Memorial Day 2005

Memorial day was full of fun and picnicing. First, we had our Helsel picnic at my house. After we ate, Cyndi, Brandon, Ryan, and I played the bean bag game. Later, it was time to go to the Ickes' Memorial Day picnic. We ate more food there, then we played some ball. After we were done playing ball, Ryan and I went fishing. Then we hung out till I had to go get some sleep, because of driving back to Buffalo in the morning at 5 a.m. We had a wonderful time.



Ryan and Me... aren't we cute!


Alison and Me


Alison and Troy


Gram D. and Me


The Helsel's Picnic


My Picnic Food


Nathaniel jumping on the trampoline


Troy was taking shutter pictures of me

Roasting marshmallows on the campfire


Ryan and Cyndi playing the bean bag game


Me and Brandon playing the bean bag game


Cyndi and Me


Rubert and Me


Ryan and Hayden


Tyler and Hannah


Brandon and Hayden


Playing ball at pavia


Kelsey pitching


Linda


Brandon and Allen


Ryan driving to fish


Night fishing

My Birthday!

May 29 is a great day, because it's my birthday! I had a good one too. Sunday morning, I went to my church for Sunday School, then to Ryan's church for church. I wanted to thank Pastor McClelland from Altoona Bible Church (http://www.altoonabible.org/) for helping me find a church in the Buffalo area. After church, mom made steaks on the grill for my birthday dinner (mmmmmm). They were tasty. Before church Sunday night, we went to Gardner's Candies to get a Sunday! They were huge. Jalynn and Brooke rode the carousel, and we shopped around the store. It was quite a yummy time.


My birthday sunday (the loose caboose)


Me with my birthday sunday


Mom, Brooke, and dad eating their sundays


Jalynn eating her sunday


Jalynn and Brooke on the carousel that Jalynn is way to big for...


ditto


The chocolate castle


Gardner's Candies

The Dogs

After we went fishing Saturday, we played with the dogs for a while. Chubbs (Ryan's brother Chris' Dog) would not leave me alone. I was just irresistible to him for some reason. While the dog practically molested me, Ryan just laid there and laughed... thanks.. haha.


Ryan and Patch


Patch


Chubbs who wouldn't leave me alone!


Rudy, Rudy, Rudy!!! hehe

Fishing With the Pro

Ryan and I went fishing (surprise, surprise). This time we went to the part of Bob's Crick in Weyandt. We had a wonderful time. This was the first time I have ever gone fly fishing. I caught two fish (Ryan didn't get a picture of the first one :-( ). It was a rainy day, which is good for fishing. While we were fishing I saw something down in the water that looked like a ring. I assumed it was just a key ring, but decided to check it out. Lo and behold, it was a men's wedding ring! I told Ryan, "You come for fish, but I come for gold!"

Later, Ryan took me out for my Birthday dinner. We also walked through the mall and went to go get some fishing stuff at Uncle Joe's Woodshed. On they way back home, we stopped at the driving range and each hit a bucket of balls. We had a wonderful time!


Ryan Fishing


The First Catch of the Day


My Second Catch


One of Ryan's Catches


My Cutie Fisherman!


Ryan Changing the Fly


What a Rod!


Ryan got a little bored and picked his nose ;-)


Ryan casting in front of his grandpa's old place


Ryan Casting in front of his grandpa's old place


Ryan's grandpa's old place


Ryan's grandpa's old place


One of the flies that Ryan ties (this one is called a sculpin).


The wedding ring I found!


Me trying to stay dry