Happy Halloween!

October

Although the month is not quite over, I want to share some of my favorite moments.

You are 16 months. 

What you LOVE: 
To play "cooking" (When ever I'm in the kitchen you insist on a bowl and spoon so you can cook too)
Jaiden
running (maybe one day you will run track.....or DANCE)
Snacks
Fresh Beat Band
Dora
Dancing

You communicate so well.......tantrums are a daily event but your vocabulary is amazing too, if you want something you pull us and point for us to follow you. (usually to the kitchen pantry for "sax" Cheerios or refrigerator for "joos" or "mik")

Words you can say include:
"mummmy", "da" (daddy), "nana" (grandma), "nana" (for a banana), "NO", "daden" (jaiden), "poppie", "pawpaw", "sy" (outside), "car", "thank you" (you hum the tune of it--if that makes sense to anyone--I should record it one day), "more" (verbal and in sign language), "sax" (snacks), "joos" (juice), "mik" (milk), "wa-wa" (water), "shoos" (shoes), "I wan" (I want...), "TeeTee" (Chanel and Erica), "gace" (Gracie)

We think you are so smart.  We adore you and still look at you and can't believe how much of blessing you are.  You were made for us.  We were made for you. 

So in love with you,
"Mummmy" and "Da"

Baby Doll

Capri Suns

She loves these.

I think it's cute when she is drinking them all by herself.

Busy

I had a busy weekend

I played with my keyboard

 Ate plenty of Goldfish

 Discovered new furniture (that's not really "new")

 Actually let mommy succeed in picture-taking

 Sat on the big potty (LOL)

 Folded some clothes

 Cooked in my kitchen

 Ate at a restaurant

 and combed Daddy's hair

Lastly,  I like to make this face.


 

No wonder I sleep so well.
No wonder we ALL sleep so well.

We are all exhausted by the end.

But it's well worth it.

We love you little Ryan Claire.

Packing and Spit

In the middle of daddy packing.....

 I decide to learn how to do blow spit bubbles like never before..............

 We were laughing so hard............

 Spit was flying.......

 Literally.........

 Drooling....

Gross....

I don't know where she gets this from.

Sunday Pictures

I haven't posted any pics in a while.

A few reason's why are listed below:

1. My camera only cooperates when it wants to. (Sometimes when I turn it on it's blurry and I have to turn it on and off several times before it's o.k.)
2. My memory card is full (yes, over 1,000 pics: which most have been backed up but I STILL can't fathom deleting many of them)
3. My computer is also full and won't allow me to save any pics and if I do try to upload some I have to click a million times to this secret backup, backup, backup folder to be successful.

I could keep going but you get the picture.  We are in need of some major upgrades in this house.  (I hope Santa is reading this blog.)

Anyway, today I finally went to Best Buy and got a new 4GB memory card so Ryan decided to model for me.

I guess we got a little picture happy.  We had fun snapping away.

Happy Sunday!

The In-Laws

I know many people who, if you mention "in-laws", they cringe or may not have anything positive to say regarding them.

Not me.  My in-laws have been nothing but a blessing to me....even before they were my "in-laws".  They have always treated me like a daughter (little sister).  If we ever need anything they are quick to get it.  My FIL even knows that I don't eat eggs so whenever we have Sunday breakfast with them after church he makes it a point to fix me hashbrowns or some alternative. :)  They are wonderful people who don't get all in our business, are there when we need them, and ADORE little Ryan Claire (but who doesn't?).

Anyway,

We spent the evening with them ALL today.  First we chatted with my mother and father-in-law.  Helped her clean up a little while we waited on my BIL (brother-in-law) to finish preparing dinner next door (yes, he lives next door to his parents) that was supposed to have been ready at 6:30 but we didn't start to eat until 8:30.

BIL had us all over for Sake Saturday.
(his wife is half phillipino and he thought that it would be fun to have an Asian themed dinner party)

This special meal
(which I'm sorry to say I only ate an egg roll because I am a picky eater AND they started so late that I had already snacked so much I wasn't hungry)
was quite interesting.

They served sushi (a wide variety), calamari, edamame, sake (and a lot of it), octopus, egg rolls, fried rice, steamed vegetables, and even some Asian desserts.  She even dressed the part and she actually cooked most of the food (she NEVER cooks.......but that's another story--love ya SIL!)

We all had a wonderful time.  Even Ryan who was so sleepy by the time we left I think she had become delusional. (She is on a tight schedule.  If she's not in bed between 8:30 and 9:00 she becomes a very cranky cute baby/toddler)

Although the cuisine was not my cup of tea, I always enjoy spending time with the in-laws.  I can't wait until we have our next family night. 

Maybe I'll host a Mexican Fiesta since I think I'm half Mexican........

Or maybe not! Lol