Happy Thanksgiving!!

A very Happy Thanksgiving to all! We spent a pretty low-key day at my parents and Josh's parents, but I definitely ate way too much food! Above, Emaline got some practice at taking out the "turkey juice" so Nana could make some yummy gravy. We started off at my parents around 1pm and got to visit with Stephani's in-laws, Bill & Sophie, who were in town from Florida. Then Emaline passed out after her two helpings of stuffing. We then headed home to pick up daddy (poor guy had to work all week!) and had another great meal at his parents house. Finally, I think we were so full and so tired we decided to head home and go straight to bed!

We are very thankful for another year of good health and close family and friends. Now we can't wait for Christmas to come and around the corner another little lady will make her debut :-) Hope everyone has a great start to their holiday season.

Welcome Mallory Elaine...

On Sunday, November 23rd, our good friends Tricia and Conor welcomed their first little bundle of joy, Mallory Elaine at 3pm in the afternoon weighing in at 7lbs. 2oz and 20in. long! We are so happy for them and so glad that Trish did a great job and thankfully had no complications. We made it to the hospital to see the newest girl added to the circle and she is absolutely adorable! She has a perfect little head of hair too! I can't wait to get all these girls together... so exciting!

Emaline Loves to Party!

Last weekend we ventured out to Foristell for Emaline's 2nd cousin Katie's 8th birthday party. It was good to get out and see some of the family and Emaline had a great time playing with the kids and running around the house! I hope Katie enjoyed her party and gifts, cause we did!

End of October, Starting of November Pics...

Just thought I would share some photos from my Mom's camera that they have been taking of Emaline while I was away in Mexico for my friend Robyn's wedding. No...I haven't been gone long, just slacking at my blog. So here are some fun things we did during Oct./Nov. at Nana's house. Including decorating pumpkins and playing in all the colorful leaves!

Now we'll be gearing up for Thanksgiving soon and Christmas following! I really can't believe it.

Ryane's Trip to Mexico for Robyn & Cory's Wedding

I travelled to sunny Mexico this past weekend for my good friend, Robyn's wedding. It felt like the shortest trip I've ever taken, but it was well worth it to see my friend get blissfully hitched. The resort we stayed in was the Secrets Maroma Beach and it was really, really nice. The rooms were pretty nice and spacious and I even got a swim-out patio! I felt very pampered, especially since I was all alone. It would have been ten times better, I think, if Josh would have been able to join me. Oh well, maybe next year!

The ceremony was beautiful out on the beach at sunset (except for the killer mosquitos, they had some bad rains earlier in the week...) and the reception dinner was held inside at the main lobby building in a little intimate ballroom just for us 14 people. It was great. I was really glad to have been a part of this special time in their lives and I couldn't imagine two better people to enjoy this kind of happiness. We wish you all the best Robyn & Cory! Love you! Also thanks to the whole Cooper Clan for taking care of me :-)

Robyn's Bachelorette Party

We had Robyn's bachelorette party for her on Nov. 1st...the same night as her fiance, Cory. That wasn't a big surprise since I know they really wanted to meet up and spend more time together :-). We started out with a drink at Double D Lounge at 6:30pm, followed up by some dinner at Benton Park Cafe at 8pm. I was really impressed with the food here and definitely recommend it! You can get breakfast any time of day and in my book, that's awesome! We then handed out a couple gifts for the bride-to-be and then off to the bars! We started out at Jive & Wail in Maplewood and it slowly started to go downhill from there. Way too many drinks being handed out! Obviously, I was the sober witness to all this and from where I was standing it was pretty hilarious. It was great to see Robyn let loose a little bit and have a good time. Since we really didn't have many more places in mind, we ended up going back to the Double D and there is where we hooked up with the men. At around 1:30am, I called it quits and the rest of the parties got on one of the buses and headed out to Colombo's. From what I hear, it was back to Robyn & Cory's after that and everyone went to bed. Good times had by all. Thanks to Donna, Rick, Sarah and Kelly for putting on a great party!