Monday, June 2, 2008

Ridenour Water Park

Yesterday, while the girls were napping, Ryan and I created our own miniature water park in the backyard. The girls had a blast, and even though they were shivering and had purple lips, they definitely were quite unhappy when they had to go inside for dinner!
























Saturday, May 31, 2008

Little Rink Rats

In excitement for tonight's big game (and because it was quite rainy outside this morning), we decided to take the girls to Galactic Ice to try ice skating for the first time. They absolutely loved it! They didn't stop giggling for about the first 10 minutes on the ice. No surprise, they were quite wobbly at first, but after a little while, they were gliding along pretty well (with mommy and daddy's support, of course!).













"Hey Ref, you call that roughing?"



Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Memorial Day

Yesterday, we celebrated Memorial Day at Delgrosso Park, along with our family and friends. This was actually Leah and Abby's first time riding amusement park rides. You'll notice as you go through the sequence of pictures, the girls are a little unsure at first, but quickly get more comfortable and confident! Overall, they really seemed to enjoy themselves, and we were quite surprised at how well they did!


Their first boat ride...



Starting to get the hang of it...

Lovin' it!


Abby slurping down Grandpap's lemonade...

So many rides...



Our camera crew . . .









Leah & Nana

Abby collecting rocks with Grandma . . .
Abby testing out the big merry-go-round with Pap & Nana . . .




Sunday, May 25, 2008

It's a Girl!

Meet the newest addition to the Ridenour clan, Chloe, a 3 1/2 month old Labradoodle. This past Friday, we went to Gleneden, a beautiful farm in Virginia to "look at" Chloe. Upon seeing her, we instantly knew she was going to be a good fit for our family. She is still pretty small right now, but will grow to be about 30-35 lbs. The girls seem to really like her, although they are a little unsure of her energy at times.

The entrance to Gleneden.


The 70+ acre facility where Chloe was born.

Leah checking out the grounds . . .


The beautiful horse stables.

The puppies "home" at Gleneden

Chloe's relatives...



Standing in line at the water fountain...


Checking out the puppies



Chloe in her new home (with her favorite toy which she brought with her from Gleneden).