Ryker Party

Isn't this a great picture (nice job Shell!)? Brian stops Ryker from touching the flame right as the candle is being blown out.
These two friends sat right here, at least half of the time, pigging out on cheetos and M&M's.
Ryker loved his cake! I made a separate cake, without fondant, for him to dig into. I love these moments!

Ironically, his favorite present was the green ball-the least expensive of them all. Thanks Kaeden and Sheeva!
Our buddy Rustin was kind enough to help Ryker open his presents...so thoughtful! :)
We were so excited to borrow this water slide and thought the kids would love it. Well, Jaxon ended up being the only one to climb up and down and after a half hour, all the kids had enough. Maybe we'll try again next year. Here is our happy birthday boy at the end of the day. With cake in his belly and frosting in his hair, he was ready for a nice long nap. Thanks to everyone who came and made the day so much fun! We love you all!

My Baby Turns One!!

I cannot believe it has been a year already since this happy little butterball graced our lives. Since we're throwing him a party Saturday, we didn't do the regular b-day stuff today but we did take him to McDonalds to play for the first time. He LOVED it! Here he is laughing at me. For some reason he thought it was funny when I leaned over to share my ice cream cone.

I had to go with him through the kiddie tubes (yuck!) and he was so excited, he didn't know what to do with himself. He loved every bit of it until we came out the end of the slide and he realized we weren't in them anymore. :)

See, he's happy long enough to snap a picture and then next is the screaming of bloody murder!

I think Jaxon is finally getting a little more photogenic for me. Thanks son!

I loved his ice cream face but Mr. grumpy pants daddy kept wiping it off!

Here's a picture from earlier this week when Ryker fell asleep on our jet-ski ride at the lake.I was just helping my mommy hang up the clothes. I don't know why she's laughing so hard. :) (In case you can't tell, those are my shorts!)

Anyone ever see "The Office" episode with Jello?

My funny, funny family thought it would be just so hilarious to put my stapler and mouse in Jello...well, it was actually pretty hilarious. They of course made sure to use green Jello as I have a very small obsession with that color.
Check out my awesome new green camera! It can take pictures under water! My dad and brother went to Hong Kong and Hong Kong has some electronics for cheap and I asked them to pick me up a camera if they had one in bright green. Obviously they were successful. They were also the same two people who ruined my office supplies at work but I hear it wasn't their idea...SHELLI! It was a pretty fun day and I'm excited to come up with a pay back plan-anyone got any ideas?

Ryker @ 11 months

I can't believe my baby will be 1 in a month! He has been the best baby lately. He sleeps awesome at night and naps 4-6 hours a day. He is officially walking and doing great with it. He and Jaxon finally play great with each other and keep themselves entertained long enough for me to catch my breath. :) I heard them the other night alternately screaming "da da da da!" It's the best feeling in the world to see your kids happliy playing with each other. Anyway, I love my kids like crazy and I hate how time goes so fast but I love to watch them grow into these awesome little people. I'm one lucky and blessed mama!

Easter!

We had a super fun Easter this year. We spent Easter with the Taylor side and had a great time at the Buckles home. We went to the park for a bit and the boys had a blast. We also did an Easter egg hunt in the house. Jaxon doesn't understand (or doesn't care) about collecting as many eggs as possible and then eating the candy inside. He will pick one up, open it, eat the candy, and then go get another one. He went hunting with his cousin and she went to town on collecting eggs while he sat there opening them. Finally, the last egg he opened had no candy in it. He picked up another egg and saw Cali (his cousin) with a bucket full of eggs. He put his egg in it, took the pail from her, and ran away to a nice quiet place where he could eat his candy. I was lucky enough to get it all on camera-quite hilarious! As you can see, both my angels were tuckered out by the end of the day. Happy Easter everyone! Hope you all had a great day too!

New Cousin!

So it looks like Jaxon loves the new baby better than his own baby. He just loved to hold him and it's the first time since he was little that I could get a picture of him smiling. Congrats TJ and Liz- Trey Jacob Curts, 8lbs 1oz, 20.5" born 04/04/09.

Ryker 10 mos on 03/21/09

I'm a few weeks late but here's Ryker at 10 months. He walks on his own but he is very cautious. He rarely gets hurt unlike Jaxon who fell on his head about 3 times a day on average at Rykers age. He's a big time mama's boy but is starting to warm up to his daddy. He loves his brother and they both have been playing so cute together lately. He loves to dance (got to love the baby bouncing) and he loves me to sing to him. We just adore this little angel.