Beach Wedding

This past weekend was fabulous! Ryland, Champ and I stayed at Seaside for 3 whole nights.  Champ's brother Guy was getting married to one of Ryland's favorite people (her Aunt Nikkie), and what a beautiful wedding it was.  Ryland, once again, was a flower girl.  She's practically professional now. She threw the petals perfectly down the sandy aisle, and was darling as she did it.  The beach was sunny and the sand was warm, which made for a gorgeous ceremony.  Ryland sat in the sand quietly, burying her feet as the bride and groom said "I do". I think this is the first time, she has actually sat through a whole wedding ceremony.  Which was nice for me, because I really wanted to watch this one.    The rest of the weekend involed lots of beach and family time.  We stayed in a lovely house just 2 blocks away from the ocean with all of Champ's family.  It was a beautiful little vacation away from home.

Good times with RP



Group shot...

 Covered in toys...

 Monster face...

Long hair...

Friend time...

A year ago today...

Funny face...

Sleepy time...

Splish Splash

Summer has officially started and the weather is finally nice. In the past week Ryland has spent most of her time in the backyard playing in her new pool and running through the sprinkler. At first she wasn't so sure about the cold water and didn't really care for being splashed. She is now past those fears and on to pouring cups of cold water over her head.
Watching her play in the pool reminds me of being little. I can remember spending hours playing in the water. There is so much to learn about and explore when you are little. Life is all about that very moment. Spending all my time with a 3 year old helps me to live a little more like that each day.

Wedding!

This past weekend Ryland and I got to share a very big day with my cousin Tayler.  Her wedding day.  Tayler is actually my cousin's daughter, making her my 1st cousin once removed (very confusing).  I've known her since she was in her momma's belly, and I've always been obsessed with my adorable red headed cousin.  So to be able to be a part of her wedding day was amazing (I was the flower girl in her mom's wedding 20 plus years ago). 

Ryland and I both were in the wedding.  She as a flower girl, and myself as a bridesmaid.  We really enjoyed getting all dressed up.  Ryland even allowed someone to do her hair, which can sometimes be really difficult at home.   The whole day was straight out of a fairytale.  Ryland danced the night away, and even stayed awake for the sparklers at the end of the night. 

So far that is two weddings for Ryland...and in just a few weeks we have one more!

We are now home from our wonderful vacation. It's been kind of hard to readjust to this rainy weather we are having, since we've been out in the sun for a week. However, it is nice to be home :)

Our trip was amazing, nothing but fun. Aside from meeting the characters, I would say Ryland's favorite parts were playing in Toon Town, watching parades, and riding on It's A Small World (which we did at least 5 times). She also says that Peter Pan's Flight was her favorite ride, which confuses me a little because she wanted to get off of it as soon as we got on. I think she is a little like her momma...she likes being scared.

Im so happy I didn't listen to all the people who said "don't go to Disneyland yet, she won't remember it". The memories we made are beautiful.

Disneyland!

Our first day in Disneyland was amazing, even though we had all woken up at 4am. Ryland was pretty tired by the end of the day, but I'm sure she dreamed of princesses and characters all night. We've only been here a day, and I am already 100% sure that Ryland's favorite part is the characters. She wants to meet them all by herself, and is so proud when she does. Brings tears to my eyes.

RP tells a story

Ryland has become quite the story teller. Usually she is asking us to tell her stories, but the past few nights her imagination has been running wild. Sometimes her stories even include made up songs. I'm pretty impressed :)