This 'n That

It is so funny how one day it can be so cold and the next day be 90 degrees. Oh the Utah weather!! I am loving the warm weather. Ryan is also loving it. We spend most of our day outside, then get so drained that we come in and nap (yes that is plural). We also do lots of bike riding. Eric got me a bike trailer and we use it at least once a week. With gas prices the way they are, we try to save everywhere we can!! Here is a pic of Ryan and Nikki in the trailer. Luckily he likes it more now then here.


Kara has a pool set up in her backyard so we went there this week and tomorrow we will be playing in the sandbox. Really not much has happened in the past couple of weeks, hence no posts.



However, we have some great news....Eric is now eligible to sit for the exam to become a licensed Architect. Hallelujah!!!! Hopefully by the end of the summer he will be a full fledged Architect, it seems like it has taken us forever to get here, but he's finally made it!!! Congrats honey!!! Now, lets pass all of the tests (he has to take 7 of them), wish him luck!!

Settling back in at Home

Well, we finally made it home. Our flight was delayed coming home so instead of getting in at 11:30, we didn't get in until 12:30 am, so by the time we got our luggage and got home and in bed it was around 1:30. Poor Ryan just did not know what to do with himself. He was exhasuted!!!! I think he is still making up for the lost sleep those couple nights. Other then the delay, the flight home was smooth and Ryan did remarkably well, considering the fact that he had been traveling for 9 days straight.

He had soooo much fun with his cousins. I am going to post some pics of him playing with cousins. Thanks so much Nate & Rachel and Haley & Wayne. The vacation was just perfect. We owe you guys big time!!!

Ryan patting Lexi on the head. He didn't really know quite what to do with her.

Valley Forge

Ryan thought it was hysterically funny to have grass put on his lap.

He was so happy to have someone to sit in the back seat with. Here he is holding Emma's hand.

Playing basketball with Isaac.

Jacob pushing/twirling Ryan on the swings.

Jacob and Trevor were superstars on the Maid of the Mist. Everybody wanted their picture with them.

Cute little Lexi on the swing.

Me and Haley! It was so wonderful to see her, but so sad to leave!!!

Niagara Falls

Yesterday we spent the day at Niagara Falls. It was so much fun. We decided to see the falls from the Canadian side. I felt like I was being interrogated going into Canada. They asked us where we rented the car and why we were in New York. I thought it was difficult getting into Canada, talk about difficult getting back into the United States. They wondered if we bought any souvenirs at the falls. We just said we bought cookies and they let us on our merry way back to Rochester. Ryan was so funny, all he wanted to do was stand on the ledge and look at the falls. Literally, that is all he wanted to do. We went on the Maid of the Mist, which is a boat tour that takes you close to the falls. We got so wet, and had a ball. Ryan didn't love it when the water was misting at us, but he didn't mind the boat ride too much. We also got some great pictures of him with his cute little poncho on. We went to Hard Rock Cafe for dinner yesterday. Wow, it is so much more expensive than here. But, Ryan was head banging to all of the music. It was hysterical. All of the people just wanted to watch him. A new song would come on and Ryan would start dancing. I'll try to upload a video, but I don't know if it will work. The drive back was lovely, Ryan screamed pretty much the whole way. Thank goodness it is only just over an hour of a drive, or I think we would have all gone mad!

Tonight is date night for me & Eric. I'm so excited!!!!!

Funny Story!

Yes we are still on vacation, and loving it! We went to Niagara Falls yesterday and had lots of fun. I'll post more on that later. I just wanted to tell a quick story.

Today we were in Haley's van, while she was showing us some sights, and all 3 boys were in the back. Jacob was inbetween Ryan and Trevor. We went to Panera and got some bagels and Eric was giving Ryan some chunks that he would eat. Well, Ryan decided he was done, so he threw his bagel piece (half eaten) on the floor of the van. A little while later Jacob was saying "Mom, Ryan's making me sick." We looked at each other and Jacob was saying that the piece of bread Ryan threw on the floor was making him sick. I didn't think anything of it, until Jacob started heaving. What?!? It really was making him sick. He threw up a little. Apparently little Jacob has a huge gag reflex. We were just laughing and laughing (not at Jacob, but to ourselves). It was hysterically funny! Especially to see the look on Ryans face, he had no idea what was going on.

Washington DC

We took this picture of Nate & Rachels kids and just died laughing. Especially Isaac...what???


So, the next stop on our trip was Washington DC. Eric had never been there before, and we had a great time. We tried, initially, to get to DC by following the GPS we have in the car. Well, it was going to take us forever to get there. We figured out that it was going to have us take the back roads, instead of the freeway. After a 30 minute detour we found the freeway and it was smooth sailing into DC. We only had 4 1/2 hours in the city, so we spent it at the mall. We walked so much and the humidity was killer, but we had lots of fun. We brought Ryans ball from Sesame Place and every hour or so we would stop and pull him out of the stroller and let him play with the ball.

We left Philadelphia yesterday to come back to Rochester. Ryan did alright in the car. He slept for a couple hours but screamed for the last 30 minutes. I can't blame him. He has been in the car so much, and has been such a trooper. Haley and I went to Wal Mart last night and Ryan just sat and chatted with us in the car. He has been so good. The bad part is Eric woke up not feeling well yesterday, and as the day went on he got worse and worse. Eric is feeling better today, but still has a sore throat. Hopefully this will all pass before we go home on Saturday.

Today the plan is to go to Niagara Falls. I'm so excited!!!

Sesame Place

Yesterday we drove from Rochester into Philadelphia to visit with Eric's brother Nate and his family. It was a long drive in the car, but Ryan did tremendously. We are having so much fun here. Yesterday we had a great time just resting. We spent yesterday evening in Valley Forge. It was fun to spend some time walking around there. Its amazing how much history there is here. I loved this picture. Its a monument in Valley Forge, and Ryan is standing in front of it. Just a tiny little man in front of a huge monument.

Today we got up early and drove to Sesame Place. Ryan killed me. He had a great time. It was so hot and sunny but we kept the sunscreen on and tried to cool off. We ended up going into a souvenir shop to find a cup for Ryan and ended up with a ball. That is all he wanted. He won't let it go. He held it like a stuffed animal and we love it. It's a Cookie Monster ball and seriously just loves loves loves it. They had a parade and Ryan sat on my lap the whole time and watched the characters walk down the street. We were also able to take him on a bunch of rides. I don't know exactly how he felt about it, but we took him on them anyway.

Yeah, Eric & I are having fun too!!

New York

We made it! After waking up at 2:45 am, having 2 connecting flights and over 8 hours later we made it to Rochester. We are having so much fun here. It is so much fun to see Haley & Wayne and Ryan LOVES playing with his cousins. Jacob was pushing him in this car so fast we thought it was going to fall over, but Ryan just laughed and laughed.

We love having him so entertained and not having to be the entertainee! Today, we went to Palmyra and had a great day.

We drove to the Hill Cumorah and walked up to the monument (yes, I carried the Kelty). We then got some yummy yummy pizza for lunch and then headed to the Smith Farm where we walked through the home of Joseph Smith and also through the Sacred Grove. What a great experience that was. It was a very serene feeling and it was great sharing it with Eric. Last time I came, I was by myself and I love having Eric with me. Here are some fun pics of the trip so far. Tomorrow we will be driving into Philadelphia to see Nate & Rachel. We can't wait.

Ryan loved the moving walkway in the airport. He just wanted to walk up & down it. At least it kept him occupied for a little while.

This is Ryan throwing a fit in the airport. We had to take a picture!

Walking through the Sacred Grove.

We've had so much fun today!!!