Ryan is 2!

So hard to believe that Ryan is 2!  He continues to be a laid back, easy going guy who loves to keep up with his big siblings! 

He has loved Thomas the Train for a long time so we had a Thomas themed family party.  He was thrilled with the whole day of Thomas as well as his train cake.  He watched enthusiastically as we sang to him and without prompts tried to blow out the candle!  After a few attempts he did it!

He loves  trains, cars, trucks, and airplanes.  He loves to build things with wooden blocks or with Duplo legos.  He also likes to color along side the big kids!  He is happy serving up meals in the play kitchen to me or to a baby doll. He loves storytime and Look and Find books.  He is good at kicking the ball and wants to hold the bat like the big kids.

Ryan is still a man of few words.  He very selectively says about 25 words.  He knows most animal sounds and vehicle sounds.  He can point to his body parts and you can give him detailed instruction and he does it.  He laughs at funny parts in the movies and always is in on the joke around the house.  He is a funny and happy guy and we can't wait to see more of her personality as those words keep coming!

Ryan you have completed our family in ways I couldn't not have imagined.  We love you!

Colin is 6!

Colin is 6 and what a big kid he is!  Our chubby little toddler is now long and lean!  He still has his cute curls but we keep it somewhat short because they get wild and unruly and he does not let me style it!

Colin continues be to our arts and crafts lover.  His favorite past time drawing.  Some of his favorite creations lately are pokemon, minecraft and monsters.  It amazes me how he draws these things from memory or just creates his own creatures.  He is also constantly is asking to do a craft.  I am not super crafty but luckily we can hop on Pinterest and find something!  He also loves to give his creations as gifts.  He is always sliding pictures under his siblings doors!

Colin has had a fantastic kindergarten year! He is now reading and loves it!  He has mastered all his kindergarten sight words and reading level skills so for the last quarter will be in a group learning 1st grade stuff!  His teacher says he is quiet and doesn't speak up a lot but when he does it is always something interesting.  He is for sure a deep thinker.  You can always see his little mind working.  Usually coming up with something creative!

He is doing swimming lessons and I think this will be the summer he takes off swimming on his own!  He has started to enjoy doing some wiffle ball in the backyard and talks about basketball being his sport!

His best buddies at school are Cam, Johnny and Alaina.  These are his best friends from preschool and it is so fun to watch their friendship continue to grow.  He invited a few additional friends from school for his Minecraft party!

Colin we are so proud of your heart work, creative mind and tender heart.  We love you!