Month 1

It's hard to believe that month 1 has come and gone. Tyler continues to grow like a weed - much faster than I remember with Ryan. He eats like a champ and is on his way to sleeping like one as well. Tyler loves to look around and is beginning to smile quite a bit. It's fun to see his little personality developing. Enjoy some of Tyler's 1 month pictures!

All packed up and ready go!

We are waiting to get rolling... just waiting on the Dr. to release us! Thanks to all of the doctors, nurses and staff at Mercy. A great place to have a baby! We call it the Mercy Baby Hotel.

Snuggling with Mom

Tyler William Putney

Tyler William Putney

born 2-24-2011 @ 3:19 pm

7 lbs- 9oz- 19 3/4 inches

Mom and baby are doing great!

Thank you for all the prayers. God has blessed us with another beautiful gift. To Him be the glory!

Mark and Kari

Tractor Tippin'

Ryan has been tractor tippin' with the help of his shake and go Lightning McQueen.
'KaChow!' 'My name is "Speed!"

Projects

Sunday was a day of projects for the Putney household. We loaded up the fam for a trip to Menards for some supplies. Ryan was a huge fan of the playground. He'd go to Menards everyday if he could during the summer.

The first project finished (almost) was a new play area for Ryan in our backyard that includes a new sandbox.

The second project is a new gate for our deck. Now Ryan can play outside on the deck without the option of going down the steps.

Stay tuned for more Sunday project days around the Putney household....to be continued!

Happy Birthday to All

Thanks to Matt and Becky for hosting the Dummermuth Family Spring Birthday Party. We celebrated Lydia, Grandpa Kim, Kari, Matt and Ryan's birthdays this past Saturday.

The Rodenbergs

Thanks to Mark's sister, Leah, and Tom and the kids for letting us stay on Friday. Ryan enjoyed playing with his big cousins and shares their love of sports. Thanks to Tom for sending the glove and two baseballs. Ryan harldy lets them out of his site! Great to see you all!

Visitors

These little guys decided to stop by our house two days in a row. Ryan couldn't stop talking about them and even cried when they left. He loved feeding them bread and listening to them quack. We'll see if they enjoyed their visit and want to come back!

Easter Egg Hunt #2 and #3

Later on Sunday Ryan's big cousins stopped by and hid eggs two more times. Ryan had so much fun and didn't even notice they were the same eggs :) Don't think we'll be able to get by with that too much longer, but it worked this year.

Happy Easter

We were able to spend Easter with Mark's family. After church the kids had an Easter Egg Hunt. Ryan couldn't wait to get outside and fill his basket!

Cousins picture before the big hunt.

Ryan got the hang of it pretty quickly.

Post-hunt cousins picture.

All About John Deere

Ryan prefers John Deere movies to Curious George. You can check them out here.

A King is Born

"So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger. When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child, and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them. But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart. The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told.”- Luke 2:16-20

Big Boy Bed

Ryan moved into a big boy bed two nights ago and has been adjusting well. Here is a screen shot of the camera that Mommy and Daddy use to keep a watchful eye on the lil' man. Ryan is big into reading books in bed to wind down before 'falling' asleep. He literally falls over from his studies and passes out! It has been really fun to watch him transition to his new bedroom and this new stage of his life.

Congratulations cousin Josh!

This past weekend we traveled up to NE Iowa for my cousin's wedding. We were only missing 3 of the 16 first cousins on the Larson side.

In the kitchen....

Ryan loves to help make meals...

and try new things...

sometimes they're not as good as they look!

Daddy's "Helper"

Mark brought home a job trailer to do some landscaping prep and Ryan was fascinated by all the equipment. Let's just say he's wired like his Daddy and wants to figure everything out. Look out everyone!

Anything you can do, Daddy, so can I!

I'm catching up....

What a view - I've discovered Mommy's hiding spot!

From Orchard Apples...

to Apple Pie!

Ryan's First...

MUCH needed haircut. He did great and was very focused on what was happening.

Center Grove Orchard

One of our favorite places is Center Grove Orchard just outside of Cambridge, IA. Thanks to season passes, we've been able to go back and plan to keep going back several times this fall. Here are pictures of our first visit back in September. The following are many of Ryan's favorites.

Little Pig's Stick House, Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater

Duck Races, Jumping Pillow

The Corn Pool

Roping the Steer, One Room Schoolhouse

We always end with a yummy apple cider slushie - definitely Ryan's favorite!