Well this week Rilyn and I finally went out and played in the rain! 
It was so fun to splash around in our boots. Cody was BBQing while we were playing and I just loved his outfit so much I had to share. 
Don't you just love the pants. Rilyn has decided that she just loves her rain boots. She has been wearing them non stop. 
Here she is in her jammies, bathrobe, and boots running around the house. On Friday we decided to have a little get together with the other first year med students in our ward and their wives and kids. It was so fun to get to know everyone better! I hope we do things like a lot, especially since we'll be together for the next 4 years. Rilyn had a blast playing with the other kids and it was so funny to watch the girls dance while the boys jammed out on Guitar Hero. 
It was so fun to splash around in our boots. Cody was BBQing while we were playing and I just loved his outfit so much I had to share. Don't you just love the pants. Rilyn has decided that she just loves her rain boots. She has been wearing them non stop. Here she is in her jammies, bathrobe, and boots running around the house. On Friday we decided to have a little get together with the other first year med students in our ward and their wives and kids. It was so fun to get to know everyone better! I hope we do things like a lot, especially since we'll be together for the next 4 years. Rilyn had a blast playing with the other kids and it was so funny to watch the girls dance while the boys jammed out on Guitar Hero. Oh and if you want to see one of the fun things to do in Erie is check out the Frog Hunt blog. Erie has statutes of frogs and fish (102 statutes to be exact) all over the city and we are on the hunt to find them all. I hope by the time we're done in Erie that I have a picture of us at everyone. I'll make a book or something. Some of them are hard to find too because they're in buildings, infront of things, in parks, there EVERYWHERE!
We bought a new car (well technically its old but its new to us). Its a 2002 Subaru Forester - Subaru's are really popular around here because they're supposed to be awesome in the snow which is why we bought it. I think a good name for it is Marge because its old and blue. 
Rilyn took up a new hobby. She is now a professional racket ball player. Well ok maybe not but doesn't she look so cute with Cody's equipment? He was going to play with some friends from school and Ri decided to try out the goggles. She is too cute!
Ice Cream at Connies isn't new to us but Rilyn tried a new flavor and looked so cute doing it I had to share this picture.
Rilyn has decided that she LOVES the bath tub and tries to take at least 10 baths a day - our last house only had a shower so she only got to take baths every once in a while at my parents house. If you don't help her fast enough she strips down and runs around the house until you can catch her. The other day I was talking with a neighbor in the backyard and she came running out of the house naked because she wanted a bath! What a goof!!
Since we've moved I started a project of restoring my great grandpas trunk. It was a lot of hard work but I finally have it done (except for the handles). I've turned it into my coffee table and I LOVE it! It turned out perfect! I wish I would have taken pictures of the process. When I started it was a crumbling army trunk and now its so pretty!
Rilyn and Lola have become the best of friends (most days). Poor Lola is more like a toy for Ri and she gets a little harassed. 
Rilyn has become quite the little chef. She loves to help me cook. It is so fun! He favorite part is stirring. I love having a little helper! 
I was lucky enough to get an early birthday present!! I LOVE presents!! My Nana got me the rain boots I wanted. They're barbie! How awesome is that!! Cody hasn't stopped laughing at me since they came! I can't wait for it to rain enough for me to go splash around with Rilyn in some puddles. 
I had to put this picture on to show what a big girl I have. She fell asleep holding her purse! She is constantly carrying around her purse and pushing either a stroller or shopping cart (usually with lola as the passenger). She is so cute!
Rilyn has been dying to fly her Cinderella kite since we got here. She and Daddy were able to get it up in the air for a little bit this week. Its really hard to fly because its just a piece of fabric with 2 stings. There isn't a frame to keep it open or anything. 
Rilyn has been loving spending time outside (here you can go outside and not feel like you're going to die from heat stroke). She has been spending tons of time on her trampoline. She loves to do somersaults and she was cracking me up making these funny faces by pushing her face up against the net. What a goof!
Rilyn and I had a fun day at the beach today. It was so fun. 
The sun was out and it was warm (luckily it wasn't as hot as Sunday). 
Lola came with us and I think she enjoyed the beach as well. 
I hope we have a few more sunny days so we can go back. We weren't crazy enough to get in the water but there were a ton of people in there. Crazy PA people! 
Rilyn has figured out how to talk to grandma and grandpa on the computer. Anytime the computer is out she thinks she needs to talk to grandma and grandpa. She also figured out how to play on her bed.
Thanks a lot daddy!! Rilyn has made a friend, 
Miles, and he's introducing her to the rest of the kids around here. Last Friday we went to a party at Presque Isle for LECOM (Cody's school) and Rilyn LOVED seeing the water. 
She calls it the ocean. 
I can see where shes coming from. There is just so much water!! She also really likes the lighthouse. She can say lighthouse pretty well too. Shes so smart!
We found a great ice cream place right around the corner from our house called Connies. Its so good!! Anytime we walk by it Rilyn wants to stop in!
On Tuesday we went to the zoo with a few families from our ward. Its so fun to get to know people and for Rilyn to get to play with kids.
On Wednesday we had to get our car inspected (part of the registration process around here - you have to get your car inspected and the emissions checked on top of renewing your registration every year). We ended up with 2 hours to kill while our car was checked out so Rilyn and I walked to the stores that were close by and walked around. It rained on Thursday so our beach plans were cancelled and the rest of the weekend was pretty uneventful. Sunday is was actually HOT here. I was way shocked by that. The only problem was that on top of being hot it was HUMID! Like way humid. I felt like I was in Florida. Yuck. Hopefully we don't have too many days like that! We're looking forward to the children's museum this next week and hopefully we'll finally make it to the beach. 
