Alan's bday party

Alan's birthday was great. Our long lost friend, John, showed up. Why I didn't get a picture of all the guys is beyond me. The camera lady didn't think about it. Wow, I must be losing my touch.

But anyway, here were a few pictures of the guests that attended. There was an age requirement...you had to be at least 4 months or older. I think Colin barely made it!!!

And as you can see.....don't leave Ollie in charge of the chocolate!!

So last night, we started playing with Ryan and making sounds. She would make one long sound and then we would put our hand over her mouth and this is what we got.........

My little graduate!!!

So I went to pick up Ryan on Tuesday and was given a folder. I knew once I received that, what it meant. It was her folder of all her name tags. I didn't know that she received a certificate for all of her physical and social skills, but recieved that as well. I knew she would pass in the social category!!! She is her momma's little social butterfly.

The teachers make new name tags every month. They either hang them above the changing station, put them in their cribs, or on their cubbies. She had a bunch of them. I have attached just a few of the ones I received.

She will be moving up to Infant B on Monday. I know it's a good thing, but sad. She will still see her Infant A teachers either in the morning before all of her B teachers get there or in the afternoon. Once the number of kids go down, they can move them all to one room. Both rooms are only separated by a half wall. So she isn't going far.

This could be good for her b/c she will be in a new crib. She needs to get used to sleeping in different places.

Lately she doesn't want to be anywhere but with her daddy or in the swing. She hasn't been feeling well. She has her daddy's allergies and been coughing. Every morning is a cough fest. Once she is ready for day care, it has calmed down some. So our nights have become fights. She doesn't want to go down.

But, other than the few crying spells she is a happy little girl!!!


Oh and the last picture are the forms that are kept with all her accomplishments. Whenever they see her "focus on an object 10-12 inches away" they write the date down. Or when she "holds her head up" or "rolls over"...they keep all the dates.


Her feet prints when she started Willow Bend......














Her feet prints on Tuesday....

Two peas in a pod.....

Here is Ryan and her da da! They are partners in crime....

She likes to watch the news in the morning with him. Had to share.

The tooth Fairy

Hey everyone. Well, another milestone has been reached. Miss Ryan has a tooth. My mom felt it last Thursday. It is sharp....ouch! I won't stick my finger in her mouth anymore!!

Here are some pictures of Ryan in her little shirt and skirt. Her hair is getting long and I put it in a mohawk, which stayed all day.

The other pictures are of Dorothy, Amy, Brian, Ruby, her boyfriend Brandon and some of her friends doing a slip and slide. They put Dawn soap on it which made it even more slippery. It was fun to watch.

Dorothy is back to Tx and in celebration of that, she made a huge jello shot in the shape of TX. Cool idea Dot!!!

Oh and a few more milestones or fun tidbit... Ryan says da da, whether she knows that she says it or not, gives high fives, sits up, laughs, talks, plays, dances.... it's so much fun to see her learn new things and to see her figure things out.

Here are Ryan's 7 month pictures with Bobby Jack, the monkey. She can sit up now so the pictures are going to be fun. She looked at it so funny. Then she started playing with it.




















Now this next picture is too cute. We will definitely make fun of him when Coop is older. Heather, Bronwyn and Cooper came over for a slumber party Friday night. It was really me, Heather and B after the babies went to sleep. Hay Hay was in Austin so we will have to do another one soon.

Heather had herself, B, and Coop to pack for, so when she forgot a few things it was understandable. And....convenient to have a sister who has a baby too that will share things. Unfortunately, the are not the same gender.

So I found an outfit for him to wear. Such a cute little girl in the cherry outfit!!!

Us girls, at the slumber party, made homemade Boboli pizza, had fruit with carmel/chocolate dip and ice cream. It was a true party. We watched High School Musical 3. Would have helped if I saw the first two, but Brownyn and Heather filled me in. Bronwyn knows all the songs.































Then Saturday, Ryan and I went to lunch with Camille. I should have gotten a picture of Ryan with her. Camille is due in Oct with baby Alexander. I will get pictures at her shower in a few weeks.

This was Ryan's first time in a high chair. The little girl barely comes up to the table. She was so cute and played.



















Saturday night Phil, Ryan and I went to see Stacey, Alan, Ollie and baby Colin. We had a really good time. Ollie is so good with Ryan. He plays with her, entertains her and just loves on her. We had pizza and played cards like old times. Those were the days....up till 5 am playing cards and staying the night at each other's places. Then we had kids.... :)!





















Then Sunday, I had to entertain Ryan b/c Phillip was taking a nap. He worked so hard on the yard, got hot, and then needed a nap. He is a hard working man!!

So before we left for dinner with grandpa, I tried to entertain Ryan b/c she was fussier than usual. I tried everything..... playing with her in front of the mirror (she loved it), take her for a ride in the stroller IN THE HOUSE (she liked it), and then watched a little Noggin (absolutley loves it).

Then we went to dinner with grandpa. We took him to Steak Kountry. Hayley met us there.

Then we went back to his house and took pictures and played for a it.











































We had a great weekend!!!