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So hopefully soon I can tell you

about

our big race day!

But for now....

yes,

Big Guy bravely sat still for a shot

in his arm (his choice)...

stood up

pointed at his hand

and said

"Nutter shot??"

We all looked at each other in shock.

"How about some smarties?" The nurse replied

"OTay....and band aid".

They gave him both,

but as we were leaving he turned

and grabbed another roll of smarties

off the table.

I started to say no,

but he quickly handed them

to Daddy

who was almost in tears

from his shot.

Never ceasing to amaze me

like usual.

Crazy boy!

love, the rockinryans

honestly,

sometimes I feel like

the worst mother

in the

world.

I wonder if

I am doing this thing right.

I worry that

I put too much pressure

on my boys.

That I will steer them wrong.
Am I hugging them enough?

And.....
I forget

to buy

them

clothes.
Like I said before,
typical KS weather last week
going from steaming hot
to pretty cool
practically over night.
It caught me off guard.
Do my kids have winter clothes???
Luckily baby
has some
hand-me-downs
that will fit for now
but
poor big guy.....
I thought maybe we could get away
with last year's pants....
nope
he grew a little more than I thought!
We tried to shop a little...
but
It is not easy finding
pants to fit his no-waisted body.
Guilt overwhelmed me.
That night I tried to sleep
but tossed and turned
knowing my poor sweet boy
had no clothes for winter.
So, I got out of bed and did some midnight
on-line shopping.
Ahhh....now I can sleep!
Jake asked me the next morning if
that 12 hours of waiting to order
really made a difference....
I don't know,
but it gave me some piece of mind.
I had big guy try on another pair
of old jeans,
asking him to say something
"sad".
He put the jeans on and yelled
"Enchilada!!!!!"
(I wasn't sure if I should take this personal,
do you not like my enchiladas?)

I then told him to look sad and say
"Booohooo".
This is the saddest he got~

Thanks for the reality check buddy!
You could care less that
your jeans are
high-waters
or your shirts are all
3/4 length sleeves.
You just want
"Mommy play with me!"
Sounds good to me,
I hate shopping anyway!
love, the rockinryans






Birthday Boys!!

Last week we celebrated

2

big days!

Daddy had a birthday,

(we celebrated 3 times)!

The boys started by

making their annual

daddy birthday paintings.

On Daddy's birthday

we planned on

taking him a picnic lunch

while he was working on the farm.

But it was COLD and windy!

Luckily, he was working next to a house

so we had an inside picnic.

The boys were still

super happy

just seeing Daddy!

Big Guy

checked over every cupcake

in the store before picking out

the perfect ones.

He practiced singing

"Happy burfday DADDY!!"

the entire ride to the farm.

No birthday is complete

without wrestling!

The next morning Daddy

opened his presents

and we sang Happy Birthday

again.

That night he finally received his

birthday dinner

and this time

cake, ice cream

and candles (thought they would be a little dangerous

to take to the dry farmland!).

Big Guy loved celebrating

and is still singing to Daddy every day!

This little man

celebrated

his

half-year

birthday.

17lbs 6oz (50th%)

25in (5th%)

Only one size away from catching

big brother on diapers and pants!

He sits up on his own completely,

rolls any place he wants to go,

is starting to babble,

LOVES big brother,

hates bubbles,

seems to be maybe getting a tooth.....,

wakes once at night during

a 12 hour sleep,

eats 8oz of food at once

3 times a day,

starting eating "puffs" and can get them from

his hand into his mouth

all by himself,

LOVES Gracie

gets ANGRY

when anyone tries to give him

a bottle and he is not hungry,

loves to cuddle,

likes car rides,

loves to paint

has a contagious laugh

and is a pure joy.

Happy Birthday boys!

We love you!

love, the rockinryans

Flu shot day

Today big guy got his flu shot.....
(maybe....)

How do you think he reacted?

Please take the poll on the right....

keep in mind he is abnormal.

For lunch every day last week

he asked for

avocado, cucumbers and tomato's.

Good luck!

love, the rockinryans

KS State Fair

I have never been to a fair in any other state.

But I do know KS

has the perfect

fair activities

for my boys.

Soooo excited on our

long drive to the "pair!"

Wearing our

"Motorcccccccyyyccccllleeeee"

and tractor shirts!

Nothing better than

feeding and petting animals...

Riding a choo-choo train....

eating snow-cones...

picking out new tractors....

and riding rides!

I thought this was the same ride

that just last week

made him cry.

But now

Mr. Hot Stuff

decided he needed to

put his arms up in the air!

We even took a step up

and rode a ride

that went up

"Higher than Daddy!"

He loved it

and even told me to

"Put your arms in the air Mommy!"

As he screamed like we were on a

roller-coaster!

Usually we like to partake in

the fair food too,

ya know,

(funnel cakes, BBQ, nachos, pronto-pups....)

but we passed due to the heat.

Stuck with drinks, ice and ice-cream.

It was 101 degrees that day,

Most likely the last day of summer.

The next day we turned off the ac,

opened our windows and got out jackets.

Two days later

we had to close the windows

and I was tempted to start

a fire in the fireplace.

Another thing I love about KS~

the fall weather!

It was hot,

but we had a great time!

Jake and I went to the fair

when we were first dating

and had to agree

taking these two

was much more fun!

love, the rockinryans



Trent talk

He is a pretty serious guy~

but he still says

some funny

and heartwarming stuff.

~~At the football game~

I told him it was almost over

he said

"NO! Turn it back on!"
~~The day after going to the fair
the boys were exhausted.
I drug them through WM
whining and crying the entire way,
even after 11 hours of sleep.
Went home for a nap
and they still woke up whining!
I was exhausted
and sick of the crying.
I knew we had to get out of the house that afternoon.
So, off to the gym we went.
As we backed out of the driveway,
Big guy says~
"Is Jesus coming with us?"
Oh my,
I hope so!

~~One day Big guy
looked at his brother and said
"Ohhhhhh, Sean-ee boy, Sean-ee boy."
The name has stuck!

The way he says

"Motorcycle"

is priceless.

He is always coming up with something

that makes me smile!

And who can deny it~

Baby's laugh is pretty heartwarming too!

love, the rockinryans

First and Six

We received a call

and ran right over

to the first football game

for the boys!

This fine young man was

1

yes, smaller then big guy is now

when I first met him.

I would sit in the stands with him

listening to his crying for daddy

as we watched

my boyfriend

coach

with his daddy

at East High School.

Seriously,

where has time gone?

His older brother is now playing

varsity

and me and that boyfriend

now married

with two

energetic boys of our own.

Big guy

thought he was hot stuff

at the game.

Imitating

the way the big boys

sat

and

yelled at the game.

It gave me chills

thinking about

how soon

my stadium seat climbing

boy

would be out on that field.

And how did baby feel

about football?

Talk about growing up....

how can my oldest niece be 6 already?

We had a blast

at her birthday party.

Big guy enjoying more firsts~

bowling

and the arcade.

He dug it all!

Happy B-day Kendra!!

(Their first big-kid party!)

Who is being attacked...

the balloons?

the baby?

grandma???

love, the rockinryans

happy&sad

Happy for wonderful

family

friends

beautiful perfect

weather

making a wonderful

Labor Day.

Happy for dirt

the BEST ever Brownell Parade

and BIGGEST ever

candy haul.

Happy he is willing to try

sad

when he cried

to get off.

Happy Baby!!

Sad mamas camera bit the dust

making her use

the video camera to take still pictures...

did not turn out well....

Sad that JJ is a wanderer...

wondering away from us now.

Hoping for happiness for her.

love, the rockinryans