Happy Birthday Rylee!

Rylee just turned five this week. She has been counting down the months, then weeks, then days. The day finally arrived. She was wired. She got to take treats to her kindergarten class and celebrate with her classmates. I slipped in a little surprise for Rylee to see after school. She has been riding her scooter to and from school and she thought it was time for an updated scooter (a faster one-as if she didn't go fast enough). So Rylee's brothers and I tied a bow, some balloons and a "happy birthday" sign on a new pink scooter and left it by the kindergarten door. She beamed with delight as she rode it home that afternoon. That evening we went to the "High School Musical" play that is in town right now. The show is Rylee's favorite. She knows all the words and dances. While watching the play, she and her little friend were singing the songs and bouncing in their seats. Who knew Troy Bolton was going to be a 5-year olds' icon. Her "real" birthday was on Thursday when she had her party. She invited ten friends to bring their scooters and celebrate with her at Classic Skating. What a hoot. We had a good time eating pizza and cupcakes and cruzin around the skating rink. You can see her pics on the below slide show.

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Summertime!

We have had a great summer. We started out the summer with the new addition to our family, little Nash. He has been such a good sport as he has been toted every where this summer. We have enjoyed our days at the pool. Rylee has taken swim lessons all summer and has become our little dare devil in the water. Her latest is a front flip into the pool (she is trying to dive). Boston is a little fish. He thinks he no longer needs a life jacket and tries to "cannon ball" into the pool even when no one is there to catch him. We've enjoyed many of our summer days at the lake, taking bike rides, setting up the water slide, and getting "snow shacks" to stay cool.