Face Time

Our dogs are going mad with jealousy. Check out a couple pictures so that we give them a little face time or snout time...like they will ever know. Love you crazy dogs!

Daddy is back to work

Daddy is back to work full time, Ricky is out the door before Ryder wakes up at 7 and home long after Ryder goes to sleep at 10:30pm, so we are finding excuses to take pictures and send them to daddy to brighten his busy day. We love you Daddy!

Ryder with Willie the Wildcat


Ryder being Daddy, pants unbuttoned with the remote in his hand

Ryder learning about Wildcat Football


Now I put the book in my mouth

Reading makes me sleepy

Granny's Visit

We had a nice visit from Granny this month. It was a perfect time, since Ricky was headed back to working full time this week. We started the visit with a fun night with Ricky's tight ends. They joined us a nice steak dinner.

it should be noted that Ricky is 6'4" and he is the shortest guy in the picture (besides Ryder, of course)



Later in the week, we took a trip to Topeka and shopped, we walked the K-State campus, and spent some quality time with Ryder sitting on the front porch.

Ryder got two cool new blankets handmade from Granny. A tailgating blanket, just for Ryder and a quilt designed by Pup Pup and quilted by Granny for our family room floor. Check it out, it is in lots of pictures. Ryder also received a sweet sweater, hand knitted, no pictures of that yet. And, of course, granny spoiled me with toys.

In the week while Granny was here, Ryder learned to reach for his toys and sometimes put them straight in his mouth.

Aunt Carol's Visit

We are going to play a bit of catch-up. We missed a nice visit from mommy's Aunt Carol, back in July. We only have a couple pictures, but while Aunt Carol was here we took Ryder to the zoo for the first time. Check out a picture of daddy carrying me around the zoo in my baby Bjorn.

Thanks Aunt Carol for making the trip to Kansas. We really enjoyed your visit.

Ryder's 3 Month Weigh In

Today Ryder is 3-months old. Wow, how the time flies. I decided to take him to the doctors to make sure he was still growing healthy and strong

Looks like he is doing great in the growing department. Again, along with a measurement, they give you a percentile of where he stands amongst other 3 month olds.

Height: 27" (100%, Top Notch!! And an increase of 2 inches in a month!)
Weight: 15 lbs 3 oz (90%, an increase of nearly 2 lbs.)

Ryder has also started playing with some new toys like his bumbo and a bouncer.

Ryder's visits our hometowns

During Ricky's time off this year, we took our new little man to visit the extended families. Our first stop was Denver, where we spent 4 days. We got in some good visits with friends and family and even took some time to get our family pictures taken.

We then headed to Pittsburgh for the 4th. We had a great time with college friends, had a fun family picnic and even got a little date in for our anniversary.

Then, it was back on a plane and back to Denver for another 4 days of visiting which included a trip to the cabin (in the mountains).

Ryder met a ton of family and friends and he was passed from person to person and laughed and smiled for everyone. We loved spending time with our families. I picked a couple photos to post, but there are links below with all of our pictures. Enjoy.
























Pittsburgh trip
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Denver trip
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A Message to Granny

Happy Birthday Granny. I love you - Ryder



Mommy had to get the picture fast... as soon as I hit the floor these days, I start trying to roll!