Enjoying a Beautiful Florida Weekend

This weekend has been absolutley amazing out! We are enjoying the sunshine, blue skies, and warm temperatures so much!!! Yesterday afternoon the girls and I headed down to the beach with Ryder, and the boys meet up with us not to long after when they were done with baseball for the day. It was such a great day... especially because Derrik came down. He is not a fan of the beach at all, but he also huge a huge soft spot for Ryder. He even got in the water with him! I wish I could have taken pictures out there, but I didn't want to risk messing the camera up.

Ryder Lovin' The Sand!

The Roommates.. Lisa, Brittany, and I

Today my grandparents, Ryder's MiMi and PaPa, came up for a visit. They wanted to get to see Derrik at the field and see Ryder one last time before we left Florida. It was nice to have some family around for an afternoon :)

Updates On My Boys!

Ryder: Went for his six month check up down here in Sarasota. He's a happy, healthy, growing six month old little boy. The doctor said he looked great... then gave him all those nasty shots. He did great with them this time! He was 28" long (grew an inch and a half since his 4 month appt.), 19.3 lbs (gaining just under two pounds since his 4 month appt.), and his head circumfrence was 17 3/4 (17 1/4 at 4 months). The doctor said his height was in the 90th percentile, while his head and weight were in the 75th percentile. He said it's good to know that his height is higher then his head circumference and weight which means he's just going to be a tall guy. People are always telling us that Ryder's head looks large, but he said it is completely proportionate for his body size. He's just a big baby :)

Derrik: Spring Training is going great. Two days ago the position players finally reported, and they had all their physicals yesterday. Today will be their first full day with all the players here. The games start on the 16th which will be a nice change of pace. As of right now they have Derrik on the AAA roster for the Spring Training team. He started out here for Spring Training last year also. The guys usually play a level up at Spring Training because there are so many players up in Big Leage Camp that will come down for the season.

That's all for now... i'll keep you posted :)

Ryder's 1st Major League Game

Today we took Ryder to his first major league game. We always try to go to a few during spring training since it's so convenient, and we found out the Smith's were coming up for the game. Ryder did very well. We sat up at the top in the shade for most of the game and were actually cold at one point and headed down into the sun. I was very proud of myself for having Ryder out in the blazing Florida sun for the second day in a row without one sign of sun on his body! It was a nice day for baseball... and the Reds won!

This is the best picture of Dakota and Ryder I got at the game

Ryder loved sticking his toungue out to taste the breeze
Happy Baby :)
Daddy and Ryder in heaven watching baseball...

Attempt at a family photo

The boys trying to decide what drink they want at the bar

Best Buds

We Survived Beach Day #1...

Beach day #1 for Ryder can go down in the books as a success. Last night Brittany and I went out to Target to get an umbrella to keep the little man from getting sun burnt and found this cute little tent for even cheaper! Thanks to Lisa we actually got it up... not sure Brittany and I would have figured it out. It was absolutely perfect for Ryder. With no sun it was actually cool under the tent with the breeze. Ryder didn't want to take his nap that he was due to have when we arrived to the beach, but that was okay. He played under his tent most the time, and even was the only one to enjoy the water. It was a little too chilly for us girls... what a man he is! He got upset about three hours into our beach day so we packed it up and headed to the Daiquiri Deck. Ryder slept while we all enjoyed a nice daiquiri and some chicken fingers for ourselves. Our husbands are all out enjoying another round of golf...i've lost track of how much they've played, but i'm pretty sure they have played more golf then baseball.

Baseball officially started yesterday. Derrik past all of his testing, blood work, and physical. The position players report the 10th and games start the 17th. No more news for now :)

We were proud of our set up... we set the tent up facing the sun the first time.. then we got it right

Ryder playing with his toys
Ryder and Mommy

Ryder loved the waves

My little man and I

Ryder's 1st Cookie

Last night I gave Ryder his first cookie. He didn't know what to do with it at first, but figured it out pretty quick. He made a HUGE mess of himself and won't be getting them anymore unless a bath was already planned in his near future!

Yummy!

Ladies... Wanna kiss?!

Ryder LOVED the bubbles in the bathtub... so much he wouldn't look up for a picture!My hair is WAYYYY cooler then my Daddy's!

Professional Photos: 6 Months

And so it begins... Baseball

We have finally arrived in Sarasota for the month. We made the hour and a half trek up here today. We are staying in a really cute Florida style home that has more of a cottage feel to it. It's a really cute little place and we're glad to finally be here. The Wood's were already here when we arrived, and the Heisey's should arrive late tomorrow. They got stuck in the nasty weather on the east coast today in South Carolina. We are pretty much unpacked for the month we'll be here, and Derrik is heading to the field for the first time tomorrow. His arm feels great so far! I'll be sure to update on how he is doing for everyone. Enjoy some pictures from our last few days in Fort Myers.

Ryder and Daddy hanging out by the pool

Ryder swimming for the 1st time!

He LOVED splashing himself

Ryder is such a ladies-man