nose.

Poor kid. He was out on the front porch playing with his ball and tripped on his too long for him pants. I had them rolled up, but one of the cuffs had started to unroll. He doesn't usually cry when he gets hurt, but this one sure got a good cry. He kept saying "Da Da. Da Da." (He has been going through a Daddy phase lately.) After I wiped his face off a little, he asked for a bottle. Yes, I'm a sucker. How could I deny him when he was so sad?! Now that a little time has passed, he is feeling much better. His nose has stopped bleeding, he just has a scrape on the end of his nose and on his upper lip and a little bit of a fat lip where his teeth hit. He keeps showing me that he is hurt though. "ouch. nose. ma ma. ouch."

glasses.

words.

The words most frequently used by Ryder... The list grows every day.
ma ma mom
da da dad
bama grandma
bampah grandpa
eh mo elmo
eesh swing
oosh shoes
no no
ahh yes
pears prayers
dooce juice
appo apple
doe-st toast
baby baby
ba ba bottle/drink
bee binky
mo more
baw ball
where's? where is?
glasses glasses


Our boy is talking more and more every day. He is so much fun! He has just started trying to repeat things that we say. I love it.

breakfast..

Ryder has a few favorite breakfast foods.
cereal
toast
&

oateal.

We don't do oatmeal very often. Can you tell why? He usually wants to feed himself which turns into a huge mess. It's not uncommon for him to take a handful and rub it in his hair, or he squishes it in between his hands like it's soap and he's washing his hands with it.

.side story.

A couple of weeks ago, Ryder was having a bowl of cereal, I was trying to be productive while he was eating and was doing the dishes from the night before. He was doing so well. He wasn't making a mess. Most of the cereal was ending up in his mouth and not in his lap or on the tray. He hadn't even used his hands to eat yet. I was so proud, thinking he was really getting the hang of feeding himself.

I had just loaded the last dish in the dishwasher when I looked over and saw that Ryder had taken his half full bowl of rice checks and milk and put it on his head and was wearing it like a hat. Milk and soggy rice checks were dripping down his face. He had the biggest, proudest grin on his face that screamed "look mom, a hat!". I couldn't help but just laugh at him. He is one funny boy.

chocolate.

Do you know how to make Ryder a happy boy?
Give him a teaspoon of Hersheys chocolate syrup on his highchair tray.
I think this got me a good thirty minutes of distraction. I can't take credit though. It was his pushover Aunt Hannah who thought up this one. And we wonder why he prefers her over everyone else. Including his own parents!
Love you Aunt Nanny!

graduation.

Chase graduated! He can now officially call himself a Mechanical Engineer. I'm so proud of him and all of his hard work.

for sale by owner.

Call us ambitious, but we're going to try and sell on our own. We're hoping that it will work out and we can sell quickly. We're going to have an open house on Saturday. If you're interested or know anyone who would be, send me an email and I can give you all the info. (krash_2@msn)

Info:
1 bed 1 bath
walk in closet
lots of upgrades
appliances included
washer and dryer hookups
ground level-no stairs
20 min from U of U
15 min from downtown

asking $105,000

senior design.

This is what Chase has been working on for the past year. I'm so excited that he has finally finished! It's been a TON of work on his behalf. He did all the manufacturing of the pod. The white molds in the second picture took forever to make! The third picture is the final product of the pod with all the video equipment in it. I have a limited understanding of how everything works, so I'll have Chase explain that later. It's pretty cool.

dear friends,
sometime in the near future, i plan on actually writing something on my blog.
until then, this is what you get. life with a one year old is a little crazy. he's into everything!
-ash

philip.

Ryder loves this little guy! He was a birthday gift from Hannah and Ryan. Thanks guys! Ryder spends a good majority of his day pointing at the tank so that I will lift him up on the counter to see him. It's been a lot of fun. Hannah suggested we name him Tiger because he has orange and black stripes. Chase thought that Phil Mickelson was even better name since he had just won the Masters, and I think Phil is a way cooler fish name! Don't you?