A Great 34th Bday!

My Birthday!

Of course Ryan loves to blow out the candles! Don't get too close to the flame..goose! Yummy Mommy can we really just dive in ? Yeah LETS GO FOR IT RY!

My little man and I..

Bday Breakfast...thanks Stephen..yummy bagels...

Love Ryan's face in this one!

Thank you everyone for the bday wishes..had a great morning, thank you Steve and Ryan, had a great lunch thank you Danielle, and a great dinner and cake, thank you to my Mommy and Daddy! I am a lucky girl!

Easter Festivities Continued!

Easter 2009 at Gamma and Papa's house

Daddy...you hid one in your shirt????

Found another!

Come on make it a little harder ok?

A Blue one!

They have prizes in them?

Papa...hiding one in his rain gage? Wow, that is sacred ground!

Thank you Aunt Lauren, Uncle Marc and Dominic for my special Lady Bug Easter Basket I let out lots of WOWs....sorry we JUST missed you guys!

Smile Gamma!!!

Trying to take a serious pic...not working of course!

Work in Progress: Dining Room

Room still needs paint and a new area rug..but its enough for now..now who wants to come over for dinner? (don't forget to bring in the dinner...)

Easter Egg Fun

Pics are very out of order but I am tired and not editing them! You get the jist of it..Steve has already nicknamed Avery..Aves..so he made her egg..we had a fun time at Mema and Cheech's house, especially when Uncle John let Ryan dunk (throw) his egg into the BLUE dye and it splashed everywhere, especially on Ryan's face! Can you see the blue dye on his face?? lol...

Potty Training Success and Sticker Fun (April 9, 2009)

Who doesn't like stickers??? What are Gamma's for right?



Well the pics speak for themselves...finally Ryan is learning pee
pee in the potty! At two and a half, I never thought we would
be even close to it with Ryan, but he surprised us all! WTG RY!

You should have seen the dancing Mommy and Daddy

did for me after I did it!

Funday Sunday April 4-5, 2009

Funday Sunday at Mema and Cheech's house..here are the highlights!


Mema teaching Ryan to do laundry (those are Avery's clothes actually!)
I love the plane stickers placed on Mema by Ryan..and she leaves them there all day!

In the basement with the sandbox....it was cold outside..

Outside with the sandbox....it got warmer...hehee

Look, Ry, da plane da plane!

There was a bug on the truck..and of course the planes goes wherever he goes! The look on his face is priceless..

Notice the foam rubber under his knees..Cheech always makes sure he's comfy..

In other family news...

This past Sunday we celebrated Dominic's 1st birthday! He is already walking and he was VERY neat with his cake..it was great! Lauren and Marc had it at their house with lots of yummy food. I was not happy with the fact that I FORGOT MY CAMERA..yes, this mamarazzi..forgot her camera, but I am sure my sister in laws will forward me some pics! He is the cutest little blondie blue eyed kid around! Ryan of course doesn't leave his Gamma alone the whole time and looks for her at all times..leading her around by the hand. He loved playing with the slot machine in the basement..VEGAS BABY!

Video of Ryan dancing outside with Cheech! Check out his moves!

Some more recent pics and a little potty training news

Well Ryan certainly is aware of when he needs to do his "business" if I walk into his room and he is well..doing business, he usually shakes his head no to me and points me to go back out..today he actually said "go"..what a breakthrough in his speech! I have never been so excited to be told to "go" out of a room! I have been teaching him the sign for "bathroom" and taking him in to the potty and with lots of train stickers later, he is tolerating at least sitting on the potty.

I think I will start the official training after Avery arrives, 1. cause I dont have much patience to be consistent at this point 2. I am not that mobile either to physically do it with him..

That's the "plan" we'll see what happens!