Thursday, March 28, 2013

Gamer Chick and a Free Day

The boys are still enjoying their Lego Batman video game.  We only have two controllers, so Jens has to wait for Rock to go to school before she can play.  
 Ryker's cool with everything because he gets to play before and after Rock leaves as well as the whole time he's gone.  Sweet!
 She thinks it is fun to play with her brothers.
 Even though she loves playing she especially loves posing for pictures.  That worries me a little, it seems a little early to have her posing.
 She also loves bouncing around in the jump house!
 She shrieks and laughs the whole time.
Wednesday is my half-day at the office.  On my way home I got a call from DeAndra asking if I could meet her and the kids on the road.  She was trying to run and had Jens and Rock buckled with Ryker riding on the front.  I picked up Ryker and watched Superman accompany his mommy the rest of the way.
Holy crap what a great day to go running!
And check out how great DeAndra looks!  She's been working hard and it shows.  Hubba hubba!!
Jensley loves her ice cream sandwiches.  She screams like a banshee when it is gone, but usually Grandpa is around to replenish her supply.
Yesterday was also the Regency Manor Easter Egg Hunt.  Ryker fell asleep in the car but immediately popped awake when Rock mentioned candy.  Ryker loves candy.
He was pretty quick to spot the eggs, but we had to teach him to put them in his basket instead of opening them, gutting them and throwing the empty egg back on the ground.
Jensley also fell asleep in the car but it took her a little longer to wake up.
Superman was all over the whole even and was so good that he had half the candy eaten before the hunt was over.

As Jens slowly woke up you could see her open up to the idea of free hidden, candy scattered all over.
But she was still tired.  So very tired.
Superman couldn't accept the fact that the eggs were all found.  He wanted to keep looking even after the whole yard was picked over.
Nothing washes candy down better than a Capri Sun.  Especially for our little hummingbirds.
Did I mention that Wednesday is my half-day?  We couldn't let the free time go to waste so we went down to Singleton and played on the toys.

Ryker and Jens spent most of the time on the swings loving life.
Lil' Jens is still getting used to shoes, so she spent the rest of her time standing in one place and not moving her feet.  
We also went to Green Dot with Mama Rae and then watched BYU destroy So. Miss in the NIT (which is like the consolation bracket to the NCAA.  It doesn't mean much but it is better than losing, right?  Sure it is, right?)  All in all it was a good day.

Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Rock Knight Rises

Despite the sunshine, you could tell that a storm was coming
BatRock knew that the storm meant trouble, so he got ready.
It got hard to change from Bruce Wayne to BatRock all the time, so he went 50/50 by wearing jeans and that seemed to save a lot of time.
Catwoman came running down the hill with a hostage in the stroller, so BatRock leaped into action. 
Saving JensBens wasn't easy, but that couldn't stop BatRock.
But JensBens' problems with Catwoman weren't over yet!
BatRock swooped in to save the day!
The battle was fierce!
  Eventually everyone hugged it out...
and went to Lakeview for yummy food!!

Monday, March 18, 2013

Sabado Gigante!

Between work, pre-school and church the weeks seem to fly by.  The opportunity to take a breath and slow down is what makes Saturdays extra special.  Jens is a baby and she already knows how great Saturdays are.
Ryker also loves Saturdays.  You never know what Saturdays will bring, like a Lego Batman marathon!


The boys get to do a sleepover on Friday nights, so they both nuzzled in for a fun night.

Saturday started out great with Ryker practicing his goal celebrations.
In the afternoon we got the best call you can get on a Saturday, Papa Dale asking if anybody wants to fly in the helicopter.  Is the answer to that anything but heli yes?  Even though Rock was tired and worn out he still said yes...

Later in the day we took Poly and Case down to Froyo for some delicious frozen yogurt.

Sorry that Poly's picture is blurry, but it is the best one.
Superman was pretty happy after his helicopter power nap.
"Ugh...too much awesome Saturday...I need a milkshake to wash this down"

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Ryker's Exciting Day

Sometimes Ryker's life has so much excitement that he just can't handle it.  Last Saturday was exactly that kind of day, starting off with a freakin' sweet helicopter ride!
Rock was able to ride shotgun when he caught Grandpa letting another little boy ride in front. 
Ryker was so okay with it that he quickly ended up like this:
Ryker is so spoiled with helicopter rides that he treats them like car rides.  When we landed he continues to rest in the front seat of the pickup. 
Then he stayed asleep all the way home and kept snoozing on the couch.  Overall he took a Rissa quality nap of over four hours.  Maybe now he'll stop waking up at 6:30 every morning.
How perfect was Saturday for flying?  Picture perfect! HA!  See what I did there?  
After the monster nap he was pretty happy all the way to Chayo's.
When we arrived at Chayo's she presented us with delicious mole.  Most gringos typically make little tacos with the homemade tortillas, but Ryker inexplicably knows how to eat exactly like a Mexican!