July

Our July in Photos:

 The first Saturday in July we met up with Kev's family up at Island park. Ryker LOVED playing in the water. I don't know how, it was FREEZING! He even completely fell in three times and still didn't get out. He loved playing with the oar and would sing "Row, Row, Row your boat" while swinging the oar. He also got to try to fish but they didn't catch anything. Jericka was such a help with out kids. as well.

 On our way home from Island Park we stopped at the Cable Factory to hang out with my family. It was fun.

We went to my parents for dinner and on the way back Ryker was holding Ava's hand. It was pretty cute and I wasn't able to get a picture of it. But I wanted to remember what he was doing. 

We got some sparklers, some colorful spinning fireworks and this whistle (extremely loud) firework. Ryker loved the whistle one for some reason. I LOVE his excited face!  

 For the 4th of July we went to the parade. Ryker was so scared of it for some reason. I had to drag him to the side of the road and then he kept trying to get away/ But then they started throwing candy and he decided it wasn't to bad :) For lunch we went to Scott and Leslie's for a BBQ. That evening we went to the Albaugh's for a BBQ. Then we went and played softball.

 The 5th we went to Lava Hot springs with my family. It was hot but a lot of fun. Ryker LOVES jumping in the water. The little stinker would get out of the pool and sprint to the other pool. I had to have strangers stop him for me - he is SO DANG quick!

 It was really hot for Ava but she did awesome!

 One the way home Ryker was eating some snacks and then all of a sudden he was asleep, still holding on to the bag. I looked back a couple minutes later and saw food coming out of his mouth - he hadn't even finished swallowing before he fell asleep haha. That night we ate with my parents and did some more fireworks. He was getting pretty brave and getting pretty close to them and then he would suddenly get scared and sprint away. He seemed to like them :)

 I love that she is having more expressions

 We met up with the Albaughs at the visitor's center to watch two of the restoration videos. The kids did not last long...at all. So Sandy took them all out to have some fun. I'm so glad he has so many cousins.

Ryker, Ava and I went with my mom, dad and Maddy to Snowflake. We left on Monday and met up with Cailtin and Ryan in Provo. We ate food, saw Grandpa Cook in the hospital, went swimming and then headed to Moab. We finally got to Snowflake Tuesday afternoon. The kids did so awesome in the car and Maddy was AMAZING with Ryker. She was seriously a different person, she was such a help the entire time. Actually my whole family was a lot of help, there is no way I could do it by myself.

Ava was crying and Ryker was trying to calm her down. I LOVE that picture. Addy and Hannah were so great with Ryker, always playing with him and entertaining him.

 We went to the lake twice. I was finally able to jet ski, I have missed it! Ryker wasn't a huge fan but at least he wasn't screaming the whole time haha but he was asking for Grandma one time. Then he went with my dad and he fell asleep haha. So one time I went out, had fun, came back and went to go turn it off to discover the key was no longer in it. My heart dropped. Ryan went out to go look for it. I went back and told my grandma. She was not happy. Actually left to go on a walk after I told her - that really scared me. I said a million prayers. About an hour later I went out with maddy. I passed something white, then thought about it and turned  around. It was the key! It was seriously a miracle! I came back and told my grandma I found it. She asked how and I said I prayed. Her response was, "I have a couple of things I need you to pray about." haha Ryker loved the water and started to swim on his own, jump on his own, he loved the water and having his floatys.

 We threw candy and Frisbees for the 24th parade. Ryker just liked eating the candy :)

 

 Ryker and Kayden didn't really interact much...they just stole each other's toys haha

Ryker kept laughing at these bows, he thought they were so funny... I don't know why ;)

Ava is 3 months old!

K, I know I say this every time but I seriously can't believe Ava is already 3 months. She is such a good baby! She easily smiles all the time. She is such a chill baby, is fine just laying down or sitting in her bouncer. She still hates tummy time! And she still can't hold her head up very well. She has started cooing a lot, I love it. She is still pretty frustrating to feed. She decides when she is hungry, I can't feed her before she is ready or she screams, I haven't been able to get a routine down. I'm just trying to be chill with feeding her anytime. Ryker still loves her and is always very concerned with where she is at, what she is doing, making sure I'll put her in the car or get her out of the car haha. She has the prettiest blue eyes and I really hope they stay that way. We love her!

And of course...Ryker :)

This kid is crazy! haha Awhile ago he saw our neighbor running around her yard. Ever since then he wants to run all the time! And he is dang quick! The problem is he runs away from me all the time, so I start sprinting  after him, he sees me, laughs and runs even quicker!! I go on walks around the park every day. After my walk, I get him out to play at the park, he always wants to just run instead of play. Ryker says hi and bye to everything!....including Mozzie's poop :/ If I don't repeat what he is trying to say he says mom! and repeats it over and over again until I say what he is trying to say. It's a huge guessing game all the time, and he knows when I don't know what he is saying. He is a handful but lots of fun too!