Last snow photos this season (hopefully!)






Okay, so these are a month old, but better late than never! And yes, with a small amount of luck we won't see this much snow again until next year. Ryan loved making Frosty!
Ryan loves his cereal in a bowl with milk just like Daddy (mmmm.... honey nut Cheerios.). He is such a big boy now.


Hey, who's that evil milk stalker behind him?


I'd have to admit it's no secret that Dan and I are on the computer quite a bit and Ryan has caught onto that in a big way! He has now bookmarked his own "Favorites" like Disney, Sesame Street, etc. Oh and don't leave that wireless mouse too close to the edge of the desk or it's fair game!






OH NO! What do you mean the network's down!

Jump around!

Okay, so Ryan's first day at tumbling class was both fun and chaotic all at once. It really made Mommy & Daddy realize that we need to work on the "you have to wait your turn" concept. That, coupled with the fact that he just wanted to run and bounce around while all the other kids were in the circle listening to their coach and doing stretches, etc provided for an interesting morning. Granted a lot of those other kids were a little older so they weren't running around screaming and laughing during the coach's instructions - ha ha - but are we asking too much too soon? Here's a video of Ryan at the end of class on the long trampoline thingy that he absolutely LOVED. He cried when we had to take him home. :-(

Christmas with the Friend, Smith, and VonItter families!


Playing "ashes" as Ryan calls it, or more widely known as "Ring around the Rosy"

Me and my cheerleader-girl, Paige!

Gotta see the pictures.


A slightly different perspective.

Uncle Jack!!

Santa came to Ryan's house!


Checking out the stockings.


Cool. A Car!

Christmas with the Vredevelds!

You mean this one isn't mine?

No way! That can't be me. I was never that small!

Guess whose hands...

Awww. The proud grandparents.

Playin at Beth & Tim's

Shuffleboard anyone?


Rec Room


Go Ben Go!

Spaghetti was made to be eaten like this!


One noodle at a time. You go little man.


Now THIS is happy!

Oh Man, I have happy feet!

NO pictures please Mom!

The last few days of warm weather.





Okay, so these were from back in early November when we had some warmth. It's currently snowing hard as I upload these pics.

What else could he be for Halloween?




Considering all the Detroit Tigers options in Ryan's wardrobe what else could he have dressed up like for Halloween? Grrr...baby, very ggrrrr! Go Tigers!

Hey check out my pumpkin!

Ryan carved his first pumpkin! Okay, okay, he didn't exactly touch the knife, but he DID get to scoop out the goop and seeds. Fun stuff I tell ya!

Extreme closeup!

Any of you 80's SNL lovers remember "Extreme Closeup!" from Wayne's World? Anyway, this is what Ryan does when his paparazzi just get too close!

I got the bus!

Ryan was so excited about his new school bus, that he cried in the store when it had to leave his hands for 2 SECONDS so the cashier could scan it - geez! Then it was time to zoom zoom it around the house and crash into everything in it's path!