's Father's Day Social at school this year. We told her that it happens and daddys have to work sometimes. She was just fine with it and still had a great time.

Katie, Ari's mom, is the sweetest friend. She offered to do pictures of Ryan for Father's Day. She is a great photographer. She took all the pictures below. Thanks Katie!!!

June 2012

Where has the time gone? It is half way into 2012. I can't believe it. Ryan is getting so big and more independent, if that's possible, everyday.

We had a great weekend. We went to dinner Friday night and got Ryan a life jacket for any big pool. We had plans and went to Aunt Linda's on Saturday and that's why we wanted one for her. So Friday we went to dinner and got her one with a shark fin on it. She was so cute.

Then Saturday we went to Aunt Linda's for our annual swim party. We celebrated dad's bday, Aunt L's bday and Nelson graduation from Tech! It was a really fun time.

I didn't get a picture of Hayley, but as of now after a week and a half post surgery she has lost 23 lbs. I am so proud of her.

Then Sunday, we went to breakfast and Bed Bath and Beyond to look around. After that, I tried putting Ryan down for a nap, but she only rested. I got a picture of her reading to herself. She loves the little light we let her have and the picture below is from the monitor. She was wearing the light on her head so that she could see to read. (It was nap time, not night time....but whatever!)

After rest time, I took her to Jack Carter Pool. That is one fun place. She went down the slides more times than I could keep up with. We had a really good time together.

Got a little work out in at Bed Bath and Beyond.

I had to also add this picture of a note that Ryan's teachers left for us. I am going to blog more of them and wish I had done it more in the past. I love getting letters like this.

It says, "Hello, Mr and Mrs Adams~ I appreciate Ryan's willingness to pitch in. She is so helpful and dependable. The classroom would not be the same without her."

That makes me smile bigger than anything. Knowing that she likes to help others and kind towards her teachers is rewarding to us. She is such a sweet girl. I did ask her what she wanted to be when she grew up and she said Dr. Let's keep encouraging that, shall we??