Card Shark

I just love this picture. My family spent the weekend in Park City about a month ago, and Ryan was in love with the playing cards. It looks like Eric has a really good hand by Ryans face. He loved the contrasting red and black colors, or did he?? Maybe Eric did have a good hand. I've just decided that Ryan is going to be a card shark like myself.

Also, today we put Ryan on the swing. We were doing anything we could to keep him awake for another 45 minutes so we walked over to the playground and sat him down on the swing. It was so funny. He immediately started grinning and laughing. He is so cute. He didn't like being by himself on the little swing however. So, we just kept him on the big one with us. Isn't his smile adorable???

More Vacation Photos

My niece Allyson, all ready for church. Yes, she did dress herself!!
My niece Emily reading Ryan, The Little Mermaid.
Tyler sleeping on the sofa, I think he slept half the time we were there. He was probably thrilled to be on a soft couch instead of a tent.
Eric floating after being thrown on the Big Kahuna.
Eric swimming back to safety.

Thanks so much for making the trip great fam!!

Jackson Hole

This weekend we had a family vacation with Eric's family. We stayed in Driggs, Idaho, but spent most of our days in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. We had so much fun. I was so scared for the drive, seeing how Ryan would do for 4 1/2 hours in the car. Luckily we hit nap time on the drive down, and he did fairly well on the way back, except for the last hour. The poor thing is so sick of the car. He was so good on the trip though. He slept pretty good most nights and was awesome during the day. As long as we were outside he was happy!

There were some adventures. Eric's brother Tyler is a river rafting guide on the Snake River and so he took the family on a rafting run. When they went over the Big Kahuna (rapid), Eric went flying out of the raft and into the water. Since we were watching from far away we thought it was my sister in laws fiance, Dave. So, on the video you can hear all of us yelling at Dave and he is waving at the camera sitting in the boat. We were laughing so hard watching it, I was crying from laughing so hard. If you want to see the picture of Eric falling out of the boat, just follow the link (http://snakeriver.elevationimaging.com/cgi-bin/category.cgi?item=447987&type=store&category=447984&ps=2&start=2&template=fullsize)That night we went on a covered wagon dinner thing. A covered wagon took us up the canyon and we had a chuck wagon dinner. It was lots of fun and the program at the end was really entertaining.

We were also able to spend some time walking around town in Jackson. I have never done that and neither has Eric so we did all of the touristy things and had our pictures taken in front of the antlers and did some window shopping.

Ryan, all in all, was just a happy little boy like he always is!!

Ryan with my little niece Emily.

Rice Cereal

Today, was a momentous occasion. Ryan is 4 months old and we fed him his first solid food today, Rice Cereal. He did not know what to think of it. He doesn't quite know what to do when it goes in his mouth. He, sort of, spits it out as soon as it goes in, but isn't doing it intentionally...does that make sense??? It will take some practice, but I think he'll be enjoying it shortly. It will be fun to start feeding him some sweet solids, like fruit.

He did have his 4 month check up yesterday. He weight 15 lbs 4 oz. It sounds big, but he is in the 50th percentile for weight. He is an average baby, I think that his cheeks make him look so big. I can't remember his legnth but he is in the 80th percentile again for that and his head is in the 35-40th percentile. He is just a perfectly proportioned little boy. He is really starting to have his facial features come out. He is just turning into a little boy.

The poor thing has had a slight battle with the flu this week. But, thankfully he is doing much better.

Picnic in the Mountains

Eric & I were planning on going camping last night. So, early in the morning, Kara & I put the kids in the car and drove up the canyons to secure a camping site. When we got up there we were told that there was a new rule and you had to have your stuff with you. We, of course did not we just had the kids. The woman at the Spruces camping area said that we needed to go home and get our stuff and come back. Well, by the time I fed the baby got our stuff all of the sites would have been gone. I was so frustrated... But, oh well, at least summer isn't over yet and we still have time to camp. So instead of that we decided to have a campfire in the canyons and roast hot dogs and marshmallows (my favorite thing!!!).

We were there along with Kara, Andrew & Nicole and David, Amy & Colton (my cousins family). We had lots of fun, went through lots of hot dogs and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves.

Rolling Over & Sleeping through the night

Our lives have been full of momentous occasions these last few days. On Monday night Ryan went to bed at 8:30 and woke up to eat at 6:30. We were so thrilled that he slept for so long, but we were even more thrilled when last night he went to sleep (again at 8:30) and woke up at 7:30 to eat. I did check in his room this morning to make sure he was still breathing, it's exciting but a little nerve wracking when you are used to them waking up often.

He can also roll over onto his stomach. Eric has seen him roll to his back also. He is just browing up so fast. I went to check on him last night and he was already on his stomach sleeping. He is getting so much more mobile. He turns his body all around and just kicks and kicks. The fun part is his cooing and talking.

His new favorite toy is the ceiling fan. He can just stare at it and laugh and laugh. Another thing he loves are his hands, we can hear him sucking on them at night. If he can't find his hands, he can always find his arm. Who needs toys. He is a little scared of them right now. I know, what child is scared of toys, but ours is. There are some that he likes, he just looks at others and it looks as though he is thinking, what on earth is this. He is still a serious little boy, but with some fun laughs inbetween. I am so glad that I get to stay home with him.

Nikki is getting better & better it seems by the day. Ryan is now getting scared. Yesterday I was holding him, & Nicole saw him and starting crawling, quickly, toward Ryan. Ryan just starting crying. One day he will be able to defend himself, better yet play with her.

4th of July

I think the fourth of July is one of my favorite holidays. Our family goes to the Murray City Parade in the morning and watches the fireworks at Murray Park in the evening. It was so much fun having Ryan with us this year. He was so good during the parade (he slept for most of it). It was so funny, because at the beginning of the parade people were walking around handing out flags to everybody, well I got my flag and gave it to Ryan. He held it and was actually waving it for a little bit (I'm sure unintentionally). It was still so funny. After the parade was over we went and saw Ratatouille. Ryan, again, slept for most of it, but when he was awake, he just watched the movie. He is such a good little baby. After the movie we went to my Aunt Cindy's house and had some lunch and visited with my side of the family. We were finally able to go home and have a nap after that. We were so exhausted from the heat. It has been so hot here.


Finally, in the early evening, we went to Subway and got some dinner to take with us to the park. Ryan was again so good. He just sat there during the concert before the fireworks, and then when the fireworks began, he just stared into the sky in awe. It was so fun to see him. He looked at the sky and just stared at the fireworks. He was never scared.

My sister, Kara, had quite the scare with her little girl Nikki. She was sick, and went to the doctor. Well, she had 4 seizures that day, beginning at the doctors office. So, she ended up at Primary Childrens hospital for a couple of days. She is doing well, and will hopefully be back to normal soon. I bet Ryan misses her malling him all the time, or maybe not. We are so glad that she is doing well and is home.