Archive for April, 2010

Ava or Finn…

We can’t wait to have Ryan back. I got to talk to him yesterday and besides a couple of guys being attached by a swarm of bees on the way up the mountain, they were all doing great.

I’m thinking Ava and Finn are starting to look a little more alike… Check out this video of Ava (she’s the same age as Finny Binny)

I love baby belly laughs….

And sweet baby faces…

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haha…that photo of Ava makes me laugh every time!

It’s been hard to post…I seriously have to small children climbing on me right now. Good thing Ryan will be back tomorrow.

–Allison

Free Dinners & Tree Swings…

Since Ryan’s been gone the kids and I have been treated to two home cooked meals at my mom’s house. Tonight during dinner Ava repeatedly asked me to swing on the tree swing with her. Although I was still wearing my work clothes, I finally gave in.

Below is a picture of my younger sister Allayna looking beautiful and graceful on the tree swing.

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Um…I’d love to say this is how fabulous Ava and I looked on the swing, but it was quite the opposite. After, a couple of swings Ava started to shift off of my lap. I tried to stop the swing, but it just wouldn’t stop. So there I was stuck on a tree swing, in a fitted suit dress, with my three year old screaming she was going to fall off…What’s a mom to do in this type of situation? I probably could have come up with something really good…well maybe in a different life. But instead, I flopped off the swing and let Ava fall on me. I have the scrapes on my bottom and legs to prove it.

To top it all off, as I described what had happened to my family, I said, “It wasn’t that bad,” and Ava responded with, “Oh, yes it was.”

Oh man…Swing Fail.

-Allison

The most boring post ever…

I’m leaving for Honduras in about 3 hours. I am going to eat some breakfast at IHOP first.

This bloggy will be closed down during my time away. There are no interwebs in the jungle mountains.

Pray for us…this trip will not be for the faint of heart, lungs, or legs.

Oh yeah…My lovely wife Allison knows how to create blog posts too, so tell her to post some stuff while I am gone. She’s way cooler than I am.

Blessings,
Ryan

P.S…I wonder how big she’s gotten?

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