A boy and his Dad

I never thought Kelly cared if we had a boy or a girl, everyday I am proven wrong. Kelly loves, cherishes and adores our girls, but there is something in this relationship with his boy that I just can't explain. Since this cute boy of mine has entered this world he has been in love with his dad and vice versa. I took this picture the other day and I just love it. They are my two favorite fellas in the world!

I pledge

Ryan can say the pledge of allegiance and kept reciting it for me. (a little different every time).

We were getting it on video. After she had worked so hard to give a good pledge, at the end of "Under God for liberty and this is for all" came pppppffffffftttt. A nice little toot.

Kelly and I busted up laughing and Ryan had no idea why. This girl can make me laugh all the time. What a blessing.

If you listen close you can hear it all

Sorry it is sideways

Joke

I told Ryan and Jac a joke the other day

Me: I saw a dead skunk in the road and I one-d it

Girls: I two-d it (Ryan incidentally thought we were saying I tooted it, which made her laugh and laugh.)

Me: I three-d it

Girls: I four-d it

Me: I five-d it

Girls: I six-d it

Me: I seven'd it

Girls: I ate it

Me: EWWWW! you ATE it? That is so gross.

We spent the rest of the evening getting people to say they ate various gross things.

On the way home with just Kelly, Ryan told him

"Dad, I saw a gross booger in the road and I farted it!" this went along with her confusion on the two-d it thing. Kelly did not know about the joke and the thing wasn't cleared up until I got home later and helped Ryan do the joke for Kelly.

Now I giggle every time I think of it.

Christmas Concert by the World Famous Tyrone Tempos

Santa

Well it looks like this was the perfect Santa year for the kids. Ryan isn't scared of Santa anymore and Cameron isn't old enough to know better.

Makin Rainbows

Ryan called me outside the other day to tell me she was making a rainbow. I was a little confused. I did not know if she had been in the paint or sidewalk chalk, or what she was doing. She grabbed the hose and had the spray nozzle set on mist. She squeezed the handle and said "Look! A rainbow!" It took me a minute, but when I got down on her level and looked where she was pointing I could see her rainbow. We spent the next 15 minutes making rainbows. I am so grateful for my sweet three year old who reminds me to slow down and look a little harder for the rainbows.

Ryan's Halloween Extravaganza

I love Halloween. Growing up it was almost a religious holiday for me. I spent so much time planning what I would be and then after parading in my costume at school all day, I would come home and want to be something completely different. I never knew why my mother put up with me. Now that I have kids of my own, I understand.

Ryan had four opportunities to dress up this year,

1. Trunk or treat at the church

Princess Ryan riding a pony (no pony in this pic, it got in the way of playing)

2.Halloween party at school

Ryan the Purple Dragon

3.Town of Tyrone business trick or treat

Ryan the Fluffy Fairy Princess

4. Halloween Night

Ryan the Pirate

A little work and a lot of fun!

Jannica and Cameron were a little less high maintenance (thank heaven!)