I never would have thought...Ryan is Mr. Greenwave!

I had to put "I never would have thought..." in the title, and those of you who knew Ryan a few years ago and before probably think the same. Ryan, who never wanted to have anything to do with the stage or being in the spotlight, allowed his sister to enter him into the Mr. Greenwave pageant. Amazing. And SO much fun. Each contestant had a "coach" and Hannah was Ryan's coach. There were 6 contestants: Ryan and his cousin Michael, their friend Travis, plus Scottie, Josh, and Brett.

First, after introducing the contestants, there was a group synchronized dance (which was only occasionally synchronized). The chosen dance was the dance from Napoleon Dynamite...which is, I believe, what Andrew did for his talent the year he and Adam tried out for the Mr. Greenwave title.

Then there was a cake decorating competition, pick up lines, a jungle wear competition, a "style your coaches hair" segment, swimwear and then evening wear, answering 2 questions from the fish bowl, and finally the talent portion of the evening.

I love this look passing between Ryan and Hannah after they were introduced.

The dance from Napoleon Dynamite--terrible photo, I know. Michael is on the left and Ryan is in the middle. One of the few times they were all in sync. Fun.

Ryan knew the dance really well. His nickname is Queso (because he loves cheese), so instead of "Vote for Pedro" (from the Napoleon Dynamite movie), his shirt, that Hannah made for him, said "Vote for Queso"

Cake decorating was where they decorated a cake with something that inspired them...Brett and Michael had a little frosting fight...Michael presents his rose/sunflower cake

Ryan explaining his cake to Sarah: "I drew a bowl of soup. Food on food is inspirational."


Ryan's pick up line: "Wow, your eyes are the color of my porsche!"

Hannah wheeled Ryan out for the Jungle themed wear

Group jungle: Michael, Travis, Scottie, Ryan, Josh, and Brett with Torrey and Sarah

The hair styling competition was a blast. Ryan looks like he's really enjoying himself.

Michael putting a flower in Robin's hair while Travis looks on (with Allie)

Hannah showing off her do. "Hannah calls it her princess hair," Ryan explained.

Swimwear...notice Ryan's "abs" courtesy of my make-up drawer.

All the participants in their swimming attire-Michael, Travis, Scottie, Ryan, Josh, and Brett

Evening attire-Ryan and Josh

Michael's evening attire-I just couldn't get a good photo of him on a moving vehicle. It was a riot.

Ryan's fishbowl question #1-What's your greatest achievement in high school and why? Answer: "I solved the Rubik's cube in 27 seconds. I got a varsity letter in swimming 2 years in a row. And then I quit. Sorry, you swim team people."

Ryan's 2nd question: What would you do if you won the lottery? Answer: "Save it." Then Hannah yells from offstage something I couldn't understand and then Ryan says, "Give it to my coach. Buy a zipline and a car."

Talent came next:

Josh had some great soccer moves

Brett came out, bowed, did a few seconds of silly kicking, bowed, and left

Ryan doing what he's really known for...the Rubik's cube

Michael cheering for Ryan--too bad we didn't time it. He was fast.

Scottie and Torrey. He did a great job playing "Mary Had a Little Lamb" (as taught to him by his coach Baylee).

Travis cracked us up by eating for his talent...apparently his lunchbox is very well known as he snacks a lot

Michael sang ("The Trouble with Girls" by Scottie McCreary)...and did a great job even when the music failed and he had to finish a capella. I was impressed.

Ryan's reaction to being announced as the winner.

getting decked out

Scottie-2nd place, Michael-3rd place, and Ryan-Mr. Greenwave

Ryan with his coach

Alex hadn't wanted to come. He was glad he had.

Congratulations to Ryan, Hannah, Scottie, Baylee, Michael, and Robin.

Really, between "The Princess Bride" and this, we are just having too much fun lately.