{Busy Boy}

Ryley is a busy boy these days. When he's not hiding from us, or climbing up on something, he's putting things in the toilet! He is also the reason I haven't taken many pictures lately! Seriously, he is too quick for me!!! He wears me out the 3 1/2 hours we spend at church on Sundays!

{Family Time}

Today Adam and Carey hosted their annual Guenther pool party. As always, there were lots of greats. Great company with great laughs, great food, and overall great fun. Here is a picture of the cousins minus Eliot. (I am in need of some direction because I can't enlarge this collage because I have no clue)!

The kids LOVED this new pool toy called "The Cube" and they spent hours floating on it, in it, and flipping it. All the flipping reminded me of an hamster exercising.

This is a little clip thrown in for The Finnan's per Chad's request!
When everyone was done swimming Coach decided it was his turn to take a dip with Adam and Opa. He jumped in time and time again with little to no tire. The person who tired the most was Adam since he was the human shield, protecting the kids from getting pounced on!
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Cousin Sleepover
A couple weeks ago cousin Colby stayed the night with Maisey and the two played great together. They are only 5 months a part, and that is usually the case, but their time together was precious because there weren't any other girls to steal away the attention with the curling iron and make-up. These two played a little bit of everything and it was sweet watching them interact. I think they will be friends forever. The following week cousin Peyton (Colby's sister) stayed the night. The first thing on the agenda was going to the fabric store to pick out material for pillows. The girls wanted to take a shot at sewing and things went well. They enjoyed their soft flannel pillows all night long.
The following day we saw the movie "Kit Kittredge: An American Girl" and swam before taking Peyton home. It was an exciting day because Peyton missed out on a lot of swimming this summer since her arm was casted for about 5 hot weeks!
We love our family members all so much and we hope they know it!

{Changing}

It seems like each time I blog the posts are more and more spread out and there are two reasons why: (1) I joined Facebook and (2) I keep forgetting to take pictures! The new thrill of Facebook has worn off and I've decided to stay loyal to my blog, and to stay on top of it.

During the hot spells we've enjoyed lots of pool time! If you haven't been over to swim, your missing out on some fun catching up.These days Ryley is VERY much into animals, reptiles, and anything that moves and looks new. We went to the zoo last week and I can already tell our zoo pass is about to get a big workout in the upcoming months. Maisey also loved the zoo at this age and I enjoy watching little ones' faces light up in excitement. The kids have been doing what little ones do best and that is growing. Mine have never been 'right' on the charts and it has always been annoying but the gap is slowly closing. Ryley has maintained his average 75% for height and 11% for weight (I am worried about the upcoming seasonal change to Fall because 12 month pants fall of his bum and he needs 18 month length). And Maisey, she is still 50% for height! She has grown up a lot over the last year, and it is bittersweet to see her develop into a young lady. She may only be 6, but she acts 14... I'm hoping when she is actually 14 she might act even older and we can just 'skip' the teen years all together!
Here is a picture of the kids before the doctor appointment began.
Maisey is enjoying swim lessons right now and is eager for soccer, dance, and Girl Scouts to start back up in the Fall. Maisey is the youngest one in her swim class by a couple years (at least 3) and she is doing a great job with her side breathing and isn't at all intimidated by the fact all the other students are much bigger and male.
Ryley isn't talking much and seems to be following in his sisters footsteps. However, according to the pediatrician, he is 'on track' and is where he should be. He thinks he can talk and constantly looks at you, points, and mumbles on and on. He is a busy climber and was so happy in the picture above that he could mount this pony and rock it back and forth without help.
My kids are the joy of my life and I treasure them so much. I feel so blessed to be a mother, wife, and woman.