Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Ryan is TWO!!!

We had Ryan's 2nd Birthday Bash at Bounce U. He LOVES this place and he (and everyone else) had a BLAST!!!

Here are some pictures of the fun that was had!

Here comes the Birthday Boy!!!!




Goofy Bradley!














Silly Brayden!

Sisters Delaney and Macie
Addison!


The Birthday Boy getting ready to slide down again with a group of friends and Bradley's Daddy Greg!


Cousin Elizabeth!

Cousin Marisa!


Ryan playing a little basketball...

Dave and Paul climbing up the big slide!


Madelyn!


Brayden and Addison doing some bouncing!

Macie attempting the spiderweb!

Julia just trying to figure things out...


Silly Mr. BradleyMadelyn with her daddy Randy (also Addison and Brayden's Daddy!)


Nana Mary and Mommy enjoying all the bouncing kiddos!

Mommy and Sara her BFF from Elementary School! Sara watched Ryan 3 days a week from the time he was 8 weeks old till he was almost 2!!

One of my other best friends Catherine and I.

We had no clue DJ was behind us...lurking...


DJ and Melissa


DJ and Jim. I can't even begin to tell you WHAT they were doing....


Cousin Mackenzie says "Socks? I don't need no stinkin socks!"

Poppy and Kye Kye had fun!

Another shot of Madelyn!
Let's get this party started! Brayden and Mackenzie sit with Birthday Boy Ryan waiting for some cupcakes and ice cream!


the cupcakes!


Lighting the candle!!

Everyone was singing to him...

Going after that cupcake!! Love the expression on Jenna's face.


mmmmm!!

Our family!

Mackenzie enjoying her cupcake!

His first taste of soda. That was a special birthday treat....won't be happening again for awhile buddy!

Silly man Brayden!

Darn crooked crown!


Bradley and Paul. Bradley is Sara's little boy and Ryan and he became very close during the years they were babysitting for us!

Jenna's pal Addison!

Cousins Madison and Jenna (can you see part of the sign I made in the background? It was a train that said "Happy 2nd Birthday Ryan")
Time for presents!!

A SLINKY DOG? NO WAY!!


And then Mommy had to go at it solo for a bit after Ryan lost interest in the gifts...





I might have gone a bit overboard in my role...

The big gift from Mommy and Daddy...a new bike!!

he would NOT sit still for a picture!

Poppy and Kye Kye with the Birthday Boy

Grandpa Jim with the Birthday Boy...

Nana Mary and the (fidgety) Birthday Boy...



The older girls eventually lost interest in the "baby stuff" and started playing with the iphones.

I take it as a sign of things to come.....*sigh*

My friend for over 30 years, her husband Keith and their little boy Chase...

Chase and Ryan checking out some of his new presents...


Brayden apparently found some cake on Ryan's cheek....

My attempt to get a quick picture of the Birthday Boy on the Birthday Throne.

He wasn't at all happy when I took his blankie away...

From this picture you can tell it was in site because he has his thumb in his mouth...


It was a FABULOUS DAY!!!

Happy 2nd Birthday RYAN!!!

Friday, December 10, 2010

Professional Photo Shoot

We had a FABULOUS professional photo shoot done a few weeks ago and the pictures came out FANTASTIC! I was more than a bit surprised. Jenna had been up all night with a horrible ear infection that landed us in the walk-in clinic at 7 am that morning. She and I were both sleep deprived. And Ryan had the snottiest nose in the history of snotty noses. It was runny and red and crusty and I just didn't see how, between my baggy eyes and Ryan's nasty nose, we would have even one shot turn out....let alone all of these beauties......








My hats off to our photographer, Mark Janzen. He's Amazing. Dude's got some vicious Photoshopping skills too. I see now why he makes the big bucks! I have SOOO much to learn.

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Thanksgiving 2010

We celebrated Thanksgiving with Jim's family and mine this year. It was great seeing so many family! We had a blast and we. are. stuffed!!!

Jim's cousins Julie and Marisa (they are sisters)

Nana Mara, Marisa, Julie and Elaine


Elizabeth, Jenna and Ryan playing with Marisa's IPad

Ryan getting a look at all the yummy food. Why did I not even notice...until looking at these pictures...that my husband wore a Mickey Mouse T-shirt????

Ty making mashed potatoes

Jim (in the Mickey shirt) and I
Family chit chat and eating...

Jenna now wants an IPad of course

Newlyweds Elaine and Ty

Love it when these two play so nicely together. She's really pulling for that Ipad!


Jenna and Ryan with Auntie Elaine



Cousin David and Ryan

Jim (in the Mickey shirt), Uncle Al, Ryan and David. Seriously....EVERYONE else was dressed so nice...

later....at Poppy and Kye Kye's house....


Cousin Alivia in the kitchen

Alivia and her mom Aunt Kathy

Alivia and me

Ryan enjoying his olives


Kristin (Matt's wife) and Alivia

LOVE these two together. Oh look....Jim's still got the Mickey shirt on! Yay.

My mom and I

Cousin Matt with his new dog, "MJ". This picture is hilarious to me cause this guy is a true blood Cowboy. He has big dogs, horses and cattle. He is NOT a little dog kinda guy....

...especially little dogs who wear rhinestone collars...

and saddles....

My mom, Alivia, Kristin, me and Kathy

Happy Thanksgiving!!