Mama's little helper

Just because....







Ryan loves to help clean the toilets...he asks several times a week if we can do it...haha- he'll learn one day that it's not all it's cracked up to be. But in the meantime, I'll enjoy the time spent together with him!

Here is a video from Ryan in the bath tonight. He kept asking me to get the "cam-wa" so I went to get it and this is the video we shot. Nothing too exciting...except for an hilarious ending!!! ;)

Ryan singing the ABC's

Golfing with Daddy

This is one of the funniest stories I've heard in a long time...

We went to the park the other night and Ryan met a new friend. They had a great time running around and playing. As we were walking home we asked him if he had fun playing with his new friend. "Yes," Ryan says. Then we asked him what his new friend's name was. "Ark." "What?," I ask trying to figure out what he's talking about. "Ark," he says again.

Want to take a guess as to what the little boy's name was???
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Noah!!

Once we figured out the connection we just couldn't stop laughing!

New pictures and videos

Ryan loves to sit in this toy basket and read. Here it's one of his all-time favorite books: Parts






He loves to wear his helmet, even when he's not riding his tricycle!






The new thing he does when you tell him to say "cheese!"






Daddy and Ryan at the zoo yesterday.






Looking at the elephants.

Here is what we have to contend with lately anytime we get out the video camera. Ryan is obsessed with seeing himself on the camera.

Here is a video of Ryan feeding the ducks and fish at the zoo. One bite for Ryan, one bite for the fish- haha!! :)

No new pictures right now...I will add some more in the next few days though.

Ryan walked into the kitchen tonight and was heading toward his magnetic letters on the fridge (thanks Great Aunt Debbie...he LOVES them!! :) ). Anyway, this is the conversation I hear him having with himself... "Wanna play with letters? Shall we? YES!!" Shall we? Where did he come up with that- haha!!!

Ryan knows all of his uppercase letters except A, which is so funny since he has an A in his name. He also knows all of the numbers except zero, which he always calls an O (as in the letter O)...not completely wrong!! ;) He is such a sponge for the letters and numbers...I honestly don't know how he has learned some of them...he just picks them up so quickly. It seems I just tell him one time and he remembers.

Oh boy! Politics already? You would think after watching the following videos that Brian and I were deeply involved in politics. Nope. Who knows where our son is getting this! A few weeks ago when President Bush was doing the State of the Union address, we had it on the TV, but both Brian and I were working around the house. When I looked on the couch I was surprised to see Ryan snuggled up and watching away!!!





Then last night they had a news interruption to update "Super Tuesday" results. Ryan looks up from where he is playing and shouts out Barrack Obama when he sees his picture on the screen. Brian and I just looked at each other like, "Did you hear that?" Seriously, neither one of us have taught him anything about politics. Maybe his Great Aunt Debbie is sending Democrat vibes his way- hehe!!!

Here is a video of Ryan wanting to play golf with Daddy. :)

Christmas Day

Here are some pictures from Christmas Day. Ryan has a giant stuffed dog that he loves to carry around everywhere. So, of course, he had to drag him in to see his presents- haha!! One of his favorite gifts was a huge doggie book from Daddy---he has really enjoyed looking at that and giving all the dogs "kissies". Other pictures are Ryan modeling his new helmet and playing with the trains with Gramps.

Ryan on Christmas Eve

Here is a short video of Ryan from Christmas Eve. :)

After an e-mail from Jenny with funny Santa pictures, I realized I had never uploaded the ones from Ryan visiting Santa. So, here they are!! Notice how happy he is in the first one...just talking about seeing Santa was fine. But when we actually got close to Santa Ryan wanted nothing to do with him- haha!!

Grandma and Grandpa Kelvin (Brian's parents) got Ryan an adorable singing animals toy. He loves to carry it everywhere and listen to the music. :)

Ryan had his two year check up yesterday. The doctor said everything looks perfect (I could've told him that- hehe!! ;) ) He weighs 29 pounds, 6 oz. and is 37 3/4 inches tall.

Ryan has been able to count to 10 for a couple of weeks now. He also started spelling his name, although it is hit and miss if he is going to say "R...Y...A...N" or "R...Y...A...RYAN!!!" Either way, I give him credit because he's so darn cute! ;)