We are back!

Vacation was a blast! And worth every penny we spent! The trip down took about 12hrs. We left my house at around 1130 and picked Kim and Haylee up. We were on the road by midnight just like we wanted. We had hoped that by leaving at night the girls would sleep most of the trip down. Needless to say that didn't happen. The only thing we accomplished was Kim and Bobby being sick from lack of sleep. Ryleigh and Haylee finally fell asleep around 3am and only slept for about 2 hrs. The GPS was taking us on some scenic adventures too. It would tell us to exit the interstate, drive us around town and back on the interstate we went. Hmm... Then we would be driving down the interstate and it would say "turn left in .4 miles" and it would be a left into a fence! Good thing we didn't turn. I don't know how enterprise would have taken that. Can you see me trying to explain to them why the van was wrecked because the GPS told us to turn??

We got to Myrtle Beach Resort at noon. We checked in and unpacked everything into the condo. It was really nice. We had 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms, an eat in kitchen, living room and a big balcony with an AWSOME view.

View from the balcony

The girls checking out the view

Panoramic

Another view

Play Date

Today was Ryleigh and Ryleigh's 2nd playdate. We went to Oglebay this time. The girls had a great time swinging and playing on the blanket with the toys. Jaclyn's Ryleigh had a cow toy that said "moo" My Ryleigh looked at it and started to cry! I wasnt sure if thats what she was crying about so later I showed it to her again. Her lip started quivering and she cryed again and looked at me like "MOMMY HELP!" LOL. How mean is it, that I thought it was funny? Here she is terrified of this stuffed cow and Im laughing. Here are some pictures of the girls. They are so darn cute together!

Ryleigh Nicole and Ryleigh Lynn


"Hello mister Giraffe"


Flying

Ryleigh Nicole (Look at those Big beautiful eyes!)

The beautiful girls playing on their blanket of toys.

Columbus zoo Part 3 The final Chapter :(

After some more animals the day was coming to an end. Mandy Jo and John has an 8 hr trip back home and had to said they had to go around 3:30. We took a group shot of the moms and their babies. I had such a wonderful day with everyone, and It was so nice finally getting to meet people that I have shared my pregnancy, birth and motherhood with for the past year and a half. When I met them, it was like we had known each other forever and we were just catching up. I hope we will be able to do this again sometime, on a cooler day, and have more people be able to join in on the fun! At 430pm we were back on the road headed for home. After we got on I-70 we found a McDonalds. We went through the drive thru and parked. I fed Ryleigh and Bobby ate. We got back on the interstate. Aboutut 30 min later I saw this Blue Ford truck with a PA Liscens plate and an full cab. I told Bobby that it might be Mandy Jo. The truck was already driving over the speed limit, so we couldnt pass to see if it was. I took a picture of it to show Mandy Jo and to ask her if it was them. Then the truck shifted lanes and I saw a car. I read the liscens plate and it was Mandy Jo's Last name! I started yelling "THATS MANDY JO! THATS MANDY JO!" Bobby said Are you sure? I said "It has to be! Thats her last name! Who else is going to be traveling the same time we are, going the same direction with there last name?" Bobby sped up a little and we got beside her. We waved and giggled and waved and giggled, and waved and giggled some more...lol. I knew they were traveling the same interstate, but I never thought we would see them. I thought they were stopping to eat somewhere, and then we stopped at McD's for a few min. When I went back and looked at the picture of the blue truck I realized that her car was in the picture! I was too focused on the truck to see it...lol. Anyway after that we had some fun in the car. I will have to save that for another blog though. We passed the Mall in St. C and we thought we were Home free! Little did we know after we passed the bridgeport exit that traffic was at a STAND STILL. There is a bridge in the distance in the picture above. Thats the bridge we needed to cross! Our 2 1/2 hr trip home turned into a 4 hr trip! Cars were turning around in the construction lane and going back up the interstate in the wrong direction. A car decided to cut us off at the on ramp and it was either stop the car and let him in unwillingly or be hit by the S.O.B. Had Ryleigh not been in the car we would have made a scene. All in All we had a great day and we made it home safe and sound. The end.

Columbus Zoo Part 2

After the carousel we went to see some kangoroos and orangatans. The orangatan looked like he was having a rough day! Then we went to see the Otters and went to lunch. Ryleigh was alittle mad to see that she was getting buttered noodles and not daddy's Sandwich or Mommy's yummy pizza. Poor Ryleigh :( Then it was off to the Gorillas. Then it was off to the Chimps. Now that was GROSS! Ive never seen a room full of people clear out so fast. Heres what happend... First he catches the poo coming out! Then he proceeded to EAT the POO and play with it! Dont they feed these animals? After that we saw some other animals then went to see the Manatee tank. After that all 3 babies were awake at the same time, so we sat them down for a group shot. Do you know how hard it is to get 3 babies to look up? Here is Ryleigh looking confused, Nicholas looking at someone, and Jacob saying "Thats it you took too long, Im outa here!"

Columbus Zoo Part 1

Yesterday, Aug. 4th, was the BIG day! I finally got to meet Mandy Jo, Cathy and their families! My Day started at 5:45 with my darling Ryleigh waking me up. At 7am we were on the road for the 2 1/2 hr drive to the Zoo. The trip there went very well! At about 9am Ryleigh started getting fussy, so I made her a bottle and gave it to her. She drank a little then threw it. Since she wasnt fussing and we were almost there, I just left her be. We go in the parking lot at 9:30am. Got everything laoded into the stroller, fed/changed Ryleigh. Put sunscreen on everyone and we were off to the zoo. We were the first ones there. About 5 min later I spotted little miss Kenzie! Then I saw Mandy Jo, John and Jacob!!!! WOO HOO. Mandy gave me a big hug and we talked for a while. Cathy called and said she was running late so we started walking around the zoo. We planned to meet her at the carousel in about 25 min. We walked through the reptile room and saw snakes, turtles, the white alligator, more snakes, Lizards etc. Nothing really that interesting. Then we saw some Penguins and Tortuses. Then we went to the Carousel to find Cathy and her kids. After she came, we all rode the Carousel (except for Bobby who gets sick on spinny things...lol) Ryleigh seemed to like it. I think she liked the big gold shinny pole the most.

Old Friend

Today I got together with an old friend. We met in 1st grade. I found her on myspace (or she found me...I cant remember) about 3-4 months ago. She came in last week to visit her family and we got together. The really cool part about it was.....our kids are 5 days apart! I thought that was neat. We went to wheeling park pool today and the kids did great! We all had so much fun hanging out, talking, and bragging about or kids :) Her son must have thought Ryleigh was a hottie, because he decided to give her a french kiss!!! We looked over and WOW! Neither one of us could get to the camera fast enough...lol. We didn't get pic of them swimming, but here are a few I think are cute...

Just hanging out

(Right after the kiss) Ryleigh says "Woah buddy, your moving too fast for me!"

He says "Now Ryleigh, your just so beautiful my darling!" LOL

My Saturday

Yesterday was a busy day. I went to my friend Tammy's daughters Pre-K graduation ceremony. It was so cute to watch them in their cap and gown's getting diplomas...lol. Then there was a little party after with cookies and punch. After that I came home and got ready for Kim and Brian to come over for a cook out. It was a good day for a cook out. We had a great time laughing and making fun of my silly dogs....lol. We watched the movie "music and lyrics" It was a good movie!

Today I get to watch my best friend's daughter and sister in their first dance recital! I cant wait!

Memorial Day weekend

Its been a weekend of ups and downs. Friday night we went to the funeral home to see Bobbys Aunt Nancy. Saturday we went to the funeral. In the Evening we went to JT's house for a cook out. JT is Bobbys best friend. We had a really good time. Its been a while since we have seen him. Today we went to a cook out at my SIL's house. We had a great time! Bobby and I got hair cuts and we ate some YUMMY food. I ate so much I feel sick....lol. Why do I do that? When we got home Bobby and I went for an extra long walk to burn off all that food we stuffed in out mouths...lol.

Tomorrow my mom has the day off, so Ryleigh and I are going over Early and spending the day with her. Im so excited! Bobby has to work :( But he will meet us there later for dinner.

Hope you all had a wonderful memorial day weekend! Dont forget to take the time and remember the reason we have this day. :)

Last weekend

On Saturday Bobby and I got up early and cleaned the house so we could spend the day outside. We took the baby out and put her in the exersaucer on the deck, in the grass on a blanket so she was near to us and we could talk to her. Bobby started off by cutting the grass, and I got the rack and started racking the pine needles. We have a 1.5 acre yard, and we wanted to clean it up a bit. After he cut the grass he brought the wagon over and we started putting the pine needles in the wagon and taking them and dumping them at the bottom of the yard. The we gathered up the sticks lying around and we started a big bon fire at the bottom of the yard in and old fire pit. (Yes we had a hose that reached all the way down there) After that My friend Kim came over with her daughter Haylee, 5.5 yrs, and her sister Meghan, 7.5 yrs. She brought Ryleigh a present! I have been wanting a swing for Ryleigh and she got the exact one I wanted!! I was so excited and Ryleigh LOVES it!! We had a cook out and then Bobby took the girls around on the wagon. They had a blast! They kept asking him to "do it again". We all had so much fun! It was a great day!

Sunday I woke up and noticed my left forearm had little red bumps all over it. Its poison ivy!!! Ugh.

My family came over Sunday afternoon and I made manicotti for them. Me, my mom, and sister were the only ones that ate it. Oh well more left overs. Bobby cooked on the grill for him and my dad. That was another really fun day!

Haylee and Ryleigh in her new swing

Haylee and Meghan screaming with excitement

Bobby taking the girls on a wagon ride

Me acting silly on Haylees princess scooter...lol