Rain, Rain Go Away!

Even though it's been raining lately, it does not stop Ryan from doing his favorite thing...playing outside! As soon as we get home from school, the first thing he says is "Outside!" and we play until dinner.
Luckily, Cousin Ethan had an adorable rain coat to pass on that Ryan loves to wear!

Another favorite activity is Ryan's lawnmower. He could mow all day long. He also loves to walk around the neighborhood and look at other people as they mow their lawns. When we pull in the driveway, he points out "daddy's lawnmower."

Snow Day!

It was hard to get a picture of his face, but Ryan had a great time today in the Atlanta Snow! After a big birthday party, we came home in the snow and played with our neighbors! Ryan loves playing with the "big boys" and while he wasn't too interested in snow in Cleveland, he loved running after Ethan and Andrew today! They made a snowman, filled a dump truck with snow, and ran around with the dog. All this, and Ryan still didn't take a nap!!!

More Cleveland

Nana's friend has two horses, so we went to visit them. Ryan thought they were dogs at first, but then he understood and realized they were "horsies!"

Auntie Laura and Uncle Brian came to see Ryan. He had a great time with them, and now Ryan loves to point them out in every picture that he can find!

Cleveland

Ryan and I went to Cleveland over the weekend. We drove by the house I grew up in! Isn't it pretty?

Ryan LOVED Poppo's trains. When we went back upstairs, he kept saying "watch trains...Poppo's trains..." In fact, the first night, he screamed and wouldn't go to bed for an hour because he wanted to go back down and see Poppo's trains. Then right when Ryan woke up, the first thing he asked for was "Poppo's trains."

Ryan got his first "snow experience." He would go to all of the windows and said "snow" over and over.

Ryan did great on the plane...I think because I got him his own seat!

Some Adult Fun

For Eric's birthday, I threw him a party. Ryan had a little to eat and then went to bed. Magically, he stayed asleep while we had a party downstairs! We checked on him often, but he never made a peep!

Eric's Augusta friends came in to help celebrate! They made a surprise visit!

Check out the party...

We had a great time!

Some Good Ones

We have one cabinet reserved for Ryan that is not babyproofed. This is where we have some non-breakable items, including some of Ryan's cups. When Ryan wants something to drink, he brings us a cup and asks for a drink! One day, he thought he'd make sure he saw each and every dark corner of the cabinet. You can see the result!
Abigail, Ryan and Graham enjoyed a lovely bath together...

more Chanukah pics

Charlie's Birthday was December 26th. He turned 5! What a milestone! We love him so much! Here Charlie enjoys his "Frosty Paws" treat.
Next I presented Charlie with a special bone. He loves his rawhide bones!!!

The cousins enjoyed playing in the playhouse together!

But not as much as Ethan and Ryan enjoyed playing with the trains...

Aunt Jody "high 5's" Ryan after he goes down his slide. Ryan loves to share his play room with friends and family!