Thank You

A special Thank You to all those who are serving or have served our country to defend our families, liberty and freedom.

My Grandfather: Army
My Father: Navy
My Brother-in-Law: Marines

This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave.
~Elmer Davis

4th of July Parade

Linken was in his first parade Saturday morning in celebration of the 4th of July. Troy and my mom decorated a wagon for him to ride in during the parade. He loved being in the wagon and watching the kids all around him. Later that day we went swimming at my uncles and then had a delicious bbq followed by fireworks before Linken went to bed. After he was asleep we set off the rest of our fireworks with the company of my family and neighbors. Hope you all had a fun and safe 4th of July.

The Days Gone By

I've been really bad about taking pictures lately. So here are some fun shots I took today. It was such a beautiful day.

"Make sure you get my good side"

"Are we done yet?"

"Thanks for looking at my pics. Thumbs up, baby"

New additionS to the Burciaga and Ryan family

Congrats to my sister, brother-in-law, other brother-in-law and sister-in-law!

Within the past 2 days we have found out that Linken will be getting 2 new cousins. My sister is pregnant with her second child and Troy's brother and wife, Greg and Michelle, are having their first baby! Both are only a few weeks prego so looks like March/April will be a busy month.

Celebrations

Father's Day
We had a very nice Father's Day filled with breakfast, church and dinner at my Aunt's house. Below are some candid shots of Linken while trying to keep him entertained at my Aunt's house.

Look at those little baby teeth!

Bday Party

My dad's bday was the day after Father's Day. We celebrated by going to the Sykart Indoor Racing Center and then my parents went to dinner at the Cheesecake Factory. After dinner they brought home cheesecake so we could sing and open presents.

Happy Birthday Dad!

Little pieces of sunshine

Linken's cousin had some professional pictures when she came for a visit by photographer Shonda Barlow. She did a great job capturing Halle's personality, smiles and even tears.

TAKE A PEEK

Cousin Fun

Linken's cousin and Aunt got to visit with us for a week. We had a lot of fun watching the two interact. Here are a few shots from my camera.

Breakfast time.

Linken caught on pretty quick that he wasn't chewing on real food.

Halle wasn't sure about sharing space with her cousin.

Stuck inside on a rainy day. Sorry no zoo today.

Life wouldn't be complete without the bath time pics with cousins.