Welcome to Ryder!

Congrats to Nakia's brother, Andre, Heidi & Memphis on the birth of Ryder Nash Pope, born July 19th, 2011. We were in Texas when he arrived so we went for a visit as soon as we could when we returned home. Emerson was thrilled to meet Ryder- it's nice to have another boy cousin to enjoy! 

Memphis & Eleanor continue their fun & silliness whenever they get together

A cozy, sleeping, adorable Ryder in his car seat

While at the country house in Conway, Eleanor had to go fishing with Grand Daddy- she really enjoyed riding in the front of the truck with him & was disappointed that they didn't catch anything- maybe next time!

Emerson had his first active trip to the beach & we found out that he LOVES the sand & water!

What a splashing, happy boy!

The girls enjoyed the water too and tried to build a sandcastle

Muddy hands=happy Emerson

Eleanor is a bigger fan now than she used to be

Some storm clouds started to move in so we had to cut our beach time short

First, we had to get a new family picture with Ryder in it! What a cute group!

Back at the house, it was bath time to remove all the sand- poor Emerson gets picked on by his older sister & cousin

Sweet, sleeping Ryder

I am a proud aunt holding Ryder

Look who's awake! He has the best big eyes!

Daddy and his two kiddos enjoying a nice swing before it got too humid

I think we have a similar picture of Eleanor and her Uncle Andre like this- Emerson enjoys a snack and some TV with his Uncle