The Ward Family: May 2012

Post Date: 2012-05-19

Slowly but surely I will eventually get caught up on my blog. The pictures in this blog are all from October. Prepare for some marathon blogs as I try to catch up.

This year has been just crazy! The class I am in (Quantitative Modeling and Statistics) is the hardest class I have taken so far. With work as busy as ever, class, and preparing for our upcoming move, things have been crazy!

Ryan received his official move date from Continental. He is set to move "on our about July 27." However, from what I have heard recently, this date could be moved up. Our house has been on the market for about three weeks now. We have had three people (that we know of) come and look it over. No offers on the table yet. Ryan and I spent a weekend looking at houses in Guthrie several weeks ago. We looked at about 10-12 houses. We fell in love with one and are set to close on May 18. We don't know if we will be moving around that same time or not. Just depends on when Continental needs Ryan in OKC.

Other than my crazy schedule the past four months, I cannot think of a lot that has been going on so I will move onto the pictures.

Below: Every year we attend the Schuler Masters Golf Tournament. It is always a good time. The Ward Family do not enter the tournament, but we get out on the course and play a few holes.

Below: Marianne, Erica, and Kelly on their way to the next hole.

Below: Beautiful form!

Below: Marianne taking a swing at it.

Below: I have no idea what Alyssa is doing here, but she loves to play golf.

Below: G-baby loves running in the wide open course.

Below: Grayson trying to show up Uncle Ryan.

Below: I love this picture of the boys.

Below: I believe everyone was attempting to hit their ball across the pond. How many balls did we lose?

Below: Grayson is tired of waiting on everyone.

Below: I'm glad it wasn't cold outside!!

Below: It was my turn!!!

Below: Followed by us searching for my ball.

Below: Kelly trying to hit his ball over the pond.

Below: Alyssa wanted to try too.

Below: Not sure why this picture came in sideways... but I am sure this is the photo of our future Master champion... check out that form!!

Below: Grayson loved his set of golf clubs!

Below: The Hilger family rocking their pink cart.

Below: The professionals! We keep our distance... although I think there was a party cart I missed out on!

Below: I spotted a turtle!! He was huge!

Below: We had to check him out.

Below: Stare-down.

Below: The monster turtle up close and personal. I don't know why, but I just love turtles.

Below: Alyssa trying to get up the courage to touch the turtle.

Below: Ryan and I hanging out in the cart.

Below: Having some fun before dinner.

Below: Grayson figured out how to do a flip. It was so funny and cute!

Below: Getting ready for the recording. John won again this year! Good thing he patched the trophy before the presentation. HA!

Below: The onlookers.

Below: The traveling trophy.

Below: Gigi and Tad playing with Halloween stickers. Tad put a spider sticker on me and thought it was hilarious because he knows I am afraid of spiders.

Below: Tad and Poppa being silly!

Below: Tad can hear the Garber football games from Ma's house. His favorite part is watching the marching band during halftime. He took his drum to the game to play along with them. It was so cute, he marched himself into the stands right behind the band (drummers of course) and sat the drum beside him. He did not touch the drum until the marching band took the field. Even then, he kept a close eye on the drummers and did not play unless they did. It was adorable... and he still says he wants to play the drums.

Tad is patiently waiting for the drummers to begin playing.

Below: He actually kept really good beat.

HAPPY 1ST BIRTHDAY ADDISON!!!!!!

Below: I was crowning the birthday princess.

Below: Darn picture did not load right.

Addison in her birthday crown and birthday shirt!

Below: Poppa and Gigi with the birthday girl!

Below: Birthday decorations.

Below: Play time with the cousins!

Below: Tad pretending to be a bunny! The ears matched his shirt.

Below: Sunny loving on Addison.

Below: Tad is ready to partay! All the kiddos thought the noise makers were fun.

Below: Poppa Dale and Addison doing some silly dancing.

Below: The kiddos eating lunch! So cute at the kids table.

Below: Poppa Dale and Ava having lunch.

Below: Uncle Jake and Tad checking out his boots!

Below: Addison feeding Bryce.

Below: Addison's birthday cake she gets to dig in to.

Below: Angie did a great job on Addison's birthday cake!

Below: Hat is on, singing has began, almost ready for cake!

Below: Everyone looking at her and singing scared her a little bit.

Below: All better and time to blow out her candle!

Below: I see at least three cameras. Quite an audience she had!

Below: Addison is digging in and Dad and Mom are serving.

Below: Dad and Addison being silly!

Below: Ava could not wait to sit down... she had to have some of that cake NOW!

Below: Silly... that about sums up this picture. Actually, Ryan was bouncing Ava up and down on the couch and Ava thought it was hilarious.

Below: Ava is a winker! So cute!

Below: Me and the birthday girl!!

Below: Time to open gifts! Addison loved the farm.

Below: Addison was still interested in the farm... while the onlookers watched.

Below: Poppa looks so proud.

Below: Tad wrapped this gift. He was so proud.

Below: Playing with a new toy!

Below: A portion of Addison's audience.

Below: Tad and I were getting ready to play with bubbles that Memaw gave him.

Below: Memaw and birthday girl Addison!

Below: Ava and I dancing to the pink panther.

Below: Addison had so much fun with Uncle Derek.

Below: Ma, Tad, and Gigi were looking at a picture. By the look of Tad's ornery face it must have been of him.

Below: Poppa Dale and Tad being silly.

Below: Addison kept climbing on the box and jumping off.

Below: Having more fun with silly Uncle Derek!

Below: This behavior was encouraged by Uncle Ryan. Drink in...splattered out.

Below: Tad and Lisa playing their drums.

Below: Ava took four steps this night!!!!

Below: Tad was so proud of his Spongebob jammies.

Below: Every once in awhile, Ryan and I produce a pretty awesome meal.

Below: Poppa eating his birthday cake! HAPPY BIRTHDAY POPPA!!!

Below: Tad showing Poppa the birthday card he made for him.

Below: He thought Poppa might need some help opening his gifts too.

Below: Momma and Ava playing with the shopping cart. Ava really wants to push it and Momma is making sure it does not roll to fast and Ava lands on her face.

Below: Tad trying to take down Aunt Gi...

Below: Uncle Ben got stuck while playing with Tad. Lol

Below: Love this picture... love this guy!

Below: This is the life! Love these guys.

Below: Ava...being Ava.

Below: And I'll huff, and I'll puff, and I'll blow Gigi over!!

Below: Tad and Ava being silly. They just love each other.

Below: Love this face.

Below: Love this one too!!

Below: The boys hard at work... Play-Doh.

Below: Tad and Poppa playing.

Below: Poppa and Gigi playing with Addison.

Below: Bath time at Ma's!!! They had so much fun.

Below: Ava has some awesome hair! Beautiful.

Below: Tad relaxing.

Below: Relaxation did not last for long. Now he is showing us how he does flips off the chair.

Below: Over he goes!

Below: Addison in musician mode.

We had an October birthday celebration party at my Dad's house in Tulsa. October birthdays include:

Addison

Mom

Dad

Bryan

Poppa

Below: The kids LOVED Poppa's horse.

Below: Tad's turn on the horse.

Below: The girls loved the chairs... just their size!

Below: Me and my girls!

Below: Tad was giving Addison a ride.

Below: Tad was showing Addison how to ride the horse. He was showing her where to put her hands to hold on.

Below: Gigi helping Ava saddle up and get back on the horse.

Below: Momma and Addison smelling the flowers.

Below: Ava taking the road less traveled.

Below: Uncle Ben and Tad relaxing on the porch.

Below: Addison thought Poppa Dale through the window was funny.

Below: Tad rolling down a hill!!

Below: LOVE this picture of the kiddos.

Below: The Reinschmiedt nieces.

Below: Playing with their flowers. Ava's was short lived... she kept trying to eat it.

Below: Another picture came in the wrong direction.. Love this picture though. Addison looking at the flower her Daddy picked for her.

Below: Tad and Ma looking at the lake.

Below: Piggyback up the hill!!

Below: Had to take his stick along.

Below: Ava laughing when Aunt Gi was throwing her around.

Below: Poppa and Gigi waving from up above.

Below: I think they were looking at new construction going up in the area.

Below: Lisa and Tad hanging out.

Below: Hanging out watching a video.

Below: Poppa Dale keeping Tad warm.

Below: Reading a farm book!!

Below: Watching a video with Aunt Tiff. Addison looks cross-eyed.

Below: At Jake and Tiffany's wedding shower!!!!

Below: Addison had the entire cookie on the end of her fork... that is my girl!!!

Below: Opening gifts!!

Below: The Grandma's chatting and watching the action.

Below: Ava and Mom at the shower. Love her hair in pig tails.

Below: Addison wanted to be part of the action too!!

Below: Tad is painting pictures for his Daddy's birthday.

Below: Ava painting pictures for Daddy too!

Below: Tad thought Ava looked silly. (The mark on his head is a rug burn. Tad was pretending to be a vacuum cleaner and his head was the sweeper...)

Below: Painting pictures for Daddy takes deep concentration.

Below: A little painting of himself went on too.

The Third Annual Reinschmiedt Pumpkin Carving Contest!!!

Below: Tad helping me carry all of the pumpkins inside!

Below: Tad lined up all the pumpkins and picked his out!

Below: I am not sure why in this post the pictures are not coming through the right way... but in this picture Ava's Daddy had just walked in and she was so happy to see him!

Below: Ben was teasing Tad and pretending to take his pumpkin he was pulling in. Tad was attacking him trying to get it back (smiles were present by all involved).