A trip to the Sweetest Place on Earth

The "firsts" just keep on coming! Rye went to his first amusement park this weekend and had a blast! Though daddy couldn't be there because of an extended business trip, mommy, Erin, uncle Dave, Dee and Nanna all joined in the fun. We quickly learned that, though Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny are cool characters, giant walking candybars...not so much. Luckily, we found a Ryan-size candybar (that wasn't walking around) that seemed to be Ryan's new best friend.


The first ride (another first!) Ryan went on was the Carousel. He seemed a little concerned by the situation, but there weren't any tears, so that's always deemed a success. After that, there was a re-grouping session with Uncle Dave through some vogue poses.


Rye eventually warmed up to the whole "going on rides" situation and rode a green dinosaur (like his shirt!!) roller coaster with Nanna and a spaceship (in honor of daddy) with mommy.


All that riding around put Rye in a great mood!!


After the rides, we all headed over to Zoo America to check out some cool animals. Ryan was captivated by some of the creatures and oblivious to others.

It never ceases to amaze anyone how well behaved and happy Ryebread is in any situation. Whether it's luck or genes, or a combination of both, Rye is an uber-happy, up for anything (except giant walking candybars) kinda kid. We're blessed.

Another great thing about outtings like this are that they seem to be one of the few ways Ryan can actually wear himself out. We were in the car by 6 p.m. and he didn't blink an eye open until a full 12 hours later. Amen!