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.

Final Provo Adventures

Our finals Provo adventures

This is the Place Heritage Park

The This is the Place Monument in the background. You can see out into Salt Lake Valley just like Brigham Young did. Although I'm sure there were no houses and definitely was not a monument to him.

Goats... among the many things we saw. We also saw a sheep named Sam who was the size of a Great Dane, a barber shop, a tin smith, a blacksmith, a tanner and many more trades people. All of the trades people have experience in their fields so it is awesome to ask them questions and learn lots and lots.

What is that dad?

Goat escort. It was difficult to get back out of the petting zoo area.

I'm on a horse! (like the Old Spice commercial)

Making hand puppets

Kneaders

super cute Ross family

BYU boys

Ok mom, enough pictures

Suprise!

A family photo! (a rare breed)... feel free to use this one if you don't have a family photo of us ;)

Give me your french toast, I see it in your mouth.

This stuff is sooooooo good

What?

Mommies and babies

Everybody look

Jesse's final game of quad volleyball

It is crazy to think that at the end of the summer we won't be going back. I will miss the ward and all of the great people. We will have a new city to explore now and new friends to make, but we won't forget our olds ones. Love you guys!!!!

Ryan Turns One!!!

Here it is the much anticipated birthday post. Complete with cake smashing photos.

The cake pre-legs

Bug or turtle?

Turtle that has met nuclear waste? or has tar balls stuck to him?

Wrong! It's a firefly! The center of his head really looks like that.

These cake eating photos may be out of order

At first Ryan picked at the icing, note the left pincher fingers. Then I fed him a bite of cake and Ryan went to town.

Mmm bug... complete with a little piece of frass (upper left corner of the pan) that cousin Lucas ate.

more cake!

Ashton enjoyed the cake smashing as much as Ryan did.

Overhead view of the damage

Crawling provides a better angle at which to reach the cake.

What is better than cousins to help open present? Thanks Grandma for the toy toolbox.

Mom I really want to be in that floaty thing! Ryan loved to be in the floaty toy in his Aunt's pond. He smiled and smiled and kicked his little feet and drank some pond water.

Crawfish sand sifter and cousin Emma's hair pretties that Ryan adopted.


And just for fun