Entertaining Ryan.

In between a few 8 hour drives, fireworks, time with grandparents, birthday gifts, a wedding, a family reunion, seeing old friends, getting back to work, and getting ready our next trip there was a night reserved--without us even knowing it--to entertain Ryan.

Our 3 were troopers through all our travels to the Husker state: sleeping in different beds almost every night, being without mommy for part of the time, staying up way later than bedtime many nights. The reentry to "our life" wasn't even that terrible. It was good to see everyone and be "on vacation," but it was also good to be home. A few days later, while still juggling unpacking, laundry, and a garage sale, we spent a evening with some of Mark's friends from college. Sean, Kim and....Ryan. Ryan was on a short trip to the States from Korea, where he calls home.

To know Ryan is to love him. Red hair and all. After dinner, our 3 entertainers decided to show Ryan what he's missing out on stateside. We had a circus! Kyra was the ringmaster. Keagan and Cayden had special dancing acts of their own that included wearing skirts and going around in lots of circles. Other acts put together by the ringmaster included Kim as little red riding hood and daddy as the big bad wolf. And Ryan, well, he was the head of the laughter department. As the finale, we all received our own instruments and marched around the house until we were laughing more than we were walking.

Ryan said it was the best time he'd had in a long time. Apparently, he needs to spend more time at our house. Thanks Ryan for helping me remember how "great" our family is. In reality, we probably need to spend more time with you.

I wish I had pictures (especially of Cayden marching), but we were too busy laughing to take any!