Glamping 2012

Every summer the Ringger side takes our annual "glamping" (glamorous camping) trip. I look forward to it every summer, and I have a feeling our kids will too.   We do all the fun camping things like eating food by the fire, hikes, swimming, bocce ball, games, but we have the luxury of air conditioning, beds, and showers :)  We have a really great time.  The kids had a blast with their cousins. It is cute to see how much they all love to play together. These pics are way overdue since we went in the beginning of the summer, but better ate than never, right! 

The whole group!

Seth, Jed, and Josiah wrestling with Nate

Bubbles!

The kids loved running in circles on this deck

We always have a guys vs girls bocce tourney

Seth likes to smell flowers and candles and then immediately says "Mmmm"

Our dare devil! He gives us lots of laughs

As sweet as her smile

 The next few pics are a sequence of shots taken of Hannah and Jed and their funny faces!

Such a great trip!  We are blessed with a wonderful family! 

Playing Catch Up

 Wow, we are way behind in blog posts and pictures. For good reason though...we moved!  We are so happy to be in our new home.  The kids have adjusted well and really love having a toy room and their rooms upstairs!  Here are a ton of pics from the last couple of months.  They start and end with zoo pics and the middle has pics of our daily life (not sure how they got mixed up!)  We are very blessed and have so much fun! 

 We have been to the Indy and Ft. Wayne zoos this summer.  The pics are with my sisters, nephews, and Mom...

 Hannah "racing a Cheetah".  She started out happy and so brave, and ended the race crying!

 Seth's impression of an elephant...

Onto daily life pics:

Seth kissing Maya...

 We love bubbles...

 Seth is almost always happy, but he definitely knows what he wants...

This kid is getting into everything.  I heard him yelling "stuck" out in the garage!!!!

Hannah still loves her babydolls...

Seth trying to do somersaults. He can actually do them sometimes which is pretty hilarious.

Now that Hannah is 3, she can chew gum!  She LOVES it!

Out of control dishwashing. Thank you Hannah!

This kid really really loves books.

She loves to "shop", aka fill bags with stuff around the house and carry them around.

 Back to the zoo:

MUSCLES!

Sisters and nephews + Hannah

Seth pointing out that he has a turtle on his shirt like the turtle at the zoo!

Mother's Day 2012

 I really do LOVE being a mom...not much makes me happier.  With their sweet personalities and my wonderful supportive husband, I feel very very blessed.  I had a great Mother's Day, beginning with breakfast in bed, gifts, and flowers Hannah picked out of our yard :)  Hannah and Seth came in with the food singing a Mother's Day song Hannah made up, and then proceeded to eat all of my breakfast for me, ha!  After church, we went and took pics of the kids.  It was the best gift Nate, Hannah, and Seth could give me...patience from Nate to take a million pics and hope a few turn out, and smiles from the kids! 

3 Year Old Ballerina

 Our sweet Hannah Joy is 3!!!  This girl LOVES her birthday! She had been looking forward to her birthday for quite awhile, always saying she would do this or that or wanted something "after I'm 3!"  She had very specific ideas about her party...what gifts she wanted to give her cousins, where to take pictures, what to wear, the theme, what to eat, etc...!  Maybe she will be a party planner someday!  I know she had a ton of fun at her ballerina party!

Tutu cake

"Hannah is 3" cookies (My Mom makes these for her birthday each year)

 Hannah with her new fish Finsey

 Family...

Emery and Hannah were singing Happy Birthday to each other

Family pic with the birthday girl

Blowing out the candles

Holding up her 3 fingers

 Opening presents and giving thank you hugs after each gift opened!

 All the cousins (minus baby Silas)...they have a blast together! All the girls have tutus on!

Emery helping Hannah ride her new bike from Papa Jack and Maggie

Ballerina moves

Driving the jeep with Seth

 The night ended so sweetly with Hannah and her favorite people...grandparents.  Papa Jack recapped the moments in these pics in this way...3^rd birthday; getting a picture with grandparents on couch; Hannah, filled with joy, turns and hugs Rick, “I love you PaPa.”  Then sees Marla, “I love you Grandma.”  Then sees Leslie, “Oh, I love you Maggie.”  And with out preconceived plan, seems to suddenly see me, “Oh, I love you PapaJack.”  All as spontaneous as only a 3 year old can.  Then she realizes and points to each of us in turn, 1, 2, 3, 4 and does it again, 1, 2, 3, 4, confirming that we are the four that she loves and we are all there with her and she is filled with joy. 

 We love our sweetheart so so much.  She really does bring so much joy into our lives.  Happy Birthday Hannah Joy! You are a special little girl.