Onery Little Booger.

Yesterday I went to pick up "the boy" from daycare.  Ryan greeted me with his traditional cry of "Mommy here!" accompanied by an excited hop before running to get his jacket.    The lady next to me picking up her daughter said, "Is that your son?"  

My heart swelled with pride and I told her "yes".  

Then she said, "Oh.  Well yesterday your son tried to give me one of his boogers." 

Heart plummets. Drat.  I should have denied ownership.  

Up!

The tree is up!

But that's not all......

So is Dylan! Yesterday it seemed he could only hold this position for about a minute before toppling over.  But magically, tonight he is sitting for 5-10 minute stretches.  How is this possible?

Happy Thanksgiving 2011!

For the "official" Thanksgiving holiday, we traveled to my parents house.  It was special this year because all my siblings were able to be there. 

My brother and his wife were there.  It may be the last time we see them in a while since my brother is preparing for a deployment out of country early next year.

My sister Havilah and her family were also able to come! Which was a wonderful surprise because originally they were not going to be able to come.

My Mom outdid herself on making a feast. 

And Thanksgiving morning, we were able to see my sister's perform in their marching band.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Dylan in a cute hat

Right before Thanksgiving, I discovered the cutest hat at Old Navy.  It was just one of those things I had to buy.  

I put it on Dylan and started taking pictures.

And couldn't stop.  The cuteness was blinding.

Absolutely blinding.

He was cooing and smiling and waving his chubby arms.  Every picture was amazing!

Until the tablecloth became more interesting than me and the camera and the photo session ended.

Playing Trains

Playing trains with Papa is one of Ryan's favorite things to do!

Thanksgiving Craft

It's been a while since I've blogged.  But we've been busy!  Ryan's Papa Kangas and Grandma Kangas and Aunt Cassie came for a visit last week. 

Grandma Kangas had a CUTE Thanksgiving craft up her sleeve to do with Ryan: Thanksgiving Pilgrim Hat Cookies.

They were so cute and easy to make.  All you need is: A cookie sheet, Keebler striped cookies, vanilla icing, a bag, scissers, peanut butter cups and reeces pieces. 

First, get a package of keebler frosted cookies--you know, the ones with the stripes.  Flip them upside down on a cookie sheet.

Pipe some vanilla frosting in a small circle around the hole in the cookie.  You will need a bag to put the frosting in and scissors to cut a slit in one corner of the bag to pipe the frosting onto the cookies.

Take Reeces peanut butter cups and unwrap them.  Place them upside down on the frosted cookies. 

As a finishing touch, add Reeces pieces or some other bright, small candy (like chicklets) onto the frosting as a "buckle."  

This non-cooking cookie project was really really cute and Ryan enjoyed it a lot!  Thank you Grandma Kangas and Aunt Cassie for doing such a fun activity with Ryan!

Sleepy Eyes

poor sick Dylan.

He was so miserable all weekend. But I think he is finally on the mend. He even ate some cereal today. But it wasn"t long before his eyes started to get heavy....

Realllly heavy.

Aww. What a sweet little guy.  Keep getting better!