Party on Ryan!

Ryan got to celebrate THREE times for his birthday! My mom got a cake for his first celebration in SC. Of course he loved the cake and actually blew the candle out.

We had a small party in Maryland with some close friends and family. Being so close to Christmas, Ryan knew what to do with those presents! This party had a train theme. This was definitely one of the more "juvenile" cakes I have done, but it was fun and the kids loved the candy. And, as my mom said, it was for a toddler.

                                       Natalie enjoying some cake-

                                         Kendall

                                   Andrew and Noah playing Sorry with cousin Anna.

                                                 Serious concentration with the tongue out playing legos.

We then celebrated again on his actual birthday. He woke up and Andrew asked for Chocolate Chip Pancakes for Ryan. He also opened the "first present" of the day. It wasn't in his crib, but maybe next year! 

 We then had our friends Adela, Peter, Braxton, Carly and Jacob over for a little lunchtime celebration. Ryan had fun playing with everyone and even took his 1millionth fall (this time off the ladder:) Oh, Ryan. I think I got pictures with food in every child's mouth!

                This theme was cows because Ryan loves to MOOOO.  These came out really cute on Thursday night. Then I put them in Tupperware and the nose melted:( They were still cute-this is the before.

 After everyone left Ryan got a nap and then we went out to ride our scooters! It was an unbelievably warm day for January and it was nice to get out.

      For dinner, since Ryan can't really decide, we decided for him. We know how the boy loves Hot Dogs. We tried to go to Papaya King, but didn't have any cash, so made it over to Shake Shack. We should've gotten Ryan a hamburger! He loved Chris's.  They got a milkshake to celebrate on the way home.

 Until next year!! Happy Birthday RyGuy!

HAPPY 2ND BIRTHDAY RYAN!

 JANUARY 6TH, 2010 1139 am, 7lbs 14oz of love

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I can't not believe Ryan is already 2! It really seems like yesterday that we were heading to the doctor to find out that we would be having another boy!

Ryan is pretty much the life of the party. He always wants to be the center of attention and will figure out a way to make sure you are looking at him and paying attention to HIM. He absolutely adores Andrew and wants to do everything he is doing. He is so stinking cute that we can't stay angry at him for long, even when he screams the entire 8 blocks home from dropping Andrew off. He loves, loves, loves music and will start dancing the minute he hears any beat. His vocabulary has exploded and it is so much fun to listen to him pronounce words. Fork=dork, Light=aiight, soup=coop, bless you=pesyou, read-tea, book=bak.

Ryan is always willing to help clean up, and is really always willing to eat ANYTHING that you have. Eggs, Steak, any type of soup, licorice-you name it, he wants it. He is our little bundle of LOVE and we wish him a very HAPPY 2nd BIRTHDAY.  Here are a few(okay, a lot) of my favorite pictures of the past two years. 

WE LOVE YOU RYAN ANTHONY!!

What a blessing

Today was one of those days where I love being able to stay at home with the boys. Nothing special, just simple. I worked out early, came home and got breakfast ready, Chris ironed and lunch made, showered, and then nothing. We didn't have to be out of the house again until 1130 to take Andrew to school so we got to lay around and play all morning. Ryan opened a birthday gift because he saw and you can't really stop him and we played with that, read books, and played cars. Took Andrew to school, went to the store, Ryan napped, I cleaned, we picked Andrew up and headed to the store, the bank and the park. We came home and played some more, made cupcakes, took baths, made dinner, played under the towels, had dinner with Daddy and then they both went down without a peep. Now, don't get me wrong, there were plenty of arguments and refereeing, tears over hats/gloves/ winter wear, some tears at school because MOM forgot to get out show and tell that Andrew picked, tears on the way home from the park because "poop, poop (from Ryan..not me). But it was just what the doctor ordered. Simple, blissful, one of those happy days that makes being a mom so special.

Apartment sweet Apartment...

We packed up two weeks worth of toys and clothes…

and luckily Chris could still see out of the back. We weren't quite sure where all of this stuff would go, but the boys had fun re-opening all the gifts and playing in the boxes!

Now time to find spots for it all!!

We have also hit the 6 month mark of living in the city!! Wooohoo!! Here's to hoping the next 30 go just as fast! Right before we drove through the tunnel Andrew was crying that he didn't want to go back to the city because he missed his friends in Baltimore. Then that night at bedtime he asked how much longer we would be here because he missed his friends. I feel ya buddy, I feel ya. It is amazing what a 4.5 year old can remember and verbalize. 

Now that it is cold out, Ryan screams bloody murder every time I try to get his hat/gloves/coat on and put him in the stroller. He wants NOTHING to do with the "stroller blanket" either. I just keep thinking, awesome…4 more months of this right? Put on my happy face:)

Happy New Year!!

Our friends the Kelly's invited us over on New Years Eve for a little celebrating. The kids were eager to wear their hats for about 5 minutes.  It was very nice to relax and enjoy some friendly company.

 Wyatt didn't want to wear any hats with us.

 Happy 830pm New Year!