Traveling...

Ryan being fabulous!

Traveling with two kids can be challenging! 16 hours in the car is a very long time. Ryan has been good as gold ever since we put a TV in the Jeep (thank you Allan Monk). We don't know what we would do with out it. Ryder has been a little champ. He was very good on the way there and on the way home, he only got a little restless the last hour coming and going,

but I can't complain!

We were just outside of Flagstaff when I could smell him!

Since we were close I thought he can wait...

BAD NEWS

we stopped only to find poop everywhere!!!

(I had him sit in the bumbo while I took the car seat apart, then I put him on the pack and play mat while I cleaned him up)

There was poop all down his legs and feet...

then he played with his toes...

then it ended up on his cute little face...

and I am sure that he ate some because when we stopped

he was sucking on his fingers like he always does....

GROSS

and I hope that he doesn't get sick!

After baths and soaking everything in oxi clean for a day...

both the kid and the car seat are good as new!

Sorry Ryder!

(i don't like blogging about poop but this was a bad one)

Labor Day Weekend

Alli and I took the kids and headed to St. George for Labor Day weekend.

Tyler stayed home to study:(.

We went to Sam's football game Friday night.

Whitney and Drake came to the game to play with us.

It was so great to see them. Baby Drake is so so Cute!!

Heather, Zander and Ben came from up north to watch Sam.

Eating snow cones and sleeping... That's a way to enjoy a hot summers night!

Heather is theeee best sister in the whole wide world!! (Cass is too)

Heather spent most of Saturday doing my hair.

Thank you so much sister! I love it! (pictures to maybe come later)

Ryan went to the lawnmower store with Grandpa O, and then it was

off to Grandma H.'s house for swimming and playing outside.

Ryan learned how to pee in the bushes!

BYU killed Oklahoma!!

Ryan went for a 4 wheeler ride,

apparently he was pretty tired and fell asleep on the way home.

Ryder is king of the bumbo!!

Ryan is king of the Refrigerator!!

(The many faces of Ryan)

We had a great time, ate great food, and were in GREAT company!

We love you all!

Thanks for a great weekend!!

August 31, 2009

Mad Ryan

Sometimes Ryan isn't very happy with his mom.

Sorry bud!

August 22, 2009 Cabelas

Boys will be Boys!

We told Ryan that we were going to Cabelas to see the animals.

He talked about seeing the "pig" all day long.

(how he remembered the pig from last time we were there 3 months ago, I'll never know)

Taking Ryan to Cabelas is like taking him to the Zoo.

It doesn't even matter that all the animals are dead!

He was so excited to see the warthog, and he was just as excited to ride on the escalator.

All 3 of my boys were in heaven!

Fishies

We have two new members of the family...

Odie the white fish and Little Wayne he is black!

Alli took Ryan to petsmart to get a pet... I can do fish. Maybe I could do a little dog, but for sure nothing else!!! I don't really love animals too much. Cats scare me, so do big dogs, and hamsters gross me out!! Ryan is very excited about these little fishies, hopefully they last longer than a few days. Then we could get them a real fish bowl and rocks :).

(actually I am surprised they made it through the night)

Scare...

I accidently deleted my entire blog today...

I started crying!!! (like bawling my eyes out)

I didn't know to do.

I started praying...

Turns out if you delete your blog you have 90 days to restore it!

Thank you Google company and blogger!

I love you!

This is Tyler's Grandparents old Piano.

It's about 80 years old, it might even be older than that.

It was delivered last night to our house.

We are so excited about it!

It is getting tuned on Tuesday.

Now I can start practicing.

I think my sister Cass is better than me and she is 8... but not for long!

Heather and Cass I might be the first to get the $1000 dollars from mom for that one song:)

Happy 27th Birthday!!

We hope you had a great day!

Thanks for working so hard for our little family.

You are a GREAT dad to our boys.

We sure love you!!

Ryan loves birthdays and was so excited to blow out the candles!

Sometimes we light and blow out candles just for fun.

Thanks to all of our friends and family that came...

sorry I didn't get pictures of everyone!!

Miracle!!

Last Saturday Tyler helped me clean the house. I was very thankful for the help!!

I was absolutely shocked when I walked into my room and found that he had made the bed. This is first time in almost 5 years that he has made our bed all by himself!!!

I consider this to be blog worthy event!!

Thank you Ty... Love you!

Grandma H (Mom) Happy Birthday!!

NOT tired!

I just took this picture with my computer... It's after midnight and my little Ryder isn't tired at all. I know I am, just look at me. He fell asleep tonight about 9:20. I thought he would sleep for the night, he thought different and just slept for an hour! Hopefully he goes to bed soon. I sure love this little one though!!

Happy Birthday Kat!

Hope you have a great day.

Friends Forever!!

Don't be to mad about these pictures...:)

Love you!

Linda's Lake Powell condos. I found these pictures today...

I know we don't look so hot!

Ha ha

Kitchen

Our kitchen is finally done!! Yay!!!!

Happy Anniversary!

Happy anniversary Grandma and Papa O.

We love you and hope you have a great day!

Playtime

We got to play with Baby Taycee a couple days ago when her mom went

to run some errands. The babies were perfect and we had a lot of fun with

her. Ryan was a lot of help. I asked him to put a couple of toys on the blanket

and he dumped the whole basket, so they had plenty to choose from!

(I don’t know how you would ever get anything done if you had twins though)

Pine Valley

Ryan went 4 wheeling in Pine Valley with Grandpa and Grandma O. and Dad on the 4th of July. It looks like they had a lot of fun. Ryan loves riding on the 4 wheeler.

I showed these pictures to Ryan and he said " I like that papa, I need that papa" and now he has been crying for 5 minuets telling me that he needs his papa and pointing at him in this picture.

I think it's time for a visit. He really misses his Grandpa!

(I know this is a little late, but I just got the pictures... thanks for sending them Stacey)

Our new Roommate!

Alli moved in with us a couple weeks ago. Ryan loves having her here!

She helps out quite a bit and we are glad to have her here with us.

Burp!

I wanted to get it on video so that I don't forget.

Ryder has always been really easy to burp. After I'm done feeding him, I sit him on my lap and he burps... it's just that simple!

I love this little one!

Dodgers vs. Diamondbacks

We went to the game last night. Even though we sat at the very top of the stadium we had a great time. Ryan had a blast... he yelled and cheered the whole time and we had plenty of seats around us for him to roam around. He also ate 3 hotdogs! That's right 3... I guess he loves them. Ryder was a champ... as he always is! It must have worn him out though because it's 11:30 and he is still asleep.

Good Times!!!

{thanks Scott and Nat for coming with us}

August 14, 2009

Four months with my sweet boy!

He is such a great baby.

He is so mellow and easy going.

He rarely cries and never spits up.

He is so easy to burp.

He loves rice cereal and eats it every night before bed.

He sits in the Bumbo pretty well.

He can roll over back to front,

but would rather lay on his side and suck on his hands.

He loves to be held so he can see your face.

He gives Ryan huge smiles,

and puts up with all the mauling usually without a peep.

He sleeps through the night almost every night.

I am so thankful he is a part of our family.

Love you Ryder Boys!

popsicles...

Ryan can talk really well. Especially for how old he is,

but there are some words he really can't say!

My husband hearts Clint Eastwood

~He has almost every movie.

~His FAVORITE new shirt.

{I should have bought him two because I am pretty sure that he will wear this one out.}

~He is thinking about getting a cowboy hat.

~He collects guns.

~He wanted to name one of our kids Eastwood

Maybe it's an obsession.

I can't say... but yes!

Sweet Ryder

I find Ryder sleeping like this almost every time...

his middle fingers in his mouth and his other arm holding his hand there.

(my flash is still making his eyes huge, sorry bud)

Water or Gas?

Ryan filled his car up with water from his sippy cup.

Who needs gas anyways?

Olathe Sweet Corn... Mark Owens this one is for you!

We went to the farmers market and bought Olathe Sweet Corn!

It was delicious!! You know I love my CORN!!

The Next Emporio Armani Model

Watch out david beckham... he might take your job!
(I didn't tell him to pose... he did this all on his own) Ha Ha

Last week everytime Ryan pooped in his diaper he wanted to see "it". I told him he could only see "it" if he used the big boy toilet. The next time he pooped in his diaper he went in the bathroom, took off his diaper and put the poop in the toilet. He thought he was so smart!
I figured it was more than time to potty train!
The first twenty minuets he had already peed all over my carpet... I thought I was doomed! Since then he has only had a few accidents and is doing really well, I shouldn't complain!

bumbo in the tub...

The boys loved taking a tub together! Ryan was so excited

to have Ryder in there with him. It also solves my problem

of Ryan wanting to take baths in the kitchen. Gotta love that!!

Church

Our church is at 8 o'clock. It's a killer every Sunday having to wake Ryan up because he usually sleeps until 8 or 9. On our way to church today he saw his "HOOPS" shirt in the car (thank you Misti) and decided that he would rather wear his t-shirt instead of his sunday clothes. We didn't want him to throw a tantrum as we were walking into the building, so we told him that he could bring his shirt in if he put it in his bag. He was very good for most of the meeting... but it went extra long and he got a little restless. He found his shirt and insisted on putting it on, so this is how he went to nursery. Oh well, right?

Kitchen & Family Room

The Kitchen...I'm still waiting for one more cabinet.

   I'll post pictures when it's done!

  {The sink/faucet is my favorite part}
Family Room

True Love

Our Bronco has been in storage for the past couple of months.  Tyler brought it home the other night and parked it in the driveway.  When I came home with the boys Ryan saw it and started yelling "THE BRONCO"!!    He couldn't wait to go for a ride... so Tyler let him sit in it when he pulled into the garage.  He was in Heaven!  He sure does love that thing probably just as much as his Daddy. 

Bath Time!

I love my new sink... it makes bath time so easy!!  I couldn't get a picture of Ryder smiling because when my camera flashes his eyes go huge and he gets a scared look on his face.

Lately Ryan has to copy everything that Ryder does.  

Ryan insisted on having a bath in the kitchen!

I probably shouldn't have given in... but oh well!

He sure is cute though!!

No more monkeys jumping on the bed!

Ryan had way to much sugar and Dr. Pepper yesterday!

It was a long night!!