Happy Birthday Ryan!

Wow...how in the world did this happen? My baby is 2! Can I even call him a baby anymore? Well, of course he'll always be MY baby. :) Gosh, what to say about Ryan....he's his own guy. He continues to be very different than Katie in just about every way. He and Katie have a love hate relationship. He loves to be around her but he definitely has a threshold that Katie pays no attention to. He plays very well on his own and can beebop around the playroom playing quietly for hours. He has one true love right now....Buzz Lightyear and anything Toy Story. He would watch it everyday if I let him! You are sure to see him running around the house with a buzz toy yelling "To infinity and beyond!" He has a crazy vocabulary for his age! I'm still shocked at what he says sometimes because Katie was nowhere near this verbal at 2. The other day he said "catastrophe" and I did a double take. You would think with a good vocabulary the tantrums would be less....unfortunately not. He's got quite a temper and wants what he wants when he wants it and if he doesn't get it he'll make sure you are just as miserable as he is. He's a pretty picky eater. If it's not pasta, cheese, crackers, fruit or gerber cereal bars he's not a fan. The kid won't eat sandwhiches...what kid doesn't eat a sandwhich??? Haha...oh well. He's getting some nutrition somewhere as he's growing like a weed. I predict 31 pounds at his doctor's appointment tomorrow...we shall see! I'm interested to see what percentage his height is because he's really sprouted up in the last couple months. Mama's boy is definitely a term that describes Ryan. He loves his mama, which I'm ok with...I know at some point hanging out with mama isn't going to be #1 on his priority list so I'll enjoy it while I can.

And without further ado...my way to long (but at least not as long as the one year videos!!!) birthday montage I do every year on the kiddos' birthdays. Turn on the volume to get the real musical tearjerking experience :)

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Terrible 2's?

I promise I did manage to get some way cuter ones...after a bag of marshmallows and this...

I love him...

Labor Day

We had our family over for Labor Day and although the weather wasn't an A+ the food and the company was!

We all loved getting baby snuggles all day...Katie sure loves Baby Brooke and loves to make sure the attention is not too far from her. The Aunts and Daniel were very nice to participate in a little water coloring :)


Lots of sleepy baby snuggles...


She's getting so big! Starting to smile BIG too! I didn't catch any big ones but a few small ones :)


I loved these too....Uncle Mike getting a lesson in playing with dolls. Soon enough!


Grandpa and Ryan matched!

J&K

Awww...

Good Morning Sunshine Faces!

That's how I greet my kids in the morning. Sometimes their faces are sunshiny and sometimes gray and overcast. Today was a sunshiny day :)

Late on the First Day of School!!

Because I just HAD to snap some shots of my big girl...4 years old, almost 5 on her first day of Pre-K! She had a great day by the way. All smiles and can't wait to go back. Hoping for a great rest of the year!


She really wanted a picture of her brother who is in the "I'm not looking at the camera" stage


Ryan! Buzz Lightyear's on my head!!!! (Of course Katie looks away..)


Katie with one of her teachers and in front of her room :)