15 Months

Ryder is 15 Months, well really on the 29th, but that won't be happening this month!

Monkey Butt!

Yep, that's right. Walking with a binky! :)

What's Ryder up to at 15 months?

*He still crawls a little bit, mostly if he needs to get somewhere FAST! He's pretty much a full time walker now. He's still pretty wobbly and falls down alot, but he always gets right back up and keeps going. Now that he's walking it seems like he really is a big boy now! Jason and I always say "He's not a little baby anymore"

*He LOVES airplanes! We started pointing out airplanes to him a few weeks ago and ever since he has been obsessed. If he sees an airplane or even hears one he will look up in the sky, point, and say "Ah" that's Ryder talk for airplane :)

*He also really likes birds! We spend alot of time out at the park and I always point out the birds to him. Now he points and says "Ba" Ryder talk for bird :)

*Another thing that he has become obsessed with is FIRETRUCKS! I'm sure it all started with his flashcards. He has 2 sets and each set has a firetruck. There's a firestation right next to the park and when the firetruck is parked out in front or if they are pulling out I will always point it out to him. Sometimes the firemen will wave to Ryder! He LOVES looking for the firetrucks now and will pull out his flashcards and hand me the ones with the firetruck. He says "Sha Shuck" Ryder talk for firetruck :)

*Another obsession of his is motorcycles! Well, mostly just my dad's motorcycle. Whenever we go to visit my parents Ryder knows exactly where his motorcycle is. He points out to the back door, I take him out, and he justs sits on the motorcycle. He likes playing with the handle bars and pushing all the buttons. I think that if we let him he'd sit on there for hours :)

*Ryder is a Dancing Fool! He loves gettin' his groove on! He will dance to pretty much anything. He keeps all the girls pretty entertained at stroller strides. He'll usually dance to the workout music. His signature move is definetly the FIST PUMP!

*He is definetly ALL BOY and is a bit of a daredevil. He LOVES climbing on things. He is a master at climbing stairs, even the steep ones on the playground. Jason was up on a ladder changing the batteries in the smoke detector and next thing you know Ryder is up on the ladder. On the second step! ! What am I goint to do with him?

A WONDERFUL afternoon at the ZOO

Jason was off on Friday, the weather was gorgeous, and we had FREE Zoo tickets! ! We spent a couple hours at the Phoenix Zoo and had such a good time. We got there a little after 2 and left at 5 when the Zoo closed. We were thinking that we weren't going to have enough time, but on Ryder schedule, it was just right.

Our Family

Ryder tried cotton candy for the first time...

he wasn't too impressed, that was the only bite he took!

playing with daddy:)

What's Ryder laughing and pointing at?

This silly Babboon! He just sat there relaxing, watching all the people go by. His face is so pretty with the pink and blue nose. The monkey exhibits are always my favorite.

The GIANT Clam! ! Of course we couln't miss out on this photo op!

Ryder's Aunt Michelle and Cousin Jesse

Grandma and the boys :)

All the girls and two little boys. For some reason the big guys didn't want to get in the clam for a picture :) !

We stopped by the petting zoo for a couple minutes. Ryder wasn't too interested in the animals, besided they were acting crazy. They kept chasing each other, jumping in the air and hitting their heads together really hard. Crazy goats! We got our babies out of there.

My favorite part was the little tikes, little people playground. We could only stay for a few minutes since the zoo was closing. The boys loved it!

Look at Jesse on his horse :)

We made it just in time and caught the last carousel ride of the day!

Valentine's Day

Happy Valentine's Day! !

We had a GREAT day!

Our day started with exchanging gifts. Jason and Ryder did so good, I got a teddy bear charm from Ryder and a necklace and earrings from J. My boys always do such a good job!

Ryder got this cute little baby for Valentine's Day. Jason won't allow him to have a real baby doll (he said that's for girls), so I guess this is the next closest thing.



This afternoon we went to a fun BBQ with some of our friends. Of course, Jason had to work so it was me and my little man for the rest of the day. The weather was so nice and in the sun it was even a little hot, that's crazy to say when it's only February. Poor Ryder had little red cheeks.

Ryder loved playing in this little ball pit.

and helping to push around this car

and riding this little toy

and climbing on the slide

All the babies loved this sand table.

Here's little Vaughn, he's the youngest of all the babies, and so tiny and cute!

Ryder's Valentine's Exchange

Our Saturday play group after stroller class was a Valentine's exchange! Of course Ryder had to have little dino valentines :)

Here are some of the cute cards he got.

At the park early to play a little before class starts.

He was trying to climb this tree. This boy is a dare devil!

This picture is too cute not to post. Ryder and his friend Addi taking a drink break:)

He's a BIG BOY now ! ! !

Yep, our little man is starting to use his legs! !

It all started yesterday while we were at my mom's house visiting. She was in the middle of cleaning up a mess (that Ryder had made, he loves getting into dog dishes!) I was looking on the computer. My mom said "Lisa look" I looked into the kitchen and Ryder was just standing there all by himself. I looked at Ryder and smiled, and he looked at me with his little mischevious grin :) and all of the sudden took 4 STEPS! ! My mom and I both freaked out, I was screaming! I called Jason right away to tell him the big news! Ryder didn't really do much more walking that same day, just a couple of steps here and there.

This morning we went to stroller class and I was pretty excited to show all of our friends Ryder's new skills. He wasn't too interested, but he took a couple of steps after I bugged him enough....

But tonight, he is in full practice mode. He is trying to walk all around. He can only take about 4-5 steps before he loses his balance and falls. The cutest part is that when he falls, he gets right back up and keeps going :) I am so happy to see this little guy walking but I keep thinking "Oh No, what am I in for" I wonder how long I have until he's running! !