Sleepless in Seattle

Last weekend Ryder and I flew out to visit family in Seattle. I have not been out there since Tom and Traci's wedding (about 5 years ago!). Since then...they built a beautiful home, had 2 great little kiddos (Jackson-2 and Morgan-1) and bought a dog (Madi). The trip was a blast. The weather was nice, we got to play outside. The company was great! My whole family was there. It was especially nice for Ryder to spend time with his cousins. He definitely needs the little kid interaction, he cried about 5 times because he was scared of all the noise. We need to toughen Ryder up! I did not take pictures (bad Mom), so here are the ones my family has sent so far. Enjoy!!

Thanks again to our hosts. We had a great time!!!

Haircut #2

You probably noticed in the early post with Ryder and Yogi, that Ryder got his second haircut. I know I am bias, but I think he looks adorable. He did great at the salon...although he did let out bunch of excited screams.




Good thing Ryder is good at haircuts, the poor kids grows hair, nails, and teeth at an alarming rate!

Food and Friends

Ryder and Yogi have had a cute relationship, but solid foods has opened up the whole new world of sharing. Enjoy the pictures...and the story.








The story: Ryder was sitting nicely and eating his Puffs. Yogi has tried over and over to eat the Puffs, but his nose is too big to fit through the Puffs container lid. Therefore, Yogi decided he would let Ryder do the work of getting them out...then Yogi would steal them and eat them. This lasted for about a minute and then Ryder grabbed a bat and whacked Yogi across the head. It was hysterical!! The pictures aren't great, but you can get the idea.







I know my kid can fend for himself!

Look mom...I can feed myself

OK, full warning these pictures make me look like a terrible mom. However, all the books say if he tries to feed himself...let him. So, I did. Ryder fed himself turkey and sweet potatoes. Which is basically an orange goo! Enjoy...lord knows Ryder did.

About 10 minutes into eating Ryder looked like this...


As you can tell, Ryder is definitely enjoying himself



At this point we took a break and wiped Ryder's face clean. I thought the sweet potatoes in his eyes was a little much. He continued to eat and about 10 minutes later, looked like this...






Dirtier, dirtier...and finally...fully covered...

Llama LLama

Ryder has a new favorite toy everyday. But recently he has grown extra attached to his Llama. It may be because I read him Llama Llama books all the time (can't help it...I love them). As his toy of choice, we made Llama the sleepy time toy. It makes for extra cute pictures. Enjoy!

Playing with Llama Llama on Daddy's lap

5 minutes later...asleep

Naptime with Llama

Bedtime with Llama...I took this picture in the dark. The camera is so cool that you cannot tell at all. It was a bad idea though, the flash almost woke up the baby.

Sledding Riding

Sledding riding was fun while it lasted. Ryder and I joined Ricky outside while he was shoveling the driveway. We thought it would be the perfect time to try out Ryder's new sled and snowsuit (thanks Nini!). The sledding was awesome, but short lived. I took Ryder out of the sled to run across the street and get the neighbors, but I never made it to the door. I hit the ice and everything went into slow motion. I managed to keep Ryder in my arms, he never even hit the ground. I was not so lucky. My knee hit first (see pictures below), my hip went second (no worries...no pictures of that!). That was the end of sledding (and moving) for the day!

We will have to get out there and try sledding again sometime soon. Next time, Yogi will be pulling the sled!

Doesn't Ryder look cute in his little snow suit!


Warning...these are ugly pictures!

My second knee cap. Disgusting!

The bruise grew and grew, it does not show well in pictures, but it was ugly!

Happy New Years!!

Welcome to 2010!! We rang the New Years in Manhattan with friends this year. It was great, we were able to take Ryder with us and although he was asleep by 10pm, he was back up for midnight. It was a great night. I hope you all enjoyed ringing in the New Year and here is to a great 2010 for all.

Christmas in Denver

Our third Christmas was in Denver. Although it was quite an adventure getting out to Denver, we made it and managed to get over our sickness in time for a great Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. We spent Christmas Eve with the Rahnes and the Christmas Day with the Kulbes.