Some pictures of Ryan....

I take a lot of pictures of the little guy but for some reason he is always making strange faces which I believe he gets from his Daddy's side of the family. I can't bring myself to post them but here are some other ones.

I really like the ones where his face is circular not square. I am blaming those on his cheeks!

A little girl time

The boys went golfing this morning and so Alyssa and I spent the morning with Sophie and Jackie.

It is so different to be around kids that you don't parent or see a lot. oh boy. for example, while we were eating lunch Jackie decided to pick the gum off the bottom of the table. So gross.

Sleepover with Amelia

So last Friday the girls decided that they didn't want their week to be over yet so Alyssa asked if Amelia could sleepover. I really couldn't think of a reason why not so sure!





They spent over an hour playing in the tub. It was nice for me while they were in it but man did I have a mess to clean up afterwards. I should have known what they were up to when it got really quiet and then a lot of laughter and squeals would follow. Dumping the water out of the tub yields quite a good time.....apparently.

Lyssa got quite the lecture Saturday morning after Amelia left. Then on Monday morning when we saw Amelia, she got the lecture only it was from Alyssa not me. Ha! At least Alyssa got the message though.

Bonfante Gardens

this one is blurry because her car is going so fast. ;)

Noelle and I took the kids to Bonfante Gardens. It is an amusement park but I believe it started off as a place where the guy grew pretty cool trees and then the rides came after. The place is huge, we spent over 3 hours with the four little ones and only managed to ride 11 out of 46 rides. I would love to go weekly but the drive is over 30 minutes and you have to pay to park. Our Great America passes get us in free but still. Plus, it is usually at least 10 degrees warmer down there from San Jose which makes it not as fun. Alyssa also likes the speed of the Great America rides a little more because she would often ask " is this all it does? or 'I want it to go faster". The rides are designed for 5 and younger where as Great America has a pretty cool roller coaster that Alyssa LOVES. That ride is much more up her alley but still, Bonfante was fun.

Summer picnic at Church

Every year the Church opens up their pool for a little fun in the sun. This year Ryan and I sat back and watched the fun but next year we will be there!

Tyler wasn't feeling well so he stayed at home.

Horse ride at Target

Nothing better than getting errands done and pleasing the girls with a horsey ride at the end. Although, it leads me to wonder what I will be able to bribe the boys with in a few years...

Alyssa's train ride

We spent the afternoon taking a train ride around San Jose and then off to dinner in Downtown Campbell. Unfortunately, this was the only picture I took because my battery died. Ugh.

So it wasn't really a train ride because the smoke was so bad at Vasona Park that we couldn't go there so we took the city light rail around San Jose. The outgoing train wasn't so bad but the train going back to Campbell was down right nasty. Thank Goodnesss we own cars!

Ryan's first bath

Ryan lost his cord at two weeks of age and we celebrated this by taking a bath! Of course Alyssa wanted in on the action but looking at the first pic I am not so sure Ryan was okay with sharing the spotlight, guess they will have to get used to that, huh?

This isn't the best picture of him in his towel but it was the only one I was able to get on that day...with him not screaming.

Happy Father's Day!

Alyssa woke up with a little tummy bug this am so we spent the morning at home instead of church. We then went to my Dad's house for a family BBQ and the kids spent a lot of time in the pool.

The above picture is Daddy's idea of watching Ryan so Mommy can shower.

Alyssa made handwrapped gifts for Daddy.

Two pieces are only allowed when given from a friend and only in the backyard...or in the case, Papa's backyard.

I realize his cheeks are big but come on, does everyone have to tell us that???