J's work party

Love u!

Couples night out!

McDonalds playdate

Mmmmmmm... Havin' me some Mickey D's!!!!

Christmas cut with Mimi

Chillin'

Doing what they do best...watching tv ;)

Mmmmmmm

Good times!

Had a great time hangin out with friends last night. It was great
listening to Rylan and Mason carrying on a conversation.

Christmas Party!

Rylan had his Christmas party at school this morning! Last night I told him that we were going to go with him and boy, he did not forget! From the moment he woke up this morning, he kept saying, "Momma, Dadda, school." Ry and I went ahead of Daddy and arrived before him and I think Rylan told everyone that was walking down the hall that Daddy was coming to school for the party. I think he thought it was going to be a birthday party, because a couple of times he acted like he was blowing out candles :). The kiddos decorated cookies, sang some songs, read a couple of books, and played. Rylan was thrilled we were there and it was fun to watch him enjoy life!

15 hours of sleep!

This is what it looks like ;)!

Merry Christmas!

Bye bye at gym!

We forgot Ry's glasses so he had to wear Mommy's spares!

Unhappy palms!

Snow!

So I knew I could update the blog via texts from my phone but really have not taken advantage of it. However, it just clicked that I can send pictures from my phone via text so now you can see all of those moments I capture with my phone often! Get ready for lots of quick updates!

It is 11:02 and Ry is still sleeping! Safe to say someone is going to be like his Daddy! Must be a catch up day for all of those shorter naps the last couple of weeks!

The Thanksgiving holiday has come and gone, and our family of three had a very relaxing and quiet holiday weekend. I think the best part was putting up the Christmas decorations. Jason knew that I had a hard time spending Thanksgiving by ourselves, but he knows I LOVE to decorate, so he suggested "Christmastizing" on Thursday. We put the tree together before Rylan's nap and he kept wanting to hang the ornaments before it was even complete. Then we started stringing the lights right before he went down for his nap. During his nap, we finished the lights and I prepared dinner. When Rylan woke up, I took him right to the table and he did not have a chance to see the tree. Well, let me tell you when he saw the tree after dinner he was SOOOO excited! It was priceless. He went on and on saying oooh Dadda, oooh Dadda, tree Dadda... It was great! He did help me put up a few ornaments after that and has enjoyed all the decor since.

Jason also has is old train from when he was a little boy. J thought it would be a good idea to set it up for Rylan and upon mentioning it, I think we heard choo choo Dadda, choo choo Dadda, about 500 times :)! He loves watching it go around the track a couple of times a day! We can't wait to see if Santa will bring Rylan a train this year!

We also took out "Elf on the Shelf" on Thanksgiving and Elf has been watching over Rylan each day and flying to report to Santa every night. Rylan has to find Elf when he wakes up the following morning because Elf always seems to land someplace different. We have enjoyed watching Rylan get very excited over the life-long Christmas traditions that will always remain in our hearts.

Lastly, we played our first board game with Rylan yesterday...Candyland! He did really well, amazingly enough. He had no problem waiting his turn and enjoyed finding the matching colors on the board from the card he drew. My favorite part of the experience occurred when he was kicking our butts and way in front of us. Jason and I were right next to each other near the beginning, and when it was Rylan's turn, he moved back to where we were and said, me, Mama, Dadda, because he wanted to be near us. So sweet!

Happy Thanksgiving!

It has been an interesting year, but there is still so much to be thankful for. First and foremost, thank you God for my family's health and happiness. I love my husband and little boy so much and appreciate the opportunity you have given me to be a wife and mother. Thank you also for the health of the rest of our family, for we love and cherish every moment that we get to spend with them. Last, but certainly not least, I am thankful for the faith that I have in you to guide me down the path that has been chosen for me. I know I may not always understand it nor realize what I may be asking for, but I trust that you will always help me along the way.

Happy Thanksgiving!