Big Boy turns the Big 1!

Our sweet Ryler turned 1 December 27. Wow where has the year gone?? I look at our little guy and am blown away at how blessed we are to have two amazing, healthy, LIVELY, little boys. Ryler is a kid all his own. I have never met a baby with his spunk. He is a tease, he is a flirt, he is a sneak, and he is the biggest goof! He makes us smile constantly. He is a Daddy's boy when he is excited, he is a Mommy's boy when he is sad or tired, and he is his brother's constant friend and shadow. My mornings consist of chasing Ryler over and over again as he tries to go find and wake up Brother. He peaks around every corner, jumps at every sound, so excited hoping it's Tray coming to play. lol Tray went with his dad for a whole day and Ryler looked for him almost constantly. It was so precious to see how excited Ry was to see his brother late that night when they finally came home. Every afternoon consists of Tray coming to tell me over and over that RYLER IS AWAKE!! Which of course he's not... Tray just want's to be able to go in and get him. They are so fun to watch together. Of course there fights and tiffs. Especially lately... Ryler has developed a little mean streak! He isn't a bully. He never picks fights. But he is no longer willing to sit back and let Tray take his toys ha ha When Tray tries he is greeted by some fierce yelling accompanied by either a push or a series of slaps. Which leaves me sweet sensitive Tray crying lol Poor guy. Ryler is a very little guy. Fun size, compact, travel size for your convenience.. lol He is under the 5% for his height and his weight. But he has always been small and is proportionate so we aren't too worried. He has 5 teeth. 3 up top. 2 on bottom. He loves to use them. He LOVES food of all kinds...except cheese really. I'm not sure why that is. He would rather drink water over juice any day but would gladly steal Brothers chocolate milk and chug it down then scurry away when Brother notices and starts getting mad ha ha He really is such a sneak. He has this crinkly nose grin when he gets caught. I just love it! He still loves crawling and has no desire to walk. I guess I can't blame him yet, he's only been crawling a couple months lol he deserves his crawl time I suppose. Though he will stand up on his own for as long as he wants. He has great balance...just doesn't care to take steps yet. He signs 'food' 'milk' 'all done' and 'drink' He isn't talking much yet still sticking with 'mama' 'papa' and 'dadda'. He loves hiding from me and playing peek a boo. His go to spot is always behind the shower curtain in their bathroom lol He loves reading books, undoing puzzles, coloring, playing with any toy really. He is my tough guy.. while Tray was always terrified of and still jumps when the vacuum, hair dryer, blender, etc, first turn on, Ryler is fascinated by the sounds. He loves playing chicken with the vacuum. Ry has always been one to initially startle easily, but he loves it. Tray and I will hide and jump out and yell BOO at Ryler. And though he jumps a mile high its with a squeal and a huge grin lol He is in a wrestling stage. He will crawl up to you and roll over on top of you and just lay there grinning. He loves when we say "uh! you got me!" He occasionally throws fits when we take things he's not supposed to have. He yells at us, then lays flat on his tummy on the floor like he has lost all will to go on, he'll look up, yell a little more, then lay back down. Eventually he forgets and gets up and is off to the next thing lol spunk I tell ya. He is an easy smiler. He charms people everywhere we go. I just can't imagine life without our chubs. He lights up our lives. Happy Birthday Roo! We love you SO Much!!

My tiny 5 lbs Baby.

In the Hospital. Such a sweet little bundle.

Little Chicken legs :)

He was just so small... You really do forget.

Little old man :)

Starting to get some Rolls :)

Chubs!

My BIG 1 YEAR OLD!!

Happy guy!

Loving the unwrapping :)

Now for CAKE!!

What The...???

What THE????

Get it off Mom... Please!!

I thought FOR SURE he would devour that cake. No such luck. Totally bizarre for my big eater!

Just some more Random Pics.

Such a good sport... As long as he doesn't know they're there lol Tray likes to decorate him with stickers and bandaids, hats, ties, glasses... but Ryler does NOT like to accessorize like Tray does.

Gettin' Daddy :)

My super heros!!
Ry was tolerating the cape but was not wearing the mask for anything lol

This is probably my All time fav pic of my boys!

It makes my heart so happy :)
I seriously love these boys SOOOO much!!!!

Christmas Catch up Part 1

Early December we headed down to UT to for the annual Collin's family Christmas party. Our holiday just wouldn't be the same with out it! It is always so much fun to see the family and let the kids play :) Tray was SOOOOOOO excited to see Santa this year. He talked about it for WEEKS! lol I love his excitement.

We started with dinner. Followed by the Pinata..

The Beating.

The Scuffle.

The Victory!

The chubs kept trying to sneak in on the action.

This video is so sweet to me. No one else really needs to watch it. I just love Trays Excitement :)

This guy waited not so patiently for his name to be called. Daddy had to sit with him and hold him back. He was quite convinced that EVERY name that was called was his. It was a hard wait. There are A LOT of grand kids there. It's especially hard when Brother's name gets called before yours...

"At first I was like... 'Ok who is this clown?'

"And then I was like ' oh ok. He's got a present. We're cool!'

Sweet present from Santa.

Which Brother of course commandeers...

Yes!!! FINALLY Tray's turn. (After Dad stepped in and handed Tray's present right to Santa. One of the last in the big giant pile lol)

Awesome Truck.

Happy boys!

Happy TIRED parents lol


UNTIL NEXT YEAR!! :)

Christmas Catch up Part 2!

I just love Christmas time. I really do. I love the tree, the decorations, the spirit, the songs, the happiness, the giving... I love it all. This year has been our funnest yet as a family. Tray is old enough now that he gets it. The cute thing couldn't wait for Santa to come! Getting him to sleep Christmas eve was quite a task ha ha Watching he and Ryler open their presents was just so much fun! We headed down to UT again this year to celebrate Christmas eve and morning at my Moms house. I love Christmas eve with my family! Now that all my siblings are all grown up and moving away it's so special for us to be able to get together! LOVE IT!

Opening family gifts on Christmas Eve.

When asked what he wanted for Christmas Tray would say " A present" When asked what kind of present he would reply " A Scooby present!" ha ha And he got what he asked for :) His sweet Grandma made sure he got the whole gang! This kid was sooo excited! Up until that point he has been using his superman and spiderman action figures as stand in's for Fred and Daphne :)

Ry's First Christmas! He really enjoyed the wrapping paper :)

His toys weren't so bad either..

More Trains! What boy doesn't need more??

Tray was very kind to help Ryler open his gifts.. Ry didn't love the help. lol

He wasn't sure how he felt about his new fun penguin pal at first.. He warmed up to him eventually though lol

Well Christmas fun but I was so glad when all the hussle and bussle was done! lol I keep thinking one of these years we're just going to stay home.... But what fun would that be?!? :)

Growing Boy!

Mr. Ry Man is getting so big! He is going to be 1 soon (Eeek!) And I have yet to blog about his last couple months. Ugh. There is so much that should have been documented! But with Christmas coming up, and his birthday I have to get this done now and hope I remember some stuff. lol At least get some pics up right?! So Ryler kinda hit a turning point in his life when he hit 10 months. He weened himself from nursing (Yay!) Just decided one day he didn't want me anymore and started pushing me away. After a couple days of that I stopped trying. He had been refusing a bottle since he was a few weeks old but once he forgot about nursing (and with me trying a bottle regularly) He finally caught on (5 days later) lol Now he loves his bottle! And I love him taking it :) Within a week or two he was signing the word "milk" and still loves that sign. He also knows "all done", "food", and he waves. He says Mamma and Dadda and throws in a Pappa sometimes. They day he turned 10 months old he started crawling. lol FINALLY. He just decided to do it and has been very happy and independent since. He loves crawling off on his own to explore and loves to tag along with Brother. He will also come find me instead of just yelling for me to come to him lol. Around 10 months he also started refusing any baby foods. The only thing "baby" that he will take currently are the yogurt bites. Other than that its big people food and HE.LOVES.IT. He eats more than Tray by far and sometimes out eats me lol And don't let that kid go hungry for even a couple minutes.. He will let you know about it! He has his own little attitude and is quite sassy sometimes. He LOVES bath time. I get a very excited little crawler ready to climb in the tub himself as soon as he hears that water turn on. He puts himself to bed and sleeps 12 hours. Love that. He is now walking along furniture, standing up on everything, and using his little walker toy. He is a little Daddy's boy for sure. Darren puts him to bed most nights cause that's what makes Ry happy. Ry gets up when he hears Daddy get up in the morning and waits not so patiently for Darren to finish his breakfast (Cream o Wheat) so that he may eat the left overs. When Darren walks in the door Ry crawls right to him and will not be distracted till he gets his Daddy loves. I think its adorable. He loves playing with Velcro, loves playing on my phone, he loves taking anything apart or emptying anything out.. and will occasionally put things back in lol He loves playing with my hair, and playing peek a boo. He thinks the is just the most clever guy around when he puts that blanket over his head lol I love those little giggles! Ryler has 4 teeth currently. He weighs 18 lbs and is 27 inches long. He is in the 5th percentile for his weight and 10th for his height. The weight, tho odd when considering how much that kid puts away, seems normal. Tray has always been skinny. But the height? lol He is my adorable shorty. I love this kid soo much. On mornings he doesn't wake up when daddy does and I get to back to bed for a little bit, I will wake up to the sound of him playing in his crib. When I go in his room he stands up and gives me the biggest grin, some very happy squeals and a giant hug... ah! I LOVE it!! Seriously love him!! He is so fun all the time. He really is such a happy baby. I get comments on him constantly about how chill he is and just so sweet. Tray loves playing with him and of course taking toys from him (urg!) But I love watching them grow and play together. I love seeing Tray trying to teach Ryler things. Brothers are seriously so much fun. I am one lucky Mamma. I love my boys soo much!!! Alright enough mush... Here's some pics of my Cuties!

Ryler in his ADORABLE hat from Aunt Ra Ra. SO CUTE!

Ryler's first cookie. He loved it of course.

Ryler got a Turle toy from a friend and he just loves it. I just love that grin!

Cute boy!!

Loves playing with Brother. We built a play house under our kitchen table. They boys had a blast.

This kid LOVES his food. :)

Another cute smile from a cute boy with a CUTE hair cut! He looks sooo grown up!

I love them playing together. It makes me so happy.

Tray at Great Grandpa Collins house. We got to visit my Grandpa last weekend. I have pictures of myself at his age playing on the same blue carpet with the same bucket of toys. I love it.

Poor T-man received his first goose egg today. OUCH! He tripped on a toy and dove head first into the door jam. He was a trooper about it tho. A few tears and a Scooby Doo band aid later and he was running around again. :(

Happy Boo-Day!

On Halloween my not so little man turned 3! Tray is such an awesome kid and such a wonderful addition to our family. I could not imagine my life or our home with out him.

A few things about the T man.

He is a clown and loves to make us laugh. Especially with his killer dance moves! lol

He LOVES to dance and honestly can't help himself when he hears music on. Trunk or treating too a little bit longer than it should have since Tray had to stop and dance at all the cars that were playing music. lol People loved it though.

He is very smart and learns so fast.

His favorite color is blue.

His favorite food is cheese and "teeya" (tortilla)

Favorite drinks are apple juice and chocolate milk.

He still loves cars and trucks and planes and trains. All the good boy stuff. Though he is really into Scooby doo and Woody these days.

He has a wonderful imagination and loves to pretend and act things out. He has imaginary friends here to play sometimes too.

He loves his friends. He begs to play with them at least once a day lol

He is becoming quite the daddy's boy and has to have his "daddy snuggles"

He LOOOVES to talk. If you have ever spent any amount of time with him you can attest to that. lol The trick is getting him to stop.... I love it though.

He says the funniest things sometimes. I really need to start writing them down. A couple examples... He got a bloody nose the other day (not uncommon. They happen a lot) I was having a hard time getting it to stop so I wadded up a little bit of tissue and stuck it up his nose. He started bawling. When I asked him what was wrong he said "I don't want it in my nose! I don't want to be like daddy!" lol That is what Darren does when he gets bloody noses. Or another time after returning home from some friends house Darren asked Tray "How come you liked playing with those girls so much?" Tray's reply was "Cause boys take my toys" When someone tells him thank you his reply is "No problem!" He always has something to say and a story to tell.

Tray is in a couple play groups and a preschool group and loves being in them.

He is such a big boy now. Though it is just the beginning. He has some big changes coming up this next year. Preschool, sun beams... I am so excited for him.

We love you sooo much Tray! Thank you for letting us be your parents and for being such a wonderful big brother and added so much joy and laughter to our lives. Happy Birthday Big Boy!!

My big 3 year old! He's definitely got style!

"Scooby Dooooo!!"

Tray got many wonderful gifts from his friends. Thank you all so much! From Mom and Dad he got a Woody Doll and Woody boots. He LOOVES them! All that first day he kept saying "Woody is my best friend!" :) Woody goes everywhere with us and sleeps with Tray at night.

Mr. Attitude! lol Tray at his party. He has such a fun party! We are very blessed with wonderful friends. I will post another time on Halloween and his party.

BIG boy!

This week my Little man got a BIG boy hair cut! He looks so much older! It is breaking my heart. lol But it really did need done. His hair was a little out of control.

BEFORE..

Yes it really was this crazy looking. All the time.

I miss that fluff ball :)

Cute boy!

DURING...

Ryler was a big boy and did very well during his hair cut.

And AFTER...

Look at that good looking hair cut :)

The camera Loves you!

So HANDSOME!!

Ry is 9 month old now ( a little late in posting I know)

He has his own way of getting around. He still refuses to crawl on his knees. He uses his hands the normal way then puts on foot on the ground and scoots himself on his bum. What a dork. lol

He loves to climb on things and pull himself up on everything.

He is hungry ALL THE TIME! I don't know how I am going to feed this kid! lol He eats every hour. Not kidding. And gets onery if he has to stay hungry for any amount of time.

His favorite food is Lemon Yogurt. Random I know. He just goes nuts when he sees me pull it out of the fridge. He also likes pretzels, crackers, bread, tortillas, cheerios, and of course all of his normal baby fruits. I can now put baby cereal in with his fruit to give it a little more substance and he will eat it. He just loves food.

You would think with all that eating he would just be a fatty but he is only 16.14 lbs. He was 18 lbs at the beginning of the summer then got sick and lost some weight and I just can't get him back up. Even though he eats like a cow he is now Tray skinny. In the 10th percentile.

He says Mama and is actually referring to me now. Darren tries to get him to say dada or papa but it hasn't happened yet.

He loves to dance just like Tray. He bobs up and down and waves his arms to the music.

He is an awesome sleeper. Usually from 8pm to 8:30am. Which we just love.

He hates hats and refuses to wear one. I have been able to get him to keep his hoods on so that helps against the wind.

He still only has 2 teeth.

Still loves bath time and gets really excited when he hears the water turn on to fill up the tub.

He has started hitting which I don't love. He mostly hits Darren. Usually when I am holding him and he thinks someone is going to take him away from me. He starts slapping at them. Little stinker.

His favorite toys are balls and his Dinosaur ball toy. He also loves rolling trucks back and forth.

He loves to pull my hair. Always in sets of the 3 lol Yank Yank Yank. He has recently started pulling his own hair too.

He gives very wet slobbery kisses and super awesome bear hugs. I love it!

Chowin down some bread.

Some waffle fries from Dickies... YUM!

Hanging out with Daddy

Just chillin in his diaper

Playing with his Dino.