A few weeks ago Roo had a day off during the week so we took Ryan out of school for the day and went to Pensacola to watch the Blue Angels practice.  It was way more crowded than we thought it would be and they also did a lot more flying than we thought.   The kids enjoyed it.

Eating our lunch before going into the Naval Museum.

We found a restaurant that we like...it's right on the beach so the kids can play while you're waiting for a table.  And yes, Ryan does wear that shirt pretty much every other day.  

Catch up

Here are some pictures of what we've been up to.

It is cute to see that sometimes the boys do get along.

Ty seems to enjoy dressing up more than Ryan did...we might need to invest in better costumes. 

He's so goofy.

Ryan started soccer...from what my parents tell me it wouldn't be hard for him to be a better player than I was.  He has kicked the ball a few times but mostly spends the game jumping around.

Ty wants to play too but thankfully there are other younger siblings there to keep him busy.

We were glad that Roo was in town so we could all go up for his brothers promotion ceremony to Colonel.   I spent most of the time in the hall with Ty but I'm glad I could be there for such a big accomplishment.  Ryan photo bombed their family.

Don't let his calm face fool you...he was loud.  To be fair he is just 2!

The brothers.  We spent the weekend with them and it's always so fun so hang out with family.  The boys had a great time with their cousins....I'm so glad we live close!

Grandpa

My Grandpa passed away this week and I think we've all been having a hard time with it.  Even though we knew his health wasn't the best I guess you're never fully prepared to lose someone.  For the past few weeks I've been meaning to call him,I did once and no one answered and sadly I didn't try back.  I just felt like there is never a good time with small kids to be on the phone (they'll want to hold it and hang up...or be screaming in the background) and by the time they're in bed it was always past his bed time.  I thought I'd make up for it by sending him a card last week...though I'm not even sure it reached him in time.  I feel awful that I didn't make calling him a priority and that I didn't listen to the promptings I was getting to call him.  I hope I learn that if someone pops into my head or I get a feeling I should check in on someone. ..that I do it!
  I am thankful that I was able to take my kids out a few times for them to get to meet their Great Grandpa...while Ty is still young I know that Ryan has many fun memories of the time he spent out there and it makes so happy.  I know that my Grandpa is in a much better place and that he is loving being reunited with my Grandma.  I am grateful for this gospel and that I was able to tell Ryan that he'll see him again (this was the first death Ryan dealt with and was sad) and that I could tell him that his Great Grandpa is watching him from heaven.  Now all we need is for the Cubs to win the World Series and I'll know for sure my Grandpa had some extra pull up there!