Like Father Like Son

Helping Mommy with Laundry

One of Ryan's favorite things to do is to help with laundry. He usually "helps" by either taking everything out of the laundry basket and throwing it on the floor or by taking all the wet clothes out of the dryer once I've put them in. Good thing it doesn't bother Mommy too much!

Dummermuth Visit

Ryan had a great time with his Dummermuth cousins this past weekend. Lydia is just over a month older than Ryan. Caleb is Ryan's only boy cousin on the Dummermuth side (7 girl cousins), so they have become good buddies. Here are a few pictures to highlight the weekend.

Rodenberg Visit

Ryan had a great time with his Rodenberg cousins this past Saturday. He especially liked playing catch with his older cousins.

Don't worry Mom...

...I've got a hold of Dad's hair!

First Trip to Menards!

Dad finally let me go to Menards a few weeks back. And all I can say is...WOW. I'm going to have a lot of fun there in years to come. There is lots of plywood (behind me- see pic) and other lumber to build things. There are a whole bunch of ceiling fans over in the corner- rrgghhhh-that'll get 'cha dizzy in a hurry. Just about tossed my biter biscuts- haha! Anyway, back to the trip... there's a lot of power tools and man!- talk about cool stuff- this place it packed with cool stuff! There's so much to look at- I can only take a little bit a time or I go into 'Man Cave' Overload!

Mommy had these pictures on her camera and Dad forgot about them- so that's why it took so long to get posted! (I'd do it myself, but I can't reach the ctrl/alt/delete thingy to login.)

Til next time...

Your Handyman, Ryan

Look out Grandpa Kim

I'm practicing with my John Deere, so I can drive yours!

Did I mention he likes to climb?

One of our favorite holiday moments was when we found Ryan in the living room on top of his present. He loves to climb...apparently on anything and everything! One of his favorite things is to crawl over Dad when he's lying on the floor. He also loves to climb stairs and will climb the entire flight of stairs at our house if you let him.

Back from vacation!

So, we've been on a little (ok, a 3 month) vacation from the blogosphere, but we're back! Our goal in 2009 is to update more consistently so everyone can keep up with Ryan. Since we left you, Ryan has changed a great deal. He started crawling the day he turned 6 months. It didn't take long for him to discover how to pull himself up to stand. He is super fast at crawling and is even crusing around furniture. It won't be long before he's walking....any guesses? Ryan loves to try anything we're eating and definitely prefers "people food" to "baby food". His first word was "da da" and most recently he learned how to make the clicking sound with his tongue. His first two teeth are just pushing through, so it's been a little painful for him! He loves to do "so big" and wave at random times. We're working on clapping and pattycake, but he has yet to do it purposfully. Ryan is still the active, mild-tempered, great sleeping, wonderful child he always has been. He is growing up way too fast, and we can't wait to see what's in store for 2009!

Since We've Moved...

We successfully moved into our new home with the help of many friends and family. We can't thank you enough for all you did to help us! Since we've moved, Ryan has learned some new tricks. He's really growing up fast. Here are some of our favorites. Enjoy!

Grandma Lois was down to help a few days and started to teach Ryan how to climb stairs. Luckily he's not quite ready for climbing yet, but he sure did like to try!

Yes, Ryan can sit up by himself now. He's really enjoyed the new view the past few days.

No, he can't crawl forward yet, but he tries so hard! He ends up crawling backwards and gets stuck somewhere. He likes to get into the crawling position and rock forwards and backwards. Mommy used to do this when she was little, and they used to say she was "stuck in neutral."

Aunt Carolyn brought over a new toy that instantly became a favorite. The first time he played with this, he was entertained for at least a good 20 minutes.