Ryan is Walking!

Well, it took him 18+ months but Ryan is finally walking! It's not his preferred method of transportation but he's definitely getting better at it. See for yourself.

iPhone Photo Dump

I finally got around to uploading all the pictures from my iPhone...here are a few my favorites.

Ryan and Bosco sharing a meal (not really).

Sean's first dentist appointment, he actually did really well
 and was happier than he looks in this picture.

Ryan bumming some kettle corn at the Giants game from
the guys in front of us.

Ryan and his typical "happy" face.

A cool picture taken from the top of the John Hancock building in Chicago.

iPhones rule, especially with the Camera+ app.

Radio Flyers

My Dad's Dad, aka my "Nonno", who is Sean and Ryan's Great Grandfather (who they also call "Nonno"), bought this great radio flyer wagon for the boys a few years ago.

Sean has been riding it in walks for almost 2 years now, but Ryan is finally big and strong enough to ride it as well. In the past he has fallen in the middle of the wagon a few times going up curbs or over bumps, but now he uses his arms to stabilize himself and make sure he stays put.

The other night while Darcy was exercising, I took the boys for a walk in the wagon, and brought my camera. The sun was setting, and I was able to take advantage of some good lighting!

The lighting is not as good on this one, and it's a bummer the garbage cans are in the background, but I otherwise really like this one:

Ryry

Ryan (aka Baby Ryan to Sean) is getting big. He is 15 months old now and we are loving his sense of humor. He cracks up all the time and tries to make us laugh. His favorite thing to do is to stuff toy cars wherever he can. We find them everywhere and in everything. His favorite words are dog (da) and ball (ba), but he also says up, mama, dada, yummy, and uh oh. He is cruising around but he isn't brave enough to let go and try standing. If you try to make him stand or walk, he will refuse.

He likes to explore the house and pull things out of drawers. Usually he puts everything back if you ask him. He is finally enjoying baths, which is great. He follows Sean around a lot and loves to play with all of Sean's toys.

Ryan is a master imitator, if you make a face, sound, or action he will try to do it too and he is usually successful. He absolutely loves to dance and listen to music. He even likes when Mom or Dad sings which is different than Sean (he still yells at us not to sing).

We are having a blast with this little guy who hardly ever cries. We can't wait to see all the new things he comes up with in the next few months.

Sunshine!

"Auntie Beth, can I have more apple juice? Peeeeaaassse?"

"Bah"

Practing his throw-ins

Cheese.

We've had a weird spring so far this year, but yesterday was beautiful so we set up the pool and let the boys play. Ryan is not a fan of the water (yet) so he hung out on a blanket instead. Sean had a blast running around the yard and playing with Auntie Beth (aka Auntie Schleppins). She visited us on her way back home from college for the summer. We're looking forward to the rest of the summer and spending more time in our newly-completed backyard.

Ryan is One!

A cupcake for me?

Grandma let me roam around on the island.

Yum.

Big bro Sean likes cupcakes, well at least the frosting.

Ryan turned one on June 9th. We had a small celebration and I had to wake Ryan up from a quick nap for the cake. Ryan and Sean are just starting to play together. Sean is having a blast with all of Ryan's new birthday presents. "We share mommy." But Ryan doesn't mind as long as Sean lets him in on the action. I can't believe we have a one-year old and an almost three-year old. Time flies!

Army Crawler

Here is a recent video of Ryan "army crawling" around our house. Sorry for the vertical skinny video, we are learning how to take videos with the ipad2.