Hollywild

 

Sunday we went to the neatest zoo/safari place! Ryder LOVED it! They had alot of different animals that Ryder and I had never seen because we don't have them at our zoo here.We even got to ride on a bus and drive through on a "safari" to feed the animals! It was alot of fun and Ryder had a blast! Here are some fun pictures!!

After we left Hollywild he went back to Nana and Pa's..Ryder played some more before Daddy got there to brag about his HUGE fish he caught :) It was a great fun day!

Saturday!

Saturday was a BUSY day, we went to the zoo in the morning and then headed to Mimi's 3rd birthday party!! It was a mardi gras theme and was alot of fun! I think the adults liked dressing up more than the kids! Ha! After we got home we packed up and headed to Nana and Pa's!

Poor Baby...

Well I knew this post was inevitable.. I am just glad it has taken 2 years before I had to write it... My baby boy got his first staple this afternoon.. This is how it happened:

I was in my bedroom making the bed and Ryder came in all excited and said MOMMA! and I looked and he had found a paci (we only bought 1000 of them so I am surprised he doesn't find them more often) I said EWW YUCKY you don't need a paci your a BIG BOY! and he started laughing and took off running so I started chasing him and we were just laughing and laughing and he threw his head into the couch and I reached around to grab his paci out of his mouth and he flung his head back RIGHT on the corner of the coffee table.. I let out a HUGE gasp and he just looked at me like nothing had happend. I then felt a sigh of relief and said come here Ryder let Mommy see you for a minute, and sure enough he had a good hole in the back of his head. I wasn't sure if it needed stitches because it wasn't wide, it just looked deep to me. It wasn't gushing blood either just kind of oozing out. So I called Eric to go ahead and come home, and our dr. office got us in right away. When I called Eric to see if they had glued it (thats what they do alot these days) he replied, "No they just stapled it" I immediately got teary eyed and said they WHAT?!? and he said they stapled it. He said Ryder didn't even cry, he just said OW! I was so impressed... my little boy is growing up!

By the way... the doctor told Eric there is no way he could pull it out..well we'll just have to see about that, he hasn't stopped pulling at it since he got home about an hour ago.. we have a whole week until it gets pulled out!

Trip to A Fall Festival AND Fair all in ONE day!

 

Ryder and I made a SURPRISE visit to Nana and Pa's house today. We got there bright and early and nana was in the shower and Pa was MIA. So once nana was ready we headed over to her churchs' fall festival which was HUGE! I was expecting 30 people and it was about 10,000!! Thankfully Pa was driving the golf cart and picking people up who had to park far away, so Ryder was thrilled to be able to ride Pa's "Little tractor". We didn't stay long, but we did listen to some great blue grass music, and Ryder got a few toys at the craft tables.

Then we headed back to the house to wait for Becky to get done with her hair appointment. She met us there and we decided to make a trip to the Fair outside of Henderson ville! BUT on our way we found 3 stranded horses running across the road, after a barricade and a knock at a strangers door (really we just honked because it was SCARY and we didn't want to get shot) we were able to help Becky was able to help coax the horses down the road until the owners showed up.

 Ryder had a fabulous time at the Fair! We saw all sorts of animals, played games, sat in a helicopter, fed goats and a camel AND even won a prize!! It was such a fun day and I am pooped!! Sadly my son is STILL going 100 miles an hour.. where does he get it from?!?

 This is Ryder fishing for his prize!

I told him to smile so I could get a picture with the sheep and he kissed it!

He was VERY impressed that chickens could win trophy's!

This sweet girl asked Ryder if he wanted to help "walk" the llama! How cute!

They had a neat sandbox where you dig for potatoes! It was really neat!

Forget baby fever! After seeing these little guys I now have PIG FEVER!

Ryder LOVED getting in the helicopter!!

Thanks Nana and Becky for the fun day!!

Cool Weather!!

 
I am LOVING this cool weather! It was SOO nice today my dream kind of weather day, looking like a storm but perfect temperature! We played outside tonight after dinner and Ryder chased Grace around for atleast an hour! I hope he's worn out!!

Labor Day Weekend/Potty Training!

So this Labor Day weekend STARTED with Potty Training.. I have been DREADING it but Ryder has been more than ready and has been secretly taking his diaper off somehow under his shorts. Its AMAZING! I mean I have NO idea that he isn't wearing a diaper until he pees all over the floor, SO Saturday I got some pullups and underwear and we haven't looked back since! It has been SOO easy, we still have a ways to go but at home he is completely potty trained besides wearing a pullup to bed! When we go out I ask him if he needs to go and we "try" a few times and its been going great! Last night we went out to eat with my parents and he told me he had to go potty, and low and behold HE WENT POTTY ON OUTBACKS POTTY!! I was just beside myself! It has been a breeze.. we haven't had a poop in the potty yet, just because he always goes during his nap time, so that will just have to come but I am SO excited! I have to say I think the candy reward is the kicker!

Saturday we went to Paul and Amanda's to watch the USC game! Ryder looked soo cute in his Gamecock Jersey! I couldn't get a good picture so this is all I have! We had a great time and WE WON! Great night 

My mom hosted a cookout this weekend with a bunch of family, and sadly I don't have any pictures but it was lots of fun, I woke up Monday to the stomach bug and it was awful! Boy was I glad Eric was off and able to watch Ryder for me!

God Time

When we dedicated Ryder at church over a year and a half ago, they gave each family a "Pray, Play and Learn" Bible. It's really neat, it has Bible stories and then a few pages on activities to do with your kids, songs to sing, and even crafts or field trips to take to help them understand each story. Well it has always been to old for Ryder and I just pulled it out at the beginning of the week and have been reading it to Ryder at night before bed time.. Well he LOVES it! Today I went in to put him down for a nap and he brought me his Bible book and said, "Mommy I want God time" (thats what I call it at night) How precious is that? Melts this mommys heart!