Last weekend Roo took Ryan to a birthday party.  It was at a restaurant that had an arcade (which is always a plus with kids) and they also had live alligators out front.   Ryan had a great time...and I had an equally great time taking a nap with the baby.

Ryan with all of his tickets.  He used them to buy little army men...which he says he loves his soldiers.

Feeding an alligator

Mullet festival

Last weekend we went to a local festival (the fish, not the hair style).  We had a lot of fun looking at all of the vendors and watching some gymnastics/dance demonstrations.   I'm thankful that there are so many family things we can enjoy.

Some Army Rangers were showing off some local wildlife--this was about as close as Ryan would get.

Enjoying a bit of shade before the show

Elsa, Anna, and Olaf from Frozen were there.   Ryan asked me to take him to see them...and then he wouldn't get any closer.  You can see them in the back ground. 

Ryan enjoys taking pictures

Just because I'm sure my Mom wants to see one of Ty

We have already had a fun week!   Roo had Monday off so after school we went bowling.   Sadly none of us even broke 100.  For the next few days we have a friend and her daughter staying with us so we're having fun catching up and eating out.

We have a new tradition of taking selfies when sitting in traffic...which happens a lot out here.

Fun bowling

The boys had fun opening a package from Grandpa

Ty and Sydney at Sams Club.   I was pretty impressed I made it out of the house with both of them. 

If you've been on Facebook lately--you can stop reading now.   These pictures have already been posted there, but I just got an email from my mom saying she can't access email so to put more pictures up on the blog.  I'm sure she just forgot her password since she only looks at FB probably once a year.  Literally.

Saturday we met up with some friends from our ward at the beach.   Every one was impressed with what a good swimmer Ryan is!

Tuesdays at the mall here the carousel rides are free from 5-9...so we took advantage and rode at least 5 times.  This was only the 2nd time that Ryan got on a horse--normally he'd sit on the bench, so I was pretty proud of him.

Ty is a total water baby.  And Roo is just a babe.  He's going back to the roots of when we met with his hair cut.

Last Wednesday we went to a local chicken joint we've discovered and took it to a park.  The boys had a fun time running around and I had a run time not trying to contain Ty to a high chair.

Ryan went to a pirate themed birthday party which was a blast!  There was a treasure hunt and everything.   I'm glad he could experience it because I'm sure he won't ever get one of those.   Sorry kids.

Ty loved the carousel too.  Maybe seeing the baby on the rides helps Ryan to ride it.

The boys being silly at the fair

The fair

The fair was in town and thankfully Roo was around so we could all go.  He was a trooper and rode the rides with Ryan--while I just tried to contain Tyler.  Ryan had a lot of fun and I got to eat some funnel cake so it was definitely a win/win.

Ryan was finally tall enough to ride the slides!   Of course he didn't want to at first but then he loved it!

I just love how Ty loves to take selfies! 

The weather has been cooling down so we've been enjoying spending more time out doors.  We went to a park where the boys had a fun time running around and we also went to a sand sculpting competition--it was pretty neat.

During dinner we sometimes give Ty free range to make a mess so we get a few minutes to eat.

Having fun at the park

Ryan wasn't overly impressed with the sculptures but they were pretty impressive.