a visit from nana

my mom flew in this past weekend to pay us a visit. approximately every two months we try to plan some sort of reunion. although she was only here for four days, we had a blast and made the most of the time.

now that kennedy is walking, she is into EVERYTHING!!!

there is no doubt that she is going to be a water-bug! shortly after this photo was taken, kennedy decided to give us a present. she worked really hard at it and we had to take her diaper off. we got to the "present" as quickly as possible, but she ended up swimming with carrots after all!

this is her new face. she scrunches her nose when she is eating and when she is watching you eat. i think she picked up begging from lilybean and sport!

we have to enjoy the summer while it lasts!!!

in john deere green....

thomas peter ryan got a brand new john deere riding tractor. i swear he was on top of the world when they delivered it.


it never even dawned on me that he had never been on a riding lawn mower. i mean, i am from rural south florida, where there is plenty of grass and everyone has yards. so it was kinda funny that i had to teach him how to crank it, engage the blade, lift and lower the blade, and so on. i must say that he is a fast learner, and he was off cutting our 6 inch tall grass in no time.






it was so cute... after we finished mowing (yes he "allowed" me to help cut the grass), he quickly hooked the water hose up to the deck of the mower so he could clean off the blades. he then proceeded to armor-all the steering wheel and bright yellow seat.


i think he likes it!

Kennedy Walking

The Orange State...

More Fun the in Sun

it's been a long time...

kennedy got to swim with tia gina, aunt lacy and her future boyfriend. (shhhh... dont say it too loud or thomas will start cleaning his guns) ;-)

my mom had a blast with kennedy and rebekah grace. rebekah kept saying "she loves me, she loves me because i am her cousin." it was so precious. everytime kennedy had a binky in her mouth rebekah insisted that she didn't need it anymore. (i think she was jealous of the binky)

when we got to my parent's house, the mirror was one of the first things she went for. she kept kissing that baby over and over again. it was so sweet!

this is kennedy and aunt joanie. little ms. ryan couldn't keep her hands off aunt joanie's michelob ultra! jenna taught her how it is done!!!