beach week

warning: Ryan picture overload. i can’t help it.

Ryan and i spent last week in Avila Beach. it was our annual “girl trip” with some girls from my mom’s family. we shared an apartment with my mom, aunt, cousins and grandma, and there was an apartment of cousins, aunts and great-aunts next door. it was so fun to watch Ryan play with his cousins. it seemed like he loved having other little people around.

this is how Ryan welcomed our cousin Matteo to the beach. Matteo wanted nothing to do with Ryan, then Ryan tackled him, and then they were friends. :)

then it was Giuliana’s turn. i guess he thinks this is normal?

Matteo & Ryan watching/dancing to morning cartoons

playing on the beach

lots of strawberries, aka “baybabies”

Ryan looooves the swings and would stay on for hours at a time if i let him.

mmmm watermelon

Tim and my dad came up to the beach on Wednesday to bbq hotdogs for us for dinner.

Ryan was so glad to see his daddy. :)

of course, he somehow managed to get a balloon from some random lady on the beach.

Matteo and Ryan playing soccer 

more playing on the beach

happy boy...

 + splashing in the water...

= muddy mess 

on Friday morning, we took Ryan to the little aquarium in Avila. he had lots of fun pointing out the “fishies” and “stars.”

then Friday afternoon, it was time for farmer’s market. (well, we actually just got a table at the Custom House, and sat outside eating and people-watching for 4 hours.) 

we stopped for ice cream on our walk back up to the apartment. yum! 

Father’s Day

i wanted to spend Father’s Day with my dad, Tim wanted to spend Father’s Day with his dad, and Ryan wanted to spend the day with his dad. so we did all of the above. after Tim went golfing, we went to my parents’ house for a couple hours.

then we went to Tim’s parents’ house. Ryan had to look at all the flowers with Grandma Jane (over and over and over),

water the tomatoes with Grandpa Bob,

and go on his slide.

then he relaxed.

bloon!

Ryan looooves balloons. he gets excited and points them out whenever he sees them. since it’s graduation time, there were tons of balloons around the grocery store today. the nice lady that was ringing up our groceries gave Ryan a balloon. ("just don’t tell anybody," she said.) i pretend it’s because she thought he was really cute, but maybe she was sick of hearing him say “bloon, bloon, bloon!” for five minutes straight. either way, she made his day!

15 months old

this little guy had his 15 month checkup today.

Ryan weighs 21 pounds 9 ounces (12th percentile) and is 32 inches tall (74th percentile). he’s still tall and skinny, which is “a good way to be” according to Dr. Hoffman. he had 2 shots, and took them like a champ. then he spent a good chunk of the afternoon mowing the living room and kitchen. :)