Anyone for a Swim?

The other day Jon and I were standing in the kitchen when Ryker came out of his room sporting this amazing outfit.....

He then proceeded to tell us that it still fit, but he couldn't figure out what the two holes were for at the top. We told him they were supposed go around his arms! After deciding he wanted to keep it on, he wanted to go swimming in the tub and of course Miley has to be in the tub if there is water in it! The enjoyment kids are able to come up with:)

So along with this post I will give an update on the baby. We found out that we will be expecting a......little girl. I have no idea how I will handle another...especially if she is as busy Miley. Will I ever get a mellow child! Even though my subchroinic hemorage is still there, she is growing and thriving as she should be. The doctor believes my condition will not go away before she is born, but isn't concerned because it isn't affecting the baby in any way, thank goodness.

Christmas Day

Christmas Day was alot of fun. Ryker enjoyed being around his cousins and going from one toy to another. I don't think the TV was watched for the next couple of days!

I think Ryker's favorite part was unwrapping everything first, then deciding which present he wanted to play with first.

Miley was still a litte confused by what was going on, but who can resist new toys! Whether they're hers on someone elses, she didn't care.

My parents bought this ball pit for the grandkids and boy did they enjoy it. Miley loved to get into and lay with her back on top of the balls. It was so cute.

Finally!

Okay, so I thought it was time I sat down and updated my blog. We will start with Christmas. We had a wonderful Christmas. We spent it with my family in Washington. And to make Ryker a very happy boy, there was lots of snow. So Jon, being the wonderful husband that he is, took Ryker and James sledding. He also let them ride Ryker's motorbike in the snow(Becky I am still waiting for those pictures!). They both had a blast, unless they got snow in the face. We tried to take Miley out, but the second she got snow on her mitten, she was done!:)

Jon taking the kids sledding in the street.

We found an awesome snow suit for Ryker, he was so warm in it, that he never wanted to come inside...poor Jon! James couldn't decide whether he wanted the mask or not, but it did last long enough to get a picture.

After riding around on flat ground, Jon wanted to take the kids to a hill, so we went to a hill not far from my parents house. Little did Jon realize was that not only would he have to push the kids down the hill, he would then have to chase after them so he could pull them back up the hill. Needless to say we only spent a little bit of time at the hill, but they did go back on another day!

Halloween

Since we have lived in our house we have usually only received a few kids on Halloween. Last night was probably the most we have ever received...our door was knocked on four times! Maybe it was the remodel that enticed them. Ryker was so excited to have kids come by the house, but he only peeked at them from behind Jon's legs! The night before the kids participated in a trunk or treat and received their candy then...although we have plenty extra. Jon didn't know I had bought some, so he bought even more.Ryker is the silliest spider I have ever seen.Miley is the cutest lady bug ever. I borrowed this wonderful costume from a sister-in-law and it worked great. Miley loved it and didn't want to take it off.

Miley's Birthday

Wednesday Miley turned one. In our family Jon is the creative and artsy person. But since he had to work up until the party, I had the honor of trying to create a cake. I decided to go with a ladybug, being something easy. I will have to say, for my first time at doing a cake, it didn't turn out too bad. It's a little more pink than red but I swear the frosting didn't look like it was getting any dark with the more food coloring I was putting in!

We had friends and family over and Miley loved it. She can't get enough of her baby and stroller. She puts just about anything in the stroller and pushes it around. Ryker enjoys it as well. It was something new for Ryker to have another kid in the family getting the toys. I don't think Miley got to play with any of her new stuff that first day. Hopefully he will grow out of that!

October Snow!

In all my life, the earliest I have seen snow was on Halloween. Well on Friday the Boise area received some snow, breaking a record set in 1969. I am not much of a winter fan so to have it already snow and not get above 50 degrees in October is a little depressing! On Saturady Ryker had a soccer game. He wouldn't play because he was so cold. Half of his team didn't show up either. Miley on the other hand wasn't phased at all and was ready to play for Ryker!

Before the game, we decided we better get Miley a pair of shoes, she loves to be barefoot. Getting used to the new shoes was a balancing act and she doesn't like to keep them on for too long, but she sure does love to chew on them!

For those of you who know my husband, Jon, you know that he can't do things the normal way..most of the time. On Sunday, while at the grandparents, they decided to carve pumpkins. Jon's parents had planted pumpkins, so there was plenty to choose from. Below is a picture of Jon using his power tool of choice, which is a jigsaw, for the activity. What ever happened to using traditional carving knives?