Rain, rain go away!!

I love to watch or listen to my boys play together. Rex and Ryan do so may fun-slightly dangerous things together. Ryan adores his Papa. His eyes light up extra big when Rex enters the room. It is raining so we are all playing in the play room together. Rex and Ry are getting really creative, they are playing house, cars and climbing windows. Yes that is Ryan standing in the window by himself. It started to rain really hard so Rex and Ry were watching the rain. Ry was standing so we got a picture. This is one of the slightly dangerous things that they have done together. Okay, really dangerous. I love it, because it is so fun to watch how different Ryan will play with each of us. 15 days until Ry's birthday!!

On this day!

On this day 7 years ago, my amazing boyfriend took me a way for a surprise weekend to my favorite spot. By the time we came home we were engaged!!!! I was reminded of that special day when I woke up to snow this morning. On March 15 seven years ago it also snowed. He wrote in on the beach in drift wood, will you merry me. No I did not spell that wrong, that is how he wrote it. He was in a hurry, because he wanted to surprise me. I said yes and did not even notice that he spelled it wrong. Well, lets be honest I probably would not have noticed it anyway. I love you completely honey, you are an amazing Papa, husband and man. On that day you said not only are you excited for me to be your wife, but you were also excited for me to be the mother of your children. Well I am finally both of those things. I love you be safe.

Sick, Sick kiddo

Yesterday woke up with a nice surprise, Ryan had a 101 temperature. We gave him Tylenol because we thought it was his teeth. He started drooling last week so we thought for sure that he was just cutting more teeth. He laid down for a nap. He was really hot, but we knew he needed a nap so we let him sleep. While he was sleeping Rexer put a new faucet in our master bathroom. It was so cute he was totally in his boxers and a fire tee shirt installing a faucet, so Rex. Just about the time Rexer fished Ry woke up. I went to pick him up and I could not believe how hot he was. It was insane. We took his temperature and it said 103.3. We thought that can not be right that is way to high. We went and grabbed all 4 thermometers that we own and they all agreed with the first one or went higher. The last temperature we got was 103.7 and still climbing. Basically we scoped Ry up and drove the the doctors office. Our baby was definitely not feeling well. We went to the doctors, when they took his temperature it was 104. Ry cried for about 2 hours. Basically the doctors wanted to run every test to rule things out. They start with the least invasive and then go from there. He had a flu test, strep test, blood taken and last they had to take urine. Yes they had to take it. Our little guy was poke so many times. He cried, he cried a cry I had never heard from him. That is when I cried. I was singing to him when he was getting the catheter put in to get a urine sample. I noticed that my tears were falling on his face and mixing with his. It is so true when you are a parent that you physically feel your child's pain. It was the worst to see him in so much pain. Rex and I could do nothing to make it better. As soon as she took the catheter out I picked up our baby who a couple of days ago was looking like such a big boy. In that moment he was so little and hopeless. He had his little shirt on and a naked bum as I was holding him. Rex and I continued to take turns holding Ryan and rocking him to sleep while waiting for the test results. Finally the doctor came back in and they had discovered really nothing from all the tests. She could tell us he did not have the flu, or strep throat. Basically he has a nasty virus, that will just have to run its course. Thank God, we both sighed. We finally got home, I started a roast for dinner and Ryan and his Papa were laying on the couch. The next thing I realized they both were passed out. I soon joined them. As for last night our little guy slept between us. It was a long night no one really slept, well I think the dog did. Rex is at work and Ryan and I have spent the morning playing. He is still running a temperature, but he is happy and active. I have even gotten a few smiles out of him. I am just thankful that he is slowly getting back to feeling better.

Drink Ryan drink

Today we ended our very stressful day well stressful week with a bath. In true Ryan fashion he did not disappoint. He sure put on a show. Ryan has discovered that he can drink the water-gross we know but it was so cute that we could not stop him. He does not really drink it, rather he chocks on it. Of course we got it on video also, but here are some play by play pictures for all of you to enjoy. I am praying for a good night sleep for all of us. God is good!!! Hey if you are counting like I am 19 days until his birthday.

Yesterday we received a car seat that I ordered about a week ago, I finally got around to opening it this morning. Ryan was in love with the box. I took the car seat out and was reading the owner's manual, I looked over at Ryan and he was inside the box. He loved it. So I put the box up right and put him in it. He stood there a while and than he got really excited and continued to play in it for about 45 minutes. I seriously think I am going to keep the box around so he can play in it more. I remember being a little girl and Julie, Bri and I made a city our of boxes on the sports court in the back yard. We played in it for about a week. We even slept in our little city. Just a side note if you are counting Ryan will be 1 in 20 days, yes the count down is on!!!

Time flys by!!

I am at work right now looking at our blog and can not believe how much Ryan has grown in the last YEAR, yes I said year. People always say time will fly when you have children. I now know what they mean.
I see a picture of our little man and can not believe the love that I have for him. I never thought I could love someone as much as I love him. He is my little man and I live to just hang out with him and watch him figure out how a toy works. I am pretty excited for his birthday party. It is not going to be anything big but it is his first birthday and just to watch him is going to be very exciting. He is going to be one year old. That is crazy. It feels like just yesterday we were excited because we were going to be having a new edition to our family.
I just want to say that I love all of you. My wife, son, dad, mom, sister, dad, mom, sister, brother, brother-in-law, nieces, grandpa, aunts, uncles, and cousins. Also for those friends that are practically family. You all are always there for me when I need you. You all mean the world to me and I would not be who I am to day without you. Again I LOVE YOU ALL VERY MUCH.

I scream u scream we all scream for ice cream!

Yesterday afternoon we went up to the Gonzales homestead for dinner. We all decided to go out. We all totally piled into the van and drove to Sivlerdale. It is about 20 minute drive. The kiddos thought it was pretty cool because Julie and I sat in the back with them. I was in the far back with Ryan and Elisha and Julie was in the middle seat with Johanna. Ryan sat in one of Johanna's old car seat. Check out the flowers!!!! The rule with car seats is that the child can be front facing when they are 1 and or above 20 pounds. Well Ryan is 22 pounds and almost a year so we let him sit in in forward facing. It was tooooo cute. He thought he was so cool. After dinner we went out for ice cream. Ryan got to try some of Elisha's ice cream. He really liked it. He got just a tinny bit, but he sure did make a mess.

Partners in crime

I really feel like Rex and Ryan are partners in crime. The house seems to be filled with laughter and adventure when Daddy is home. I love to listen to Rex and Ryan play together. Our home seems to be a jungle and they are both explorers. They go up and down the stairs, in rooms that Ryan is not aloud in unless Daddy is home. Simple things like changing a diaper or folding laundry seem to be so much fun. One day I will video tape their conversations. Although Ry does not talk, they have their own secret language. Rex will do anything to get Ryan to laugh or smile. I love it when Ryan will laugh and then Rex laughs and then before you know they are both laughing really loud together.

In the past few days Ryan has made more and more attempts to stand. He is starting to get the hang of it. He will either stand by himself or use something to lean up against. I finally got a picture of it. It is so funny because about half way through it I think he realizes what he is doing and he gets scared so he sits down. He gets the cutest look on his face right before he sits. I will try to capture that on film soon. Until then this is the best picture I have of him standing.

What a trooper!

My little boy who is going to be 1 in 29 days is such a little trooper. I a so Blessed. This morning with the help of Auntie Kelly I took him to the doctor. Rex is on shift. Ryan has pink eye and a cold. Well I guess pink eye is a not a medical term, but you all know what I am talking about. I have to put medicine in is eyes 3 times a day for 5 days. I think I laughed out loud when the doctor said that. Ry will never let me put that gunk in his eyes it is going to take literally three people to do that. I tried a little while ago and was so unsuccessful that it was not even funny. On day like today I hate that my husband will not be home until tomorrow. As For Ry, he is still in pretty good spirits. He doe not smile much and constantly wants to be held. I am ok with the last part. He does smile when I dance and make funny faces at him. So needless to say there has been a lot of dancing around here.

New Addition

Over the last two days Rex and I have been working around the house adding new things. We added a fan to our room, a new light in the master bath, handles and new lights in the kitchen. It is amazing how just those few things make such a difference. Our home was beautiful as is, but it is so much fun adding our own personal touch. I love the kitchen, I can finally see with the new lights.

bye bye tree

I came home from my moms group to see this. Rex finally was able to cut that eye sore of a tree down! Although there was snow on the ground this morning, he was going to cut it down and so he did. These pictures were taken from our master room looking down.

Who me? Take 2

Tonight I was sitting on the couch after putting Ryan to bed, I was really proud of myself. Ryan was asleep and the house was clean-that does not happen very often. I was enjoying some quite time reading my Bible and I heard Ryan giggling. I went up to see him in his room, Bunker (our dog) had gotten in there. Bunker was licking Ryan's hands and Ryan kept on giggling. When I opened the door they both looked up as if to say who me? That seems to be the theme of the day. I now have a third mischievous thing to write about in his baby book!!!!

Who Me?

I was looking through Ryan's baby book getting ready to update it. I turned the page and one of the pages was dedicated to mischievous things that your little one does. I thought about it and I could not think on anything that Ryan does that I would write about or have pictures of. Well I had that thought too soon. Within the hour of reading that Ryan have given me two things to write about. We were upstairs, I was picking up his room he was wondering the hall and playing in his play room. We have a baby gate at the top of the stairs so Ryan can crawl all around. Usually the bathroom door is closed. I say usually because today it was not. You know as a mom when something is not right because it is really quite. Sure enough I found Ryan in the bathroom unrolling all of the toilet paper. He has done this before, but not this bad. I walked in there and asked him what he was doing, he just looked up at me as if to say who me??? It was so cute I had to get a picture, of course. So we cleaned up the tp and went down stairs to play. He was in the kitchen and I was vacuuming the family room. When I do that I close the baby gate that goes down the 3 stairs into our living room. He was playing and I was vacuuming everything was peachy!! All of the sudden I looked up and he was standing on the baby gate. He had climbed up it and was standing holding on for dear life. He has tested the water before with this one as well, but he thought he was so funny this time. I just cannot believe that he can move so quickly. Ryan in safely in his crib taking a nap, well that is where he is suppose to be!!!

New Colors!!

If you did not notice, things look a little different on our blog. I needed a change. Hope you all like it!

My husband the lumber jack!

I beleive that secretly Rex wants to be a lumber jack. As you all know we are redoing most of our yard. Rex is so excited, he is like a child. The yard is all he talks about, thinks about and I am sure he also dreams about it. I am thankful my husband is one of those men that like to start and complete a project as soon as he can. But I do not love yard work as much as he does. He has to work tomorrow and then is on a 4 day, he is already mapping out all he can accomplish in the yard. Today among several others things he wanted to cut down this plum tree in the back yard. He started to cut and realized that he needs a new bade for the chain saw. That stopped him in his tracks. I have not heard any engines starting so I am unsure what kind of trouble he is getting into in the back yard. Here are some pictures of when he started to cut down the tree. I do have to say Rexer always keeps me laughing, that is for sure!

Ryan's 10 month pictures are ready to view. Just visit http://www.kellybphotography.com/. Click on online ordering. The password is ORCUTT. Get the tissues out they will make you cry they are so beautiful!! Thank you Aunt Kelly for always doing such an amazing job.

Just because you are not blood, it does not mean you are not family!!!

What an amazing last two days we have had. Rex and I started to plan out what we are going to do to our yard. Many people have helped us with different creative ideas on how best use the space. Last night we went out to dinner with the Rutkosky, Rutkosky and Roggenkamp families. We went to a local Mexican restaurant. Eric and Ryan sat at each end of the table. They both are clearly the kings. At one point they were kind of talking back and forth, just for a bit. It was a wonderful evening filled with laughter and good times. I love making lasting memories. At dinner we were already planning Saturday morning breakfast with Big Ryan and Kelly. They were here at the house about 9:30 and Rexer made his famous pancakes. The boys then went to work on the yard. The job turned into a little more work than they first expected so they went and got the backhoe from the Rutkosky house. Ryan then drove it 3.5 miles back to our house going less than 7 mph, what a sight to see. It took about 30 minutes. Good thing Uncle Ryan is a patient man!!!! The boys worked and worked all day. So needless to say we ate every meal together. The Roggenkamps also came over, so all the big boys were outside playing on tractors and with chainsaws. It is so much fun to have our home filled with people that we love and that love us. Just because we are not blood, Rex and I really feel that they all are our family for better or worse. We are so thankful that we have all of them. The Rutkoskys, Rutkoskys and Roggenkamps are all a huge part of our daily lives. I feel so Blessed that Ryan has so many amazing people that love him. Here are some fun pictures from our day!!!

When did my little boy become not so little???? Here are some fun pictures from the last couple of days! The sun has been out so we have enjoyed being outside. It is so nice to have a home with a back yard and a nice place for the kiddos to play. We played in the front yard and driveway for hours when Elisha was over. Ryan just crawled around chasing Elisha. Rex was busy planning all of our summer projects. We are going to redo the fence, plant several privacy trees in the back yard and put in new grass. So look out everyone we are definitely calling in favors this summer. We will be putting in over 220 feet of new fence. It will be more room for the dog, and I am excited for Ryan to run around. Speaking of that, he is becoming more and more adventurous. He is standing more by himself and more interested in taking little steps. I am sure by his birthday he will be walking. Just to let everyone know I am planning Ry's birthday on March 28. I will send out inventions. I already have all the party supplies. Of course it is firefighter theme. I could not resist.