The other day we were upstairs putting away laundry and Rylee told me she was going to go down and get a snack, so I let her go. Nolan followed her down and since I didn't not hear screaming I was not too worried. I finished what I was doing and came down stairs a few minutes later to find them enjoying their "snack!" She had gotten the ice cream out of the freezer and three spoons out of the drawer, one for her, Nolan and me! I love this silly girl.
Last night we went to visit Brady and Rylee is still fascinated by him. She wanted to hold him and love on him all night. She was really good with him and luckily Aunt Brooke was patient with her holding Brady. Nolan was not as interested in Brady this time, he just wanted to explore what he could climb and jump off of at Brooke's house.
Before we took Travis and Bryson to the airport the other day, we spent the morning at the zoo. It was a beautiful day and perfect for looking at the animals and walking around. They loved all the animals and running around together. We did everything at the zoo this time, even the reptile exhibits, I typically skip these because they are so stinky and they give me the creeps. We ended the day with the carousel and the train. Everyone had a great time on the rides, and even Nolan liked the carousel this time. We are so excited that we are going to California next week because we miss our cousins.
As far as Rylee is concerned the world stopped for four days while Bryson was here. She and Bryson have such a great relationship and have so much fun together, it was really fun having them come to Rylee's party. Yes they still fight here and there, but it is just like a brother and sister sort of argument nothing too serious. For the most part the biggest struggle we had all weekend was they were having so much fun together and Nolan just felt a little left out. For me it meant a lot that they were here, because we are the only family that does not live by each other in California, so I love being able to share things with my family and have our kids be close friends. The kids had a blast watching movies together, playing at the golf course, going to the zoo and the aquarium, and of course at Rylee's birthday party. I have already heard about all the fun they are going to have in two weeks when we are out there visiting, I just don't know if Bryson is ready for all the things Rylee has planned for the two of them!
For over a year Rylee has had her birthday party planned at the water park. If someone asked her when her birthday was, she replied, "June 28th at the water park!" So, it was easy for me to come up with what to do :)! We had pizza, fruit, drinks and cake at the splash park and just let the kids play in the water, it was really fun. The best part for Rylee about this entire party was that Uncle Travis and Cousin Bryson came into town just for her party, it was really special for Rye. Everyone was playing and having a great time, but sadly an hour into the party Rylee tripped and cut her nose and lip, giving herself a fat lip. The accident kind of ended the playing part of the party for Rylee and she just sat on Papa's lap and snuggled him. She would not eat a piece of cake because it hurt, but she did perk up to open presents and then straight back to Papa's lap. She had a lot of fun with all of her friends, and we are so grateful to everyone who came.
The other day we got to go to the hospital and meet Aunt Brooke's baby, Brady. Nolan was fascinated, but Rylee was truly in love with the little guy. All she wanted to do was hold his hand, rub his hair and stare at him. We stayed a little longer than we planned simply because Rylee did not want to leave yet, she was still looking. We are happy that both Mommy and Brady are doing great, and we are excited to see them again soon.
Who knew that Grandma's purse was the most fun toy we had in our entire house, but both of the kids love playing and going through Grandma's purse. If Grandma is in the house and Nolan sees her he just starts pointing towards her purse and and yelling so that he can play, it is so cute. The other day they were playing purse and I found the two of them like this, silly Nolan and Grandma.
The first thing we did when Grandma and Grandpa got here on Wednesday was open Rylee's birthday present from them. She was so excited to have another present to open! Grandma and Grandpa got her the Tag reading system and four books. The reading system has already been a hit, and I think it will definitely make our drive to their house in two weeks even easier. Thank you for such a great present Grandma and Papa.
