Random Cuteness 7 Sep 2009 | 11:47 am

Playing Grandma's piano: Our little "trainiac" modeling his railroad crossing T: Interesting choice of attire: We just returned from a week at the beach, and hopefully will get those pictures poste...

Summer '09 Portraits 7 Sep 2009 | 11:03 am

Ryan's Daycare Carnival 16 Aug 2009 | 03:44 pm

Cotton candy, a balloon penguin, a bounce house, and a steam engine painted on his cheek.... What more could Ryan want?

"Emmy Wedding" 16 Aug 2009 | 03:23 pm

Last weekend, we attended my cousin Emily's wedding. Ryan had a blast, and is still talking about "Emmy wedding." A few days after the wedding, we were looking through a catalog of Halloween costumes,...

Untitled 16 Aug 2009 | 03:10 pm

Ryan's hockey attire is similar to his pizza-making attire. (He's not in pain -- that's just his new exaggerated smile when he poses for pictures!) Ryan's newly painted train table. It used to be all...

The Naked Pizza Chef 4 Aug 2009 | 03:39 pm

Ryan's favorite food is pizza, and when I saw pictures on Beth's blog recently of her 2-year-old son Brady having a blast making pizza, I thought it would be a fun Sunday afternoon activity for Ryan a...

Untitled 4 Aug 2009 | 03:02 pm

This morning, I woke up around 4 a.m. and discovered Ryan sleeping at the foot of our bed. He has always slept in his own room, but lately has started asking to sleep with us, which we have only allow...

July pictures 4 Aug 2009 | 02:39 pm

Ryan chasing bubbles on a *cold* July day. (The weather this summer has been very un-summer-like). Ryan with his new big wheel trike. His feet don't quite reach the pedals yet. He loves the flag. On...

July 4th weekend 19 Jul 2009 | 05:03 am

We spent July 4th weekend with Grandma and Grandpa R, who Ryan has become very attached to lately. He asks where they are all the time, and couldn't wait to go visit them. On the way, we met up with R...

Untitled 19 Jul 2009 | 04:04 am

In June, we went to Rob's college fraternity reunion picnic. Ryan had a great time playing beanbags and playing with the other kids (almost all girls). He also ate about half of the world's largest cu...