Our Little Girl!

Ryan: 11 months

My 2 Loves!

Ryan's Favorite Place

At the Superstition Springs Mall they have a play place that kids can play in. They recently put an additional play area in the mall for babies and toddlers. We took Ryan there for the first time last week and she LOVES it!

Ryan loves playing and watching the other kids. She also likes to do what they do. Billy took her to play last Friday night while I was at an activity day Movie Night and he said that Ryan saw a boy climb through the window to get inside the little house (in the picture). Ryan now will not crawl through the door; she has to go through the window to get inside. She loves the slides! Silly girl! We sure love her!

A Fun Family Outing

Billy and I used to go hiking a lot before we had Ryan. We had the opportunity to go hiking again this past Saturday with my brother-in-law Justin, my nephew Dylan, and a few other people. We went to a trail near Canyon Lake, just about 30-45 min. away from our home. It was pretty chilly, but we had a lot of fun.

Justin and Dylan.

I Love My Bath!

Ryan always gets very messy at dinner. She is transitioning from letting us feed her to wanting to feed herself. She will literally refuse to eat unless we let her feed herself. She also wants our food, not baby food. I'll be saving money now because I won't be buying baby food anymore...it's the food mommy and daddy eat. As a result she usually has food all over her face and body (we now strip her down to her diaper). Because of this, a bath or shower has become a daily part of the bedtime routine. She loves the water and playing with her little rubber duckies.

Crazy hair!

Another year older...

I have been trying to update our blog and with the holidays I got pretty behind. My dad celebrated another birthday on January 1st. I've been trying to use our blog as a journal (some-what) and so wanted to tell my dad how much I appreciate all he does. Both my mom and my dad adore kids and love having grandkids. My dad is supportive and tries to not miss anything. He flew to AZ for Halloween, came out for 2 days for Billy's graduation, and took time off at Christmas. He knows the importance of family and I'm grateful for all he does. He has certainly had to take on additional roles this past year and Billy, Ryan, and I are truly grateful for all he does. Happy Birthday Dad! We love you!

I remember making these in Primary!

L-R: Cali 2, Ryan 4 mo., Mom, Dylan 4, Ashton 10 mo., Dad, Pyper 2

A Kid's Favorite Toy

We got Ryan a new car seat a couple weeks ago and she loved playing in the box. Billy always said that our kids were never going to have a lot of toys; all they needed was a box and they'd be happy. Well....he still believes that kids don't need A LOT of toys, but now thinks that Ryan can have SOME toys....:) She had fun playing in the box w/ her other toys. I think I distinctly remember being in line at Kohls during Christmas and Billy coming up to me with Ryan holding a play set of keys stating that she wanted this little toy. Oh how he adores her!

Ryan also started walking the first week of January (1/1/10). She is taking steps, but is still really wobbly. She loves to hold our hand and walk with us to different places around the house. She's so much fun!

Ryan will be 11 months next week.