Silverwood

We recently took Rylan to Silverwood Theme Park. He had the time of his life! We weren't sure how he would react to all the rides, but he wanted to go on all of them! We would point to a ride and ask "Do you want to go on that one?" and he would quickly respond by saying "Yes!" with a big smile on his face. So, we took him on all the rides that he was allowed to go on, which included some big, adult rides (like the Ferris wheel and the log ride for those of you who've been there). He loved every single ride and wanted to go on them multiple times. He even got sprayed with water on the log ride and he thought it was funny! I was so proud of the little man!

The carousel was one of his favorites. He rode it again...

and again!
And, smiled the whole way through!

We enjoyed some yummy theme park food which included a peanut butter and jelly sandwhich for Rylan.

Rylan and Daddy rode the kiddie train rollercoaster. It doesn't look like much, but that thing sure did go fast.

We took that train that takes you on a ride around the park. We got to see some bison along the way.

Rylan even got to meet Garfield. As you can see, he was a little too close for comfort!

We all had so much fun! We were hoping to spend some time at Boulder Beach too, but Rylan was so exhausted after doing all the rides, so we headed home for a much needed snooze.

Silverwood is already on the agenda for next summer!

Goodbye Summer, Hello Fall

Now that summer is officially over, we are already looking forward to that crisp autumn air, the leaves turning color, picking pumpkins, and going to football games. But before we welcome fall, we just wanted to share a few fun, random memories from our summer. We had a lot of fun family time!

Rylan liked to welcome each summer morning by swinging from the trees in our backyard.

We enjoyed family bike rides on warm summer nights. Rylan really likes riding in his trailer but isn't a fan of wearing a helmet.

We went to the park at least once a week. This is one of Rylan's favorite park toys.

Rylan loves helping Daddy mow the lawn! He's such a nice helper.

Check out this future basketball star. He sure knows how to slam dunk the ball!

We got to spend a lot of time with our family just lounging at the lake. Rylan and Ava liked to relax in the bed in the loft of the cabin. They have so much fun together!

Rylan had all three cousins spend the night one weekend. Here is just one snapshot (with Jada and Ty) of the many hours of fun they enjoyed together.

Rylan likes to try walking in my flip flops. Maybe we'll have to get him a pair next year.

Hooray to summer fun! Bye bye flip flops! Hello sweaters, scarves, and boots!