Mommy Rae loves cuddling with the little mouse (not pictured: Hood with ears, tail with mouse trap).
Saturday, October 30, 2010
Our Little Ryker
As most people know, we love our little Ryker. Sometimes even Rock likes Ryker, maybe a little too much. It's hard to get lots of pictures of Ryker since he's all over the place, Rock always wants the camera and because we just don't have lots of free time. Well, I found some more cute pictures of Ryker, just to show how adorable he is.
He is pretty smiley, especially when DeA is around.
He is starting to climb all over the place, and is starting to make Rock proud with the messes that he is making.
He loves his big brother, and usually loves attention from him. Right here he is happy with Rock's attention, but he didn't like the game that they were about to play. Rock called it "teach Ryker how to breath underwater".
Manson Leftovers and Halloween!!
We found a couple more pictures from our trip to Manson. Colby and Rock rounded up the rest of the boys and had some fun in the pond.
Yup, all the dads thought it was cool, but for some reason the moms thought it was an excuse to overreact.
Whenever Rock goes over to Manson he shifts it into high gear and doesn't downshift until he runs out of gas.
Tonight was the ward Halloween party. DeA put a lot of work into the costumes, and Rock documented the process for DeA.
We all arrived at the Trunk or Treat a little late, and the the monsters were excited to get some fresh candy.
Rock was a little overwhelmed by all the monsters and vampires.
The free candy helped him warm up a little, but he was still a little unsure about the whole process.
He loved his Tommy Train costume that his mommy made. So much that he didn't like others touching it.
He was so busy guarding the train that he didn't want to be in our Halloween family photo.
He let his guard down for just a moment and a squatter took over his train!
He finally went inside and found an easier way to guard his train.
Happy Halloween!
Yup, all the dads thought it was cool, but for some reason the moms thought it was an excuse to overreact.
Whenever Rock goes over to Manson he shifts it into high gear and doesn't downshift until he runs out of gas.
Tonight was the ward Halloween party. DeA put a lot of work into the costumes, and Rock documented the process for DeA.We all arrived at the Trunk or Treat a little late, and the the monsters were excited to get some fresh candy.
Rock was a little overwhelmed by all the monsters and vampires.
The free candy helped him warm up a little, but he was still a little unsure about the whole process.
He loved his Tommy Train costume that his mommy made. So much that he didn't like others touching it.
He was so busy guarding the train that he didn't want to be in our Halloween family photo.
He let his guard down for just a moment and a squatter took over his train!
He finally went inside and found an easier way to guard his train.
Happy Halloween!Sunday, October 24, 2010
Rock's Pictures and MANSON!!
Whenever we're not careful Rock will snatch onto the camera and take some artistic photos. Sometimes they are of still life, like this:
And other times it's of his family. I think Ryker likes to be in Rock's photos.
Friday after work we loaded the kids up into the car and headed east towards Manson. Rock was so excited to go that he wouldn't go down for a nap. This was what he looked like 30 seconds into the trip.
The boys slept the whole way to Manson, and woke up just as we were pulling into the driveway. They were excited and happy to be with Mama and Papa England, and they stayed up and played until oh-dark-thirty in the morning.
Rock found Papa Dale's mini model motorcycle and thought it would be fun to ride. The motorcycle didn't think it was that fun.
Yeah, Ryker really likes having his picture taken.
Chayo and her boys came over for some homemade Chili and chicken noodle soup. Ryker liked Chayo, she was nice and tall enough that Rock couldn't reach him.
Rock packed his picking gloves, so he and Papa Dale went out in the back forty and picked some apples for a delicious cobbler.
The boys like coming over to visit Mama Rae and Papa Dale. They also like visits from anybody that will give them attention. They kind of like attention.
And other times it's of his family. I think Ryker likes to be in Rock's photos.
Friday after work we loaded the kids up into the car and headed east towards Manson. Rock was so excited to go that he wouldn't go down for a nap. This was what he looked like 30 seconds into the trip.
The boys slept the whole way to Manson, and woke up just as we were pulling into the driveway. They were excited and happy to be with Mama and Papa England, and they stayed up and played until oh-dark-thirty in the morning.
Rock found Papa Dale's mini model motorcycle and thought it would be fun to ride. The motorcycle didn't think it was that fun.
Yeah, Ryker really likes having his picture taken.
Chayo and her boys came over for some homemade Chili and chicken noodle soup. Ryker liked Chayo, she was nice and tall enough that Rock couldn't reach him.
Rock packed his picking gloves, so he and Papa Dale went out in the back forty and picked some apples for a delicious cobbler.
The boys like coming over to visit Mama Rae and Papa Dale. They also like visits from anybody that will give them attention. They kind of like attention.
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Da Boys!
Last Sunday we were getting ready for church when Ryker decided he wanted to check on Brother Collie. So he turned the TV on and watched the Colts game. He gets pretty into it, so much that he literally messes himself.
Rock is still honing his photography skills. He took this glamor shot of DeA on the first try.
Ryker recently had a make out session with a blue marker. He thought he could get away with it, but his parents aren't as slow as he thinks they are.
Rock has been hearing for days that Mama Zista sent him a package. He has been asking constantly where his package is. He's been nice about it, but you can tell that he's about ready to fire Mr. Nice Guy and bring in Dr. Hurt.
Well, his three days of eternity ended when the package finally showed up. He knew right away how to open it.
As soon as he got the box open he started pulling out all the goodies. He wasn't sure what this was for, but he was grateful to have it.
One of Mama Zista's surprises was some sticks and cheese. Rock loves them, and tries to eat them for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
The important thing that Mama Zista sent the boys was some pjs. They loved them, and lined up on the couch to show them off.
Rock is either celebrating a touchdown, or practicing to become one of those waving inflatable advertising thingies. Either way it's cute.
Ryker tried to call Mama Zista to tell her thanks, but his chubby little fingers can't work the phone yet. He hopes Mama Zista knows how awesome everything was!
On an unrelated note, DeA has been teaching Rock how to dance. They covered hip hop, break, celebration and jive, and now they're moving on to ballroom freestyle.
Rock is still honing his photography skills. He took this glamor shot of DeA on the first try.
Ryker recently had a make out session with a blue marker. He thought he could get away with it, but his parents aren't as slow as he thinks they are.
Rock has been hearing for days that Mama Zista sent him a package. He has been asking constantly where his package is. He's been nice about it, but you can tell that he's about ready to fire Mr. Nice Guy and bring in Dr. Hurt.
Well, his three days of eternity ended when the package finally showed up. He knew right away how to open it.
As soon as he got the box open he started pulling out all the goodies. He wasn't sure what this was for, but he was grateful to have it.
One of Mama Zista's surprises was some sticks and cheese. Rock loves them, and tries to eat them for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
The important thing that Mama Zista sent the boys was some pjs. They loved them, and lined up on the couch to show them off.
Rock is either celebrating a touchdown, or practicing to become one of those waving inflatable advertising thingies. Either way it's cute.
Ryker tried to call Mama Zista to tell her thanks, but his chubby little fingers can't work the phone yet. He hopes Mama Zista knows how awesome everything was!
On an unrelated note, DeA has been teaching Rock how to dance. They covered hip hop, break, celebration and jive, and now they're moving on to ballroom freestyle.Monday, October 18, 2010
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Phases
Little Rock is going through a couple of cute phases right now. The first one is that we cannot call him by any nicknames or he corrects us. That means no Rocko, no Rock Lobster, Rock-a-potumus or Rockster. When someone forgets and doesn't call him Rock he yells "NO!! I ROCK!!" except that he can't say the R sound, so it sounds like "I HOCK!" The other phase is that he loves to look adorable in his pajamas.
Oh, he knows how to pose and show off the merchandise.
Lil' Ryker is going through some phases of his own. The biggest is that he likes to crawl to wherever DeA is and start asking for attention.
He also is starting to learn how to smile and pose for the camera, which he is quickly learning from his mommy and big brother.
One phase that Rock is in and out of is loving Ryker. In a thirty second time frame he will hug him, kiss him, push him to the ground and then try and put him in the Goodwill box to be taken away.
Luckily these pictures were taken while he loved him.
Another of Rock's current phases is 'fixing' things. He thinks he can hit anything with his Handy Manny hammer, Pat, or throw his tools at anything and fix it. Here he fixed the washing machine, and now it works like a charm...just like it did before he fixed it.
We are trying to start a phase of our own of enjoying the rare sunshine that we get. Yesterday we went on a little hike on a local trail. Ryker was all about pretending to be baby Roo. 
Oh, he knows how to pose and show off the merchandise.
Lil' Ryker is going through some phases of his own. The biggest is that he likes to crawl to wherever DeA is and start asking for attention.
He also is starting to learn how to smile and pose for the camera, which he is quickly learning from his mommy and big brother.
One phase that Rock is in and out of is loving Ryker. In a thirty second time frame he will hug him, kiss him, push him to the ground and then try and put him in the Goodwill box to be taken away.
Luckily these pictures were taken while he loved him.
Another of Rock's current phases is 'fixing' things. He thinks he can hit anything with his Handy Manny hammer, Pat, or throw his tools at anything and fix it. Here he fixed the washing machine, and now it works like a charm...just like it did before he fixed it.
We are trying to start a phase of our own of enjoying the rare sunshine that we get. Yesterday we went on a little hike on a local trail. Ryker was all about pretending to be baby Roo. 
The other morning I got early to help Rock find his way back to bed. When I came back I found that my territory was getting poached!
Since one of Rock's new things is to occasionally push Ryker to the ground, Ryker has started carrying some protection. He swings hit cudgel with enough force to keep Rock from bothering him.
Yes, I used the word cudgel, and I know what it means. So does Ryker.
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