WE also went and visited Sara and Jake in PA. It was so much fun to go and see them! We went to the Hershey factory and to Gettysburgh. We had a fun day and the kids were worn out.

WE also went to Cooperstown, NY to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Nate loved it and was able to see lots of cool stuff. I on the other hand was outside with Ryan most of the time he was quite the handfull those two days. I think he was teething as he always seems to be so he was really cranky.

We took a road trip to Pittsburgh in September. We watched two Cardinal games and checked out Pittsburgh. I thought the city was beautiful. I loved all the water and bridges. The games were great and we had good seats and company. Neal, Stacy, Mike, Joe, Rick, Laura, Todd, Terriann, and Wes were all there too. Ryan and Wes had lots of fun playing together and at one point we had to separate them cause they were being so loud, if that is possible at a baseball game.

Fun times with daddy! He was helping Nate water the plants one night while I was off to Irina's baby shower.

We went to the St. Louis Zoo after Stacy's wedding. Ryan loved all the animals. The zoo was really nice not to big not to small.

My sister Stacy got married this August too. It was fun to see her with her with her new sweetheart. They make a very cut couple.

Last trip to the lake for the summer. We had lots of fun this year going to the lake. We didn't go much but when we did we loved it and had lots of fun relaxing, skiing, and playing in the water.

Cardinal and Baseball are definetely apart of Ryan's vocabulary. He loves baseball. I guess cause he has watched it since he was born. He's been to three St. Louis Cardinal games and three or four Springfield Cardinal games. Oh ya, not to mention a ton of Softball games since both Nate and I played this last year. He already has a good little swing down. We got him a little glove that he loves to wear even though his hands are way to little to fit in it. Since we have been here in Hilton Head everytime it is time to go to bed he points to the bed and says baseball so he doesn't have to go to bed. It's because one night we put him on the bed for a little bit to drink him milk before he went to bed because he didn't want to go to bed yet, so now he tries to have us let him do it everynight.

Uncle Ryan and Aunt Lizzie lives in MO for the summer so Ryan was able to get to know his cousin Tucker. Ryan loved playing with Tucker even though he is a year older. They both love CARS so maybe that is why. I think Tucker was the first name of a person he said. It was a lot of fun getting to know Tucker and we missed him when he had to leave. Hopefully he will be back soon. Sara, Elizabeth , and Issac, came to visit for a couple of weeks too! He had lots of fun getting to know his cousins this summer. Lots of fun playing at grammies in the water, a trip to the lake, and right before we left MO again a trip to jump mania with Mathias, and Ashley, and Melissa.

Fun Summer pictures! I am really behind on posting pictures, but here are a few to catch up. Ryan behing the wheel again. Any chance he gets Ryan is behind the wheel of whatever wheeled vehicle he can get to. He absolutely loves to drive and anything to do with wheels. Tractor is one of his favorite words next to mom.

RYAN LOVES the WATER!

Ryan has gone from being terrified of taking a bath to wanting a bath at least once a day if not more.
I was watering plants and Ryan wanted to help. He didn't stay dry long so I took off his clothes and let him play with the hose. He played for almost an hour and loved it. He kept spraying himself with water and then would take off running away from the hose. It was fun to watch him and see how he would shake and move the hose to make the water go everywhere.

My Two favorite boys.

Nate and Ryan hanging out after church and a nap.

Day at the lake

This weekend some of us spent the night at the lake house and then spent the day at the lake. I need to be better at taking pics but here are a couple I took while I had a second when Ryan was sleeping. We always love going to the lake. We went Tues. with Mike, Joe, Neal, Laura, and Rick and then Saturday the whole Hart family was there except for Grandad and Grandma. It was a lot of fun.

Ryan when he is just starting to walk.

Game Time!

This year Nate and I are playing on a coed softball team and Nate is playing with the guys on a team. I think this is their sixth year to play together. At this particular game all three of the boys were playing in the dirt. Ryan is always nice and dirty by the time it's time to go home after the two games. Between talking with the girls and watching Ryan I don't see much of Nate's game.

Howling Ryan.

I found this and thought it was cute so I'm putting it on here. He used to howl like this all the time. I don't know why but it was cute and funny.

Ryan first walking

This is the only video I have of him walking right now. It is when he just started. I think the first day or so of him really walking. Now he is a pro. I need to take new pictures and video of him.

Trip to the zoo

Ryan loves animals so he loved going to the zoo. They had a petting zoo for the kids so he was able to feed and pet the animals. He loves to see the chickens and kitty cat with grandpa Hart and the horses with grandpa Nothum. He even loves the dogs that we have next door to us. They bark and look like they will bite your head off but he doesn't care and tries to touch them through the fence. I on the other hand am not so brave so I keep him away from the fence. He makes the same sound for every animal. It's a mix between a cow and a dog sound. He also loves our fish and everytime he hears their feeder go off he runs into the room and says fish.

Ryan is walking now also. He finally decided he wanted to walk the first of June. He goes everywhere he can now. At the lake he walks all over the dock up and down all of the slips.
He also likes to push around the broom and help me sweep. Anytime I leave the laundry door open he wants the broom so he can push it around. He gets really mad when it gets stuck on the carpet and won't go.
Ryan throws everything, including his food he doesn't want. I have tried everything that I can think of to get him to stop but it doesn't seem to help. I guess I will just wait it out.

Ryan still loves anything that goes. He is always wanting to drive. Especially dad's truck. Every time he sees cars, trucks, tractors, boats, or lawnmowers he makes the "vrooom, vroom sound. He had his first trip to the lake this week and loved it. When he got in the ski boat he could hardly stand it he was so excited. He even loved riding on the tube with Nate and I behind the boat. It was more like a couch than a tube, but we were still bouncing up and down and going everywhere on it . He just sat back and had a good time and almost fell asleep because he was so tired.

Ryan's mean look. Ryan has quite the personality. Sometimes out of nowhere he will look at me like this. I give him the look back and he smiles and will do it so more. It's pretty cute. I never know when he will start doing it. He will go for days without doing it and then all of the sudden do it again. Sometimes we can get him to do it on call.