The Vredeveld Crew

Easter Bunny!

Of course we couldn't experience Easter without that famous bunny stopping by our house. Too bad Ryan was napping when he came by.... ha ha!

Ryan went to two egg hunts and got a basket from the Easter Bunny! We found that he likes to give his candy away to other people. (bonus for Mommy!) Here he is showing you his new stickers too.

More birthday pics.

Ryan's buddy Jayden came over to share in the party! Mmmm.... cake.

Opening presents at Grandma Friend's house

Playing with Aunt Kathie!

March brought Ryan's 2nd birthday around already! Where have the two years gone. He had a party at daycare and then cake & ice cream at home that night.

Opening a present from Uncle Pete, Aunt Tricia, Marissa, Andrew, and Brayden!

Where have we been?

Okay, so it's been over a month since I last posted! Mommy has had to go back to work full time (due to recent layoffs at her company and a directive from upper mgmt), which means poor Ryan goes to "school" full time now too. So, needless to say, we've all been a little crabby! Life is still good though and here are more pics to prove it!!! :-)

Ryan with "Auntie" Verna at Ethan's birthday party. Aren't they cute!

Florida!

The end of February brought a much needed getaway to Grandma & Grandpa's house in Florida. Ryan felt right at home at their place and had a great time while Mommy & Daddy took a weekend getaway. Ryan saw "nemos" and sharks at the aquarium, went swimming, and hit the beach too.

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. :-(