Ryan Madison & Samantha Adeline

Recap of Summer

2011-01-02T13:44:00.001-08:00

Sorry I haven't blogged in 6 months! Life has been busy and I honestly don't have a lot of "free time" to be on the computer, but I will try my best to start blogging again. It was a busy summer; Ryan turned 4 & I turned 30! Our AC went out so we went on a staycation, and we went on lots of trips to the Children's Museum of Phoenix to escape the heat.

Grandma Baker, Auntie Jenny & cousin Mattie come to visit

2010-07-07T14:10:00.000-07:00

We don't have too many visitors in the summer, but my family decided to brave the heat and came to visit us. It was a busy few days of playing, swimming, and a visit to the kid's museum.

Dancing girl!

2010-06-13T08:38:00.001-07:00

Ryan has been talking about being a "dancing girl" for awhile now so we finally enrolled her in tap & ballet classes at a dance studio. She had a panic attack the first class when she found out that moms are not allowed in the big girl 3 year old class. Now she loves it & I'm so proud of my dancing girl!

Happy Birthday Daddy!

2010-06-13T08:35:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday Daddy! Ryan was sooo excited to celebrate Daddy's birthday~ I'm thinking this excitment had something to do with the fact that there was cake involved.

How did I live without this???

2010-06-13T08:30:00.001-07:00

Jason & the girls got me an Ergo baby carrier for Mother's Day and I love it! I don't know how I didn't have one of these when Ryan was a baby. I had always heard such great things about the Ergo, and it is amazing! I think I've worn it every day.

children's museum

2010-06-13T08:18:00.000-07:00

We went to the children's museum 2 weekends in a row... Ryan enjoyed crafts, painting, & racing cars. Sam is starting to enjoy the museum~ she lounged on pillows in the baby room & "played" with blocks.

New slide & climber!

2010-06-13T08:09:00.000-07:00

We finally have something besides rocks in our backyard! Come over & play with us friends!

A day at the beach

2010-05-16T14:51:00.000-07:00

Two of the things that we miss the most about California is the beach and Wahoo's ( and our friends & family of course) :) We spent our last day in CA at the beach. It was too cold to swim, but Ryan loved searching the tidepools and playing in the sand. Then we had a yummy lunch at Wahoo's. It also happened to be cousin Mattie's 3rd birthday so we had dinner at Mattie's favorite place, Chick fil a, and surprised her with birthday cake at Grandma & Grandpa Baker's house.

Disneyland

2010-05-16T14:40:00.000-07:00

What trip to California would be complete without a day at Disneyland? Ryan was so excited to go to Disneyland again after our vacation there last July. Her favorite ride is still the "small world boats" and Samantha had a great time sleeping at Disneyland.

California & cousins

2010-05-16T14:27:00.000-07:00

We had a whirlwind trip to California a few weeks ago. We spent 1 day in Orange County, 1 day in Alta Loma, 1 day @ Disneyland & 1 day at the beach. Ryan loved getting together with all of her relatives & friends. Grandpa Hall's house was overrun with girls~ there were 6 little girls there! As a side note, I had to include a pic of Grandma Hall holding Sam~ see where she gets her red hair from!

Dyeing Eggs

2010-04-11T16:21:00.000-07:00

Dyeing Easter Eggs was quite messier this year than it was last year... Apparently when you ask a 2 1/2 year old to gently place the egg in the cup, the word "gently" translates to "throw as hard as you can". We made a mess but Ryan had a lot of fun.

Easter

2010-04-11T16:13:00.000-07:00

It's all fun and games until...

2010-03-21T18:05:00.000-07:00

...somebody pokes their eye out. Yesterday we went to Theoren's 10th birthday party and Ryan decided to brave the bounce house for the first time. I had been trying to convince her to go in a bounce house for the longest time, but she had always been to scared to enter one. So when she decided to bounce at the party I was thrilled. After 10 minutes of bouncing, she fell and twisted her knee. She couldn't stand on it and was limping. 5 minutes later she tried to walk to me and fell down, crashing on a table on her way down. Ryan almost poked her eye out on the corner of the table, and has a gash in her temple. Hopefully my clumsiness won't rub off on Sam also...

Arizona Aloha Festival

2010-03-21T17:57:00.000-07:00

Last weekend we went to the Arizona Aloha Festival for the second year in a row. Ryan enjoyed lacing flowers onto string to make a lei. She really loved watching the "dancing girls" and hula dancing with them.

Smiles from Sam

2010-03-21T14:26:00.000-07:00

1 month old...

2010-03-07T13:37:00.000-08:00

I can't believe that our sweet Sam is already 1 month old!

Family of four

2010-03-07T13:28:00.000-08:00

Chuck e Cheese with "my best friend EVER"

2010-03-07T13:15:00.000-08:00

Last weekend Ryan went to Chuck e Cheese for the first time to celebrate her friend Aubrey's 3rd birthday. Ryan & I have been friends with Aubrey & her mommy Eleanor for 2 years now, but we never got a chance to play with them as I was always working. Now that i'm a stay at home mommy we are able to get together more often. Ryan recently began talking about Aubrey all the time, and calls her her "best friend EVER", shouting the word ever. Eleanor & i joke that by the time the girls are in jr. high they will actually talk to each other; currently they just hold hands and quietly play next to one another.

Happy Birthday Elmo!

2010-03-07T13:12:00.000-08:00

A few weeks ago we went to Border's for a Birthday celebration for Elmo. Being that Ryan's favorite character of all time is Elmo, we had to go celebrate!

Love is...

2010-03-07T13:05:00.000-08:00

having a sister...

One week old...

2010-02-12T12:48:00.001-08:00

How cute is this kid??? I think Sam looks exactly like Ryan at this age; except that Sam has lighter hair and skin.

Introducing...Samantha Adeline

2010-02-09T13:36:00.001-08:00

We are now officially a family of four! Samantha Adeline arrived on her due date (how punctual!) Feb. 5th, 2010 at 6:16 p.m. She weighed 7lbs.6oz. and was 18 1/2 inches long.

Princess Party

2010-02-04T13:09:00.001-08:00

Last weekend Ryan and I went to a princess party @ the Disney Store where she dressed up & learned to be a princess. Her favorite part was learning to wave like a princess, which she has been practicing all week saying "elbow, elbow, wrist, wrist"

The Zoo

2010-02-04T12:54:00.001-08:00

Daddy & Ryan have had a few Zoo trips together so I can get some rest at home... They have a lot of fun together at the Zoo.

New bike!

2010-02-04T12:48:00.000-08:00

Ryan loves the bike that she got for Christmas. She would ride it all day if we let her, but she is too fast for me so usually she goes out with Daddy.

I need the heating pad!

2010-02-04T12:41:00.000-08:00

My back has been hurting really bad for the past month, so I have been using a heating pad a lot. The first few times Ryan told me that she needed it, i thought it was pretty cute. Then she turned into a heating pad monster... If i get it out when she is awake, she actually cries (real tears)to use it and if I say that i need it, she cries "my back is hurting, i need to use the heating pad" over and over again.

Belated Christmas Post

2010-02-04T12:13:00.000-08:00

I know, I know, Christmas was over a month ago & I'm just now posting... It was pretty quiet around here; it was our first Christmas not in CA ( Dr. did not want me to travel in case I went into labor; see how well that worked out?). On Christmas Eve we went for a night walk to look at lights, had hot chocolate, books & movies , and let Ryan pick out one present to open . Ryan was thrilled on Christmas morning to discover that Santa had brought her a bike. I was impressed that on her second try on the bike she was peddling & steering like a pro. I realized that we can't bring Ryan shopping with us next year; this year while at Target in Dec. we threw some stuff in the cart for Christmas and when I told Ryan on Christmas morning "look what Santa brought you" she said "no, mommy bought that at Target" Oops.

Gingerbread storytime & cookie

2009-12-17T13:25:00.001-08:00

Ryan is a big fan of gingerbread cookies so we went to the library for a special reading of "The Gingerbread Man" followed by cookie decorating & eating. I was the only mommy that let my child decorate the cookie all by herself~ but Ryan was so proud of her creation and so was I ( even if she put the gingerbread man's eyes on his feet ) It's the creativity that counts!

Christmas tree

2009-12-17T13:11:00.001-08:00

Ryan loved picking out & decorating the Christmas Tree this year. She especially likes the lights and her painted ornaments that she made for the tree.

Christmas in the Park

2009-12-13T12:43:00.000-08:00

We went to Litchfield Park's Christmas in the Park this weekend. Ryan got to play in snow for the first time & she also enjoyed riding a pony.

Train park

2009-12-13T12:39:00.000-08:00

Thanksgiving

2009-12-13T12:27:00.000-08:00

Auntie Jenny, Uncle Sadri, Cousin Mattie & Granma Baker came out to visit us for Thanksgiving this year! Ryan had so much fun with her " cousin friend".
We went to gymnastics, the park, Children's Museum, and a Holiday Lights Parade. Ryan & Mattie especially loved eating their Thanksgiving feast at their very own kids table. Happy Thanksgiving!

Trick or Treat!

2009-11-01T13:46:00.001-08:00

Ryan was very excited to dress up as Tinkerbell this year for Halloween. She was yelling "Happy Halloween" and "Trick or Treat" all day, but when people actually opened their doors she was quiet and scared. Then when she walked away she would look in her bag and say "what is it"?

Pumpkin Carving

2009-11-01T13:36:00.001-08:00

Boo at the Zoo

2009-11-01T13:24:00.001-08:00

We decided to check out Boo at the Zoo last weekend. There were a lot of games but Ryan preferred to paint, look at all the animals, and pet the goats.

Pumpkin Patch!

2009-11-01T13:10:00.001-08:00

For the third year in a row we went to Tolmachoff Farms Pumpkin Patch. Ryan enjoyed looking at the animals and picking out pumpkins; she even picked out a small pumpkin for her baby sister.

Baby update & park

2009-10-11T14:41:00.001-07:00

Jason finally got a picture of my belly when we were at the park today. This pregnancy is flying by and we had yet to take a picture where you can see my baby bump. In case you didn't know, baby #2 is a girl!!! We are still undecided on a name, but Ryan seems quite fond of the name Samantha. That's what she calls the baby... we shall see :)

The Zoo

2009-10-11T14:34:00.001-07:00

Now that the weather has cooled down we are spending a lot of time at the zoo. Last weekend we went and the highlight was when Ryan saw a statue of a crocodile and got scared . She would not go near it and we tried to tell her it was just pretend but she stayed far away.

Gymnastics

2009-10-11T14:24:00.000-07:00

Ryan & Daddy go to gymnastics together every Fri. while i'm at work. She loves jumping, swinging on the bars, and doing the obstacle course. As soon as i get home from work Ryan tells me all about what she did at gymnastics and how much fun she had.

Ryan @ 2 years...

2009-10-11T14:13:00.000-07:00

I feel like I don't post often enough, so I thought a quick update would be nice. Ryan had a great summer and we are very happy that Fall is here & the weather has cooled down. Ryan still loves reading, coloring, playing and watching Elmo. She went from saying words over the summer to now speaking in full sentences all the time. She talks from the moment she wakes up until she goes to sleep! She has become quite sassy in her old age... Her new thing is if she asks for something and we say no, she says "but i said yes!" very loudly with a pout on her face. Ryan seems to be excited for the arrival of baby #2, and kisses my belly a lot.

One of the boys...

2009-09-12T13:32:00.000-07:00

We went out to dinner with the Guadagnino's and then came back to our place for a movie. We put a movie on for the boys and told Ryan it was time for her to go to bed. She ran in to where the boys were, layed down next to them, and refused to move.

Happy Birthday Mommy!

2009-09-12T13:28:00.001-07:00

I celebrated my b-day with Ryan, Daddy & Trader Joe's Ice Cream Cake. Yumm-o.

Children's Museum of Phoenix

2009-09-12T13:19:00.001-07:00

We rarely go to the kids museum anymore because it is always super crowded, but we decided to go a few weekends ago for a fun family day.

It's a... Baby!

2009-08-08T14:24:00.001-07:00

Here are the first pictures of baby #2! In the first you can see his or her face and in the bottom picture you can see baby sucking his or her thumb. Crazy!

Happy 2nd Birthday!

2009-08-08T14:14:00.001-07:00

We celebrated Ryan's birthday early at Disneyland, so on her official birthday we went to the Science Center during the day and had cake after dinner . It was a simple but fun day. Happy birthday baby!

No more Diapers!

2009-08-08T14:03:00.000-07:00

No more diapers!... that is until the next baby comes in 5 months. Ryan decided that she was ready for big girl panties after we returned home from Disneyland. I was terrified & not ready, thinking that she would have a bunch of accidents and that i would have to remind her to go potty all the time. Luckily it was quite the opposite~She has been accident free for the past couple weeks and says when she needs to go, wherever we are. We are so proud of our big girl!

More Disneyland

2009-07-26T15:53:00.000-07:00

Disneyland Vacation!

2009-07-26T13:45:00.000-07:00

Ryan had a great vacation to Disneyland last week! She went on most of the rides & wasn't scared at all! Her favorite was Small World & the Carousel. We rode on the carousel at least 10 times... When it was time to get off Small World she cried and said "small world boats again". When I told her that other kids need a turn she cried "no, my turn".

Ryan is going to be a big sister!

2009-07-26T08:28:00.000-07:00

Ryan is going to be a big sister! Baby #2 is due to arrive around Feb. 5th and we are all thrilled!

4th of July weekend

2009-07-05T14:47:00.001-07:00

We had originally planned on staying home for the 4th, but very tragic circumstances brought us to CA for the weekend instead. My dear friend of 10 years Sarah lost her husband Greg last week. His death was very sudden & I miss him dearly...We drove out to CA to attend Greg's service and it was so sad but beautiful at the same time. There must have been hundreds of people there which is a testament to what great people Sarah & Greg are. We were able to catch up briefly with family and friends over the weekend. Ryan had a great 4th ~ we went to a BBQ with the Jazayeri's & Silveri's ~ it was so cute watching Ryan, Tatum, & Mattie playing together. Then we headed to Irvine High to see the fireworks. It was Ryan's first time seeing the fireworks & she was mesmerized by them. She said "loud" a lot & would shout out each color of the fireworks. Miss you all already, we'll be back in 2 weeks!

Daddy's Birthday weekend

2009-06-07T14:21:00.000-07:00

For Daddy's Birthday we went to Pointe Hilton Squaw Peak for the weekend with the Guadagnino's...Ryan hitching a ride with Daddy after Dinner.

Ryan is not a cuddler, but she was so cold & tired that she actually let me hold her!

Ryan loved swimming in the pool. Every time we walked by the pool she would start crying if she thought we weren't going in. She woke us up @ 5:30 saying "pool" over & over again.

Apparently my child has no fear of the water. She would jump in by herself, not caring if anyone was there to catch her. Also Ryan would walk into the deep end and say "deep" as the water went up past her mouth. She is crazy!

The Lazy River, does life get any better?
Happy Birthday Daddy!

Happy Birthday Daddy!

2009-06-07T14:15:00.000-07:00

Ryan was very excited to celebrate Daddy's Birthday~ especially once she found out cake was involved. All day she said "daddy, birthday, cake, share"

2009-05-31T14:20:00.000-07:00

Some highlights from May include:
Splash pad fun,
reading books,
making goop at the museum,
and being cute!

Teacher Denise

2009-05-31T14:09:00.000-07:00

As most of you know, Ryan is not very fond of adults, and it takes her a long time to warm up to people. After trying out every storytime in AZ , we stumbled upon the best one when Ryan was a baby~ Teacher Denise. Ryan spent the last year sitting in my lap during storytime, not getting close to Denise. The last few months Ryan has grown really close to Denise, wanting to be her helper, sitting in her lap, & giving her hugs. We sadly found out that Denise will be getting a "real" job and will no longer be doing storytime. We are seriously depressed about this :(

Train park

2009-05-31T14:03:00.000-07:00

It has been super hot lately, but that didn't stop us from going to our favorite train park.

Pigtails!!!

2009-04-25T13:30:00.000-07:00

Ryan was completely bald for the first year of her life, and then the past few months she started rockin' a sweet mullet. This morning Daddy realized that her hair is finally long enough for a big girl hairdo- pigtails! I just can't get enough of it & think she looks so pretty & grown-up!

A real pony ride

2009-04-25T13:19:00.000-07:00

Ryan is obsessed with carousels, but had never been on a real "neigh, neigh". We went to the fair/carnival last weekend (which was very lame) and saw that they had pony rides. We weren't sure if Ryan would go on a real pony because she looked nervous & she is a scaredy cat. She ended up loving the pony ride! She smiled the whole time and held on tight with both hands.

Easter: Part 2

2009-04-19T14:28:00.000-07:00

On Sunday as the Erwin's headed back to CA the sun finally came out so we took Ryan to the park and had another Easter egg hunt after church.

Easter!

2009-04-19T14:16:00.000-07:00

The Erwin's came out to AZ for Easter. We had grand plans for fun filled egg hunts @ the park, but it was cold & rainy Easter weekend. As per usual, Ryan ended up in Urgent Care ( ear infection), but that didn't stop her from having fun with her BFF Sydney. They made yummy cupcakes, played at the Children's Museum, dyed eggs, and had an indoor egg hunt. They were really into the egg hunt & discovered pretty quickly that there was chocolate inside the eggs. Ryan is still begging for more "choc, treats,pease"

Zoo

2009-04-19T14:10:00.000-07:00

We love the zoo! I think we go at least a few times a month...

Sedona

2009-04-19T14:01:00.000-07:00

We took a day trip to Sedona a few weeks ago and it was beautiful. We went to lunch, looked at the shops, and went on a short hike.

Saint Patty's Playdate

2009-03-22T14:49:00.000-07:00

We headed over to a play date with our mom's group for Saint Patty's Day. Ryan enjoyed a shamrock hunt and eating green frosted cookies. My how Saint Patrick's Day changes when you have a kid.

New sand table & pool

2009-03-22T14:30:00.001-07:00

We spruced up the backyard with a pool and a sand & water table for Ryan. How stores can charge so much for a piece of plastic is beyond me, but anywhoo... Ryan loves splashing around and swimming like a fish. She can't wait to have her friends over for a swim date when it's 120 degrees out. Anyone interested?

Arizona Aloha Festival

2009-03-22T14:21:00.000-07:00

Last weekend we went to Tempe Town Lake for the Arizona Aloha Festival. Ryan loved dancing to the Hawaiian music, making a lei, and eating some yummy island food.

Gymnastics

2009-03-22T14:12:00.001-07:00

I had to work last Fri. so Jason took Ryan to open gym for some great father daughter time. They had a blast swinging on the bars, jumping on trampolines, and playing in the foam pits.

Grandma time

2009-03-01T14:39:00.001-08:00

Ryan was very happy to spend some special time with Grandma Baker this weekend. They loved reading books, looking at the moon, and riding the horse ( grandma's knee) :)

Children's Museum of Phoenix

2009-03-01T14:30:00.000-08:00

A trip to AZ would not be complete without a trip to the children's museum. Ryan & Mattie loved it!

Train park with the Fam

2009-03-01T14:18:00.000-08:00

With cousin Mattie visiting, we had to show her one of our favorite spots, the railroad park. Ryan & Mattie loved riding the train and the "neigh,neigh".

Cousin Mattie comes to AZ!

2009-03-01T14:07:00.000-08:00

Cousin Mattie, Uncle Sadri, Auntie Jenny & Grandma Baker came out to visit this weekend and we had a lot of fun! We took a few hundred pictures, so I promise to post the best ones :) These pics are from our trip to the park by our house ( and yes, that is grass that you are seeing in AZ)

Summer here we come!

2009-02-10T14:58:00.000-08:00

Ryan says "do you like my new bikini?"

Ice cream & sunglasses

2009-02-10T14:50:00.000-08:00

Ryan enjoyed some ice cream with her AZ bff Julia after a fun night out on the town. Then Ryan decided to model her new sunglasses.

Ryan's new kitchen

2009-02-10T14:46:00.000-08:00

We have been wanting to get a play kitchen for Ryan as she enjoys playing & cooking. Then a friend offered us this kitchen for a great price (free)! Ryan loves cooking and serving food in her play kitchen! She can't wait to have her friends over to play!

Our little gardner

2009-02-10T14:08:00.000-08:00

Ryan loves gardening. She loves filling up the watering can and watering all of our plants ( all two of them). She also fills up her buckets with rocks and moves the rocks around the backyard. What a great helper.

Sittin' at the big girl table

2009-02-10T14:05:00.000-08:00

Ryan recently decided that she would like to join us at the big girl table.

Princess tent

2009-02-10T14:02:00.001-08:00

Ryan is all about hiding in her princess tent lately. She loves running in it and then lays down & laughs. She thinks it's hilarious. I don't get it.

Sorry for the blog hiatus...

2009-02-10T13:59:00.000-08:00

And...we're back! Sorry it's been so long. Ryan has been sick a lot, there's never enough time to blog, blah,blah,blah. Sorry for the lack of posts, but I'll try to post more. Promise :)

Christmas in California

2009-01-03T12:39:00.001-08:00

After opening presents & having breakfast on Christmas morning, we headed out to California for a few days. Unfortunately Ryan was really sick the majority of our time in CA. The Dr. thinks she might have asthma as well, so we had to do breathing treatments while in CA. We were able to visit shortly with friends & family and Ryan was finally able to meet her two new cousins as well as her new 2nd cousin. She loved looking at her new baby cousins but did not want mommy or daddy to hold them. Ryan had a lot of fun opening presents ( she loves riding her "neigh, neigh" horse). We also got to go to the LB Aquarium where Ryan actually touched a stingray. Overall a good Christmas break in CA, just too short as always and lots of sick little ones.

Merry Christmas!

2009-01-03T12:29:00.000-08:00

Ryan was super excited that Santa brought her a wagon this year. She loves it so much she refused to get out of it on Christmas morning; so she opened the rest of her gifts while in the wagon. It seats 2 so she decided to ride with Elmo until Sydney or Mattie come to visit :)

Railroad Park

2008-12-21T14:09:00.000-08:00

We went to the railroad park and had lots of fun! Ryan loved riding on the train, carousel, and enjoyed the playground. She now says "whee" when she goes down the slide. Too cute.

Naughty or Nice?

2008-12-13T12:24:00.000-08:00

As you can see in this picture, Ryan was thrilled to see Santa Claus!

Holiday Lights @ Train Park

2008-12-13T11:04:00.000-08:00

We went to "Holiday Lights" at the Railroad Park last night. The line for the train was 1 hour (grrr) so we went on the small steamer and rode the carousel a few times instead. Ryan loved looking at the lights and even said"oh,wow" when we went through a lighted tunnel. That was the first time we heard her say that! She had a lot of fun!

Christmas Tree shopping

2008-12-13T10:54:00.000-08:00

We went to pick out our Christmas tree this weekend, yay! Ryan has this odd obsession with smelling everything, so of course she had to smell all of the trees to decide which one was best.

Step Out, Step Up: It's a Wrap!

2008-12-13T10:50:00.000-08:00

My friend Kim & I volunteered at the mall wrapping presents for charity. It was a lot of fun, even though I'm pretty sure we were the worst gift wrappers in history. For more info and pictures from the event, check out Kim's blog.

Petting Zoo

2008-12-13T10:39:00.001-08:00

We have been members of the Phoenix Zoo for over a year and just found out that they have a petting zoo!Ryan was so excited that she actually got to pet the animals this time (she usually tries to scale the fence to jump in the animal exhibits at the zoo). Ryan had a great time and ran after the goats yelling "soft, soft".

Belated Thanksgiving post

2008-12-13T10:34:00.000-08:00

With the chaos of the E.R. trip, I forgot to post about Thanksgiving. Steve, Alma & Sydney came out from CA and we had a great Thanksgiving weekend. The girls had a lot of fun playing together and they both loved eating yummy mashed potatoes & creamed corn. I can't find our pictures, but you can check out Sydney's blog for more info & pics. We miss you Erwin's!

Carousel At The Railroad Park

2008-11-30T16:43:00.000-08:00

Ryan loving the Carousel at the McCormick Stillman
Railroad Park. That is until the ride ended.

First trip to the E.R.!

2008-11-30T12:50:00.001-08:00

Oh, such a long story... The day after Thanksgiving we were all hanging out in the family room when Ryan decided to climb on the back of the kitchen chair. Unfortunately we did not catch her in time and she fell backwards on the tile floor & held onto the chair the whole time. She hit the back of her head on the tile and the chair fell on her face. We knew she needed stitches & rushed to Urgent care. They told us to go to the hospital as she was showing signs of trauma ( throwing up) . Fun. So, we went to the E.R. and waited 30 mins. for their pediatric wing to open. Makes me wonder what happens if your child has an emergency in the middle of the night? After we were seen by the doctor, he had to decide whether to do an x-ray or cat scan to see if there was further damage. They informed us that if they did the cat scan Ryan would have to have an iv and would be taped down to the table. They asked us if they did all that to her if we thought she would lay still or fight. I laughed really hard. Everyone decided it would be best to just do the x-ray since it would be less traumatic. They still had to restrain her, which was traumatic for her & Jason and I. Luckily there were no signs of trauma so they put liquid bandage over her eyebrow and we were sent home. All in all the whole ordeal took 4 hours. Did i mention that we hate hospitals? Ryan is doing much better now and is feeling great. And she has a prominent future in cage fighting.

Do you like my ears?

2008-11-23T14:05:00.000-08:00

Ryan the red nosed reindeer loves playing dress-up these days and she is obsessed with her reindeer ears. She puts them on all the time and we sing Christmas Carols.

Cold Stone!

2008-11-23T13:53:00.000-08:00

Ryan had her first official ice cream cone this weekend & enjoyed every lick of it! We went to cold stone and she demolished a love it sized strawberry banana ice cream. (strawberries & bananas make it healthy, right?) She even figured out to bite the cone when the ice cream was too low to reach. She freaked out when we took it away at the end, but overall it was wonderful.

Children's Museum of Phoenix

2008-11-01T08:18:00.000-07:00

We love the Children's museum! We have annual passes and it is definitely Ryan's favorite place to go& play! There are play kitchens, towns, tunnels, art rooms,and more! Every time we go we find new things to explore.

Trick or Treat!

2008-11-01T08:06:00.000-07:00

Ryan was Elmo for Halloween ( which is apparently a boy costume because every house we went to commented on our "little boy") She was not a fan of going up to the houses and clung to our legs. She did enjoy running around the street in between houses. Then she ate an entire fun size kit kat, which you can see in the lovely picture. She proceeded to scream & point at the treat bag for the rest of the evening, wanting more. She must take after her mommy :)

Pumpkin Carving

2008-11-01T08:02:00.000-07:00

Ryan enjoyed helping Daddy carve a pumpkin for Halloween.

Pumpkin Patch!

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Ryan was a wee little baby last year at the pumpkin patch, so it was a much different experience this year! She and Mattie loved running around, chasing goats, petting animals, riding the train, and picking out pumpkins. The pumpkin patch is so much fun!

Park & Mall

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The girls also had a great time playing at the play land in the mall and then outside at the park as it finally cooled down outside. Yay for Arizona Fall & Winter seasons!

Auntie & Cousin come to visit!

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Auntie Jenny & cousin Mattie came to visit us in AZ for a fun weekend. Here we are at the splash pad and the zoo.

14 months old!

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I can't believe that Ryan is already a toddler! Here a a few recent pictures of her being super cute, as always... She loves playing dress-up, and decided to try on last years Halloween fish costume. It is sized 0-3 months, and sadly, it still fits. She also seems to think that her doll stroller is for her to sit in.

Gymnastics

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We found a new fun place where there is open gymnastics 3 times a week. Ryan loved jumping on the trampoline, walking on the balance beam, and playing in the foam pits. Fun!

sick baby...

2008-09-23T14:09:00.000-07:00

Sorry it's been so long since the last post. Ryan has been super sick :( so we haven't taken too many pictures. Here she is playing dress up while sick. She is such a good baby; even when sick she doesn't complain and makes time for fun :)

We love splash pads!

2008-09-23T13:56:00.000-07:00

Being that it is so stinkin' hot in Arizona, we discovered an awesome way to cool off- Splash Pads. Ryan loves running around in the water and getting wet. Here are some pics from the new splash pad at the zoo and at Westgate by our house. In the last pic you can see Ryan's "runner stance" - She puts her arms back and head forward for speed :)

Labor Day Weekend

2008-09-10T09:27:00.001-07:00

Sorry this post is so late! We have all been pretty sick on & off for the past month or so- not fun... Anyways, Ryan's BFF Sydney came out to visit for Labor Day weekend. Alma, Steve & Sydney are quite the faithful visitors, especially when it's so hot outside! The girls loved playing at Ryan's "big girl" table, sharing food, swimming, and eating at Claim Jumper. You can see more pics from the fun filled weekend on Sydney's blog. Miss you guys already!