Happy Birthday Ryan

WE love you so much Ry!!! You have brought so much joy, happiness and laughter into our lives! We are so excited for your future and to watch you continue to grow and learn!! It honestly seems like just yesterday we were in the hospital waiting for your arrival, the moment you came I was in love and my world was forever changed and I could not imagine my life without you!!

It has been so fun to watch you learn and grow over the past 2 years! You are a very smart little boy who knows what he wants! Right now you are into cars and each day you latch onto a different car and it is my job to know what car it is you like that day and where to find it once you have miss placed it. No other car will work even though you have a ton, you want "that" car and once we've found the car the world is at peace!! All day long you say,"mommy look," or "mommy watch," I love watching you learn new things and really start to use your imagination!! You love to color, swim, read books, watch movies(Cars is the movie of choice right now), play with your cars, dinosaurs, animals, listen to music, play with your cousins, see daddy at work,hold your sister,take baths, brush your teeth, swing and slide, go to the zoo, the list goes on and on. You have so many words I can't count, you can repeat anything that is said. You melt my heart when you say,"thank you mommy," without any prompts. You are starting to potty train and seem to be picking it up very quickly, you can count to five and love to repeat your ABC's. You love to roll around in the laundry just after it comes out of the dryer, you LOVE your blankie, you love pancakes, pizza, and ice cream. You are a VERY picky eater, there's not much you will try unless it is candy!! You have a major sweet tooth! You can jump off the diving board and swim to mommy or daddy without the help of floats. You are very kind and gentle(most of the time) to your sister, I hope that you two will be the best of friends. You are a rough and tumble kid, always running, falling, laughing, and rough housing. You always have a bruise somewhere from some fall, but your tough and rarely cry. You love going place and always think a friend or family member is going to meet us where ever we are going. You seem to have a mind like a steel trap, and remember funny details that I would never think you would have remember. Turning two has brought on some challenges though- you are very stubborn and as a result have spent alot of time in out, learning how to obey, and temper tantrums have been more frequent lately, but I have been told that it is all part of growing up and learning how to be independent and so we will grow to together as we teach you how to be a happy, kind boy.

Ryan again we love you so much and are so thankful that you are part of our family forever!!