Losing Different Things:(

We are losing quiet a few different things.
1. Ry lost his front 2, yes I said 2, bottom teeth.
2. We are losing our little boy to Kindergarten.

I think we will be alright, but it is a sign everyone is growing up!

Smmers is Over, Here is our top 10 things we did

10. Before Ry's first flag football practice.









9. Hanging out at West Beach (The Dunes)


8. Making Cinnamon Donuts in the morning.

7. Shopping for school supplies (I am not sure who liked it more, Ry or Dad).

6. Golfing with Ry! He has going to ask Santa for new clubs:)

5. Movie Night... Bambi, How to Train Your Dragon, Chipmunks 2, .....

4. Kate participating in Little Kickers.

3. The Children's Museum, Watching the water clock turn to 1:00 among other great exhibits:)

2. Spending the day at Holiday World.

1. Taking our family vacation to St. Louis! Kate still wants to go up, up, up and down, down, down the arch. Not to mention seeing the penguins at the zoo!

The City Museum

This picture sums up Ry's day at The City Museum. This museum is filled with tunnels and anything else a five year old could ask for! I tried my best to keep up, but I could not fit everywhere Ry could. Ryan was playing/sliding so hard he burnt a hold through his shorts which had two layers. He also has burns on his back and side from all the sliding.
Kate on the other hand did not enjoy herself as much. We started out on the roof which had a bus hanging over the building (picture below), a two-three story slide, and and Farris wheel. All of us enjoyed the roof. Then we went inside and went into the dark. This is where Kate did enjoy the museum. It was too dark, too loud, and the steps were too big for her. So after lunch her and Jen left to go take a nap.

The craziest part of the day is when we were on the roof and we ran into the Seward's (a football coach who lives around the block from us). We ran into them throughout the day, and Ry and Ben played in a "skate park" for about 45 minutes.

After Kate and Jen woke up they picked us up and we went swimming at the hotel pool. Next we had a pizza picnic in the hotel room. The pizza was less then the best:(

We have not been outside much due to the heat, 100+.

Up, Up, and Away

Our trip to St. Louis started off great. The car drive was great! Ry and Kate enjoyed watching movies and munching on snacks! Traffic was not too back and our directions were perfect.

Our only problem was that we arrived 90 minutes before check in. So we spent that time wandering around Arch Museum.

After checking in we headed back to the Arch. This time to go to the top. Again Ry and Kate enjoyed the trip up the elevator. I have to admit that I was a bit scared about going up, but I managed to go. We all enjoyed looking out the windows, especially straight down!

More to come....

Summer winding down

Jen and I were talking last night about how lucky we are to have summers off together.

This past Friday we visited the zoo. Kate wanted to pet all the animals. For some reason every time she sees an animal she points and says ugh, ugh, ugh, as though she wants to pet and play with the animal.

Ry is getting much better at golf. We played and he is getting the ball up in the air and having lots of fun. This past trip I changed his grip and he likes it and that was the first thing he told Jen when he got home.

Sunday evening I had the hit that was heard round the backyard. Ry was pitching whiffel balls to me and I was swinging lightly and I hit one the hit him right in the face. He cried for about 2 minutes and then grabbed the bat and wanted me to pitch to him. I believe he wanted to hit me in the face with a hit. I'm glad he did not have any bruises.

To the Region and Beyond...

On Sunday we met my parents at Fair Oaks Farm (exit 220 off of I-65). We took the tour in a beautiful air conditioned bus. They took us through one of their 10 dairy farms. What we saw was amazing! They had about 3000 cows in one farm, which are each milked 3 times a day. What a life a cow on the farm has, lie around on a sand bed, wait in line to be milked, get milked (8 minutes on the "merry-go-round), and then go back and lay down.

After the tour Ry, Jen, and my parents watched a cow being born. Kate and I were walking around outside. Ry enjoyed playing on all the different things: jump zone, maze, and the all time favorite motorized John Deer Tractor.

On Tuesday (our 8th anniversary) Jen, Ry, and I went to West Beach (Part of the Indiana Dunes). We had a blast, except for Lake Michigan being cold. Ry took another attempt at running down a sand dune. He bit it, but did not eat the sand! Ry played so hard he fell asleep on the way home.

To top it all off we stopped by Albanese Candy Factory. WOW, what a place. If you are ever on Rt. 30 (east off of exit 253 on I-65) I reccommend stopping by. Not only is there affordable candy (gummies are their specialty), it is a great place for viewing. They have videos you can watch and windows you can look through while candy is being made.

Kate hung out with my mom and enjoyed her grandma time. Kate also had her first sucker. She went to town on her cotton candy, and also enjoyed her cream soda sucker.

It is hard to believe that we did all that in 3 days. It was a blast!

New Adventures!

Since we last wrote you we have had a few major changes.

1. Ry took his first major spill and got a nice scrape on his arm. It is still bandaged up. To his credit he got back on the horse and rode 3/4 the way around our block with me only helping him past some cars sticking out to the sidewalk.

Ry also rediscovered the slip and slide. This bring back fond memories of playing running bases in the backyard.

2. Kate is getting better at walking around. She can now steer her walking aids (mini bus, grocery cart, and some other contraption).

We also have Kate using utencils! She gets awful messy with yogurt.

3. Jen sanded down our bathroom cabinets and painted them chocolate brown, and I (with Jen's help) framed our mirror. It looks like a totally new bathroom!

4. We are deciding on new paint colors for our playroom.

5. I had a great time in Denver at the conference I went to.

We are looking forward to going to Grandama and Papa Skura's this next week. We are going to Fair Oaks Farm, The Dunes, and who knows what else? I'll guess you'll have to read the next post to find out.