Wow, this is by far my worst effort possible!! It has been 2 months since I blogged last. And I wish I could say it was because we haven't done anything the last few months but that would be a lie! My excuse is because of a very, very busy 3 year old running around and because of baby #2 on the way. I have just been beyond exhausted in the evenings and the last thing I've wanted to do, is get on the computer and blog. I'm so, so sorry to have been such a slacker. I will try to do better but there are no guarantees!! So, here is a brief recap of the last 2 months.....
May Recap
---Rylee finished up her swimming lessons. We are so very proud of her!!! She was already a fish to begin with but she learned so much at lesssons. She is no longer scared of jumping off the side AND going under the water!!!! We have gone swimming a fews times since and she just amazes us! Way to go baby girl!!!
---The last week of April we found out that we would be welcoming a Baby Boy into our family!!! While finding out the sex of your baby at 13 weeks is pretty rare, our baby boy wasn't SHY at all! Daddy is already very, very proud of his son!!
---The first weekend in May, a crew from Caldwell came up to celebrate my Aunt Rita's upcoming wedding. It was a wild weekend with some crazy ladies but we had a blast!! I'm thrilled for my Aunt Rita!!
Aunt Rita, mom & I
The whole gang - What a good time we had!!
---I started taking a YOGA class at work. I had to stop working out because I couldn't keep my heart-rate in the "safe" level for me and the baby. I was so bummed about not being able to continue my running. Luckily, we have a health enhancement coordinator at work that has classes once a week during the lunch hour. I talke to her about the YOGA class and she thought it would be great for me to start. So knows all the things I should and shouldn't be doing so I thought, why not! It's better than nothing right?!?! I absolutely LOVE it! Not only am I stretching and breathing, it is sooooo RELAXING!!! I also continue to treat myself to a monthly chair massage at work. We have a massage therapist that comes in once a month and she is fabulous!! I sign up for 20 minutes and its the best 20 minutes of my day!! I always look forward to the next time she'll be in!
---Mothers Day Weekend we spent an afternoon in Concordia with Ryan's parents! We hadn't seen them for a while so I'm glad we got to do that! Rylee was dying to show them how much of a BIG girl she is by riding her new bike. She rode round and round and round in there driveway. We had a super fun day with Grandma and Grandpa!!
---Rylee and I also took a little road trip to Winfield, KS for a special birthday party. One of my best friends from college, Jessica, is from Winfield. After our college graduation, she moved out to Phoenix :(. While its a super fun place to visit, I HATE that we live so far away from each other! We typically only get to see each other once a year. Anyways, she and her husband Matt, welcome their daughter Sophia last May. We weren't able to get together over Christmas so we hadn't had a chance to meet little miss Sophia yet. They came back to Winfield to have her birthday party and I was NOT going to miss it! We had such a fun time with them and I'm very glad that we finally got to meet Sophia and of course, catch up with Jess!! We hope to get to see them again later this summer or after our little guy arrives!! In addition to our little road trip to Winfield, we of course got to see my family in Caldwell! Our trip was way too short but we had a great time!
The Bryson's - Sophia, Matt & Jessica
Me & Jess
Rylee having fun playing at the b-day party
---The next to last weekend in May, we again head south for a very special event...the 1st Annual Scott Rice Memorial Golf Tournament. Ryan was participating and I was volunteering. What an event it was. The amount of people that came out to support this very special family was unbelievable! It was a great day and a ton of money was raised for the Children's Education Fund. I was honored to be a part of the event. And I look forward to watching this thing grow year to year. Can't wait to help out again next year!!!!
Logan, Me & Keira - The Beer Cart girls
Me & Ryan
Rylee and her GoGo
---We spent the Memorial Day Holiday weekend down at the Lake of the Ozarks. This is our summer holiday that we spend with the Krauses'. Unfortunately, everyone wasn't able to make it down this year. Val was in China on a trip through her school. What an amazing trip she was able to take!! Steve was in the field all weekend. May was a very, very rainy month, with the exception of this weekend. So since this was the first dry spell we'd had in a LONG time, he had to work. Aaron, Dana & Paxton spent the holiday weekend with Dana's family. So, it was just us and then Cody, Sara, Jackson and Matthew. Dispite missing the rest of the family, we had a GREAT time! We couldn't have asked for a better weekend, weather wise! The kids had a lot of fun swimming in the late and really enjoyed the little boat rides we took. The lake was way too busy in the afternoons so we got up and around early each day so we could take advantage of a calm lake while we had the chance.
Rylee's first boat ride of the summer
Jackson & Rylee
---I think that pretty much wraps up the month of May! I'll leave you with a few more pictures of our little monkey!! She loves being silly for pictures these days!!!!!!!
I'll be back to recap June so far and I'll post some new pictures of Rylee along with our most recent sonogram pictures of our little guy! I know this post was very long! And as stated many times before, I will try my best to blog more often!
Until next time, TTFN!!!
