Rylan turned 1 year old on Wednesday, April 4th and I'm still trying to figure out where the last year has gone. Our sweet little baby boy is now a toddler. We had a small party at our house on his actual birthday followed by a big family party in Longview over Easter weekend.
Rylan's 1 Year Old Stats
Weight: 22 lbs. (40%)
Height: 29 3/4 inches (50%)
Rylan:
- Enjoys playing upstairs in the gameroom (he can't wait for the baby gate to open so he can crawl up the stairs)
- Climbs anything and everything (definitely more adventurous than Kaelyn was at this age)
- Loves to play with Kaelyn's kitchen; although, he just got a new grill that is putting that theory to the test.
- Is constantly climbing inside the Cozy Coupe car and enjoys being pushed around in it
- Eats just abearout anything put on his plate and even some of the food off our plate as well
- Adores his big sister; he gets so excited when she gets in the car from school each Tuesday and Thursday because playing with mommy isn't near as much fun.
- Waves hello and bye-bye to everyone he meets and occasionally "blows a kiss"
- Is walking now (got to love delayed blog posts; he wasn't walking when I first started writing this post, but officially took first steps on Friday, April 13th)
- Works puzzles (works might be the wrong term because he likes to dump them out on the floor and play with the pieces)
- Hasn't discovered of a love of reading yet, but loves to dance and sing to music.
- Says the words: "da-da," "uh-oh," and "hi" clearly (still working on "ma-ma")
- Has the sweetest disposition and will usually go to anyone who wants to hold him
- Is independent...Wants to try things out on his own even though big sister tries to help
- Has a contagious smile; smiles with his whole body just like Kaelyn does
- Is so very ticklish; Ry laughs hysterically when you rub his back.
Here are some pictures from the small party at our house on Wednesday, April 4th. Rylan wasn't feeling his best that evening, but he was a trooper! We are thankful for being able to celebrate with friends from church who love us and our children so very much.
Right before opening gifts... Not really feeling it!
Ripping into the bag
(although he preferred all the other kids to do this for him)
Our friends who were able to join in on the fun.
Taking a taste of the cupcake icing
(I love his face here)
Rylan decided he liked the icing and wanted to dig in on his own!
(Thank goodness for Mommy)
Yummy!
On Friday, April 6th, Robbie, the kids, and I drove into to Longview for Easter weekend and to celebrate Rylan's first year of birth with all of the Perry and Hudson family. Nana graciously hosted all of us and we had a great time on Saturday afternoon eating lunch and enjoying the beautiful weather outside. It's just too difficult to pick just a few pictures.
Birthday Table
I've vowed to make the first birthday cake for each of
our kids; I'm pretty impressed with the way this one
turned out (Thank you for the instructions Allison G.)
A Pinterest find...Individual Veggie Cups
The handsome birthday boy!
The Cooks of the Day (Robbie, Kirk, Keeton and Kylen)
All of the kids playing afer lunch
Everyone watching the kids play
Our twin cousins, Kipton and Kooper
Taking a little stroll...
Part of the birthday gifts for all of the grandchildren and great-grandchildren from Nana and Grandad is a new swing set. Each kid will get to unwrap the picture of the finished product on their birthday. Rylan is the first birthday boy, and Pop got started building it right away. It already looks great and we only enjoyed the swings and the slide over the Easter weekend. We can't wait to see what else is installed by our next trip to Longview.
Big sister enjoying the swing...
The happily engaged couple, Ben and Bre (my cousin)
Opening the first of many presents
(Grandad Killian got Rylan this little grill and he
absolutely loves it)
Head inside the grill trying to get all the accessories out.
The beginning of the swing set (swings ready to go)
A special birthday surprise from Daddy
Digging into the cake
"Who wants to clean me up?"
Look at that mouth!
Rylan Brice, you mean the world to us! This past year has been so joyful and you warm our hearts with all you are and do! We can't believe what a little boy you're becoming and we look forward to seeing what the future holds for you! We love you with all of our hearts.
-Daddy, Mommy and Kaelyn
Video of his first steps
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