Mystery Dinner

So I'm back to attempting my goal of posting updates every Sunday. Even though it's now 10:00pm...it's still Sunday! So this totally counts. We had a pretty busy weekend full of shopping, baby showers, seeing a few homes, cleaning and a mystery dinner at a friends. Kyle and I had never been to a mystery dinner before. We were given a character and told to dress the part. I was Monica Gestetner, a neurosurgeon who owned her own private practice in California. Kyle was John Allured, a mystery and intrigue script writer who was very Hollywood and was suppose to dress up ready to hit the clubs. Kyle enjoyed acting out his character over dinner and was pretty good at it too. We didn't want to have to worry about paying a sitter to go, so we asked if Rylan could come along. :) (He'd be asleep for most of it anyways.) We dressed him to look like a little detective, since it was a mystery dinner. The hat looks more like a train director to me, but they got the idea. It was similar to the game of Clue where you guess the murderer, intent, weapon and so forth. However, neither of us guessed correctly...but it still made for an entertaining and fun dinner! We had a great time.

Update from the Holidays!

Christmas, New Years, they have all come and gone! Now that we are almost to the end of January, I'm finally almost caught up with all the little things. One last thing I've been meaning to do is to post an update (it's been a while). The holiday season was perfect. It was a wonderful break from school, filled with lots of family and sweet memories! I meant to post a few pictures of Rylan before we went to Colorado. Below are a few pictures of him in December when he was 4 months old.

(Learning to sit up all on his own-with a little support.)


(Completley out after a fun day at church.)


(Sweet smiles to Mommy!)


(No worries... It's a wrapped candy cane! He was just too cute!)


We went to Colorado to visit Kyle's family for Christmas! He got to meet his Papa (Kyle's dad) for the first time as well as his other fun Aunts and Uncles and two little cousins too! It was a great trip and we made some great memories for Rylan's first Christmas. There were so many pictures to choose from, sadly here are only a few! :)

(First plane ride!!)


(First photo with Santa!!)


(Hanging out with Nana.)


(Christmas Day - Family Photo!)


After our trip to Colorado, my Mom and sister Kimmy from Virginia came out to visit. We headed to Vernal, Utah for New Years to see more family! It was of course tons of fun with everyone together (words cannot describe)! There were a lot of pictures from this trip as well, but I tried to pick just a few.

(Kyle sledding)


(Rylan and Grammy!)


(Cousins in Vernal! What a couch full of cute kids!!)


(Grammy bought matching shirts for all the boy cousins... cute picture!)


Sorry, my goal was to make what could be a novel, a short and sweet post. This is only the icing on the cake! We had such a great break and did so much more then what I mentioned here! Kyle and I feel like we have started the new year off to a great start. However, after a few weeks of getting back into the normal routine of things, we sure do miss all of our family and friends!! Too bad next Christmas and New Years is a whole year a way. :) Maybe its a good thing though too... it was very busy! Life is treating us well though and we know that we have been blessed with so much during this past holiday season and at the start of this new year (can't complain)!!

Thanksgiving!

It’s been almost another month since we’ve posted (crazy how fast time flies). We thought we'd post some updated pictures of Rylan. He’ll be 4 months old next Sunday. He’s doing well, almost sleeping through the night, pushing up on his arms during belly time and has rolled over too (just once, but yeah!), he got his first tooth a few weeks ago, and is such a chatter box. We absolutely love this little boy so much, especially his gum filled smiles.





(I love his huge brown bug eyes!)




(Rylan helping Mommy cook!)


We went to my brother in law’s family's home for Thanksgiving this year. We’re grateful they welcomed us with open arms. Here's a few cute pictures of Rylan throughout Thanksgiving Day!



(My Cousins passed me around....they love holding me!)


(Aunt Chrissy and cousin Kaylee)





(Oh no!! He found the thumb!)


(What a long day, didn't even make it to the crib.)

Halloween 2009

It’s been a while since we’ve posted. Here’s an updated picture of Rylan… He’s now 3 months old; A very interactive and happy baby. It's so fun watching him as he's exploring this new world around him. He's always so wide eyed every time we go out.

Such a cutie!


This Halloween we got together with Kyle’s brothers and friend Emily. We went Frisbee Golfing. We’ve seen the parks before, but never actually played. It was pretty fun except the fact they didn’t have a bathroom anywhere...which made for a very long day. :) It was such a beautiful day though! Gorgeous fall weather! It took a few “holes” to get the hang of it. I got tired of chasing after my Frisbee every time, so I decided to be the designated stroller pusher and watched everyone else play.



Kyle on the other hand was pretty good. He even got a hole in two. Which is pretty good considering there were lots of obstacles like trees and rivers, making each hole a little tricky. It was a pretty cool sport.



Kyle, Greg, and Jeff (Brothers)


All bundled up!


By the end sweet Rylan had had enough excitement.


Pretty classic…a pumpkin for Halloween!


It turned out for a pretty nice day... not too spooky or scary. We were even able to get a little candy thanks to Rylan going trick or treating with Daddy at his work. We can't wait until next year when he's a little older and can actually enjoy it himself.

Yeah for Fall

I love the fall time...when the weather begins to get a little cooler and the trees and leaves begin to change. Time for warm blankets, comfy sweaters, cuddling, and baking yummy treats!! October is the beginning of all the fun holidays during the winter. The last few months of the year are always so much fun to decorate for and full of lots of different activities to participate in. We met up with some old friends yesterday at Gardner Village which was completely decked out in Halloween, fall style. We got some cute pictures… so we thought we'd share!



Our Little Pumpkin :)

Smiles

This past week Rylan started smiling. He's such a sweetie! It's so fun to have him actually react to us when we talk and play with him now. I caught this sweet picture yesterday of him and his new little smile. He's 8 weeks old now! :)

Sweet Little Rylan

Very Sleepy

Time is flying by... I go back to work in 2 weeks. It’s crazy to think that it's already been 5 weeks since Rylan was born. I'm very grateful that I have had the time to spend with him now….all day, every day! He’s such a sweetie! Kyle works until midnight and misses out on some of the cute things Rylan does in the evenings. I take lots of pictures so I can show him later what happened.

One particular night last week after feeding Rylan, he was incredibly sleepy! When normally he would cry because he was tired plus kick and fuss as I changed him, he was completely out of it. I was able to change his diaper, get him undressed, and dressed again in his sleeper as well as lay him down in his crib without him opening an eye or even making a peep. (A very rare thing!) I moved him around a lot too in the process! I had to take a few pictures to show Kyle so he’d see just how sleepy Rylan really was. Below is a little “slideshow” to show the process of me changing him with him still sound asleep.

(Off with the Onsie outfit)

(Slip the sleeper over the head)

(Pull it down and over his body)

(Pull the arms through the sleeve)

It was definitely off to bed with sweet little Rylan. :)

Blessing Day

This past Sunday Rylan had his baby blessing. It was a very special occasion and we enjoyed having so many family members here to visit!! Kyle seemed pretty calm prior to the blessing, I however was nervous for how Rylan would be during it. It's a good thing we have such a wonderful bishop who helped him stay calm by pushing in his pacifier every time he got fussy over and over again. We are grateful for all those who traveled quite a distance to see and hear his blessing. It meant a great deal to us to have you all here!





We had a good friend take most of our pictures so I'll post more (and better) ones later. :)

#1 Daddy

I’ll admit that I had never seen Kyle interact with many babies or even hold one for that fact and we’ve been married for two years now! Although I’ve seen Kyle play around with lots of our nieces and nephews, anytime there was a baby around, let’s just say he was a little “shy.” He never wanted to hold them, claiming they were too scary? So for this reason I was excited to see him with baby Rylan.

Well, I would just love to tell all how adorable of a Daddy Kyle makes. He is so protective and careful with Rylan. He’s so helpful as well! He changes diapers (without even being asked might I add), dresses and wraps him up tight, sings hymns to him, rocks him to sleep, bathes him and goes on walks. He also takes him at night so that I can get a little rest! Kyle even does “belly time” with Rylan. Here are a few pictures of Daddy and Son.

(Early Morning)


(Belly Time)


(After Bath)




Kyle is doing well in his new job. He’s been there for a few months now. For those who aren’t quite sure what it is he does, he works for a company that provides internal technical support for larger companies, specifically eBay in his case. He really loves what he does and is good at it too. He finally got a calling in our new ward as well. He was called to be the first counselor in the Elder’s Quorum Presidency which I know he’ll be dedicated to and be great at. Kyle is doing well considering the lack of sleep and busy schedule that he is taking on. :) I love him so much… he is the best Daddy to Rylan and will continue to be as he grows older. I appreciate his love, support, and help with all that I do as well.