College reunion

We had a big party at our house this weekend for the U of IL ladies and their families! We had a great time hanging out with Val, Kyle, Hilary, Jenny, Jim, Myles, and Brie. We walked up to the street art festival in downtown Glen Ellyn and then made pizza at home for dinner. A good time was had by all!

Bucket swing part 2

Stephie found an even better alternative to the bucket swings at Lake Ellyn (which, no matter what the time of day, always seem to have a line): the swing set at Grandma Julie and Grandpa John's new house! No lines, one bucket swing, all the time!

Stephie meets Connor!

Stephie, Grandma Julie, and Mommy traveled to Kenosha, WI today to meet the newest addition to the Ryan family: the adorable Connor Laughlin! We had a great time visiting with Melissa, Sarah, and Connor.

Baby Mozart?

Stephie helped Mommy practice the piano today. Da-da-da-DUM! Also, check out Stephie's super blonde hair in these pictures! It is really starting to grow in.

Very busy 5-month olds

Julia: "How's that swing working out for you over there, Stephie?"

Stephie: "Good...hey look, your mom's taking our picture! Wanna switch chairs?"

Julia: "OK, you take the Bumbo, I'll take the floor! Coo..."

Uhhh...Mom? I think my pj's are too small...

Mommy tried to squeeze Stephie into a 9-12 month set of pj's tonight; unfortunately, they turned Stephie's little arms into sausages. Guess we'll be retiring this pair a little bit early....

First full day with Liz and Julia

Stephie had a great first day today with Liz and Julia while Mommy went back to work full-time. Julia and Stephie practiced coordinating chewing on their hands and read books with Liz.