BIG weeble wobble....

He won't fall down...

as much :)

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the Big picture

For some reason, every time we have tried family photos....

We end up with lots of those!

I don't know why because he is an absolute ham when I pull out my camera!  Exhibit #253-

But as soon as we get all cleaned up and that professional pulls out their camera......a very different child emerges!

I don't want to give up, I want millions of pics of my little man.

I was hopeful that this time would be different.

He is much older, more fun, and full of laughs and smiles.

We were also heading to one of his favorite spots...

the park!

Nope!

Uncontrolled screaming 55 minutes out of the hour shoot.

Seriously, we have no idea what the fit was about.

I don't see modeling in his future.

We were exhausted and disappointed with our wasted hour.

But once we received the finished product, completely impressed!

Great job Sarah!

I think she captured some great pictures that really show Trent's personality.

We vowed to NEVER do professional pictures again....

well, maybe one more try.....someday!

Hope you enjoyed!

Love, the rockinryans
PS-you can click on pics to enlarge
PPS-I love his smile~but that lip quiver makes ME smile!

A Peak....

Thats it!

Love, the rockinryans

More BIG and small animals!

Last weekend while in Wichita we hit the

Tanganyika Wildlife Park

It was super hot, even in the morning.

But we still managed to have a great time.

The best part about this park is the ability to get up close, even feeding and touching the animals.

Trent really liked feeding the giraffe, but wasn't so sure about the crock.

Sydney loved all the animals, but had to take cover from the heat about half way through.

One would think that because of his love of dogs, he might like goats?

NO!  HE SCREAMED IN FEAR!!

I guess those horns and big eyes can be a little creepy.

I didn't think that bunnies or tortoises  would be scary either....

but they were!

His absolute favorite was this cute little Lemur.

Worth the $1 for ONE dried cranberry to feed him!

Trent shook his head "No" at this little guy!

Sorry about the poor quality on the pics.  We all had camera issues, so Grandad saved the day and bought a disposable.

(You remember, real film...:)

Thanks Grandad!!

Love, the rockinryans

BIG news!

Yeah Mama, I know it has been a BIG summer!

But it has been tons of fun!

What, there is BIG news????

Tell me, what is it?

AAAHHHH!!!

I am going to be a BIG brother!!

YIIIPEEE!

Love, The rockinryans

BIG boat...

of fun...

or not.....

These pictures are deceiving

of our first trip out

on the boat.

We have been so excited to take T-man out on the boat.

Finally we made it!

We thought for sure he would love it.

Since he does love water and outside.

But actually he was scared.

He did not like the waves.

He did not want to swim.

He screamed

the entire time.

I think he may have been a little motion sick too.

We decided to head in.

On the way in

he was suddenly not so upset.

So, maybe we will try again.......

Or maybe he just likes to hang at the crib with the binkies!

This was not the entire adventure...

before we left Jake found the boat to have a

dead battery

and

flat tire.

Both were fixed before heading out.....

thought we were safe....

until

the trailer fell apart

in the water

and the Bimini cover

broke off

in the middle of the lake.....

We are still having water issues at the new house....

So, this evening I have an offer-

3 for 1 Special---

FOR SALE

Baby, boat and house....

Anyone, anyone?

Just kidding

Life would sure be dull without them.

Love, the rockinryans

BIG animals!

Just when I thought our BIG crazy summer was slowing down

Jake reminded me late Thursday night

about the big

RODEO this weekend

How could I forget about the RODEO?

We love the RODEO!

We have been looking forward to taking Trent

for a long time

We knew he would love the animals!

And he did!

He carried on a very long conversation with this very

BIG horse!

He was serious as he studied all the moves

of the awesome

cowboys and cowgirls.

He loved being spoiled with all the great

junk food-

eating MY hot dog,

almost all our nacho cheese,

close to an entire can of lemonade,

a ton of water,

a bag of animal crackers

and

half a Twinkie.

(Yes, he did eat dinner about an hour prior to this!)

Although he does move pretty fast

with the bear crawl

this is one time we were happy

he can't walk yet.

He really wanted to go inside the arena.

Luckily we had a couple "Catch the baby" helpers!

Maybe next year buddy!

Maybe next year daddy!

I was disappointed in myself

for forgetting about the rodeo.

Next year Trent will have

FULL

cowboy attire.

Yes

these are the same hats

Jake and I have worn

for 7 years

of Rodeo.

We were so happy to have our newest little cowboy

join us this year!

Love, the rockinryans

BIG Bash weekend!

We have waited a full year

for our baby to turn one!

The big day finally came,

and boy was it fun!

Spoiled by family, friends and loved ones,

the gifts came by the ton!

This celebration was for all of us,

against the ups and downs of the past year,

we had won!

About the smash cake, he wasn't so sure,

as quickly as he started...

he was done.

The best part of all was finding time

for some fun in the sun!

Then give everyone a workout with my new bike

RUN RUN RUN!

The next morning we awoke

for the 4th celebrations,

we were wound!

An exciting start,

in our garage a turtle we found!

The rain that day tried to hamper our spirits,

but we were happy-

to the mall we did bound.

That night the neighborhood was crazy,

Crash!  Boom!  Lots of loud sound!

We all were exhausted from the big weekend,

even our poor little hound.

The kiddos were sleepy too,

they decided binkies should just go 'round.

Thank you everyone for making rockinbaby ryans first year so special!

love, the rockinryans