Florida Friends

As much as I love having all my friends from home around, Ryder is really loving having so many friends around as well. It is so fun to have friends with kids so close to Ryder's age.

Dakota, Ryder, and Sophia

Ages 6-7 Months

Ryder, Sophia, and Dakota

2 Years Old
Cupcake....

No cupcake... within seconds! LITERALLY... One Bite!!!

Getting the crumbs

Cake, Potty, Bath, and Princess Pull-Ups

Last night the Rogoszewski Family was sweet enough to invite our whole family over for a cook-out at their place. We once again had a great time hanging out with our friends, and Courtney was there too which is always a great bonus! Enjoy some photos of the kids from last night...

After Ryder looked like this, had already been swimming earlier in the day, and it was getting late I asked Amanda if we could give the kids a bath at her house before we left.

Soso going potty before the bath. I think she pottied twenty times in the few hours we were there, but went every time and had NO accidents! Ryder isn't impressed and still says "NOOO!" when we ask if he wants to go on the potty like Soso
BATH PHOTOS:
They had lots of clapping and cheering to get some cute kissy photos :)

When I got Ryder out of the tub I realized we had been out for so long that day that Ryder's diaper supply had run out. I figured he could rock the princess pull-up after getting so many kisses from his woman

BED BOUNCING TIME

The look on their faces when Mean Amanda told them no more jumping

Cuddle time

Cuddle time didn't last long before they started tearing Sophia's room apart

And soon Ryder was crying because he was stuck under the dresser... such a mess this kid is!!!

Another successful night :)

Lazy Sunday Morning

Mornings on the couch with my brother, sisters, and baby....

The best!

Ryder's "Sort Of" Birthday Party

My mom really wanted to throw Ryder a birthday party since they couldn't be there for his real birthday in Arizona. I felt awkward throwing him a party when we hadn't actually been home in a year, but my mom still went along with what she wanted. So today we ordered a cake and had a little pool party. It was so nice to have a bunch of little ones Ryder's age running around the pool area. I'm trying to get a lot of pictures up in one night so the pictures are what they are. One of my mom's friends is a photographer and was sweet enough to snap some photos, edit them, and put them on facebook for us to see! So enjoy the awesome cupcake photos done by Jen White :)

Mom and Jen

(not Jen White the photographer... Jen Reeves)

Ryder and Dakota playing with their "two" cars
Ryder opening some presents with his friends

Grammy trying to show Sophia and Ryder how to bowl, but Ryder just wanted to golf with the bowling pins.

Ryder and his friends waiting to sing Happy Birthday

We had to re-light the candle three times during the Happy Birthday song

Gary with his nephew Cole

Dakota and Cole

Two of my favorite guys

Rachael and Cole

I was so excited to finally meet Cole today and get to catch up with Rachael. It's been way too long! We can't believe that within two months three of us girls from BMX all had babies, and they got to play today :)

Soso... such a cutie!

She wore this one spongebob floatie all day

Dakota and his momma Nicole

Ryder and Dakota playing cars again...

I think these two would be best buds if we lived in the same town

Guilty... but still as cute as can be!

(Nicole is this the "stolen car" you called me about?" lol

After the last of Ryder's little friends had left due to near melt-downs Ryder decided to have one of his own. He LOST IT when we changed his wet poopy diaper and never really managed to recover.

Mommy and Ryder went upstairs, showered, and spent the rest of the afternoon right here....

We had a VERY rough evening and night to dinner. I ended up eating dinner at home out of a take-out box. The poor little guy was exhausted, burnt, and chaffed. After some aloe on his back, Desitin on his chaffed legs, and some ibuprofen to help the sunburn and runny nose to feel better he seemed to recover and is sleeping now :) More fun to come tomorrow!!!