Ryan is Three Months Old!

Feelin' the Love

Annalise woke up on Saturday with a plan. She said, "I have an idea. You can drop me off at Nee and Papa's house and then come and pick me up!"

I said, "So, you want to get rid of me?"

She said. "Yes."

I said, "Ryan doesn't want to get rid of me."

She said (in a happy sing-song voice), "But I do!"

Gee, thanks.

Annalise at Gymnastics Class

Annalise has been taking gymnastics for a few weeks at our local rec center, and she loves it! Today was the last day of the session, so they allowed us parents to come into the gym and take pics and videos. It was fun to see them up close, and I was quite impressed with Annalise's balance and agility!

Annalise hung from the highest of the uneven bars and shimmied
her hands from one end to another as her teacher held her feet.

This is a video of Annalise hopping on a balance beam.

This is a video of Annalise walking on an elevated balance beam (it looks like her teacher is holding her, but she isn't).

Ryan's Christening

On Saturday, February 23, we had Ryan christened. We were honored to have Father Richard Lopez, a former teacher of ours, perform the ceremony. Ryan would not stop grinning at him during the christening, which was so cute and had everyone laughing. Thankfully he stayed quite calm during the entire event, even when he had the water poured on his head. It was such a nice day with family and life-long friends!

Ryan grinning at "MoLo"
Our family of four
Ryan in his post-christening duds, chilling at the party

Annalise: The New Cindy Brady?

Photo Sharing - Video Sharing - Photo Printing - Photo Books

Annalise and I now share a passion for one of my all-time favorites: The Brady Bunch! One day I was watching it and she liked it, so I now record it on our DVR since it comes on at 4:30 a.m. Sometimes I'll turn it on and we'll watch it together, and she's already picked up the theme song! She's very interested in all things Brady and she's asked me lots of questions. I've had lots to explain: No, there aren't two mommies, Alice is the housekeeper. Yes, Mr. Brady's hair does look funny, those are called sideburns. Yes, Tiger did steal Cindy's Kitty Carryall and hide her in the doghouse.

I can't wait for the episodes to come on when they sing and dance as The Brady Six/The Silver Platters. I'll have to teach her the dance routines! I can just see her now, singing and dancing to "Sunshine Day" and "It's Time to Change."

Happy 2 Month Birthday, Ryan!

Ryan is now 2 months old! On Saturday we sang "Happy Birthday" to him, and decided to let him try out a "big boy chair" - his Bumbo seat! He is still a bit wobbly, so he didn't stay in too long, but he seemed pretty pleased by it. He looked so cute sitting up!

Fun in the Snow!

We don't often see snow here, and so we were very excited last week to enjoy a snowy Saturday! It was the first time Annalise has ever seen snow. We had a great time sledding down our neighbor's hill (using a heavy-duty trash bag as our sled), throwing snowballs, and making a snowman. And our neighbor even made us some "snow ice cream" and it was delicious! My parents stopped by and my mom took a few turns on our "sled." It was such a fun day! Check out our pics and a video I took while sledding down the hill - the sound of Annalise cracking up is infectious!