Monet in the making

Lately when Ryan goes to the daycare at the gym (to see the "buddies," he calls them) he has been painting with watercolors. Yesterday he really wanted to paint but didn't get to. So today while I was out and about, I was really brave (and nice) and purchased a new set of Crayola's finest for my boy. He was so excited. So I put on a superbig t-shirt on him and put him in the high chair so he wouldn't ruin our dining set. I am pleased to say that it wasn't a total disaster like I was expecting. He didn't even get any paint on his shirt. The colors did get a little mixed up and he wanted to drink the water and lick the brush, but I can deal with that. Still working on staying in the lines and keeping the colors separated, so instead of being a Leonardo, he's more of a Monet right now...

Sorry

So I haven't posted anything for awhile. We've been a little busy. Doing what? I have no idea. Somehow the time seems to fly by so quickly, but if you ask me what I did at the end of the day, I wouldn't be able to tell you. A couple of highlights over the past couple of weeks:

- We celebrated Dave's 30th birthday

- We went to the parade to celebrate the Utes 13-0 season

- Dave put up more shelves in most of our closets, giving us ssssoooo much more storage space

- We added more to our food storage

- Ryan is mostly potty-trained with the #1 thing (still has yet to poo in the potty)

- I have a new helper to help me clean the potty

Here's some pictures.

Happy Holidays a little late

Okay, so I'm a bit slow to give the old Holiday report. To apologize, I'm treating you to Ryan's version of Jingle Bells:



This year was full of some new traditions, with Dave's parents being home and my grandparents getting old. We started out the holiday celebration at Dave's parents house. It was priceless to see Ryan open his first present. He was so excited to play with the new tractor set that he didn't want to open any other presents. But we convinced him to do so. After all of the present opening mayhem, Ryan had fun playing air hockey against his cousin Ben. Fun to watch. Later that evening we went to my grandma's house for the German feast. She says this is probably the last time she'll do it at her house because our family is getting too big and she's getting too old. Christmas just won't be the same without it.

On Christmas morning, we woke up to a big snowstorm and wondered if we would get to leave the house. After we opened most of our presents, our parents all came over to our house for a yummy crepes breakfast. Luckily, my mom and dad had enough room in their 4-wheel-drive sleigh to take us back to their house for dinner and more presents. It was the funnest Christmas we've had in a while. It's so much more fun when Santa comes to your house and brings toys.

For New Year's Eve, we went to watch the Utes beat Gonzaga! The next morning, Dave left for New Orleans for a good time at the Sugar Bowl (pictures and report to come soon, right Dave?). Go Utes!