The Thompson's Trio and the Yak

Sam and Trav engrossed in the "engine"....such guys!

Trav giving a quick fly by!

The cute Thompson Trio

So Cool Sammy!

Can you see Lil' Sammy???

Trav's cousin, Sam, his wife Liz and precious son, Sammy, came for a quick New Year's visit to San Diego to visiti us, but to also attend the Nebraska Bowl game! We took them out to see Trav's pride and joy- The Yak! Sam loved it all, but was really into the engine! What is it with guys and engines??? I will never know! (thank goodness!) He gave us a private air show and I was able to capture a TON of great pictures with my new camera!!!!! yeah!

Dada's TRUCK

Tell me this is not the cutest picture of our sweet little guy!!!

Trail riding with daddy!!

Father and Son

Coming around the bend

Thought I would take a few pics of my guys in action! (it was Trav's idea...shh!)

He may be little, but he is STRONG!!!

So happy to be climbing all around!

So happy to be climbing all around!! Ha!

Look at that sweet smile!

Riding in Daddy's truck for the first time!!!

Travis took Ryan and I on quite an adventure on Dec. 30th! While flying the Yak one day, Trav found an area in East San Diego that he wanted to explore in his truck! So, we transferred Ry's car seat over, turned the airbag OFF, I loaded up all the essentials we would need for an afternoon adventure with an 18 month old, climbed in the tiny cab in the back and off we went! Both Trav and Ryan were thrilled to be riding together in the truck! Trav kept reaching over and rubbing Ryan's leg and Ryan was smiling, looking around, kicking his legs, dancing to the music and just generally acting like he was a big boy! I loved watching it all from my little space in the back of the truck! My two favorite guys!! Anyway, Trav drove us out to the middle of nowhere, which had me a little worried! For those of you that don't know this little fact about me....the day I gave birth to Ryan I instantly became a worrier, which drives my husband NUTS! I cannot help it! I am a mother, I worry, that is my job! Anywho, I kept my phone on me the whole time, just in case! We found this awesome Jeep/truck trail and went 4 wheeling up this mountain and found some amazing boulders to climb around, under and over! We all had a great time and it allowed me to practice wit my new fancy camera!!!! The boys had a great time, which made me so happy! I love watching them together and am so glad Trav is so passionate about his need to explore!!! I hope we go on many more adventures as a family!!!

The Kind Kelso's

Trav's Aunt Lynn and Uncle Dave were in San Diego for a few days and made the trek out to Ramona to visit with us! They were celebrating their anniversary and had plans to eat at Jake's in Del Mar (our favorite), but joined us for a quick glass of wine, some munchies and wonderful catching up! I, personally, LOVE his Aunt and Uncle and it is a given that Trav's does also, but let me just tell you.....Ryan INSTANTLY took to them! As many of you know, he is a friendly little guy, but lately has been having a little stranger anxiety....not this night! He was letting Lynn feed him his dinner, playing choo choo's with Dave and just being super silly and fun! The one wonderful thing about living so far from our family and friends is that we live in a FABULOUS city where people vacation....which we benefit from greatly!!! Thank you again Lynn and Dave! It was great seeing you both and we hope to do it again next year...if not sooner!!