Happy Birthday Ryan!

I can't believe it has been a year since Ryan joined our family! What an amazing little boy he is. We are so blessed to have our sweet little Ryan. For those we have not been around lately, Ryan has developed quite the personality. He is still very cuddly, but has developed a very strong, determined side to him as well. He gets into EVERYTHING, and we have a hard time keeping things out of his reach since he climbs on anything he can get on top of and has managed to get up on the couch unassisted.

I don't think he really knew what to do with the cake at first. He obviously figured it out....

Gymnastics

Ammon started taking a gymnastics class about a month and a half ago. He needed a way to get the wiggles out after being cooped up all winter. He has really enjoyed it. He does headstands and "tuck and rolls" all day, every day. I caught him in the middle of a kartwheel.

Zoo

I took advantage of Jeff being home and we went to the Omaha Zoo. I figured this would be the last chance for all of us to go before we move. The gorilla came right up to the glass and looked in. I was able to get almost the exact same shot as one we took a year ago. What a difference a year makes!

Nauvoo for Spring Break

It's been a long time since we've actually done anything fun over spring break. We decided to make the trip to Nauvoo before we move away from the midwest. We went with Jim and Heidi and had a really good time.



Here we are at Carthage right before Ammon decided to throw up in the Visitor's Center. Jeff's cat-life reflexes minimized the mess. We're so lucky to have great friends like Jim and Heidi who didn't hesitate to help.

The neatest house had to be the Browning home. What a fantastic collection of guns!


Ammon making rope at the Family Living Center.

Everyday stuff

Ryan is our little "billy goat." He will climb on anything he can get a hold of and gets into everything he's not supposed to have.




We built a fort, which kept the kids busy for about 2 hours!

Nebraska Baseball

Someone offered Jeff tickets to the Nebraska baseball game, so we took all four kids. We all had a good time, but as you can see, not everyone was paying attention to the game.

Natural History Museum

UNL had a "Dinosaurs and Disasters" special event at the Natural History Museum. Being the science nerd I am, I couldn't resist dragging my family along. We found an "Ammonite" and a "Jefferson Mammoth" and had to take pictures.