ALL things Rydge!

MY BOY IS ONE!

I cant believe A year ago at this very moment Brent and I were coming home from the Hospital with our baby boy. Its so crazy to think how much has changed in a year! How much Rydge has learned, and how much he has changed Brent and I. It really does go by sooo fast! And I cant believe I am sitting here writting about my 1 year old! SHESH!

11.25.10

 He doesnt even look like the same little baby!!! He looks like a little BOY! haha...

11.26.11

Rydgey.....

is 31.5 in TALL and weighs 20 pounds even! Healthy as can be! He eats everything and anything! He loves yogurt, twinkies, apple juice, he eats all fruits and veggies, even TOMATOES! (Yuck).. He is NOT a picky eater. He would rather eat what Brent and I are eating than his baby foods.. So, I try to feed him what I am eating.. which I never know when he is exactly full.. I swear he eats twice as much as brent and I! ;). 

Loves to be outside, he cry's when I bring him in. He is SO stinking smart! and catched onto things so fast. I love watchin him learn new things. He says mom and dad, I swear when he says ma it means grandma.. he can say hot, and dog. he says oh! which is soo funny, hell drop something and look at me, and say oh. and pick it up. He runs everywhere.. lol. Its like a little trot! its the cutest thing ever! I love when he points at things that he wants, and hell shrug his shoulder like come on already... Give it to me. 

He is a little whinny when he doesnt get his way! Brent is not a big fan of that!!! He is stubborn, If something doesnt go his way, he crys or gets frustrated. He makes the cutest little faces ever! He goes to anyone and everyone. He will let anyone hold him, he is soooo laid back! He sleeps through the night, YAY, he still takes 1-2 naps a day!

We are down to REAL WHOLE MILK instead of formula.. I am only giving him a bottle in the mornings and at nights, Im trying to take the morning bottle away! He loves to be read too, which I absolutely love! It puts a smile on my face when he drags out a book and sets on your lap. He is for sure a daddy's boy, he has to be doing what dad is doing. Even when he is overly helpful.

He still has 4 teeth on the top, and 2 on the bottom. He is spunky, I can see alot of Brent in him, but I can also see myself in him. He is always smiling (which he gets from me!) and he is SUCH a little lover boy! He loves to give hugs, cuddles, kisses. It makes my day. If im having a bad day, or flustered he will randomly come give me loves. The best is when he backs into you to sit on your lap just to sit for a while.

He likes to dance! he does the cutest little dance moves! Watching him climb down from the couch, or the bed or even a little box is the funniest thing ever!!! He will turn around and just start scootin, until his feet are dangling then hell change his mind and climb back on the bed! 

He knows what he wants and he wants it THEN! 

He likes to stick his tongue out all the time!! 

Ah...

He is THE. CUTEST. BOY. EVER. and I am so lucky to have him in my life!! Love you Boogie!!! I cant wait to see what this next year brings, and the learning and changing he will do! And I am lucky enough to be able to stay home and enjoy all of it! 

Just a few little pictures to show how much Rydge has changed in the last year....

Happy FIRST year!!

Thanksgiving.

This Clan had the BEST Thanksgiving ever!!! The whole weekend was full of fun, family, and FIRSTS! First, we had Thanksgiving.. Boogies first Thanksgiving, then my sister came from San Fran to visit for a few days, Rydgeys BIRTHDAY was on Thanksgiving this year!, AND we had a birthday party. It was sad for Monday to roll around and have to be done with the awesome weekend holiday we had :(.. My sister left, Brent had to go back to work, Rydge and I had a house full of boring to ourselves! Anyway...This post may be long!!! )

Happy Thanksgiving!!! 

And HAPPY FIRST BIRTHDAY!!!!

We had to set up 2 tables this year for all of us... I only could get a good picture of the first table!

Rydgey opening up his presents!

Great Grandma made him this blanket.. HE LOVES IT!!! It is soo soft and cuddly!

His first BIRTHDAY MONEY!!!!

..of COURSE we had to sing him Happy BIrthday!! :)

We had a great Thanksgiving.. I was literally in a turkey/ pie coma! My mom and Alan came up, along with Alans son, Cassie and his girlfriend Paige, and my sister Whit! My Uncle Lymans clan was there and Monicas Dad joined us as well! My Aunt Elva was there.. and my sister Alisha flew in about 4! So she came and visited, had some left over Thanksgiving dinner.. and Rydge, Brent and I ate a few more pieces of pie! (Why I didnt get a family picture of the 3 of us is beyond me.. I guess I wasnt paying much attention.) And Rydge had a great FIRST birthday, lots of gifts from loving fam!! 

Friday, Alisha and I went Black Friday shopping! And luckily we got everything on our list!!! It was awesome! No line waiting, in and out... I think we missed most of the crowds! At Kohls we had to wait for a few minutes in a line, but it went pretty fast. Got half my Christmas shopping done! And my Grandparents watched Rydgey for me!

Saturday rolls around and we are ready for a

FIRST BIRTHDAY PARTAY! 

Birthday boy

THE Train Cake!!! Turned out AWESOME if I do say so myself ;)!!

ALL the family was there to celebrate the special day! My Grandparents and mom are sitting next to me, so I didnt get to get a picture of them!

By the way.. the balloons were his favorite for a few minutes! Everytime he opened a gift he would make this funny noise and tighten all his body up.. I am pretty sure he was EXCITED!!!! He got spoiled!

We had a great day! Lots of cake and Ice cream.. we did an ice cream buffet, so there was TONS of toppings to choose from! Rydge loved his gifts! And for my dad and mom and grandparents im pretty sure Rydgeys birthday made there whole year!!! If you can see the smile on my dads face in the group pict..it says it all. Made me laugh! 

..And Alisha came to visit.. which also mad my dad the happiest man alive!!! ..

Sunday, we put up Christmas lights, played outside because it was such a beautiful day and had spent half the day with family! Since Alisha was to leave for Monday we had to get everyone in!!! ( :( Im sad she is already gone!) 

Monday we went to Rydgeys year ONE check up!!! Just a quick note, this baby boy of mine is 31.5 in TALL.. and only weights 20 pounds.. Tall and Skinny! Ill do a huge 1 year old post, but I had to post our Thanksgiving Holiday first! After the appt Alisha, Rydge and I went to breakfast at Bear Paw, the walked down to "Downtown St.G" were the Carousel is, oh my, I have never been there yet, and it is so pretty!!!! I loved the water pad, and the walk ways.. the carousel totally makes that little area feel like an old movie or soemthing! haha.. but, we rode the carousel, we started out with Rydge on a horse, he DIDNT like that one bit, so we sat in the sleigh and he did alot better, we let him run around for a bit, and took a couple pictures!

Like how Rydge is looking at us like were crazy... he was supposed to be looking at the camera.

 It was a GREAT Holiday weekend.. I am so thankful for so many things!!! And Extra Thankful for my litte family! I Loved Having my sister in town, and visiting with family! And I cannot believe my little boy is 1! Seriously, this past year flew by! Now we are entering December my ABSOLUTE favorite time of year, and cant belive the new year will be here! This was a post invasion of LOTS of everything!!!

I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving Holiday!!!

Thankful 23!

Today.. I am thankful for VACUUMS!!! 

Without my vacuum I wouldnt be able to clean up the spilled chips and crumbs all over my floor, from Rydge.. or the dirt my hubby tracks in from his boots, or the ashes/wood stuff that comes in when we start fires.. over all boogie messes!!!! My Vac saves my little house!!! :)!!! I swear I use it on a daily basis!!!!

Thankful 21 & 22

Thankful for...

#21..I am thankful for nice long relaxing hot bubble baths!!! Every PERSON needs at least one hot bath a week!!! :)!!! It's good for the soul!!! haha...

#22..That Rydge is finally sleeping through the night!!! It is the best ever!!! It was hard to get him to this point, but with alot of no sleep, me sitting by Rydgeys door making myself not go in to check on him all the time I think we have it!!! Hell now go to sleep about 7.. something a lttle earlier.. a little later, and sleep till 630ish...sometimes hell sleep longer! But, for the most part! I am getting a semi full nights sleep (I still check on him a couple times through the night.) But, we both are rested, and feel so much better the next day!! YAY FOR SLEEP!!!

..A Little side note! This is Rydgeys latest thing...

WTH??? haha.. Oh its such a joy to go places!! Actually to be honest, he has gotten TONS better!! He doesnt scream the entire time we are in the car!!! Which is so nice, not sure if its because he can sit forward and see everything? But, I love it!

Finally!!!

FAMILY PICTURES!!

-2011

 

I was SO excited we got to show Rydge the train!! I didnt think any would go by!!

My Absolute FAVORITE picture!!!

This is just a few that Brent and I picked out together that was our favorites!!!! There are so many more.. How do you choose which ones to put on the wall, and give away for gifts for the family!!! So I had to switch it up.. everyone gets different ones!!! Rydgey did so good, it was so cold.. but he was a trooper through the pictures!!! They are so dang cute!

Thank you Kelsha for taking them!!!

Twinkies

...This Little boy LOVES his Twinkies...

He loves all desserts, but Twinkies are his fav! And of course his Grandpa Cannon spoils him to no end with Twinkies. Rydge will go right for my Gpa's pocket and always find one. The other day my Grandpa came up and had a twinkie in each pocket (of course we saved one for later) and he pushed a book over to my Gpa and Rydge wanted to eat his Twinkie and listen to his story!! I love little things that like, He loves when Granmpa reads to him!!! So cute!!!

Thankful #20..Twinkies!!! Just because my little boy so looks so cute digging into them!! lol...

Thankful 18 & 19

Thankful for....

#18..The small simple things that my family and friends do for me! Rydge will randomly come up to me and give the biggest kiss and hug, I Love when Rydge figures out how to do something hell look at me with those big blue eyes with a huge smile! It totally makes my day. I would even miss the times he gets frustrated and starts to get a little onry because whatever he is doing isnt working out for him.
Brent randomly sending me I love you texts during the day, Getting me a pepsi on his way home from a long day of work.. A kiss before he leaves for work!
Friends and family calling just to see how Ive been.Or stopping by to visit! These are the things that matter most to me!!!

#19.. The Hallmark channel! lol... I LOVE the Christmas movies they are starting to play!!!! Brent doesnt so much.. BUT! He still sits and watches them with me. ;)!!!

Thankful # 17

Wow.. I am all caught up!!!!

#17..I am Thankful for my health, I am glad that I have the health that I do ( I am not the healthiest person ever..But..) I have great eye sight, I am strong..sorta..I am able to keep up with my little boy!! I am lucky to be able to do the things I love, dance, sports, walk, run..when someone is chasing me.. ;)! So therefore, I am Thankful for the health, and well being that I am in today!

15 & 16

Thankful...

#15..So thankful that I have a yard, with a porch and a swing! I love my yard!!! I love how I get to go outside and watch Rydge play on the lawn, and roam around on the grass. Yes, its hard work! But.. Its so worth it!!!!

#16..My stove! Ever since I was little, my grandparents had a stove in their house, and I have always wanted one, well the bonus of living in Etown, is most of the house have them in it! The house we are renting now, has the biggest stove ever (it so heats you out! Sometimes, brent and I get overlly fired up and have to open windows and doors ;)! haha..) But, I love getting wood, and cant wait to light up the fire place for the first time of the year!!!!

First 14!

I am THANKFUL for...

#1...I am thankful that brent has his job! And brings money home to keep a roof over us, a warm place to be, food on the table, Everything!!! Money may be tight, but he makes enough for me to be able to stay home with Rydge, and he works so hard!! And I hope he knows how much I appreciate his hard work, and even though I am not the best "House Wife" I do try!!! 

#2..Rydge! I am SOO thankful for my little boy!! He is the light of Brent and I's Life, He puts a smile on my face, and I am so lucky to have him in my life. Brent and I were SO blessed with Rydge. I know for some people it is hard to get pregnant, have kids, and I know how much I treasure Rydge, and wish the same feeling to every other girl who wants to be a mom. 

#3.. Of course Thankful for my hubby (sorta goes with 1). But, I am so glad to be married to my best friend, someone to talk to about anything, helps me make choices and stands by my side no matter what!!! He is goofy, and loving, and such a good dad! I love you!

#4..My car, I am glad that I can get place to place without having to walk everywhere! Or scheduling rides with people to town! I can just get in the car and go! And I am happy that my heater works!! (can you imagine me walking around in this SNOW and COLD with Rydge :(...NO!) I am lucky to have a nice car that works, and I dont have any problems with it! And.. shall be paid off COMPLETELY by the middle of next year! WAHOO!!!!

#5..Grandparents. I say this ALL the time! They are amazing, and more like my parents than actual grandparents. They help me whenever I need them! They are always there, They are the ONE stable thing in my life growing up.. and I Would LOVE to follow there Example and be the great people they are to each other, there family and friends. 

#6.. Friends! I love my friends so much, and am lucky and thankful to have each of them in my life..Whether is me seeing them ALL the time, to maybe those who I only see once a month or so.. They each teach me something new everyday, and have been great examples for me.. have listened to my problems, worries, and have always lent me there shoulder to cry on! They are amazing! 

#7.. Family. My sisters, parents, grandparents, step parents, cousins, in laws, out laws, whatever!!!! I LOVE all my family! Now, where brent and I come from 2 divorced parents who are remarried (except my side) and have tons of family members themselves.. we have a heck of alot of family, sometimes it can be frustrating, crazy, drama, but we are So lucky to have the family we do, and we know at the end of the day we all love and respect each other!!! and we wouldnt trade it for the world!!! (maybe just move out of the state...;)..Kidding!) 

#8..Thankful for Wood, Tools, Paint ect.. without any of these items I could not do my crafts! Which I would be very sad.. I love to put my creativity to the test and make fun crafts!!! (Ok, my friends and I just look up ideas, and cork them into our own.. but we never come up with the ideas on our own.)

#9..Technology! I am glad that we have phones to talk to our loved ones on a daily basis, internet to email family and friends, printers, cameras! TV!! ...although I get flustered sometimes I am still thankful for it!

#10..Koda and Mo.. My Doggies!!! I am Thankful for there companionship, and the love they give me and the family!! haha..and they still love me when I forget to fill there food dish. 

#11..THankful so much for the Veterans and Army that they put their lives on the line everyday to let us have the freedom that we have! They go without seeing there familes for months at a time, and living it day by day, it cant be easy! And I appreciate them so much! 

#12..Dessert!! I am SO thankful for the yummyness that we can make or buy to give into our sweet tooth's! Cheese cakes, pumpkin EVERYTHING, candy, pies... Oh yummy!

#13..Music. My life would be so bored with out music! Rydge and I wouldnt be able to dance anymore!! (He loves to dance!) And we wouldnt be able to feel silly dancing around the house... ANd right now, im thankful for the christmas music and the feeling it brings me.. the christmas spirit!!!

#14..Food!! I love food, and with out we would starve to death. I love that we can make whatever we want, and are able to go to the store and get the items we need to complete the meal! We are quite spoiled!

..Sorry to be a little slow!! But, thought Id give the first 14 that I have procrastinated posting.. and hopefully I will stay with it each day from here on out.. ha! Thats a MAYBE!

Arizona.

 A visit to GRANDMA CORTNEYS!

Well this weekend Rydge and I loaded up the car, and drove 8 hours to Peoria, AZ to meet up with my mom, Mary and little sister Alivia to see my "Grandma far away" as I always called her growing up. But, its my Grandma Cortney! 

We got there Thursday evening, and thanks to Twilight on Audio (CD), me trying to occupy Rydge, and pay attention to directions the drive went by pretty fast. It wasnt as bad of a drive as I thought it would be!

So not used to looking at Cacti my whole drive!

Rydgey entertaining me with animal cookies! lol.. he loved his treats!

Friday morning we got up, and went to see my Grandma! When we walked through the door, she was SO excited!!!! Her exact words were "this is hard on the heart." she had NO idea we were coming!!! She has Alzheimer's, and she doesn't have any short memory. So when we were visiting with her, she would always ask us the same questions! BUT! She looks great, and seems to be doing well.. 

A. Alivia reading stories to Rydgey

Rydge was looking at us wondering WHAT we were doing.. And Alivia was talking to him.

My Grandma Far Away..(Grandma Cortney)

While we were there helping my Grandma with Groceries, Laundry and such my sister and mom wanted to throw Rydge an "Un birthday party" since they werent going to be here for his actual birthday!!! IT was the cutest thing every!!! Alivia was SOO excited, and had it all planned! They brought hats, plates, a little cake, table cloth, PRESENTS! Oh this little boy is so spoiled!!! 

Funny story, as we were all singing happy birthday to him, he reached for the cake, and the candle was lit! We all JUMPED and yelled NO! Alivia grabbed his hand out of the way.. and I think we ALL scared the day lights out of him, he started crying :(.. it was so sad. We didnt want him to burn his finger. But, Alivia feed him cake and he was happy after that!!! He Got so spoiled too, Snow clothes :), toys and more toys!

We also went and fed the ducks. I remember when I was younger my parents took me and Alisha to fee the ducks, and I asked my mom about it, so we decided to drive down and see if they still had ducks! They did.. a little bit. There were signs everywhere saying NO FEEDING DUCKS! So, we had to keep it on the DL and we only fed them a little bit. Rydge caught on fast.. he would throw a piece of bread to the ducks, then he thought he needed a piece so he would eat a piece, then throw another one to the ducks! It was so cute!!! 

He had so much fun

See the bread! Haha!

The sun was very bright!!

It was a fun trip.. and ended to fast! It was great to see my mom, and sister.. and grandma!!! 

LOVE YOU ALL!!!

I just might be going back in March!!! Maybe theyll throw me a birthday party! haha..