Jacob and Kayla's Wedding Part I (Wabash)

The night before the Wedding

Chad, Lucas, Ryan and Emma all enjoying their corn

Cutie girl

The three boys

yep

Now act goofy!

Precious

Cute boy baby Chad enjoying his corn

I'll just sit here and act cute

Ryan pulling on Chad's highchair to get at the corn cob. Ryan had put it there earlier.

Thanks for the corn. I wonder if our moms are done getting ready yet?

Fun in South Bend

What we have been up to.. (part two)

Ryan and Jesse at the opening Notre Dame picnic. Ryan is enjoying a chicken leg.

This is right after a few co-ed girls walked by. He smiled and acted super cute for them. The girls of course thought he was the most adorable thing and did the customary ahhhhh!!!!

I am king of the house!

I can't quite get this last ring on my arm, mom.

Now where is the knob to fan? Huh? Probably on the floor just out of the camera frame. I didn't even know it came off, until someone pulled it off. And then tried to replace it with a milk jug lid.

Cookie Monster was getting too many drinks of water, so I decided to put a diaper on him.

Ryan is either kissing or eating Cookie Monster.

This was shortly followed by on the table trying to get the lamp.


Ryan has come to love clothespins. It makes laundry difficult because he walks away with the bag while I'm trying to hang clothes up. Here are some other uses for clothespins.

I helped Jesse with his hair. What is that on my toe dad?

And then Jesse got Ryan.

This has no sound because out of the three recording devices that we have, only mine was charged. Ryan is into putting lids on things and putting objects into containers and bags. He is good at cleaning up, until he decides it is too clean and dumps the entire container out.

Life update

For all of those wondering how life is going here in South Bend here is a quick post.

#1 We have washer and dryer! Not that we use the dryer much.

I love using the clotheslines that are around our complex.

Bumgenius and pre-fold diapers on the line

#2 Lots of start of the year parties

DeBartolo Quad during the opening year party!

#3 Curtains

New kitchen curtains

#4 Canning peaches, peach jam and now, pears!!

#5 Felt toys

Toys for church

#6 A new couch

#7 Ryan has started using a fork

mmm spaghetti

#8 Jesse's cousin Jacob and his new wife Kayla got married (pictures of this to come)
#9 Cloth diapers for night time!

good-bye leaking disposable

#10 And most importantly studying!

Studying on the new couch

BFF

We do everything together! Like sleep in the same position and stuff...

Our Second Visit to the State Fair

State Fair visit day two. Well we really went to the fair 4 times, but two of those times I worked and Ryan played in the camper with grandma.

Look what I found under the mixer.

What will happen if I do this with the screwdriver?

Canstruction- Year of the Pig

Hammie

Bacon and eggs

Chick-fil-a Cow

I really thought I had more photos, but I guess not.

State Fair Time part 1

The Indiana State Fair

Dad, I missed you! I even have my hat on so I can come visit you in the trailer.

It is hot!

I love this chiliwich. It goes so well with the two other elephant ears I ate.

And then there was corn. Lots and lots and lots of corn.
Ryan being as cute as possible. Thanks Lucas for letting us use your highchair.

Do I eat it like this?

Day two of corn. Ryan finally getting a hang of eating off of the cob.

Grandma, I pick this one.
Corn is always quite the operation, but we fought a good fight and came out victorious.

This stuff is even good raw!

Return of the Garrett

Garrett comes home from his mission

I apologize for the underlined words, the red eye, blurry and uncropped and dark photos. But it is late and blogger is making me crazy!!!!

Waiting for Garrett with our welcome home sign

Fort Wayne Airport "cookie" man. Everyone got a cookie. Ashton got four and loved every bite.

There he is the returned missionary

Garrett hugging his mama

Reunion with Taylor

Ben and Ashton... and the monitor that says flight landed at 9:03
As a side note sister Sarah had her baby boy at 9pm that same night!

Devin mostly remembers his uncle

Ryan meets Garrett

Lucas meets Garrett. Lucas wasn't so sure about the whole thing. Perhaps a cookie will help?

We found the play area on the way to get Garrett's luggage. Ashton crawled backward through the caterpillar... frass?

Two little boys enjoying pizza at Pizza Hut the next day.