"chase unca ryan!"

well, here it is 3 weeks later, and i'm finally finishing up sharing pictures from our trip to TN!! my brother and i took ethan to the park on a beautiful (hot) saturday afternoon, and he had a ball with uncle ryan. (side note: the whole weekend, ethan would accidentally call ryan "brian"-- which i also do-- and then correct himself. it was pretty funny, especially because ethan technically shouldn't get mixed up since brian is "daddy". but then again, kids are usually smarter than we think they are...) anyway, back to the park. ryan picked a great park... it had a toddler-friendly see-saw (ethan's first time), big pipe chimes (ryan gave ethan a music lesson), and what every park needs....a big DRAGON! it's covered in mosaics, so it was actually pretty interesting to look at. ethan also loved chasing ryan around the park. now that we're back home, at random moments in our day, he blurts out, "chase unca ryan!" with a huge smile on his face. :)








after a hot hour at the park, we ventured over to one of my favorite spots to visit when we are in town-- the popsicle place with the fun name. i can't think of it right now, but i think it's "the popsicle" in spanish or something. now you are thinking, what is so great about a popsicle? oooooh, let me tell you. these are made with fresh fruit and they are nothing short of scrumptious! i have never craved a popsicle in all my life, but if this place was local, i just might crave a cantaloupe or plum popsicle on a daily basis. sounds gross? you are SO WRONG! it tastes like you are eating a PLUM! a real plum! now i'm sure they've added plenty of sugar, but man o man, are these good. i was absolutely sure that ethan would be so excited about trying his first popsicle (especially b/c plums are like candy to him), but he wanted nothing to do with them. i let him try THREE KINDS, and he was content sitting there watching us eat. for the first time in his life! ha. it was probably just too cold for him. i bet next year, he'll be lickin his lips.


thanks for a fun day, uncle ryan! we love you!