Life with Ryan: Summer 2014

Monday, June 30th - Day 13

Today was a busy day!

When Ryan woke up, he wanted to build towers and trains (again). So, we built towers for a bit.

Because Joe and I did a lot of yard work yesterday, we put a big pitcher of water on the front porch for us to use to stay hydrated. We brought it inside yesterday evening, but didn't dump it out due to sheer laziness. I went upstairs to grab Ryan some clothes, and came back down and he was playing with the water:

He loves pouring water from one container to the next. I think he might enjoy Chemistry when he gets older :)

We also played with the alphabet train puzzle again. Ryan loves this train, and loves to joke around and pretend that the letters go in the wrong order. When I play along with him and try to put a puzzle piece in the wrong order (and it doesn't fit), he cracks up as if it's the funniest thing in the world.

At around 3pm, a big dump truck full of mulch was delivered to our house. Yep, 20 cubic yards. Ryan enjoyed watching the dump truck.

How much is 20 cubic yards? TOO MUCH.

After a few hours of spreading mulch, we went out to dinner to celebrate our anniversary. Happy Anniversary to us - seven whole years!

Mmmmm, Azitra!

Ryan was decently well-behaved throughout dinner. He even patiently waited while I took a picture of our dessert (you can see his arms/hands at the top of the picture).

Tuesday, July 1st - Day 14

Happy July!! I love the month of July, even more so now that I have the summer off! We have lots of exciting trips coming up this month, so it's going to be a very eventful month!

This morning, instead of building trains and towers immediately, we played basketball! Ryan is really getting good at throwing the little basketball - let's be honest, really he'll throw whatever I give (and sometimes don't give) him permission to throw - into the basket.

Getting set to LAUNCH!

Almost!!

Then, we built some towers (of course).

Then, we painted with watercolors.

I took Ryan over to Oma and Opa's house so I could keep spreading mulch - it's kind of difficult to do when you're trying to watch a 2.5 year old. When I picked up Ryan, I told him that if he was a good listener for the rest of the day, that he *maybe* could get a ride in the wheelbarrow. As you can see, he bought into that bribe very easily: