We took a trip to Chicago to meet cousin Allison. Jen and Brian were brave to allow Ryan to stay at their nice condo! "Hurricane Ryan" gave them a taste of what is to come and showed Allison the ropes as far as how to tear apart a "just cleaned" home. Baby Allison is very cute, and Ryan showed that he knows what "baby" is because everytime we said "be sweet to the baby," Ryan would go and pat Allison on the arm.
Ryan now points to everything and makes a sound that sounds like "what's that" (although we really are not sure this is what he is saying, we just tell him what ever the item is that he is pointing to). He does this like 1,000 times a day!
At the park, there was a band playing for the kids. Ryan actually stood still to watch! This was a rare moment that we did not have to chase him around.
Another rare moment when Ryan was still was when there was a big display of blocks to play with. It was nice to sit and play for a while.
We were sad to say goodbye to Allison, Jen and Brian!
Ryan enjoyed browsing in the antique store in Brevard
Jody and Ethan having fun at the square dance in Brevard
Eric and David relaxing before dinner
Ethan and Jody
Ryan obviously had no problem with his sleeping arrangements!
Grandma and Grandma took the family on a vacation to the mountains in South Carolina! (yep, there are mountains in South Carolina!) We also spent time in Brevard and Asheville, NC. Ryan had a great time with his cousins Ethan and Noa.
After a day of hiking and shopping with the mothers, Ryan and Noa were exhausted!
We got to see lots of beautiful waterfalls! Ryan enjoyed an hour and a half nap in his stroller by the waterfalls as we pushed him up the mountain! 
Grandma and Grandpa enjoyed having all of their grandchildren together under one roof!
Ryan learned the joys of being swung by mommy and daddy.
In honor of the upcoming Olympics, we spent the morning at Centennial Olympic park! I played in the fountain with Ryan...he cautiously enjoyed it.
We went over to the grassy area and Ryan played with his favorite toy...his ball! Ryan loves to chase his ball around outside or in his playroom, and say "baaalll, baaalll"
It was an exhausting day...
We spent the weekend in Las Vegas at a wedding...while we missed Ryan a lot, we still had a great time! I even won some money!!!
Popo and Nanna came for a week and stayed with Ryan in Atlanta while we went to Las Vegas for the weekend. Grandma and Grandpa, Eileen and Mindy were so helpful!!! Before leaving, we went and had a photo session for Ryan's 1 year pictures! Poppo chased Ryan around the place while we picked out the pictures...
