Feeling the wind in my hair...

Thanks to Tracy for her awesome video taking skills while also laughing her butt off in the car!

Georgia on my mind...

So I had my plane ticket ready to go for Rylie and I to head up to South Dakota to visit Chris, and 24 hours (almost exactly) before flight time Chris calls and says "Change of plans". His Grandaddy Rylander had been sick for quite a while, and we suddenly knew that we better get down to Americus, Georgia pretty quick so that Chris could say his last goodbye and so that Rylie and myself could finally meet him. It was a bittersweet trip, because as great as it was to meet Rylie's wonderful Great-Grandaddy, it was also sad to be there in town when he passed away on Monday, January 24th. We had no idea it would be that quick - and we were very glad that we flew out when we did. I'm so happy that Rylie and I both could meet him, and that Chris got to see him one last time. I was very happy that we could be there to support the family, and pay our respects. Plus, I know Chris's parents were very happy to spend so much time with their grand-baby. :) Thank you guys for everything! We miss you already!

One of the few shots I got of downtown Americus:

The Rylander Theatre - the Rylander family did some great things for this community! It was amazing to learn of all of Grandaddy Rylander's accomplishments

If all else fails with this kid, just read....

...and read, and read some more!

Daddy!! Chris and Rylie on our way to dinner:

Mmmmm, Johnny Carino's! This girl loves her some Italian! :)

Walking with daddy while visiting Andersonville National Historic Site:

Rylie and I in the actual town of Andersonville:

Rylie with her Aunt Sarah and her boyfriend Colin:

Such a little sweetheart.

Making faces with Aunt Laura!

Every girl wants a pony!

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Sweet Memories from End of 2010

Here are some great shots from our family photo session, taken by Janet B Photography here in Phoenix! She did such a wonderful job, we are so happy with them! And an update on Chris - he's doing great in South Dakota so far, the job training is going really well! We miss him very much, but so happy that he's doing so good, and we will be visiting as soon as we can! Hope everyone had a fabulous New Year!

A huge thank you to:
Janet B Photography
www.janetbphotography.net
blog.janetbphotography.net
623-332-5889

Merry Christmas!!

It's funny to see what other family members will get your child, especially if they KNOW that it will be lots of fun for us, the parents! Thank you Opa!! (Just kidding, the music set is really cool, and we had no way of knowing how quickly Rylie would learn how to play some of the instruments!)

Let's just say it this way... I think we all overdid it just a bit with presents! Rylie would have been happy with like two. :) But it was so much fun getting to see her play with everything, and enjoying all the gifts. We had such a nice time with family, and wished we could have been with all of our family and friends (maybe someday!) Our thoughts and prayers are with Grandaddy Rylander and Grandpa Don Hobbs, we hope you both get well soon!! We love you all, and hopefully will be able to visit everyone one of these days! And thank you for all the cards and gifts we received also! All I know is, thank goodness Tracy is having a baby, because the spoiling needs to be spread out a little bit, ha!








We will be spending the next few days together and getting as much time with Chris as we can - for the next four months he will be in Edgemont, South Dakota for training for BNSF Railroad. I will be making the road trip with him up there, and hopefully we will have time to stop and see some things along the way (such as Arches National Park, for example). I will then fly back home on Sunday. We will miss daddy very much, but I'm sure Rylie and I will make it out there at least a couple times to visit. We will keep you all posted as to what happens next, and where the move might take us - as of right now we are not sure! But we are excited for this journey, and so thankful that Chris landed such an amazing job and opportunity.