The Doctor and the Cell Phone

That's kind of a funny title for my post. Isn't it? Well, once you see these pictures, you will know what in the world I am talking about.

If you know Ryan, you know that he is very “into” his electronic gadgets. He has about 4 of our old cell phones and even though they don't get service any longer, they can still do a bunch of cool things when they are charged up. In fact, Ryan figured out how to do a ton of things on my old cell phone that I never knew it was capable of doing! So...this leads to his Halloween costume. Yes, my child wanted to be a cell phone for Halloween. The amazing thing was that I was actually able to find a cell phone costume and didn't have to make one like I had originally planned. LOL!

Here he is pretending to dial for Hannah.

Is that not the funniest costume ever?

Just look at my cutie patootie Hannah. She was dressed as a doctor. Although, if you asked her who she was that day, she insisted that she was not a doctor. She was “Hannah.” But if you reworded your question ans asked her who she was dressed up as, she would quickly reply, “A doctor.” Talk about being literal! Personally I think she kind of looked like a nurse with those white tights, but either way she was on a mission that day to heal everyone with all of the goodies she had in her doctor’s bag.

Last Minute Pumpkin Patch

We waited until the very last minute to go to the pumpkin patch this year. After school on Friday, my mom and I took the kiddos to Peltzer Farm which is about 5 minutes from our house. They had a good time checking out the pumpkins, going through the corn maze, and eating super messy ice cream cones.
Hannah took one look at the ponies and decided that she REALLY wanted a pony ride. Ryan REALLY didn't. Once Hannah was up on the pony, Ryan decided that maybe it wouldn't be so bad. So here they are taking their very first pony rides. Aren't they cute? Hannah cried for more when the ride was over. And Ryan just wanted to go wash his hands. LOL! Oh the joy of having two completely opposite children!
I have some cute Halloween photos of the kids that I still need to upload. Just wait until you see what Ryan dressed up as. You will never guess...

Air Show

Oh my, has it been over a month since I last posted. I am so sorry!

We had a lovely visit from Pat, Andy's Mom, earlier this month. While she was here she went to the Mira Mar Air Show with Andy and Ryan. It was Ryan's first year going. It sounded like enjoyed parts of it, although I think he got a little bored after a while. I am glad that Andy had someone to go with again this year since planes are not my thing these days and I really don't enjoy the Air Shows anymore. Those of you who know me well, know that my Dad and Grandpa were both pilots and that I grew up around airplanes. Unfortunately my Dad was killed in a plane crash when I was 21 years old and since then I have had a hard time being around planes unless, of course, I have to fly somewhere. In fact, tomorrow will be the 18th anniversary of my Dad's accident. I sure miss him and really wish he were around to see his grandkids. I know he would have had a ball at the Air Show with Ryan.

Anyway, sorry for getting side tracked. Here are a few photos that Andy took at the Air Show. (I wonder if Ryan will follow in his grandpa and great grandpa's footsteps and become a pilot when he grows up. He sure loves all of the instruments on the control panel. He also loves to fly Andy's flight simulator on the computer.)

The Tooth Fairy will be visiting our house tonight!

Ryan lost his first tooth today! Look at that adorable little hole he has at the bottom of his sweet smile! I knew the day was coming, but I just can’t believe that it is here. We made a cute little tooth box for the occasion just in time. Last night the two of us created this little tin...
Anyone who knows me well, knows that I have a weird phobia of teeth and that I freak out when it comes to anything that has to do with loose teeth, going to the dentist, etc. When Ryan came to me this afternoon and said, "Mommy, my tooth feels weird," I took one look and realized that it was hanging on by a thread. He bit into a Veggie Chip and it was ready to come out. When I told him to wiggle it a bit and it would fall out, he started to cry. He asked me to help him get it out. What was a poor Mom to do? I helped him wiggle it, twist it, and pull it out. Without missing a beat, my “Mommy braveness” came to the rescue. Yes, I actually helped him pull it out without completely freaking out. One down, 19 to go! *Ü*

Look how tiny it is. It looked so much bigger in his mouth. LOL!What a cutie! Daddy told him that he was able to slip french fries through the holes when he lost his teeth when he was little. Ryan can’t wait to try that. He may need to wait a couple of weeks until the other bottom one falls out so the hole is bigger. That one is pretty loose too.

I hear that the going rate for a tooth these days is a dollar. Ryan wasn’t too excited when he heard that until I told him that we could go the the Dollar Store and he could pick out anything he wanted in the whole store! We’ll see what we come home with tomorrow!

FYI, I will have some fun photos to post later this weekend. We are having a tea party for Hannah's 3rd B-day on Saturday! Wait until you see what I have for the little girls to wear. Soooo cute!

First Day of School

Well, yesterday was the official first day of school for Ryan, although it was only about an hour long and we were able to stay with him. I took lots of photos! Today was the hard day though. I dropped him off in his classroom and had to leave so I could take Hannah to her first day of Preschool. They both did fine. No tears and no drama. Unbelievable! (Actually a few tears welled up in my eyes, but the kids were fine!)

Ryan standing in front of the school sign. I can’t believe he is going to school with the big kids!

This is Ryan with his new teacher. She is very sweet!

Mommy and Ry.

Ryan saw me take a picture of the crayons so he wanted to take one with his camera too. (I know I am weird. I take pictures of random things. But don’t you think these crayons look cool all lined up?)

Ryan’s teacher is introducing the class to “George,” her guitar.This is Hannah with her new teacher.

Hannah showing me the fake spaghetti in the play kitchen.

I could not pull her away from this box of beads. She LOVED it! I am sure that is where I will find her when I pick her up. LOL! The little boy behind her is our neighbor and Hannah’s best buddy Vince. He is in her class too.

This is a picture of Ryan this morning before we left for school. He is excited to be able to use his backpack!

Well, I think I should grab a quick bite to eat before I need to leave to pick Hannah up from school. Boy, that sure went by fast!

On a side note, I have my post-op appointment tomorrow where I should get the biopsy results back. I will post tomorrow with (hopefully) good news! *Ü*

No more training wheels...

Ryan decided this evening that he wanted Andy to take off his training wheels. So...at 7:30 tonight, that is exactly what he did. At first Ryan wasn't too sure about it and asked if he could have his training wheels back. Then after about 15 minutes, he was doing great. By 8:00 he was riding down the street with no help at all! He was so proud. (Of course we were proud too.) I know this video is dark and you may get a bit nauseous from all of the bouncing around, but at least you will get to see him riding without training wheels!



Here are a few still shots before it got dark...
I am so proud of my little guy, I could just burst! *Ü*

Ryan's Birthday

We celebrated Ryan's 6th birthday last week at a place called Pump It Up. He and his friends had a blast jumping on all of the blow up jumpies and sliding down the huge slides. Ryan even got to sit in his very own blow up chair! At the end of the day, he came up to me and said, “Mommy, this was the best birthday party I have ever had!” That just made my day.

King for a day!

Opening presents with his friends...

How cute is this? Hannah and Ryan went down the slide together.They had a pretty cool climbing wall. I was talking to another mom when I turned around and saw Hannah hooked up to the harness. I got a little nervous but the gal who was working there said that she could do it. Boy, could she ever! She climbed that thing with no fear at all! Take a look at this. (She is only TWO! Yikes!)

Can you believe my little guy is SIX? Where did the time go? It seems like just yesterday that he was born!Happy Birthday Ry Guy! I love you!

Loose tooth and camping trip....

Ryan is excited to announce that he has his first loose tooth. He will probably be starting school in 3 weeks missing his first tooth. (He is already asking if the Tooth Fairy is real.) *Ü*

Other than that exciting news, we are home from our adventurous camping trip and finally settling back in! The laundry is all done and we are now able to get some good quality sleep! Except for Hannah having a hard time sleeping in the tent, we had a great time. There were 7 families that came with us and Hannah was the youngest of all the kids. I was very grateful that everyone was so forgiving in the morning. I can only imagine what they were all thinking with her fussing much of the night!

Here are some photo highlights of our trip...

This is a group photo of all of the families that went on the trip with us.

Ryan with a silly grin.

They really do love each other!

Hannah's favorite part of camping was playing in the dirt.

We went to a really fun water park which was a life saver since it was soooo hot!

Check out this play equipment. It was one big water playground!

Hannah was strutting her stuff in the kiddie pool.Hannah really enjoyed her Slushie. (I think she played with it more than she drank it!)

Ryan's Swim Lessons

Ryan started swim lessons last week. Unfortunately we had to miss a couple of days because he was sick, but he was back in the water this afternoon and loving it! I took a few photos of him with his swim teacher and the other boys in his class. With only 3 lessons under his belt, he is already willing to get in the water by himself and put his face in to blow bubbles. (I know it doesn't sound like much, but those are two things I thought would never happen.) He isn't as adventurous as the other kids, but I am THRILLED that he is making progress on his own level.
Here are a couple of photos of Hannah while she watched Ryan swim. We both really wanted to get in the water with him. It is almost 100 degrees today!

Ryan's 1st Eye Exam

This morning I took Ryan in for his first eye doctor appointment. Of course since Andy and I both wear glasses, we know it is inevitable for the kids to need them at some point too. It was so funny to watch because I think Ryan actually enjoyed it. He had fun reading the letters on the chart and choosing, "Which is clearer: A or B, 1 or 2?" Our eye doc is wonderful. I didn't have my camera with me so he asked me if I wanted him to take a few pictures with his camera of Ryan in the big chair with the crazy glasses? Of course I said, "YES!" As soon as he emails them to me, I will post them for you. How many eye doctors do you know that will take photos of their patients for you to scrapbook? I didn't even mention it to him at all. He just knows that I like to scrapbook. What a great guy! *Ü*

By the way, Ryan's eyes looked great. No glasses....yet!

Vacation Bible School and a few Mother's Day Pics

Unfortunately I don't have any pictures to post of the kids at VBS today. I have been so busy running around trying to help organize the crafts for 225 kids that I have hardly seen my own kids all week. They seem to both be enjoying the chaos.

I will actually enjoy next week because we have nothing planned except our weekly summer playdate with the other mommies and their kids. I am in charge of the playdate next week and guess what I have decided to do with them? Hmmm....crafts maybe? As if I haven't had enough of kids crafts this week! I am reserving the craft room at our community clubhouse and will lead the kids in some sort of fun craft. (I still need to figure out what we will be doing.) I will definitely take some pictures of that and post them next week.

In the meantime, you can enjoy these fun photos from Mother’s Day...

Mom and Me (sorry the photo is a bit blurry.)

Silly kids.

Hannah giving Nana a big kiss.

Hannah wearing Nana’s hat.

There is hope!

I know this may not be a big deal to most of you, but I am THRILLED! Ryan is actually eating salad (and I have the pictures to prove it!) Praise God! There is hope for this skinny little child of mine!

“Look Mom. Two pieces!”

“Ummmm, I don’t think this is going to taste very good.”

“I did it! I ate some lettuce and I didn’t die! I even have a little dressing on my nose. This was fun!”