Go Illini!

Ryan's favorite thing to do lately is wear Matt's Illini hat (backwards of course) and get "tackled".  The funny (sad??) part is that the hat fits Ryan pretty well...

Fairbury Weekend!

In August, we spent a Golden family weekend in beautiful, scenic Fairbury.  There was plenty of rock throwing, fishing and making fun of Papa.

 Nice catch Kaylee!

Learning to fish 

 Not too sure about the end result

 Let's race!

Throw the ball 

Ryan currently is obsessed with throwing rocks in water.  I blame both my dad and my brother.  We now owe Erik & Carrie's homeowners association about $500 worth of rocks :)

Am I too big for this??

Baby Annie asked to borrow Ry's jumper so I took it out of storage to get ready.  Ryan thought it was the coolest thing he has seen in some time and wanted his turn.  There was no weight limit listed on the jumper so we gave it a try.  He really enjoyed it (maybe more than he did when he was a baby)!

Final Days of Summer

We have been trying to squeeze in as much as we can before summer is over.  Here is what we have been up to:

Riding the zebra at the zoo with Daddy! 

 Building things at the Children's Museum

Water fun!! 

Watching Aunt Kaylee cheer!

and yes, he does have his pajamas on as well :)

Friday Flashback

Two years ago...

One year ago...

Now...

Call Me Maybe

Slow Down Summer!!

Summer has been flying by.  Here is what Ryan has been up to (Matt & I are just along for the ride).

Ryan's new favorite thing to do in Hollowayville is to fill my parents' pool with duck decoys.  As if Hollowayville didn't have a hillbilly reputation already, now the Golden pool is regularly filled with decoys. 

We also borrowed Erin & Drew's bikes for a bike ride.  Ryan insisted on wearing his helmet on the drive over (no reflection on my driving). 

 One extremely hot day Ryan and I had a conversation about how big boys don't need pacifiers because big boys go to the zoo, play baseball, etc.  He took his pacifier out and went and got his shoes and said zoo.  So...we went to the zoo on a 100 degree day.  Luckily, we shared some ice cream to cool off.

My parents' friends host a camp out every year.  Ryan and I went for a night and Ryan had to bring the ducks with him.  I think my dad created a monster...

Go Cougars!!

Saturday night we headed out to beautiful Geneva for a Kane County Cougar baseball game.  Ryan lasted about an hour which was ok because a nice guy gave us free tickets.

Ryan has also been practicing his golf skills (wearing all protective gear required)

Pool Party!!

It has been so hot lately we've been spending quite a bit of time in the water! Thanks for the pool Grandma and Grandpa Sand!!

Gina & Chuche get hitched!!

Yesterday was the big day... Gina and Chuche got married!! They both looked great (and so happy) and everyone had a great time. In fact, we had so much fun last night I have no energy to add more details.  Enjoy the pictures!!