Quick Trip to Manson

We set up a quick trip over to Manson this weekend.  The boys helped DeA pack the best way that they knew how.

Look at that little sleeping baby, so tigger-ific.

When we got to Manson Mama Rae and Papa Dale had Ryker's birthday presents waiting for him.  He got an airplane rocking horse, and Rock volunteered to take the first test flight.  Any good test flight requires a good helmet.

Ryker has now become a ryger, half Ryker and half tiger.  It's even more powerful than a liger.  The ryger was pretty excited to see all his swag.

Rock was a good big brother and showed Ryker how to open all his presents.  He also wanted to show him how to play with the presents and hide them.

Finally Air Ryger was cleared for take off, and Ryger showed everyone that the thing to fear the most isn't fear itself, but a flying Ryger!

Mama Rae had a giant stone removed from her gall bladder.  How big was it?  It was the size of Ryger's head!!

Rock somehow managed to steal Ryger's float plane and claim it as his own.  Ryger didn't seem to mind, and it was adorable hearing Rock tell people that the pilot was wearing 'toggles'.

Ryger was very happy with all the loot and the attention.

Rock has been going through this phase where he wants to tape up everything.  He made an elaborate booby trap in the living room after Mama Rae went to bed.  His plan was to have her make a lot of noise in the middle of the night from the tape, that would wake him up and remind him to go climb in bed with his grandparents.  It worked pretty well.

Our boys love bath time, and Papa Dale let them have an impromptu washing after he saw Ryger trying to climb into the tub. 

Rock has discovered that his ears sound cool when he puts them under the water.  He'll lay there on his back just listening.

Rock didn't sleep the whole three hours from Manson, but couldn't make it the ten minutes home from church.  We let him sleep a little before letting Ryger walk him up.  That just might be Ryger's favorite chore around the house.