Happy Halloween!!!

Love,

Our Little Monkey~ Ryan

Long Time, No Blog...

So, I have been a terrible blogger lately, I know, I know! School has been consuming the free time I have to spend on the computer but NO EXCUSES, Ryan's fans want an update! :)

The little man has been growing like a weed lately, he is so tall and skinny, it's crazy. I am looking forward to his 12 month check up to get all of his "official" stats. He is pretty much no longer interested in baby food and eats all "real" food now. So far he has not been too picky but I am going to go ahead and put it out there that goldfish crackers and applesauce are his favorites! He is still a little teething machine, although we did have a break for about a month. Boy, was that nice, ha! As of now he has four top teeth, two bottom, and is working on the other bottom two as we speak. He can now open all of the doors in the house and is OBSESSED with trying to get into the bathroom. He NEVER stops moving for a second, he is such a busy, nosey, curious, active little guy. Since the weather has been cooler we have been going on a lot of walks to play at the park. I would have swore that he would have been walking by now since he started "furniture cruising" so early, but he is just not quite ready. He pushes his walker, truck, and chairs all over the place and will walk when I hold one of his hands, but he still prefers to crawl. I'm not complaining though, he can take all the time in world to start walking! I can't believe I am about to have a one year-old!?!?! What a year it has been, loving this little tiny man so much. Here are some recent pictures......

9 Month Pictures

WOW..I LOVE this kid...I can't handle those eyes. Again, I bought way too many!

Ryan & The Giant Turtle

Our friends Kasey and Justin have this awesome giant African Desert Tortoise and Ry went for a little ride. Needless to say, he loved it. :)

Best Bud's Birthday Bash!

Ryan had a blast at his best bud Mason's 1st birthday party. My friend Meegan did a great job on the party! They had a ball pit for the kids (a huge hit), a Hawaiian theme and awesome food! Ry was loving the watermelon. Above is a pic of my friend Kim and our little ones. We have all been friends since like junior high and it is so cool to see our kids playing together!

My Little Chef in Training...

We took Ry to Oregano's and they let him play with his own pizza dough. He had so much fun and by the time we left he was COVERED in flour!

Pre-Update!

Our baby boy is 9 months old today! Wow, where does time go?
Update and pics to come SOON. Have been super busy the last month with summer school. I'm slacking I know! Love.

San Diego Or Bust

We took Ryan on his first real road trip to San Diego last weekend! (Here he is before we hit the road at 5am) He did pretty good on the way there, he slept the first 2 hours and we only had to pull over once to feed him. When we got into town we drove straight to the beach and walked around for a while. It was so beatiful out, partly cloudy and 70 degrees, a much needed break from the oven we reside in! The ocean just captivates me...and the breeze is something I wish I could experience every single day. Then we took Ry to the Birch Aquarium and he loved it...although I'm not sure who enjoyed more, him or his dad!

We stayed in a hotel in Point Lloma and our room was right on a harbor in the San Diego bay..it was amazing!(The pic to the right was on our patio!) We will definitely be staying there again. We mostly just walked around, played on the beach, ate good food, shopped and people watched. Ryan was so enamoured with the sand..he kept trying to put it in his mouth! All in all, it was a pretty fun trip, next time I just hope we can stay longer! On the way back, Ryan was so burned out and pretty much fussed the last 2 hours, more like screamed his head off. I guess he was just sick of being in the car...or it could be the fact he was teething... he FINALLY got his first tooth! The poor kid has had the most long, drawn-out teething process so far. Here are some more pics from the rest if the trip.

Standing Alone

A few weeks ago, I walked in Ryan's room to find this...him standing up in his crib on his own! He had been standing for a while but I had never seen him pull himself up yet! He was cracking up at himself. Ever since, he has been pulling himslef up and sliding around all four sides of his crib, pulling up on the coffee table and on the fish tank stand. And over the last week, he has been standing up on the bumper and trying to crawl out of the crib! There is no turning back now..he is officially growing up way too fast and will be walking in no time!

Father's Day and Eric Clapton

So it's no secret to anyone who knows him, John is an awesome father. From the moment he was born, John was so attentive and sweet with Ryan. During the first couple of months when Ryan would wake up a few times a night to nurse, John would get up and change his diaper every time. Everyday when he comes home, he beelines (past me) right to Ry, ha! He always jokes after and calls me chop liver. John and Ryan have a "party" in the living room every night... He dumps out all of Ryan's toys on the floor and makes all of the blinky light toys go and gets all of the musical toys going and they go crazy. It cracks me up every time. He is so hands on and involved and Ryan is so lucky to have him as a daddy and he is a wonderful hubby to boot. Not to sound TOO cheesy, but we have a great little family going here and I am proud to be a part of it! Thank you John, for all you do for us!

To celebrate Father's Day we slept in and then went to our favorite breakfast place, The Coffee Shop in Gilbert. We spent some time with my dad on Saturday and some time with John's dad Sunday night. It was a relaxing first Father's Day for John and I think he enjoyed it. :)
Since John is such an awesome father, I got him (ehhhem, us!) some tickets to go see Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood in concert the following Friday. So we had ourselves a much needed night out alone. We have gone to dinner a few times, but we really have not had a whole night out since Ryan was born! The concert was amazing! It was like watching two geniuses jam live for 3 hours. I just sat there in awe of what we were witnessing...well worth the money!