Ryder is a Teenager!

We love it when Ryder comes to visit! And, August is especially fun because we get to celebrate Ryder's birthday!

We had lots of fun in the sun.

Ryder's first visit of the summer was Walker's first basketball game.  His second visit was Walker's last game!

Then we headed to the farm for all kinds of fun.  Ryder got to hang with Aidan and another friend, and of course Walker and Everly had a blast.  I'm not sure how this is possible, but I didn't take any pictures while we were there!

Then we came back to Conroe for a little birthday celebration!

Yep, that's 13 candles.  The boy is a teenager now!  We are so excited that we get to celebrate exciting events with him!!!

Ryder Makes Everything More Fun

We all love it when Ryder comes to visit!  The day he got here we went to the Star Wars night at the Astros.

And, then he got to watch Walker's first basketball game.  (W scored!)

 The boys played a lot of basketball, which was great for Walker!

And, we all had a great adventure at Top Golf.

They all three had a blast.  It makes me happy to see them enjoy golf.  And, I know Googie would love to see Ryder with a golf club in his hand!

Ryder got to stay 10 days this visit.  We loved every minute!

A Laid Back Spring Break

No big plans for Spring Break this year!  Except for a much anticipated visit from Ryder!  We decided to head down to Houston for a day at the rodeo.  I'm not sure how we managed it, but it was 90 degrees!  Yikes.

We still had fun....

All three of them enjoyed the petting zoo....

And, Walker and Ryder enjoyed the rides!

One afternoon we relaxed and cooled off with some Chiller Bee.

And, we ended the visit with something Walker had been waiting months and months for.... Star Wars!

Yes, we finally saw The Force Awakens.  It was fantastic.  Ryder loved seeing it for a second time, Walker was over the moon and Everly tolerated it.
It was a great way to wrap up our time with Ryder!

After Ryder was safely back in GP, we went to the farm! Everyone was ready for a jeep ride!

Our time at the farm was also very laid back.... we all enjoyed it!

I'm always a fan of a big adventure, but I enjoyed our laid back Spring Break.  We all had fun and that's what matters!

Early Thanksgiving

Ryder and Savannah came to see us for an early Thanksgiving!  We had a great time.  We all love it when they are around!

Ryder got to watch Walker's last two soccer games….  Everly was happy to have a watching buddy:

He did great!

Then we all had some fun at Bunny and RayRays!

And, we all went to the dogs.

A great way to begin the start of the holiday season!

Ryder's Here!

Summer is winding down, so that means it's time for another Ryder visit!  Walker and Everly LOVE it when he's here and we always have lots of fun.

We had no big plans and that was perfectly fine.  Lots of sports and swimming! A new favorite pool game is keep away!  Adding Ryder to the mix was so fun…. action packed!

I love this sweet picture… this is a precious daddy/daughter bond!

Bunny and Elsa got in on the pool action.

The crew!

I think this picture is so cute….

It wasn't quite Ryder's birthday, but we decided to celebrate early…. 12 candles!

We had to introduce Ryder to Chiller Bee.  Yummy!

And, some basketball and baseball fun!

We really love having Ryder visit.  He's so great with the kids and loves to join in on our nightly "what good happened to you" routine.  And, I love it when he helps with nighttime prayers and tucking the babes into bed.  Special memories!  We were having such fun, that he ended up staying for an extra day.  We can't wait until he comes back!

Final Day of Fun

On our last day, we wanted to make sure everyone got to ride their favorites!  Ryder had been wanting to ride the big ferris wheel the whole trip…. we finally made that happen!  

Great views and a fun ride!

Everly got to ride the carousel...

… and the boys got to ride California Screamin many more times!  (maybe 4?) And, Everly rode the Little Mermaid that many times, too!

We also rode Goofy's Sky School… which is a fun little coaster.

And, there was more Space Mountain.  These two were waiting on the rest of us!

And, the boys rode the rockets.

And, we went after Zurg with Buzz Lightyear.

 Love Ryder's photobomb.

Then it was off to lunch with the princesses.  Our little princess LOVED it!

 And, we got to see the ferris wheel all lit up!

It was a magical, fabulous, super fun and full of memories trip.  I loved how brave Walker was, how happy Everly was and how sweet Ryder was.  We are very blessed to have the opportunity to enjoy our family at such a fun place!!!!