Baby Pool

I must let you know that Rowan has 3 swimsuits but it seems that he prefers something a little more European;)

Eating Raisins With Pliers

I'm not sure where Rowan comes up with some of his stunts. This one was superb. He sat on top of the table with a box of raisins and a pair of pliers.



Skillfully retrieved them out of the box, one by one, with pliers.



And then ate them.



Delish!

3 Months

Ryder is proud to announce her 3 month accomplishments. Hold on to your seats people.

- I found my feet.

- I bat and grab anything in front of me, including hair. See.



- I still have my crazy hair.

- I have super chubby thighs, as one lady put it, I'm juicy.

- I can talk your head off and you'll never guess what I'm saying.

- I've successfully outgrown all of my clothes that say they should fit me.

- I'm as lovable as they come.

- I let my parents sleep most nights.

- My Daddy says I'm starting to look less like an old lady and more like a baby.


- This pictures really captures my personality. It's the "ni modo" in me.



- I'm kind of enjoying chewing on my fingers. If I suck on them I gag. I'll stick with chewing them.



- Lastly, I really love my brother. He is fun to watch bounce around the house.

First Carnival Ride

We're at the Tontitown Grape Festival complete with carnival rides.

Chocolate Donut Anyone?

We went to open gym at Gymnastic Joe's this morning and Ro scored a chocolate donut. He hated every bite;)

Summer 2011 in Photos

I know Summer 2011 isn't over but I'm wishing it away. Bring on the Fall. Here's a little of what we did.

Rowan drummed with his cousin.

Ryder met Vaughn.

Ryder got lots of love from Aunt Ava.

Ryder slept on a picnic blanket while Aunt Ava read.


My BFF since forever, Alison brought her kids out to Moms' and Pops' house to play and swim.


We went to Port A with some friends for some beach time. Rowan hates sand on his feet. Need I say more?



We went to Memphis on a business trip with Esten. We went to the Children's Museum one afternoon. Rowan piloted a FedEx plane.

Shopped for some groceries.

Checked himself out.

Put out a fire.

And jammed on the green screen. I think this was All the Single Ladies.


We've had a great summer (minus our dog dying and our AC going out 4 times) and are now brushing up on our wake/sleep cycles to get Rowan ready for preschool. He starts September 6th.

Ian Dog

July 4, 1999- August 6, 2011

I'm not sure why we always added Dog to end of his name but we did and that's who he was, Ian Dog. He was lucky enough to live 12 years but has now left a hole in our hearts. We miss him very much.