then next came justins birthday. happy 28 to him! its been a crazy year of moves, babies and more. he still had to work dang it. but we went out to fudruckers for his birthday dinner and then came home for cake and ice cream. i made the cake earlier that day. it turned out amazing if i do say so myself. haha. ryker was so helpful using my spatula to help cut the cake. well he more stabbed it and then licked off what came out. then stabbed it again. still cute. we still ate it... haha. Justin was lucky enough to reach his goal weight from our diet earlier in the week so that meant he got his big reward for his birthday. he wanted to get an air compressor. so i went and bought it on thursday and hid it in our storage room. he thought our plan was to go get it once he got home from work friday. so i got to surprise him by already having picked it up. i cant surprise him with gifts much anymore because he is very specific with what he wants. but i sure can surprise him by picking it up already! haha. he was very excited and we got a few attachments so he could play in the garage that evening.
we went to the state fair a week or so ago. it was fun! ryker loved the kids clubhouse. he could play and it was air conditioned. so nice. we saw some pig races and just looked around a bunch. man it made me wish i still wasnt dieting. i havent craved a hot dog or burger and funnel cake so bad in years. haha. but i stayed good! and we got ice cream on the way home haha.
i have been wanting to take some nice pictures of the kids to put up on my wall. its my mom moment of the month. so for a few days when i would get rylie dressed i took some fun photos. plus a couple extras even though i didnt keep her in that outfit for the day. they turned out super cute! i made a little collage with one big pic and a few smaller ones that i really loved and hung it on the wall. ryker wanted some pictures too so i was happy to oblige taking some of him as well. now i have big pics to show off my kids.
they are both growing up so fast! rylie is almost 20 lbs of adorable. she is almost crawling. but still mostly inch worming her way everywhere. hey when she sees a toy she wants she goes for it. and i often find her coming into the kitchen to find me if im making dinner. i love it. its so cute. she still loves being in the bouncer. it is her favorite activity ever. she could be happy bouncing in there for hours. as long as i stay with her. she doesnt like it if she is alone and im doing something else. but she is getting so big! she was sleeping super great. then had a week where she would get up and extra 3-4 times. ugh those were killer. but last night she had a good night of only getting up once to eat again so lets hope that she is back to her good schedule. those darn teeth make screw everything up as they come in.
ryker is doing great. he is so big i cant believe it. i know i say that every month. but its true. he is learning new words daily. as long as he is not throwing a tantrum he uses them haha. he can tell us his favorite movie he wants to watch and what he wants to eat. he has learned to open 3 doors. some stick so he cant open most of them. im grateful for that. haha. but he is my crazy 2 year old and im loving playing with him everyday. potty training is still a no go. but we try to encourage him often just in case.
both kids are on the same nap schedule which allows me to do a lot. i love it. hence why i can update the blog now. yay!
enjoy all the pics of our happenings.
playing outside in a too small hat. still cute.
picnic for the 4th!
rylie would not cooperate
our pirate pool!
dad teaching ryker how to throw poppers
yay sparklers!
bathtime!!!!
i know its blurry. but i love this piture. such a stud!
this one is more in focus. he looks snazzy!
this is the candy note i made justin for his birthday. dont read it. its gushy. haha. but the candy is worth it!
im so proud of this cake!
his big birthday gift!
happy birthday to you!
ryker helping cut the cake
or just eating it
girl loves to be on her toes
ryker really loves to help teach her to crawl
she is learning to sleep on her tummy. but that being said she sleeps on her hands. which make for a great face with lots of lines when she wakes up. so great.
beach bum! i love this boy
reading the bedtime story with dad
eating dads leg hair
state fair clubhouse
pig races
she wanted to snuggle. she was having a cranky day and all she wanted was momma. sorry its upside down....
the start of our photo sesh
bahahha she loves to give herself kisses
more fun in the bouncer
biggest heartbreaker in this house!
this is one of my favorites. i just love the look on her face.
playing with a hat justin brought home from work
playing with chalk. of course dad drew a truck
he wanted to carry his bear like i carry rylie.
bum up sleeping.
bathtime mohawk
she kept shaking her milk bottle and this was the result. im sure she splashed more than she ate
rylie loving her bouncer.
I dont know if you can hear. but she is blowing bubbles and for some reason i thought it was the funniest thing.
her almost crawl! she loves to get up on her toes
ryker being awesome
i wanted video evidence that ryker spins weird. he turns in a circle just fine. but for some reason stares the other way. it just looks off but so funny at the same time haha.
