September through December

Camping with Evan Baird

Scaring the daylights out of Mom

He'll get her for this someday!

Conviced to stand here...

Knows what's coming...

Completely drenched and loving it!

Sample of Ryan's "cursive"

Playing mini Uno on baby Dec.

Angel slash Deamons thanks to Dad

Declan's reindeer

Pixie Week

Getting ready for Izzy's big birthday bash

Ninja Warriors!

CLASSIC RYAN!!

 1.  Celebrations Need Decorations!!  These particular times were Ryan celebrating Izzy getting braces and Fall!  She is nice to let everyone help.

 2.  Setting Up "Games"...Don't Mess!

 

 3.  Giving Gifts Should Happen More Often Than it Does!  This time she gave us each a dollar...a huge sacrifice from her hard earned stash!

 

The new Martin Luther King memorial

Starting up 1st Grade at Forestville!

Ryan learned to ride a bike so now the whole family can go!

Let the Vacationing Begin!

Lovin' the beach at OBX

Evan Baird and Ryan hangin out!

Izzy and Ryan finding treasures :)

Our two blondies!

Beautiful sunset at the sound.

 OFF TO IDAHO

Pile on Dad at Uncle LaVar's slip n' slide.

Caleb, Ryan, Donavan, and Lincon

Lane's goats!  Ryan would catch it and then it would drop to its knees and she would drag it around.  hahaha!

Tractor ride with Uncle Lane

Cleaning up at then end of the Caldwell Night Rodeo!  Used to be Grandpa Kofoed's favorite!

Gearing up for a new BABY BROTHER

Last day of Kindergarten

Of course Grandma has to come and spoil us!

Happy 4th of July!! 

Tomorrow Declan is due to arrive!

 I've never seen Ryan more excited!  Declan finally came on July 6! (notice she's holding him in all the shots :)

 

6 years old and Kindergarten Grad!

Turning 6!  Bairds ready to party with us!

Ryan couldn't have had a better year in kindergarten.  She is a rule follower and a smartie--the teachers love her!  She is suddenly a reading/writing machine!  Here are some shots of her on the day of her patriotic performance.  She wanted to be Betsy Ross.  Even Baird, our good friend, was in her class (shown in bottom pic).

Forestville Talent Show

"I Have a Dream"  Our 3 Forestville Elementary girls pulled off the hit of the night as they performed a song from Tangled.  Lorin, the Ruffian...Izzy, Rapunzel...Ryan, Flynn Ryder!  It was amazing!  We practiced and practiced and practiced for the weeks leading up to it.  Ryan was the only kindergartener to sing and she had to know when to come in on a very hard part of the song and sing some really fast words with just the background music to go by.  She was amazing!  Of course adorable goes without saying:  hair sprayed brown and dressed to the hilt in Flynn Ryder attire.  What a girl to keep up with the big girls!

I volunteered to run the dang thing.  7 months prego, Graf in arms, and a 4 hour show (due to the fact that they wouldn't let me cut anybody).  But it turned out really great and I got to be apart of it with my girlies!!