17 Months

Little man is 17 months old today! Can't hardly beleive it.

It seems like he is learning, or saying or doing something new everyday! We play flashcards and he can name a few pictures on his own like firetruck, baby, fish, shoes, doggie, and ball. He is the funnies little boy I know. He has started kicking at the walls or just about anything for that matter and says "AAAEEYYYYYAA". He really doesn't kick so much as just touch it with his foot. He's like a little ninja. We were messing around one day and doing this in front of him and it made him laugh, so we kept doing it. He picked it up since then and it is so funny. He will also knock on doors when he wants in and says "knock knock." One of his favorite things to do these days is chase the dogs all around the house on his toy rocket. He just cracks up! His favorite foods are pizza, pb&j, french fries, and chicken nuggets. He is starting to get into watching TV, his favorite show is Yo Gabba Gabba.

One of the BIG things that happened this month is that DADDY CAME HOME. Jason was living in Gila Bend 5 days a week since August 2008. I was still pregnant when he fist went out there. It was hard on all of us having him away. Ryder missed his daddy so much and always cried when daddy had to leave. Well, J is working in Phx now and is home everyday! It is so nice to finally have a normal family life and I am so happy that J and Ryder get to see each other every single day now:)

My #1 HUNK

Splash Pad

Ryder had his very first visit to the splash pad yesterday! We took him to one last summer but he was just too small and was barely crawling, so he didn't get to play. I knew he would love it. He is a water baby, for sure and loves playing in the "Wa-Wa", as he calls it.

Makin' a run for the Wa-Wa

A little too much in the face!

We plan on spending LOTS of time here this summer :)

Party Time

Ryder got to celebrate his friend Landin's 1st Birthday today. We know Landin from our Stroller Strides class. It has been so much fun meeting all the mommies and especially watching the babies grow. When I first started they were all just barely crawling and now they are walking, talking and getting so big.

Landin blowing out his candle.

Look at this cool wagon he got for his birthday and he is such a good boy he kept his hat and sunglasses on the whole time. I can get a good 20-30 minutes out of Ryder before he takes his hat off and throws it on the ground.

CUTE little man!

Ryder's 1st Haircut

Ryder got his 1st haircut today!

He was such a good boy! We took him to a place just for kids and he got to sit in a cute little car, and even pick a movie to watch during his cut. He sat in a little yellow coupe and watched Shrek:)

They cut these long peices in the back for us to keep. Ryder even got a 1st haircut certificate.

He's ready.

They started with the clippers.


Jason wanted Ryder to get a haircut like his (high and tight) I wanted him to have something a little more spunky (like his personality) a little FAUX HAWK! :)

Jason said that Ryder would look like a punk with this haircut. He's so silly, afterall how can a 1 year old look like a punk!?

We ended up agreeing on the FAUX HAWK, and boy does Ryder look CUTE! ! !

Looking like such a BIG BOY!

Ryder's Easter Festivities!

We had a very FUN easter at our house. Ryder is getting older and starting to understand how FUN presents and candy are! ! :) We woke up early to find that the EASTER BUNNY had visited and left Ryder all kinds of fun and yummy stuff!

One HAPPY Boy :)

Even little buggies in his Easter basket! What more could a little boy ask for?!

A BALL! ! He's so HAPPY!

Ryder's Easter loot!

The best part was his slide climber. The Easter Bunny left that in the backyard for Ryder! He LOVES it!

Ryder sure is a LUCKY little boy!

Easter loot from grandma and pappy :)

Easter loot from Nana and Papa :)

Our Family! :)

Ryder and his cousin Jesse, enjoying the day

Time for the egg hunt!

LadyBUGS

Ryder and I had Stroller Strides this morning and after class he got to play with ladybugs! Theres a store out in Goodyear that sells ladybugs every year for earth day. So one of the moms in our group bought some ladybugs for her daughter to play with. She brought some to class today and after class dumped them out on a blanket for all the kids to play with. I was sure that this would be a disaster. I could picture Ryder eating one or picking them up and squishing them in his hand. But surprise, surprise, Ryder was actually super gentle with the little buggies and really enjoyed playing with them :) It was pretty funny because it seemed like the little girls were the ones squishing them and the boys were being so gentle :) Ryder would stick his little finger out and watch as they crawled on his hand and up his sleeve. They were even flying and landing in his hair. I forgot my camera, but luckily I was able to snap some pics with my phone.