Sunday 24 April 2011

Wonderful Weekend!


What a weekend!  Not only was it Easter this weekend but it was also my husband's birthday!  Ryder even made his daddy a birthday card!  Finger paints and a 1 year old... hmm I guess I didn't think this through.  Oh well, it turned out in the end and Ryder hardly ate any paint.  

Ryder showing off his work of art!

Friday night Ryder was lucky enough to have his grandparents babysit him so his mom and dad could go out and celebrate his dad's birthday with friends from out of town.  Apparently Ryder had the best time because the next morning he slept in so late that I had to wake him up so we wouldn't be late for Easter  breakfast at Auntie Arja's and Uncle Paul's.  
At Arja & Paul's dressed in his new Easter vest made by Grandma Tu!

On Sunday the fun just continued with a trip to the park to play on the swings and go down the slide!


You'll likely have to click on the pictures above to enlarge it so you can fully appreciate Ryder's first experience on a swing.  It might look like at first he wasn't enjoying himself but actually the tears were caused by his Daddy taking his sunglasses away from Ryder.  As you can see they were quickly returned and all was well. :)

The slide was by far his favourite!  Every picture I took he had such a big smile!



After lunch Ryder finally found the giant Easter egg the Easter bunny had hid for him!  In the end he only ate a small piece and saved the rest for another day.  The Easter bunny spoiled him this year!  Such a lucky guy.

Hope everyone had a great Easter!  We sure did!  



Thursday 21 April 2011

Good-bye Stroller Blues!


Ryder and I sure love our new (to us) stroller.  Check out these happy baby pics of Ryder in his Peg Perego GT3.  Previously, we had a Valco Baby and there were plenty of things to love about the Valco Baby, but unfortunately our son did not love it.  I only have a few pics of Ryder in the Valco and in those he is always sleeping...



...and you may have noticed the soother in both of those pics.  Problem was he could never get comfortable so he'd cry, I'd give him his soother and eventually he'd fall asleep.  He's a big boy but no matter how I adjusted the straps they always seemed tight on him and really restricted his movement.  The Peg Perego has a special freedom of movement harness that allows the child to move around more in his seat.  Also, the seat seems bigger.  I really love it and Ryder definitely approves!  It's a bit heavier than the Valco Baby and it doesn't fold up as small but it makes up for these shortcomings with easier opening/collapsing, the hand brake, and of course the happy baby factor!  I'm so happy I made the switch.  :o)




Wednesday 20 April 2011

My little Sunshine...



 Such a handsome little man.  All dressed up to go to Grandma Tu and Grandpa Don's (Ryder's Great-Grandparents) house today for lunch.  We thought Grandpa Don would really love to see him in his flat cap, but little man's head is too big!  (That's OK because Grandma Tu is going to try and make it bigger by adding some elastic.)  When we got to their house Ryder was feeling pretty good and happily ate a Hob Nob cookie until there were only crumbs left behind.  :)

Grandpa Don told me that when he walks around the house with his walker he always passes the pictures* of Ryder and says, "What a beautiful child."  He said, "Too often we think these things but don't say them."  It definitely got me thinking about what I say and what I don't say.  Thank you for the lesson Grandpa. :)

Unfortunately, Ryder's mood went downhill soon after we arrived.  He had his vaccinations yesterday afternoon and was starting to feel the effects.  His temperature rose and he threw up all his milk.  Poor little dude.  We decided it was best to head back home so he could get some rest.  He's been sleeping now for 4 hours and is just starting to get restless.  I imagine he'll be up any minute and hopefully feeling better. 

*The pictures of Ryder that Grandpa Don was talking about were taken by Eden Lang.  She's an amazing photographer and I absolutely love her work. 




Tuesday 19 April 2011

Happy Birthday Dar Williams!

"Time it was I had a dream 

You're the dream come true 

If I had the world to give
I'd give it all to you 



I'll take you to the mountains
I will take you to the sea 

I'll show you how this life became
A miracle to me 



You'll fly away 

But take my hand until that day 

So when they ask how far love goes 

When my job's done 

You'll be the one who knows

"

- The One Who Knows

Happy Birthday to Dar Williams!  My favorite singer/songwriter for over 15 years! 

(I love this song.  I sing it to Ryder all the time.) :o)

 Dar Williams and I at the Calgary Folk Festival!