Ranger Family

Daddy's birthday

2008-10-30T08:58:00.000-07:00

Get your GUNS UP!

2008-10-30T08:54:00.001-07:00

Fun with the Kromers

2008-10-30T08:43:00.000-07:00

Mom and dad came to visit us in Burleson and we went to Keller to see Uncle Bruce, Aunt Thelma, my cousin Kasey and his gorgeous daughter Kaylee.

Rylee is definitely a cowgirl! She fell in love with Uncle Bruce's horse, Pancho!

Ft. Worth Zoo

2008-10-06T08:42:00.001-07:00

Pumpkin Patch

2008-10-04T12:10:00.000-07:00

Aunt Judy's 70th SURPRISE!

2008-10-04T11:57:00.000-07:00

My dad's oldest sister (my beloved Aunt Judy) celebrated her 70th birthday in September. Her children held a surprise party for her in Amarillo. My mom and dad, Lauren, and Rylee and i were to be the ones to take her to 'dinner' aka. surprise party! She is an unbelievable woman! She is th GLUE tot he Pinnell family. My Uncle RC passed away about 15 years ago to cancer, and she is now living in Amarillo. I love her so much.

dad, aunt judy, mom

my cousin Tisha (yellow), Shelly's new baby Gracie, Ashton (Tish's oldest daughter), my cousin Shelly, her son Chism, my dad in hat, Briley on the end (Tish's youngest)

Tish, Gracie, Ashton

2008-10-04T11:56:00.001-07:00

Cole's Birthday

2008-10-04T11:30:00.000-07:00

Rylee and i drove to Plainview for big cousin Cole's 4th birthday party. The theme was pirates and the kids had a treasure hunt through all of the neighbor's yards.

CadeRylee and Lauren

Cole's 4th birthday

Treasure Hunt

Rylee, Brandon, and Funny glasses Cole

First time on a trampoline

Cole and Shanna

Brazos River

2008-09-09T15:19:00.000-07:00

I have a great friend from Tech who lives in Bedford with her family. We have stayed in touch through the years however lost touch about 3 years ago and have gotten back in touch about 6 months ago to find that we had both been pregnant and had our first babies at about the same time. She is an absolute GEM! They have a house down on the Brazos River (south of Weatherford) and invited us to come down for the weekend. It was the first time I had SEEN Shelly in about 10 years! We sat in the backyard until the wee hours of the morning catching up!

Rylee and Jackson on the beach.

Rylee trying her sommersault in the water. Yes she swallowed a ton of water!

Steven

Steven after stepping on a catfish. It stuck in his foot about an inch.

Shelly and Jackson: Shelly is a friend of mine from Tech. Jackson is 1 month older than Rylee.

Rylee and her daddy

El Capitain!!!

Tony (Shelly's husband), friend, T and Me on beach

Goodness.........how bout that wind blown look! hehe

Fossil Rim

2008-08-26T07:34:00.000-07:00

Grandma, Emma, Evan, Ry

Grandma, Emma Evan, Rylee and I drove about 45 minutes Southwest to Glenrose, Tx. They have Dinosaur valley which is home to many natural fossils and Fossil Rim which is a Wildlife Consevatory. It covers 1800 acres and is home to over 1100 exotic and endangered animal species. Each car is given a sack full of food to feed the animals as they come up to the car on the 1 1/2 drive through the 'safari'. It was fun for Emma and Evan to see these animals and Rylee had a ball driving the car, smushing grapes in the back seat, and stealing anybodys juice box that was left unattended and pouring it on herself. Maybe in a few years she will be more interested in the animals.

European Red Dear

Rylee and Mom

Zebra

Dinosaur Valley

Wildebeest

Arabian Oryx

Giraffe

Swimming at Uncle Bruce and AuntThelma's

2008-08-26T07:20:00.000-07:00

We went to visit my Uncle Bruce and Aunt Thelma in Keller. They have built a beautiful new pool. We felt like we are on vacation in an oasis.

Memom and Rylee.

Uncle Bruce (recovering from a fall from a horse that resulted in a broken hip).

Girls day at the spa! (Never too early to start)

2008-08-02T12:07:00.000-07:00

Rylee taking off on her new bike. Waving bye bye to mom. This pic is worth clicking on to enlarge to get the full effect of her naturally curly hair . So sad for Rylee that her mom does not have 'that special touch' with hair. I am sure she will be sporting the ever popular AFFRO in her elementary photos. Poor Rylee! Rylee and Gramma

My sweet baby girl!

Rylee modeling her new swimsuit! haha

Great Wolf Lodge

2008-08-02T11:54:00.000-07:00

Rylee's Uncle Ron, Uncle Brian and cousins Emma and Evan came to Grapevine to the Great Wolf Lodge. I can not say enough about the place. It is a hotel with waterpark and arcade on premises. Half of the park is indoors (which is great for little ones- no sunburn)and half is outdoors. It is CLEAN and not too crowded! Great for a quick weekend getaway with kids!

Rainforest Cafe

2008-08-02T11:46:00.000-07:00

Rylee, Crystal, Sharon and Reagan

Reagan and Rylee in the "Rainforest"

A good friend of mine from high school and her mom an daughter came to Grapevine for the weekend. Rylee and I met them for waterpark fun, lunch and shopping.

Big city girl!

2008-07-24T14:44:00.000-07:00

We are in our new home and trying to get settled in. As soon as i find the cable to hook my camera to the computer i will be downloading some new pics. Steven is really enjoying his new job and Rylee and i are adjusting to the humidity by STAYING INSIDE where it is nice and cool. Things are slowly finding their place in our new house and hopeully another week or so and we will be comletely settled in. My mom came down last weekend and helped around the house and we even ventured to Ft. Worth to shop. Yes we got lost, and no the navigation system in my car did us absolutley no good, however one quick phone call to our destination (Brumbough's) and we were in business. Margaret (Mother in law)came down Monday night, and had dr. appointments in Ft. Worth on Tuesday, and we also met in Ft. Worth for lunch. I am really getting the hang of this big city stuff. haha I try to ONLY go to places that are visible from major Hwys. that way I am bound to NOT get too lost. Hopefully that camera cable will appear soon and i will publish some new pictures of Rylee in her NEW spaces.

New house in Burleson

2008-06-10T16:26:00.000-07:00

Memorial weekend

2008-06-10T16:15:00.000-07:00

Memorial weekend was spent at the Ranger's lake house at PK.

Making the MOVE!!!

2008-06-05T06:23:00.000-07:00

We are moving down south of Fort Worth. T took a job managing an water hauling company (oil industry). We put our house on the market monday and had a contract by the next morning. We are going house hunting this weekend in Burleson and Mansfield. Hopefully we will find a home and get it under contract. Looks like Rylee is going to be a Ft. Wrth Social lite! haha I have tons of new pictures to update the blog with, however, it may be a while before i have time to sit down and get them downloaded. Seems my plate is a little full right now. We are more than excited and can't wait to get settled in!

Sweet or unsweet???

2008-05-05T14:59:00.000-07:00

Above is a pretty sweet look, below is the unsweet look.....this comes when you tell her no.

Quick trip

2008-05-05T11:59:00.000-07:00

Memom fell last Saturday and broke her leg (Both tibia and fibia). She is one tough gal. She had surgery Monday and Rylee and i made the trip to plainview Tuesday and we stayed through Friday. I am not sure if we were much help, however we enjoyed spending time with memom and papa. Rylee LOVED memom's scooter.
We went Friday to Lauren's school for lunch. I think that both Rylee and Lauren enjoyed it. Lauren had abig time showing off her baby cousin, while Rylee had fun seeing ALL of those kids.

Grandma's Flowers

2008-05-05T11:53:00.001-07:00

Evan's birthday

2008-05-05T11:40:00.000-07:00

We went to Graham this weekend for Evan's 6th birthday. Rylee had such a good time trying to keep up with Emma and Evan.

The waterhose

2008-04-24T11:47:00.000-07:00

the lover of water that Rylee is, it did not take her long to figure out how to get a drink from or soak her own head with THE WATERHOSE.

Home Theater

2008-04-24T11:40:00.000-07:00

Rylee is addicted to 'The Jungle Book". Which i never thought i would be a mom that plopped my child down in front of a tv for their entertainment. HOWEVER....since she does not hardley ever nap this is the only chance i have to take a shower, unload the dishwasher, fold clothes, or prepare dinner (at least without Rylee's 'help').

What can I get into NEXT!!!

2008-04-16T10:34:00.000-07:00

Rylee will sit and throw ALL of her toys over her sholder then climb INTO the basket.

I heard Rylee laughing and found her hanging from the kitchen sink. How she got up there is the question. Maybe she was trying to help mama get caught up on the dirty dishes inthe sink! HA

Rylee had her shirt pulled over her head and was busy pulling out all the pots and pans.

Her new BIG GIRL car seat. She would much rather hang out inside the box.

And the bread drawer.....she loves to HUG the bread then throw it on the ground, then takes its place inthe drawer! Oh Boy,,,,,and we are only 13 months old.

Visit from Grandad and Grandma

2008-04-15T10:27:00.000-07:00

Steven's parents stopped by on their way back from thier 'snow bird' home in Arizona.

12 month checkup

2008-03-27T14:22:00.000-07:00

Rylee went to the doctor yesterday for her 12 month checkup. She is actually 13 months, but since she was in the hospital on her 12 month appointment, we had to reschedule our appointment. She weighed 25.11 pounds and is 30 inches tall. She is in the 90% for both her height and weight. She sure does love Dr. Bello, but she soes not smile so much at the nurse who gave her the FIVE vacinations!!!

Road Trip

2008-03-27T14:12:00.000-07:00

The Plainview girls' basketball team qualified for the state tournament. These were all girls I had coached as 7th graders in pville. Mom, Rylee and I made the haul to Austin. The girls lost their first game, but do not worry, we did not waste our time in moving on to bigger and better things...like SHOPPING! We hit all the hot spots between Austin and Odessa including: San Marcos and Fredricksburg. It was a great trip for us girls!

A Night in the hospital

2008-03-27T14:05:00.000-07:00

Rylee got the stomach flu on her actual birthday (Feb. 20). When she began refusing fluids and snacks took her in to see dr. Bello. She admitted her to the hospital for rotovirus and dehydration. She had lost over 4 pounds in 2 days (Gee, why is it not that easy for me anymore!) She stayed ovrnight in the hospital to receive fluids by IV. Not a fun night for mama!

My Baby is ONE!!!

2008-03-27T13:20:00.000-07:00

What a great 1st birthday. We cooked out at our house and had all of our family come. My mom and dad, Shana Brandon Lauren Cole and Cade, T's mom and dad, 2 of the 3 brothers, and Emma and Evan (his neice and nephew) all made it to the center of the desert (Odessa) to help Rylee celebrate her 1st birthday. She was kind of slow digging into her cake, but once she figured out how sweet it was, there as no stopping her!

We are WALKING!!!

2008-02-05T15:38:00.000-08:00

Rylee started walking this last week. She is very proud of herself! She applauds herself everytime she reaches her destination.

I found my bellybutton

2008-01-22T12:50:00.000-08:00

Dear Santa,

2008-01-22T12:14:00.000-08:00

Rylee's first Christmas!! maybe next year she will be interested in whats inside the packages. She had lots of fun with the paper, ribbon and the boxes.

Uncle, Uncle, Uncle

2008-01-22T11:38:00.000-08:00

Uncle Ron

Uncle Brian and Emma

Uncle Jason

Discovery of Funny Faces

2008-01-22T11:30:00.000-08:00

Rylee is crawling like a champ and pulling up everywhere. One of her favorite places is outside, but since it is too cold, she spends alot of time at the backdoor licking the window and smushing her face against the glass.

Biker Babe

2008-01-22T11:24:00.000-08:00

Steven has a great motorcycle, and we USED to get to ride.....now it just sits in the garage.

Papa's girl

2008-01-22T11:11:00.000-08:00

I think my dad may have a little cowgirl on his hands.

Happy Birthday Lauren, Cole and Cade!

2008-01-22T10:55:00.000-08:00

cole turned 3 in September, Lauren 8 in October and Cade 2 in Dec. We were busy busy with birthday parties. Rylee started crawling the end of September, so she was busy trying to keep up with the big kids.

Front row seats

2008-01-22T10:48:00.000-08:00

Midland hosts a huge airshow. The airplanes would take off and land at a small airfield close to our house. Rylee and i sat in the backyard and watched as the planes went over.

Our Little Stinker

2008-01-22T10:07:00.000-08:00

Rylee was a skunk for halloween, which is very appropriate for our 'lil stinker!

Boat Ride

2008-01-22T10:02:00.001-08:00

Rylee loved the boat ride although she was not crazy about the lifejacket. However, the jacket did not hinder her from a long nap on the ride.

Possum Kingdom

2008-01-22T09:54:00.000-08:00

Rylee's first time to the lake cabin. She was very entertained watching Emma and Evan jump off the dock. She was not so sure about the water herself though. Next summer will be very different i am sure, trying to keep up with the cousins!

A visit to Graham

2008-01-22T09:40:00.000-08:00

Big cousins Emma and Evan think their new cousin is pretty special. I think Grandma and Granddad Ranger think she is a keeper too!

Who knew Cereal was SOOO messy!

2008-01-22T09:35:00.000-08:00

First meal of cereal! ha That was an interesting time.

3 months old

2008-01-22T09:31:00.000-08:00

3 months old. My how time flies. She is rolling over on her own. My what joy a child can add to your life! It is hard to remember life 'before Rylee'.

First Swim

2008-01-22T09:10:00.000-08:00

Rylee loves the water. She may be part fish! This was her first swimming experience. Steven had to go to Lubbock for work, so Rylee and I tagged along. While he was slaving away, we found time to hang out at the pool!

Big Cousin Lauren

2008-01-22T09:03:00.000-08:00

Lauren was sure excited to meet her new baby cousin. Lauren is one special girl! She sure likes 'toting' her little Rylee around. It is hard to believe that Lauren is 8 years old now. She has grown into such a beautiful and loving girl! She is our other 'angel'!

Four Generations

2008-01-22T08:49:00.000-08:00

Rylee met her Great-grandmother when she was one month old. These are precious photos that i will cherish forever. Grandmother passed away within months of this special day. Rylee and grandmother ALMOST shared a birthday. Grandmother was born Feb. 22, 1912 and Rylee on Feb. 20.

The Beginning

2008-01-21T14:36:00.000-08:00

Steven and I were given the greatest gift of all times February 20, 2007. That is when Rylee Ann Ranger graced our family with her birth. I wanted family and friends to be able to check in on Rylee anytime and watch her grow! I never thought i could love anyone more than I love my sweet sweet husband, but a child is such a blessing.