Easter, 85th Birthday and fun times at the Magic House

Chowing down on a plate of spaghetti at the Pasta House

At The Magic House with Dad and Aunt Julie

At the Water Table
Olivia

walking down the stairs with Dad
PaPa and Ryan


Olivia and Ryan at the park


how cute



The Grandkids
Uncle Trevor and Olivia
Rockin out with Dad


Our Family

The Easter Bunny





Easter Egg Coloring Day

So many pics this time, so much to say, but my fingers are tired of typing...so I'll be brief.
Over the last week, Ryan and Olivia's Great-Grandpa turned 85. We had an open house and an afternoon gathering for him. Olivia and Ryan played while the adults mingled. Julie, Trevor and Olivia were able to stay in town for the week. Last Friday, while I was at work(sigh), they went to the Magic House for a fun filled day. To top of their week in town, we went to the Pasta House for dinner. Ryan and Olivia shared a plate of pasta, as you can tell from above, he enjoyed it. So great to see them.
Anyway, Ryan is doing really well. He is wanting to walk. He tries extremely hard and is getting better, stronger and more confident. The little man talks like mad. Putting more words together, two and three word sentences. He now says 'Please' and can also sign it too!
He loves his wagon and tells us he wants to go for a walk.
Well that is all for now....
Enjoy the photos

New addition to the family room...Thomas the Train Set

Ryan's Train Set

Ryan and Aiden

Ryan and Madi

Daniella Pearl

Eye visit with Jo

My little bunny

Passed out after an evening walk

Not much new to say, just that thanks to my dear cousins, Ryan has a new table. It is a 4 X 3 Thomas the Train table with wooden train tracks. It is a great addition to our family room. We had to rearrange some seating, but it is great. He loves it. He sits in his cube, but can pull himself up to stand. This is the best toy for him. Thank you Jen!

I almost forgot, but we have another addition to the family. Jen and Ray have another daughter, Daniella Pearl. She is beautiful, as you can see. Mom and baby are doing well.

The little man is repeating nearly everything we say. He knows his colors: purple, yellow, red, blue and green. Says woof woof when he sees the dogs. Loves the word NO. When he says NO with a smile, it means yes! The best is after he takes a drink from his cup, he says "ahhhhh"!

Enjoy the photos

Happy Home Birthday

Playing in the tub
Asleep at the Park
Noooooose


Ryan's New Braces

Standing at the bathroom sink, washing his hands and brushing his teeth

Going for a ride in the wagon

Another busy week down. His braces finally arrived! Yeah! They fit so much better than his old ones, plus he really likes the dinosaur print. Roar!
This past weekend was a busy one too.
Saturday we celebrated Ryan's Home Birthday. Two years ago he came home from the NICU. I can't believe its been two years. Growing like a weed. Coming home at 6lbs 4 oz, he is now pushing 28 lbs! We celebrated by going to Gus's Pretzel's and had some pretzel dogs and pretzel brats. The little man loves his pretzels. He can eat an entire pretzel in one sitting.
Went to Tower Grove Park to have lunch and watch the ducks.
Discovered a newly opened market that sells Shakespeare's Pizzas (frozen). For my fellow Mizzou alum, you know of Shake's and how incredible this pizza tastes. So we stocked up and devoured a veggie one for dinner. ummm ummm good!
We also walked to a local park, in search of a cache. If you haven't heard of geocaching, check out this website http://www.geocaching.com/. Never knew about this until our pastor sent us a link to this site. Such fun and plan on searching for more cache again soon.
Wanted to go swing at the park with the little man, but he fell asleep(see above photo)for 2 hours. Also wanted to go to the zoo on Sunday but again slept, for nearly 3 hours. Ahhh the life of a two year old.

Enjoy the photos