Surprise

I cut bangs! This is so unlike me. If you know me, you know that I rarely change anything. The last time I had bangs I was 6 years old and my sister paid me a dollar so she could cut them. I would have had her cut these ones too but we just live too far away from each other :(

Bangs and I are still getting to know one another and figuring out what to do with ourselves now that we are spending so much time together. I think we will get the hang of things eventually.

Valentine's Day

For the second year in a row Ryan is in Memphis for work. Luckily I have had Graham to keep me company both years. Graham and I had a wonderful day together. We went to lunch at Red Robin and Graham was an angel. He sat in his high chair the whole time (usually he wiggles out and ends up on my lap) he ate his lunch and only tried to eat his crayons and coaster a couple times. To top it all off the little man fell asleep in the car on the way home and took a 3 hour nap after that!













Valentine's Day 2010 and Valentines Day 2011























Of course the best part of the day was talking to my Ryan tonight! Friday is almost here!

Cupid? No, it's Santa

I am such a holiday mixer. Yes, I know it is Valentine's day and a Valentine's post will be made later. But let me just sneak Christmas in first.






















Graham Claus.























Christmas morning. Oatmeal before presents.


















G opening his stocking with daddy.

















Graham with his twin cousin Chloe, having a party in the play pen.

















Christmas family picture.

Birthdays!

In the last two months Ryan and I have both had our Birthdays. Why I haven't blogged about them yet, I'm not quite sure. We both had great days filled with fun, family and awesome gifts. Ryan turned 27 and I turned 25.
















Here we are 5 years ago to the day taking our engagement pictures.


















And here we are on my Birthday. I'd say we are aging fairly gracefully.


















Probably the highlight of Ryan's gifts was the 6 pack belt his sister Terri Anne made. I can't think of anything that screams Ryan louder than a 6 pack belt. Plus, as you can see it is filled with Mt. Dew. Terri Anne gets 5 gold stars for this gift.






















What would a birthday be without a huge tub of cheese balls?


















My birthday fruit pizza.

















And finally here I am opening my awesome new yellow jacket with all my present helpers.

Outside

Last weekend we had some nice weather so I took Graham outside to play in the backyard, for really the first time in his walking life. We also went to the big park just down the road.

















Pacifier smile.


































Here we are in the car after the park. Pink cheeks and all. He is watching some dogs and a kite out the window.

G in a drawer

While mom had her back turned I got in the drawer. It seemed like my best option. That's what she gets for turning her back on me.
-GW





































After this picture was taken I stood up and started bouncing.

Day 1 of 15

Ryan left today for his long business road trip. He starts in Detroit, then goes to Allentown, PA, Fredericksburg, VA, Hilton Head Island, SC, Memphis, and ends in St. Louis. So he will be really busy to say the least. For our first day without Ryan we managed to keep ourselves entertained. It was so sweet/sad to see Graham look out the window and yell "da" as he looked at Ryan's car in the driveway.

















Graham discovered sunglasses.






















Graham learned to text.

















Ryan took the camera we usually use so Graham didn't know that what I was holding was also a camera so he actually held still for pictures! Hooray!! We love you babe! Have fun on your trip!