There's Nothing Like Chicken on the Beach

Miss Rya has tan lines. It's quite amazing, actually. She's never gotten sunburned and I put SPF70+ on her each and every time we go in the sun, yet she has tan lines. She LOVES the beach. LOVES it! I put some pictures below of a recent sunset trip. Larry went surfing while we had some dinner and mother-daughter time (as if we don't get enough, right?!) on the beach. I don't know why the third one is sideways...I must be doing something wrong, but I can't figure it out...any ideas?








We've had a busy week and a half. I volunteered as an assistant to teach 4 year olds at Vacation Bible School last week. It was a blast, but I was SOOOO worn out when I got home that I laid down with Rya each day! The kids were so much fun and had a great time. Katie came in town last Thursday to celebrate her 21st birthday on Sunday! SOOO much fun. She is such a wonderful person and has such wonderful friends...I'm glad I was a part of the celebration. We went to Tradewinds for dinner Saturday night and it was sooo delicious and a wonderful place to have a special dinner. We had a champagne toast at my house at midnight and I'm sure we'll be celebrating for a few more days, but I'm already sad to see her leave next Tuesday. :(

Rya's 6th tooth just broke through on the bottom. She has 4 on the bottom and two HUGE ones on the top. She looks like a woodchuck. I love it :) She loves to just wander through the house and I definitely have had to keep my running shoes on to follow her around. She's bonked her head pretty good twice now and has two bruises on her forehead. She only cries for a short time and usually when we react poorly to her falling. She's definitely a lot of fun and I don't want her to get any bigger...it's going too fast.