Is There Something On My Face?

Cottage Cheese. . . .



Dirt from flowerbeds. . . .





Cheese Ravioli. . . .






Soap suds. . . .

Fun Times!

We spent a wonderful evening with our friends Kirk and April and their 3 darling girls. I think it was the first time we had dinner with friends where I wasn't constantly having to watch Ryan to make sure he wasn't getting into anything. Their girls welcomed Ryan with open arms and definitely showed him a good time -- from jumping on the trampoline to playing with a cool train set -- Ryan was truely in heaven.

Lawn Mower

Dad, I think we should get this lawn mower. .



Look! It's just my size - I can reach the gears!



The hard part is learning how to dismount from this thing. .

Imitating Mommy and Daddy

Recently, Ryan has been all about imitating things that Mommy and Daddy do. Here are just a few that made us laugh. . .

1. Wearing his cool sunglasses on top of his head just like his Mommy.

2. Helping Daddy vacuum

3. Multitasking at its best here - who else can hold a football and talk on the phone at the same time???

Busted Lip

Ryan had a little run-in at the park today. Nope, the run-in didn't involve another kid. It was actually with a mean steel pole. Poor guy wasn't watching where he was walking and he ran right into it. No tears were shed but his lip started bleeding immediately. What a sight to see! Here are a few pics of his new wound. . . he's pretty proud of it.

Pukey Valentine's Day

We sure had a pukey Valentine's Day in our house -- literally! Over the last few days, all three of us (plus our Nanny!) have had a lovely stomach bug. Thankfully, it has lasted only 24 hours or less for each person but its unfortunate Bobby's turn to get it fell on Valentine's Day.

Here's the first shot of the day with Ryan in his new shirt from Grandma and Grandpa Weilbacher. He wasn't too photogenic but that's my fault for trying to take a picture at 7am in the morning during "cartoon time".

Ryan's Nanny bought him a Valentine's Day balloon. Very Sweet! This picture was taken a few seconds before she asked me to explain to her what "Eligible Bachelor" meant. Too funny!



Mommy and Daddy got Ryan his very own basketball hoop and a tub full of balls. He loves his new toy despite it being a little tall for him. Oh well, he's learned how to pull up a chair to get a better shot - so smart!





Even Oliver got a new rawhide bone!



Later that day, Ryan went to Gymboree to play with his friends.

Um, excuse me, I don't think that's the general purpose of the basketball hoop. Good form though!

Ryan's Valentine's Day definitely beat Daddy's this year! Feel better honey! xoxox

Super Bowl 2011

We had a small gathering of friends and family over to watch the Super Bowl game. What fun to watch the game while the kiddos ran around a played together.

Here is Ava showing off her new walker to Ryan. We later found Ryan crawling in it to test it out himself. Not surprised!



Ashley and Ryan



My brother-in-law Brandon and Lauren



Megan, Ashley and me



Ryan: Look Lauren if you crawl up on the ledge you get a much better view.

Lauren: No thanks I am fine right here.

Avery's Bounce Party

After being cooped up in the house for several days due to weather, we were ready to get out and do some things this past weekend. We had a great time celebrating Avery's (Ryan's cousin) 6th birthday at Bounce U in Richardson. The venue was set up with several bounce houses that included slides, basketball hoops, tunnels, boxing ring, etc.

Mommy was a bit protective at first because all of the kids were a lot bigger than Ryan. That quickly ended when Ryan showed all of the party goers that he could clearly hold his own!



Check out who is holding up the line!

Weee!

Ryan has a huge liking for balls. There was a bounce house that had built in basketball hoops with several balls. He spent most of his time playing in this one. . .

This was a cool contraption! And of course Ryan wanted to try it but Mommy was just too scared the older kids would accidentally fall on him.

Uncle Ken giving Ryan a boost so he can watch the kids climb around.

Finally, Mommy gave in and let Ryan crawl around in there.

Ryan intently watching a game of air-hockey.

Brooklyn and Ryan eating their cupcakes