THE SIDERS FAMILY

Halloween 2011

2011-11-03T13:33:00.000-07:00

For Halloween we had lots of fun, walking, starting new traditions and just plain old family fun. In the early afternoon, I met my mom at her work and we went and walked through Downtown Glendora, trick or treating with the kids.

Grandma, Mommy, Ryan (Optimus Prime), and Breanna ( our little Angel)

Daddy and Ryan
We decided to carve our pumpkin on Halloween night. The pumpkin we carved, we actually grew in our garden from the pumpkin we had last year.

Daddy and Ryan trick or treating. It was hilarious the first house Ryan went to, he knocked on the door and when they opened the door he walked right in, he thought thats what he was suppose to do... poor little thing was in tears when he had to come out. But after a few houses he finally got the hang of it.

Simeon and I

Ryan smiling after we finished trick or treating with all his candy. He was most excited about the candy apple that he got. Crazy kid.

Breanna's First time at Church

2011-11-03T13:25:00.000-07:00

This past Sunday October 30th was Breanna's first time going to church. She did great and pretty much slept most of the time. I think she already has the hang of it, so I hope :)

Ryan, Mommy and Breanna before church

Harvest Festival/ Trunk or Treat

2011-11-03T13:16:00.000-07:00

We took our family out on a little outing last Friday to our wards Harvest Festival. We had a great time seeing everyone in their costumes, and the kids had a blast.

Mommy and Ryan our little monkey

Me, Ryan and Dax ( my nephew)

Daddy, Ryan and Dax

Mommy's little angel

Life with Breanna

2011-10-22T19:39:00.000-07:00

So we have made it past a few days...things are slowly beginning to get back to normal, whatever that might be and we are enjoying each and every day.

Breanna Mae - Friday October 21st, 2011

Getting ready to go out on a quick outing. Love the facial features :)

Breanna out in the stroller for her first walk - Saturday October 22

My mom and Ryan on our walk today. They had fun playing the stop and what do you see game. It was funny to watch. Thanks again Mom for talking me out today, I had a blast.

Ryan had to have mom take a picture of the lizard sun bathing. So this is for him

My two favorite people, Ryan and Breanna

Breanna Mae

2011-10-21T16:31:00.000-07:00

Our little bundle of joy Breanna Mae joined our family this past Tuesday, October 18th. She came out weighing in at 9lbs 8oz, and was 21 3/4 inches long. So we are officially a family of four, with a even amount of Boys to girls :) Just perfect.

On our way home, this was Breanna's going home outfit.

I absolutely love this hat. Thanks to my lovely sister for sending it down my way. I just can't get enough of it. In fact she is even wearing it today.

On Wednesday morning, I had sometime to spare seeing as I wasn't going anywhere. so I decided to play dress up, aka change hair accessories and take pictures. It was soo much fun.

Breanna in her little bed with her new little doll from Ryan and Grandma and Grandpa

Big Brother Ryan with his new little sister

Simeon with his mom and Breanna

My mom and dad with Breanna

Our first family photo

Me and my two kiddos, Ryan and Breanna

Daddy and his two little ones, look at that smile :) Love it!

Daddy and Breanna

I had some of the best nurses ever for this Delivery. Annemarie was absolutely wonderful and made this experience enjoyable and Joann was one of my nurses the second day.

Mommy and Breanna right after she came out.

I must admit this labor and experience was a joy. It went quick no problems. I was even laughing when I was pushing, crazy I know. As of right now we are all doing great and adjusting to being a family of four. More pictures to come as the days go by.

Growing By the Day

2011-10-07T12:35:00.001-07:00

For future reference I have decided to post some pictures of my pregnant self. In which one day I will be glad that I did. As of today, I am still pregnant for all that are wondering. I am anxiously awaiting the day that we can meet our little girl and to hold her in our arms. I am also excited for the waddling to go away! :)

38 Weeks along... and growing by the minute. Although, I think darker looking clothes hide it better.

37 Weeks along

Fun times with Ryan

2011-09-20T14:15:00.000-07:00

Ryan on the slides at the park. He loves to go to the park lately and run around. He even likes to go down slides head first, which scares me to pieces. It brings a smile to my face to see him happy and not too mention that it is fun to get out of the house once in awhile.

We went this past weekend to a friend of Simeon's little girls 2nd birthday and for the boys they had armor for each of them. Let me tell you, Ryan did not want to leave when we had to go. He had a blast playing with the kids.

Ryan and Aiden battling it out

The other day Simeon comes in wakes me up and says, I can't find Ryan anywhere, needless to say it scared me to pieces. So, I go out to the living room and find this. He had buried himself on the couch under the toys/ blankets and had fallen asleep. At first glance it just looked like a bunch of toys but nope he was under there fast asleep. So cute :)

Ryan as he is getting ready for church, Daddy did his hair. He wanted to go and so wasn't too happy that I wanted to take his picture. I just had too, he looked too cute with his little tie on.

35 weeks 1 day and Ready to POP!

2011-09-16T20:09:00.000-07:00

So, for those family members that keep asking for a preggo picture of me, here you go. To be honest, I feel like a whale, some of the days and other days I feel light as a feather. I will say though that this pregnancy compared to when I was pregnant with Ryan has been a lot better. I haven't been swollen that much and I can still get around. Not too mention I still have the same bottle of tums from when I first was pregnant and with Ryan who knows how many bottles of Rolaids/ Tums I consumed. So fun times. I will appreciate this post later on even though I am a little embarassed to put a picture of me as a whale. Happy viewing.

Fun Times at the Siders

2011-09-13T16:25:00.000-07:00

Our little Giant has turned 3 years old. I cannot believe how fast time has flown by. It seems like we just had him yesterday. On Ryan's actual birthday (Sept. 6th) we took him to Red Robin for his birthday dinner. He had a blast and loved it when the waiters sang to him and not to mention gave him ice cream.

Our 3 year old with all smiles

Ryan, Kelsee, Donovan, Dax and Annamaria eating some of the birthday cake.

Ryan enjoying his dinosaur cake

Getting ready to sing Happy Birthday to Ryan

Aunt Judy, Nana, Papa, Uncle Dennis, My Dad siting under our tree trying to get some shade as it was a little warm that day

Ryans birthday cakes made a chocolate one and a white confetti one. I had fun putting them together and Ryan loved them. Especially since he got to keep all the dinosaurs on top of the cake.

Kelsee and Ryan on the slip and slide at Ryan's 3rd Birthday party

My cousin Julee, my Aunt Judy, and Grandma (Nana)

Simeon being a kid and sliding down the water slide :)

At the end of August we had fun at a family birthday party for my nephew and sister in-law.

Ryan at our wards playgroup. It has been a blessing to be able to meet other young moms and get to know them better. Ryan loves going and can't wait till Wednesday each week.

~Happy 4th of July~

2011-07-06T18:44:00.000-07:00

Our family had a wonderful 4th of July. We went with Simeons family to Upland High School to see the Fireworks. I must say that I was quite impressed with the Fireworks. Ryan at first wasn't so sure about them but a few minutes into it he was making wow sounds and look at that! Thats amazing! It was cute to hear and he had a lot of fun.

Our family

Simeon and I

Daddy and Ryan playing while waiting for the Fireworks to start

Carlos, Caroline, Simeon, Ben, Annamaria, Katrina, and Ryan

Daddy and Ryan

Mommy and Ryan

Ryan posing in his new American Flag t-shirt

Quakes Game with the Family

2011-07-06T14:42:00.001-07:00

On Saturday, July 2nd our little family and some extended fam went to the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes game. It was Ryan's first time to a big baseball game, and he loved it. I think he was more excited about the mascots than he was the game but overall we had a wonderful time. Thanks Mom and Dad for inviting us.

One of the Mascots for the Quakes

Uncle Dennis, Julee, Aunt Judy, John, Sandie

Daddy and Ryan having fun at the game

My sad attempt at a family photo, didn't turn out so well.

The Scoreboard, Quakes lost 2-3

Had a great time watching the Fireworks after the game

Our Garden Adventures

2011-07-03T21:26:00.000-07:00

Our vegetable garden and the produce we have seen come from it, due to our diligence in keeping it up. It seems though as the years go by, our garden grows and Simeon decides to take more and more of our lovely grass out to create a bigger garden. It has been fun seeing the fruits of our labor. Watering everyday and weed pulling not so much fun but picking the fruits and veggies off once they are ready are priceless. Not to mention how eating fresh veggies make you feel.

Simeon and his Fly Swatter, he is the Gardenator

Some of the vegetables and fruit that we have picked. Zuchinni, Yellow Squash, Mexican squash, Bush Beans, Cherry tomatoes, corn, bell pepper, celery, onion( brown and purple), and strawberries.

Ryan after helping us rinse the onions, he had a blast helping mommy and daddy out.

Simeon and some of the Purple/ red onions he picked

Simeon and some of the yellow onions he picked.

Here are some/few pictures below of our garden.

Garlic, Green Onions, Onions purple/ brown, strawberries, cilantro, etc.

Cucumbers, Bush Beans, Snow Peas, Blackberries

Tomatoes (different kinds), strawberries, pumpkin

Tomatoes, and different types of Zuchini/ squash, and behind the plants hidden is grape plants and potatoes

Celery, bell peppers, serrano chilis, eggplant, lettuce, different types of chilis and onions.

This is part of our corn that we have growing.

So as you can see this is only a few pictures of our garden and these are only of the front garden, we have now started one out back as well. We are very excited to be able to eat out of our own garden.

Travel Town Fun !

2011-06-27T14:16:00.000-07:00

On Wednesday June 15th, our ward's play group decided to go on a lovely outing to Travel Town for a day of fun with the Trains. We had a great time and the kids loved to see all the trains big and small.

Ben, Davie and Ryan

Ryan in front of one of the smaller trains, although it looks huge compared to him

We were able to ride the little train that went around the park. Ryan loved this so much, he didn't want to get off.

Ava, Bonnie, Ben, Ryan and Annabelle taking a picture inside one of the cars. This was just a few of the kids that went.

Ben, Bonnie, Ave, and Ryan

Memorial Day Weekend

2011-06-05T16:38:00.000-07:00

On Memorial Day weekend, we were able to take Ryan on his first camping trip. We went to Joshua Tree/ Cottonwood Springs and met up with Simeon's parents, one of his sisters and a friend of his mom's. We went hiking, saw some sights, camped outdoors in a tent, saw stars and just enjoyed nature. We had a wonderful time and hopefully can go back soon.

Ryan enjoying the tent and wanted to take his picture by our tent

Ryan at Cholla Cactus Gardens in Joshua Tree

Our family of three soon to be four, at Cholla Cactus Gardens.

Simeon and his adventures with a cactus. He went off the beaten path and stepped on a little cactus that left huge needles in his shoe, luckily it didn't go all the way through. And here I thought if anyone were to have this happen to I would have thought it would have been Ryan seeing as he already had this happen twice earlier in the day. Crazy times.

Jumbo Rocks, this place was amazing and had huge rocks everywhere. Amazing how they were placed here and there.

Our next stop was Barker Dam, we went hiking, took a few wrong turns , enjoyed the views and had fun.

Ryan and Daddy on our Hike.

Carlos, Caroline, Katrina, Annamaria, Simeon, Dax and Ryan at Barker Dam

Another Family Photo, near Barker Dam. There was a beautiful view that day. Overall, Joshua Tree was great to see. A great place to get away, and to spend time as a family.

Like Father, Like Son

2011-06-01T22:13:00.000-07:00

Last week, my husband took our son with him to the store. Ryan insisted that he wear his flannel just like daddy. Then to top it off, a hat to match. Kind of a funny thing, but cute.

We're expecting Baby #2!

2011-05-27T16:45:00.000-07:00

We are so excited to be expecting Baby #2. We just found out this week that we will be adding a little girl to our family.

Gratefully Blessed

2011-05-14T13:58:00.001-07:00

I am truly Blessed. On Easter weekend, Ryan and I were able to hitch a ride to go see my sisters. We had a wonderful time, and made lots of memories. Our First stop was Ogden, UT to see Traci and her family. We were able to see graduation and take some pictures of all the kids for my parents... hence the matching shirts :) Thanks Mom! It was definitely an adventure trying to get them all smile

Kaydree, Jaxton, Brayden, Ryan and Taylin

Ryan and I

Best Friends.... Ryan and Brayden

Spending time together as cousins, Brayden, Ryan and Kaydree having pajama time

My little cute one, I am partial but hey I think that is OK!

Then after Utah, we headed on up to the great state of Idaho! To visit with Tammi and her fam some more and to spend Easter and Brayden Birthday together. For Braydens fourth Birthday we went bowling and they had a party for him. It was a blast and we had lots of fun.

My sister Tammi and her hubby Austin... awe such a cute couple :)

My Mom and Dad at the bowling alley...

The Birthday boy taking break from Presents and taking the chance to Bowl...

My little nephew, who I may add is the cutest baby ever is a little muscle man... He picked up the bowling ball all by himself and the one next to it. I couldn't believe my eyes! It was crazy and I love him to pieces.

Ryan Bowling for the first time... he didn't like it at first but once he got the hang of it, he had a great time.

Ryan and I on Easter... we had such a great time spending time together and with the family. It even was nice and sunny.... too bad it snowed after we left.. Sorry Tams.
Many thanks to my parents for letting us join them on their adventure and for my sister and fam for letting us stay with you. We truly are grateful and can't wait till we can see you again!

Fun Times w/ Grandma and Grandpa

2011-04-11T13:48:00.000-07:00

Ryan and I have had some fun times with my Mom and Dad. We went to the park after lunch for my Dad's Birthday and had fun on the slides and swings. I even tried the balance board and ate it myself...Fun times.

Ryan and I - Feb 2011

My Mom and Dad - Feb 2011

Ryan and Grandpa and the favorite Motorcycle. Everytime Ryan see's one now, its "Mom, there's Grandpa's motorcycle"

December 2010

2011-03-24T18:04:00.001-07:00

December was filled with lots of fun times, from Christmas lights, to family, and church functions we had a wonderful December.

Santa brought Ryan a Fire Truck for Christmas

November 2010

2011-02-21T17:30:00.001-08:00

Our trip during Thanksgiving was a blast. At the last minute literally we decided to go visit my sister Tammi and her fam for Thanksgiving. It was so much fun!

Brayden taking Ryan for a ride on the snowmobile.

Austin and Kaydree. One of the days we went tubing near my sisters house. Great time. Great exercise climbing back up the hill and lots of fun.

Ryan, Kaydree and Jaxton at Thanksgiving

Our fam one of the days that we went snowmobiling.

The malls in Idaho are great, they definitely cater to kids. Ryan had a blast in the helicopter.

Our fam on the day we went tubing...

Simeon and Brayden having fun together

Simeon and I, Thanksgiving 2010

Halloween and Pumpkins oh my!

2010-11-11T08:22:00.000-08:00

Trunk or Treat at My Aunts Ward

My Mom and Dad at the Trunk or Treat

Ryan and his favorite, Lollipops

Ryan Loved having muscles and being strong

Adelyn, Ryan, Jayden, Donovan, and Kelsee - Cousins

Ryan and his tiny Pumpkin. We took him to a pumpkin patch and he was scared and screamed almost the entire time. I was able to get a few pictures but not many turned out. So for the pumpkin we ending up getting a Ryan size pumpkin and he was happy as can be.

Catching up, Way behind

2010-11-11T08:08:00.000-08:00

My little ham, he has this spot by the wall that he likes to take pictures by, so cute and he says picture please :)

This is what Ryan picked up at the store. He looked so cute, I had to take a picture. He got many compliments from the other customers as he walked around with it, now checking out and paying for it was another story.

My Kung Fu Ryan.... he likes the movie Kung Fu Panda and I found him fast asleep one afternoon like this.

Thanks to the Montclair Fire Dept for their Open House. Ryan had a great time with exception to the Fire Dog below. We were able to see multiple fire trucks and an extrucation of a person as a demonstration. It was a very neat thing to experience.

Ryan Is TWO!

2010-09-03T11:20:00.000-07:00

It is a happy yet sad day! (Sept. 6th) Our little one is growing up so fast. He is Two today and yet I feel like he is still my little one. He has graduated to a Twin Bed and loves it. We decided on kind of the jungle theme and he like to tell me which animal it is in each square. And the cutess thing of all is that he loves to say prayers before bedtime and gets all excited. Ah the joys of Motherhood. Tear ;) He just went to the doctor this past week and he is 36 Inches tall and 37 lbs. He is quite the little Tank. He is full of energy and loves to run around. I couldn't have been blessed with a better kid than Ryan. Happy 2nd Birthday Ryan!

Aug. 28, 2010

Mickey Mouse Ryan - Aug. 14

Christmas 2009

The Joys of Life

2010-08-10T17:00:00.000-07:00

Over the past month or so, many things have changed. I am now a working mom for a little over two months, who spends much time working, and in the car driving. What little time I have left is spent on Ryan and Simeon. So what can I say time flys, literally. So if you ever need to call, feel free.

I had to add this picture in because he loves Baths and especially at Grandma and Grandpa's.

For a fun note, my sisters and there families came down to visit and boy did we have a blast. We had a Bridal Shower, Dinner with the Fam, Birthday party, Church, Concert in the park, family walk, Movie Night, Sealing (Wedding), Wedding Reception, Family Photos, More pictures and much more... so much fun.

Ryan doing Jaxton hair with the pretend hair dryer and comb , hilarious to watch.

Ryan, Kaydree, Brayden and Kelsee posing for a photo at the Birthday party

Jaxton, Aunt Katie (me) and Kaydree. I love these little ones to pieces ! They were so much fun to be around.

The Three little munchkins!

Daddy helping Ryan on the Slip and Slide.... so funny to watch :)

We celebrated Ryans and Kelsee's 2nd Birthday's together since they are three weeks between the two of them.

Can you tell Ryan Loves cake :)

Side note: We were able to find Roxy a new home and she loves it there we just got new pictures from her new owners and Roxy and Lizzie their other dog look so happy.

We went to my cousin's sealing and reception and had a blast. Here are a few pictures.

John and Sandie 8/28/10 at the Newport Beach Temple :) Congratulations to the both of you.

Simeon and I at the Newport Beach temple

Ryan and Kaydree playing on the temple grounds

Latest Family Happenings

2010-06-19T22:07:00.000-07:00

Hello from the Siders family, here are some recent pictures from Simeon's phone, with commentary on them from him. He is laughing hysterically as he is doing this, He must be bored out of his mind. Too much time to think :)Hope you enjoy!

Our little Home Depot Worker

Homemade from our garden- We are finally seeing the fruits of our labor!

Simeon's biggest catch of the day at Big Bear Lake. 7.5 grams catfish (Ryan's Size fish)

Simeon's Backyard Botanical garden

Simeon caught a Golden Brown Trout. Its a native fish and its the first time he caught one.

Disneyland!

2010-05-22T10:49:00.001-07:00

This week we were able to have the opportunity to take Ryan to Disneyland for the first time, thanks to one of Simeon's friends sister. We had a great time at both parks. Ryan loved some rides and on others he got scared very easily. I was amazed he had so much fun, and even after we got home after him walking most of the day he was still running around in circles.

Tried to get a picture of him in front of the castle and this is what I got. :)

Ryan was so excited to see Handy Manny, however once we got up to meet him, he fell apart. Needless to say he wasn't a fan of really any of the charaters we met the entire day.

He loved the horses that went around and round

He had fun with Daddy on the cars

He loved the window display that had Nemo and Dory from Finding Nemo, though he wasn't a fan of the shark.

Cars- Lightening MCQueen and Mater

Daddy and Ryan flying in the airplane ride

Ryan going round and round some more, this time on a Fish

The back of Ryan, Simeon and Mickey Mouse.

More adventures with our family to come, see the post below for more pictures. Thanks for joining us.

Ryan's Adventures

2010-05-22T10:35:00.000-07:00

Our little one is growing up so fast. 20 months already, can you believe it? He is starting to show his personality more and more each day. His vocabulary is steadily growing and is testing our lovely patience each day.

His love for cars playing outside in our front yard

One of the past days he crashed. He was playing then next thing I know he fell asleep on the couch.
Hiding in between our blankets and sheets as I was attempting to make our bed

Leave your child alone for a few seconds and this is what I got. Lovely :)

Fun with Cars

2010-05-07T12:12:00.000-07:00

Lately Ryan has been having fun with cars, whether its the Movie, little matchbox cars, driving a car, or riding in one at the grocery store. It has been crazy but fun and cute. These are all pictures Simeon took with his phone and so if they are a little blurry, I apologize. I need to start taking more pictures.

Dax and Ryan driving around in there Cadillac Escalade. It is crazy to think that Ryan is almost the same size as Dax and he will be 4 is August and Ryan will be 2 in September.

Family Fun

2010-03-17T13:21:00.000-07:00

In the past week we have been able to visit with quite a lot of relatives, have fun and chat a bit. My sister, her husband and my niece came down to visit. So we have spent quite a bit of time with them and my parents which has been fun.

Here is our new family photo for the moment. I was able to have someone take a picture for us and it turned out somewhat, better one than none at all. Taking family photo's is definitely something I need to work on getting better at.

Grandma and Ryan

Ryan Holding Taylin, but not so sure about her.

Our little one is growing like crazy and getting into everything it seems. He loves to open doors and run.... we are always on the go and working on child proofing our house more and more each and every day.

***check the post below for more pictures***

Spending the Morning with Taylin and Ryan

2010-03-17T13:12:00.000-07:00

Monday was an interesting morning as I got to experience what it is like to have two kids under the age of 18 1/2 months. Whea! I made it! I must say I have to give my sister Tammi props having three kids. Two kids was a handful but we had fun none the less. At first I thought how is this going to work, Ryan got jealous that I was holding Taylin and not him, but after a discussion he got the hang of it and had some fun playing with her. We decided to have a little photo shoot and this is how it came out.

This was actually one of the last pictures I took but I thought it was cute.

Adventures with Ryan

2010-03-03T10:56:00.000-08:00

Ryan in his little car we found one day on our way home. He loves his little car and will just sit in it outside, pretending to push the horn, looking for airplanes as they fly by or birds. We can just have him get in and he is set for at least a little while, then he is on the go again... running! It is hard to imagine that he is going to be 18 months old already on Saturday. Where has the time gone. He is growing up so fast it is incredible.

Ryan before his first Mommy and Me class, all excited as you can see.

One of his favorite place to be at our class was the kitchen. He'd take some kitchen items, put them all together in a line or next to each other, then he would find a pan or a bowl and a spoon or spatula and pretend like he was mixing something up to cook. It was funny to watch as he was doing this. He must be paying more attention to me in the kitchen then I thought. :)

So, instead of riding the car, What does my son do, he decides to stand on it instead and was laughing... What am I to do?

Ryan after one of the classes, clearly not wanting to go home, can you tell. Although I do not feel so bad as half the kids were crying as they left, because they all didn't want to go home. We had a great time at the Mommy and Me class, thanks Mom!

Ryan taking a nap afterwards, of course with the needed, Nemo and Mr. Iguana.

Ryan James

2010-01-27T20:42:00.000-08:00

Here is Ryan James, today, outside our house. He decided that he wanted to help Daddy BBQ. It was so adorable, unfortunately, none of the other pictures turned out. But, Ryan did the cutest thing. He would come to the screen door and try to open it but couldn't, so he'd continue to try and then when I opened it for him he'd smile and wave to me, like he was saying bye and that he had to help daddy and he would then run back over to Daddy at the BBQ and start talking to him in his cute talk. Ah, he is growing up too fast. I am trying to enjoy every moment. However, I do have a feeling the he is going to one that goes through the terrible 1 1/2 instead of 2's we'll see. Wish me luck.

Oh, and my new goal is to try and post more often. I do have a tendancy to be blogging once a month and I feel that needs to change. I also realized that I have not been taking as many pictures of Ryan as I should to document his growth and progression. Needless to say, I will be trying to take the camera out more often.

Life in a Puddle

2010-01-23T12:33:00.000-08:00

What a week! I must say I am glad to finally see the sun. I am not sure how I'd do in any other place where it rains and or snows all the time. I guess that is why I live in California. Well, this morning, We woke up to find our cars iced over and snow in the mountains beautiful site but I am ready for major sun.

Here is Ryan playing in his room in one of his new outfits, so adorable. Looked like he was ready to do a warmup for a game of some sort. So cute.

Here are some of the bow holders that I have made, check out our other blog for more information on them. http://sidersfamilycrafts.blogspot.com/

Our dog Roxy, here is an updated picture of our dog. She can sometimes be annoying, yet other times so cute and protective. After some discussions we decided to keep her and see that she gets the love and attention that she needs. Roxy is already 9 months old, can you believe it. Sometimes I feel like I have three children, (Ryan, the dog and my husband), its crazy. Just kidding I love them all to pieces. Our little family.

What a month!

2010-01-13T09:58:00.000-08:00

Wow, is it just me or has this past month flown by so fast. Christmas was here and has gone, as well as the New Year. So much has happened We have had an interesting last month, from both of our cars having issues, to cell phone dying, to allergic reactions, doctors appts, ear infections, a new nephew :) and much more. I am looking forward to a brighter future as the month goes on and hoping it will get better. I am going to try to be better at blogging more and letting you all know what is happening with our family.

Here is our handsome one in his Christmas outfit. He looked so adorable in it. Thanks Mom and Dad, We appreciate it much.

Ryan and Daddy planting Flowers in our garden.

Ryan trying to get the dirt off his hands. My little clean one.

Ryan waiting with me to pick up Daddy from his work carpool. He loves being able to take daddy to and from work. Even if it is a little early in the morning. :)

Congratulations to Tammi and Austin, and fam on their new addition.
My newest Nephew- Jaxton Lavon Farmer
Born Thursday, Jan. 7th @5:31 PM
8 pounds 8 ounces, 21 1/2 inches long

Flying By - 15 months

2009-12-09T17:23:00.000-08:00

Ryan is now a little over 15 Months old and growing by the minute. Talking away, walking, running, opening doors, and much more. Always on the go and getting into things seems to be his idea of fun these days. Here are some pictures of some of the few adventures we've had the last week.

Ryan weight lifting. We decided to start him at an early age :) Thanks to Grandma! He loves to pick them up and then drop them. Funniest thing ever.

My little helper. Ryan helping his Grandma and I decorate her Christmas tree. He loved the lights and ornaments and wasn't too sure about the tree but eventually it will grow on him.

Adventures with Spaghetti
One of the nights last week we had spaghetti and so I decided it is about time for him to learn to eat with a plate and use a spoon to eat. Needless to say the first picture below is how we started.

Then here is the middle of the meal ...

And the end. Lets just say I am not so sure if he ate most of it or more got all over him and the floor.

All Smiles and Funny Faces

2009-11-30T12:04:00.000-08:00

Ryan and I goofing around one day this past week. It is so much fun to hear him giggle.

For Thanksgiving we went and visited Simeons Dad and Lily. Here is Ryan sitting on Grandpa Siders lap as he sang songs to him.

Ryan playing on Grandma Polhamus's piano. Once he walks in the door he usually goes straight to the piano. Ryan definitely has a love for music and we often find him dancing up and down if there is any music on. It is so adorable. I love it!

Visit with Santa

2009-11-24T09:58:00.000-08:00

Last night Ryan and I adventured out to the Bass Pro Shop to go visit Santa at Santa's village. Ryan had a great time looking at the fish, trains, animals and much more. He wasn't quite sure this year what to think of Santa and you can tell by the look on his face.

I am an Aunt Again

2009-11-23T14:37:00.000-08:00

This is a picture of my newest Niece. Taylin Ann Brundage, born today 11/23/09 via c-section at 12:09pm (Utah time)- 6lbs 7 oz, 21 inches long. Congratulations to Traci and Gary. Hopefully more pictures to come soon.

Ryan getting ready for mommy to cut his hair. This past week or so I cut Ryans hair again. Surprisingly he does well sitting still in order for me to cut it.

Ryan in his play crib. We are about to, I believe, take this down for good here soon.

Ryan driving his little cars around the church building and in and out of chairs. So cute to watch him.

Time is flying by and its almost Christmas time already. Yeah for Christmas music (By the way I started listening to it about 2 weeks ago), decorations, family time and much more. More pictures to come soon.

Miracle and Crafts

2009-11-14T11:02:00.000-08:00

Our family at Church before I spoke last week. A miracle indeed.

Simeon and his guitar playing away. So cute when all dressed up

Mommy and Ryan

Here are some of the crafts that I have been working on recently, so aren't finished yet but wanted to give a sneak peak :)

Pumpkins and Dinosaurs

2009-11-05T16:08:00.000-08:00

Ryan and our pumpkin we ended up with in the end. He had fun rolling it around the living room floor.
Ryan and I at the pumpkin patch near our house. He had fun walking around and looking at all the decorations and staring at all the other kids.

Ryan's little pumpkin we saw at the pumpkin patch and used for a prop for our pictures, fun times.
Daddy and Ryan on Halloween night. We went trick or treating and got some candy then gave it away to the kids that came by.
Our little man, hanging out in the kitchen. He follows me now where ever I go, he is getting cuter by the minute. I love him to pieces. :)

Ryan and I watched the Biggest Loser the other night and this is how he decided to watch it with me, we had to have Nemo and Mr. Iguana with us while we were out there as well as his blankie.
We finally have grass in our front yard.... it makes it look so much better than the dirt and weeds before. It took awhile but it was worth it.

Road Trip to Utah!

2009-10-12T16:30:00.000-07:00

This past weekend was filled with many hours spent sitting in the car, laughter, having fun with the family and especially my niece and nephew, with whom I adore. We went swimming, visited the Trains, went shopping, played, visited the temple, went to a sealing and much more. We had a great time.

Ryan at In n' Out in St. George, my Dad's favorite place to stop for lunch on our way up to Utah. The lady was so sweet she gave Ryan stickers which ended up everywhere and a hat which was cute so I took a picture of him.

Grandpa and Ryan taking a break from sitting in the car ride
Cousins Ryan and Brayden
Kaydree and Grandma (My Mom) at her Birthday lunch

Grandpa and the Grandkids at the Temple
Aunt Judy, Kelsee, Uncle Dennis, Donovan,

Dave, Julee, and John

Gary and Traci

Sisters (L to R) Katie, Traci and Tammi
The Fam

Ryan and I at the temple
Kelsee, Donovan, Ryan, Kaydree, and Brayden

Grandma and Grandpa walking Ryan at the Trains

Kaydree and Aunt Katie at the Trains

The Last Few Weeks

2009-10-01T05:09:00.000-07:00

Well, I finally realized it has been ages since I have updated our blog and so here I am in the wee hours of the morning updating it. Oh, and also because I promised someone I would, so here I am fullfilling my promise. I have included some of our activities in the past weeks and then some more pictures of Ryan. In looking over the pictures I have I realized I have been taking them of Ryan and Simeon and do not have any of myself. But thats okay since I am a work in progress. By that I mean, that I started going back to the gym in hopes that I can get in shape and look healthier than I do currently. So wish me luck. Anyhow enough jibberish, here are the pictures I have.

Emily's 2nd Birthday Party
We went to one of Simeon's friend's kids birthday party and must I say that their backyard was amazing. Ah, it was beautiful.

Daddy and Ryan

Ryan, Emily and one of Emily's cousins sitting on top of the ice chest.

This one is cute. Ryan was a little fussy one day so I put him in the chair and started rocking him by himself and he ended up falling asleep.

Daddy and Ryan making funny faces at Mommy and the camera

My nephew Dax had his third birthday party at the end of August, and they had a bounce house there. Ryan actually liked it this time and wasn't scared. He loved to crawl around it and then to be bounced a little.

Our little BIG guy chillin'

So in the near future I hope to post more often and to put our adventures down so that in the future I may be able to remember all that we do each and every day.

Happy 1st Birthday Ryan!

2009-09-09T20:01:00.000-07:00

So our little 'BIG' one turned one years old this past Sunday. Wow, the time has gone by so fast. He started walking completely on his own 2 days before his birthday and has been on the go since. He is adorable and we love him to pieces. We had his pictures taken today and here are some of the ones captured. I think they turned out great! Hope you enjoy!

A Trip to Newport

2009-08-25T20:10:00.000-07:00

My little man, almost a year old :)

Ryan, My sister Traci and I at the Newport Beach Temple this past weekend

Traci's belly shot- preggo picture

Ryan loves water fountains and could watch them all day long.

Traci, Gary, and Ryan

Summer Fun!

2009-08-20T18:34:00.000-07:00

This summer has been full of yard work, fun, organization, cleaning, family get togethers and much more. And guess what, our son took his first steps yesterday and took some more today. Yippee! I better get my running shoes on soon. I am sure I will be chasing him all around the house in no time. Last night we had dinner at my parents house and as tradition would have it we took pictures. Thanks Mom! I actually had fun taking them...

My sister Traci and her husband Gary are here visiting for a couple days.

Our new Family photo, Simeon, Ryan and Myself

Grandma and Ryan at Kelsee's First Birthday party. It will soon be Ryan's first birthday in about 2 1/2 weeks. Wow, time has flown by. It seems like we just had him yesterday. He is growing up so fast and is so adorable.

August Already?

2009-08-08T18:47:00.001-07:00

Ryan - 11 months old. He is standing all the time now and likes to scale the furniture and doorways. He even tries to reach the door knobs. He also enjoys people food instead of baby food.

Ryan enjoys trying to figure out his diapers and how they work. He will take some clean ones out of the basket and glide across the kitchen floor with them. It is actually quite entertaining.

A night at the Park
So we all went to the park last night to play on the playground. It was Simeon, Myself, Ryan, Roxy (our dog), Katrina, Annamaria, and Dax. We walked and played and had some fun.

Our Garden
Here are some pictures of our garden. We are growing, cucumbers, zuchinni, squash, pumpkin, brocoli, corn, lettuce, beans, peppermint, basil, bell peppers, chives, cilantro, and much more. It is neat to watch the plants grow each and every day!

Our new Addition to the Family!

2009-07-24T15:58:00.000-07:00

Here is our new addition to the family. A 3 month old, full bred German Shephard. We just got her last night, and are still working on a name for her. Will keep you posted.

The Joys in Life

2009-07-17T18:37:00.000-07:00

A night at the Park

Ryan loves the swings no matter what time we go. It always brings a smile to his face and he giggles. It is adorable to watch.

Daddy and Ryan, having fun on our walk back home from the park. We even were able to see some fireworks in the parks parking lot. Thanks to some juvenille deliquents.

Ryans first Baseball game... woohoo. It was at the park down the street from our house and we happened to go to the park on a day where the allstars were playing. Ryan loved when the crowds clapped and he decided to clap along with them.

When you are trying to was dishes and your child is driving you nuts, what do you do? You bring out the laundry basket, fill it with bowls, tupperware and you have one happy child. And you can also finish the dishes while this occurs.

Ryan with Grandma and Grandpa at a concert in the park... lots of fun, good music, and it was free. Now how many things these days are FREE, not many.

Our Run in with the Tree
This is our tree out front of our home early this morning, while it was nice and cool. At least it was when we started.

Several hours later this is what we have, lots of dead branches on the floor, the heat outside is rising and the tree has still not came down. Thanks to a chainsaw that died practically every couple minutes.

Here is Simeon halfway through, with lots of saw dust covering him, and the heat rising and the chainsaw took a dive. So needless to say we rented an electric one and wow the last little bit came down.

So here is what we have, many hours later, sun burnt, a little heat exhaustion and we're feeling great. Then we realized part 2 is tomorrow. Chopping up the firewood.

Despite what the tree looks like, it actually looks a hundred times better than when we first moved in. It is actually green now and doesn't look dead. Imagine that.

Randomness mixed with a little Cute

2009-07-07T14:20:00.000-07:00

A day at the Park

We went to the park right down the street from our house this morning and Ryan had a blast on the swings and toys.

Fathers Day 2009

Ryan sleeping after he ate lunch one day. It was so cute.

Ryan's 9 Month Photos

2009-06-16T13:59:00.001-07:00

Nine Months have come and gone... and our little Giant is growing by the minute. I love this picture. Sticking his tongue out, is his new favorite thing to do.

More pictures to come once I get my scanner to work again.

Our little Giant!

2009-05-31T19:06:00.000-07:00

Our Little Giant. What can I say other than he is growing up so fast. He has been crawling for almost three weeks now. He can pull himself up onto things, open doors and drawers and pull stuff out. Yikes. It goes on 24/7 but is fun to watch him grow. The other day I found him standing up in his crib just jumping away and having fun till he wants to get down then he screams because he hasn't learned that yet, but we are working on it.

Ryan and his little penguin, he loves this little thing that came off another toy. We bring it in the car and he likes to talk to it and shake it.

Our little water boy loves popsicles and such. He loves to be in the spa and pool and splashes like crazy.

It is truly amazing how time flies, Ryan will be 9 months old this Saturday. Can you believe how fast its went. Wow!

Bath time Fun!

2009-05-22T22:40:00.000-07:00

Bathtime Fun- Ryan loves taking a bath,playing with his duckies, and making lots of splashes

This ones for you Tam...

Happy Birthday Nana!

2009-05-20T11:56:00.000-07:00

Mommy and Ryan

Mommy, Ryan and Grandma

Nana and Papa- Happy Birthday Nana! We went out to lunch to AppleBees to celebrate.

What a Week!

2009-05-14T14:44:00.001-07:00

This week has been interesting, New haircut for Ryan, and Mothers Day! It was my first Mothers Day as a mom! What a great feeling to know that you are cared for. This week Ryan had his first chest X-ray which almost brought me to tears. Holding him down for the xrays was so sad. It turns out that he has Early Pneumonia. No fun, so he is on antibiotics and basically sleeps, wakes up, cries, sleeps, eats and cries some more. I can't wait till he feels better and is himself. On the Better note, yesterday even though he's sick, he started crawling forward for the first time and loves to play with the blinds and cupboards. Oh yes, we went out and bought the safety latches today. The fun begins.

Daddy and Ryan making mamma French Toast for breakfast. It was very delicious.

Simeon playing his guitar at his sisters House on Mothers Day

Ryan, AnnaMaria, and Dax

Ryan and his new favorite thing...Watermelon. He loves it!

Mommy and Ryan playing on the floor after the gym :)

Mommy w/ Ryan that's not feeling so good.

These next pictures are for Tammi, here is the living room. Let me know what you think. I am still in the process of de- cluttering.

Our Little Man- almost 8 months old

2009-05-03T00:02:00.001-07:00

Birthdays and Fun

2009-04-28T15:41:00.000-07:00

Fun times. Posted below are some pictures from this past week. Some of the things we've done includes celebrating my Aunt's Birthday at Marie Calendars, cleaning, going to the gym and Ryan off to Kids Club, watching teeth come in and Ryan experiencing new things such as the Graduate crackers...which he seems not to like quite yet, Shoes which Ryan loves. Lets see decluttering and taking pictures to show my sister :)and much more.... Fun times all around.

Ryan and I

Nana and Papa with Jayden, Ryan and Kelsee (Great Grandchildren)

Nana and Papa with Jayden and Ryan

My Mom, Me and Ryan

Julee, Kelsee, Hillary, Jayden, Aunt Judy

Ryan playing on our bed..chilling

Yikes... love this picture. Kind of random but cute

Ryan playing with his new shoes

This ones for Tammi, declutter 101... dining room area, am I approved?

Where do the days go...

2009-04-22T13:02:00.000-07:00

So, it seems as if time is flying by and it is not slowing down. Ryans 7 1/2 months old, I am almost 28 and Simeon is almost 31.....yikes. Scary I know. And yet, time still goes by fast. I decided today that it was time I updated our blog as I have been on my sisters case about updating it and yet here I am not updating ours either... so I am hoping by doing this uh hum... Traci, will update her blog with pictures... :) AS far as everything else, Simeon is back to work and doing well.. he is out in Northridge and has a lovely commute, I have been going to the gym and working from home. And then Ryan is trying to learn how to crawl, and half way stand up and well is doing great.

Ryan just giggling away

Ryans new adventure, trying to see underneath him

Laughing away

Ryan in his stroller, growing up so fast

Push-ups, up down, up down...getting him into shape :)

Ryan and the famous Easter eggs. They were a big hit with him...

Daddy and Ryan relaxing after Daddy got home from work

7 months old!

2009-04-07T17:56:00.001-07:00

This week has been amazing. First, Our family joined the gym last Friday, and I have been working out almost every day. Then this past weekend was General Conference, and we heard great talks, truly inspired. Then Ryan turned 7 months old, Monday 6th, and we took him to visit the Easter Bunny. He loved the Easter Bunny and its furry coat. It was so adorable. Many more pictures to come soon as this month progresses.

First Family Vacation

2009-03-24T19:32:00.000-07:00

So, on the spare of the moment we decided to get up and go on a family vacation. Packed and was on the road in about 2hrs or so. It was fun. We went to the Sequoia National Forest, Fresno, San Jose, visited the Wichester Mystery House, San Francisco to see the Golden Gate Bridge and then back down the coast to Monterey, Pebble Beach, Pismo Beach and little place here and there. It was great to get away and relax. Hope you enjoy the pictures.

Simeon and Ryan at the start of the Sequoia National Forest

Ryan and Mommy in the front of the Sequoia National Forest

Simeon and I

Simeon and Ryan in from of one of the Sequoia's

Ryan and Mommy in front of a Sequoia 'Huge' Tree

Ryan and I in San Francisco

Family Photo in front of the Golden State Bridge. It was starting to Rain harder as we took this photo. We had to take and then jet back to the car. Fun Times!

Daddy and Ryan at the Winchester Mystery Mansion

First Time at the Beach

2009-03-24T19:24:00.000-07:00

We took Ryan last Wednesday for the first time to Newport Beach. We had a lot of fun walking around and in the water. Well, Ryans first encounter with the beach water wasn't so good due to the water pretty much freezing. But Needless to say it was and he had fun trying to talk to all the kids around.

Daddy and Ryan

Mommy and Ryan

Ryan chilling in his stroller

Daddy and Ryan before hitting the beach

Mommy and Ryan before hitting the beach

Random Pictures from the past few weeks

2009-03-24T19:16:00.000-07:00

Our little one is growing up so fast

Simeon and I on our date night

Ryans little photo shoot

Ryans random little photo shoot #2

Ryans new toy.... I was doing laundry and he happened to grab one and loves it.

Happy Valentines Day!

2009-02-14T12:26:00.001-08:00

Happy Valentines to all! It feels great to be able to post some new pictures and update everyone on our life. These past week and a half have been crazy, Simeon was sick for a few days. I pulled my back out picking up Ryan, and well Ryan is continuing to grow. We as a family are doing better today. I am a little more mobile then some of the past days and it stopped Raining, its Great! Here is just a few pictures from the past few weeks.

Ryan in his new walker, loves to travel backwards :) and not to mention take the toys off the top of it. He is very entertaining to watch.

Ryan and his beautiful marks he put on his face with his nails last night. Lets just say we cut them once we got home. Yikes

Ryan - Feb 13, 2009

Daddy and Ryan doing some flying. No worries, he looks as if, he is up in the air, by himself, but Simeon has ahold of him, I promise. Ryan loves this and giggles when he does this. Loves to Jump too.

Ryan and his peas. First try. By the end of the sitting we had them all over. Quite fun I must say. The next day the peas went much better.

Ryan after his bath in his bath towel.

Daddy and Ryan

Mommy and Ryan before bed time.

Ryan and his personality

Working From Home

2009-01-22T14:25:00.000-08:00

Ok, so those of you who haven't heard yet. I am a Stay at Home Mom and I also work from home. I currently work with FourPointMoms and am loving it. There's NO selling, NO large Investment, NO Inventory, No Risk. It's great. I can stay at Home with my Son and get to watch him grow, while bringing in some extra money to help out with the Bills. If you would like more info check out my website at: http://familyforever.fourpointmoms.com/ and request more information and I will contact you within 24-48 hrs. or you can email me directly at Sunkate625@yahoo.com to set up an appt. Just to let you know that We offer a risk free 120 day trial run of the business.

An update of our family, we are doing okay. I am working on growing my business as we speak and therefore had to make a dedication to it. Ryan is wonderful and is starting to laugh more and more which just makes me smile. He will be 5 months old already approx. two weeks from now. Crazy, how the time flies by so quickly. Simeon, is still working and going to school. He is now in his 2nd half of his 2nd year of his apprenticeship out of 5 years total. So we have a ways to go. But we are hanging in there.

New Happenings

2009-01-09T11:59:00.000-08:00

Good Afternoon to all of you. Many changes have been happening in our family with this new year. I am officially a stay at home mom and am starting up my own in home business. Once I have all the training under me, I will go ahead and put up more information. But I must say I am very excited for this new adventure and to be able to stay at home with Ryan. Simeon, is doing good these days, playing in his band and writing songs, beyond that working as usual and going to school every other week. Ryan, is doing great, he turned 4 months old on Tuesday and is growing by the minute. Here are a few pictures from the past few weeks.

Simeon, Ryan and I at Mt. Baldy. It was just a tad cold. There was snow on the ground a little ways up and was in the low 30's. We attempted to hike and I kept sliding cause of the ice so we had to venture to lower grounds were there was less snow.

Ryan at his mini photo shoot at our house

Ryan and Mommy

Tummy Time

Ryan and Mommy, getting ready for church. Ryan wore his first collared shirt and khaki's . He was so adorable. Just was missing a tie.

Idaho Trip and Fun Times

2008-12-17T14:25:00.000-08:00

Here are some pictures from the past week and a half. Fun times. I got to spend some time with my sisters and even get a makeover. Time flows by so quick, it seemed I had just got there, and it was already time to go. Thanks Tam and Fam for the great time Ryan and I had while visiting.

Ryan and I in front of my sisters amazingly huge Christmas tree, its over 13 feet tall

Our cutie pie posing for a picture

Ryan and I in Jacksonhole, Wyoming. My sister and her husband decided to go for a drive and we ended up visiting Jacksonhole.

All of us together, when the last time we were together who knows. When we flew in to Utah we got to see Traci before we took off to Idaho for the week.

Ryan and I at the Long Beach Airport, the two of us flew to Utah then went on our way to Idaho to see Tammi's fam.

Tammi and I with our new Haircuts, thanks to Tiffany

Precious moment in the morning when all the kids played together

One of the nights I was visiting we watched a movie and this is how they all ended up.. fun times.

Ryan with all of his toys in his bed one morning

Simeon and I, we went to Christmas light looking in Upland, last night and had fun walking around. Several Streets participate and it was fun to see them all

Our Fam

Time Goes By so Fast

2008-11-14T18:42:00.000-08:00

Okay so good news, we are all feeling better and of course Ryan finally has returned back to normal and is himself again. It is so much fun to see him smile and enjoy life. Can you believe that he will be 10 weeks old tomorrow. Wow, has time flown by. Here are some pictures that I was finally able to upload. Oh and like the stores, I jumped at the chance to decorate my site for Christmas already.

A cute picture of Ryan Posing as a Tough Guy

My sister and her fam came to visit at Halloween and we had a lot of fun. Most of my pictures are facing the wrong way but once I figure our how to fix them I will post. Kaydree and Ryan, what a pair. It was so much fun to see her play with him. She also tried to hold him herself.

Kaydree and Ryan again. Kaydree loved to play with Ryan.

Daddy and Ryan on his 1st Halloween

Mommy and Ryan

Spending some time with Great Grandma Stokes. It was great to be able to have her finally see Ryan. And to spend some time with her and my nieces and Nephews

Emergency Room

2008-11-06T10:42:00.000-08:00

Well, Ryan is 2 months today and sadly to say we spent all last night in the emergency room :( So sad. Between coughing, wheezing and etc, He is doing better today but still not feeling like himself. We were told he has croup, so needless to say we were outside some of the night and the rest of the night we had our screen door open with a fan blowing the cold air into our place, burrr! Was it cold.

So on a side note the month has flown by and Halloween has come and gone. We were able to spend it with my Sister, her family and my parents. It was fun to see my niece and nephew and have time to get to play with them. Once I get a chance I will post pictures, till then hope all of you are doing okay. Hang in there.

Ryan's - 1 month old

2008-10-09T09:16:00.000-07:00

On Monday, October 6th Ryan turned One month. It is crazy how time has flown by. He is growing so much each and every day and is able to show more emotions. So on Monday we took his one month pictures at good ole' Jc Penneys and had some fun taking pictures in different outfits and then I also had his picture taken in his first Halloween costume. So once I get them I will post so you all can see. But I went ahead and posted some pictures of our day and a few others from before.

Mommy and Ryan

Daddy and Ryan

My mom, Ryan and I went to Target to get a few things, Ryan enjoyed the shopping cart so we had to take a picture.

Stroller ride- He's holding on for dear life since he is truly a fan of bumpy rides. If we take him on a calm ride he starts crying.

Getting ready to prowl- Ryan in his Halloween costume. We wanted to make sure it fit still since he is growing like crazy.

Ryan - Our little Lion

Grandma and Ryan - My mom's Birthday is this Friday so we all went out to Lunch to celebrate it. Happy Birthday MOM!! :)

Ryan in his new swing, what a lifesaver. At first we didn't think we wanted one but after realizing that Ryan loves movement we figured we better invest in one. What a good idea.

Okay, so I admit, I tried to ship him away. I saw the priority mail box I had at my house and I had to try. It was a hard night, but Ryan didn't like it so much. So we took him out.

Ryan's first trip to Tommy's, this is one of Simeon's favorite place's to go.

Daddy and Ryan together

Ryan and President Monson. This was Ryan's first time watching conference.

Good Times

2008-10-01T11:37:00.001-07:00

Ryan's got that Football hold down pat already, watch out here we come! :)

He loves the Bobby pillow

Sleeping Cozy with Daddy on the couch

Our cute Little Family - Taken last week

Bath time in the Bath tub- Ah how he loves the water and the minute I take him out of the water, Yikes does the screamin begin.

Its Been over two weeks already! Where does the time go?

2008-09-22T18:05:00.000-07:00

My can I say how fast time has flown by. It seems as if Ryan was just born and yet he has been here for over two weeks now. Can you believe it? He has also changed so much in just a short amount of time. We of course love him to pieces and are getting use to how he works and what he likes and doesn't like.

Mommy and Ryan after his First sponge bath. He loves the water!

Hanging out in his bouncer, he loves it!

Ryan and Kelsie in their car seats - My cousin Julee and I went together to the county to get the Birth Certificates for the little critters

Being Mommy's little helper in the laundry room

Ryan sleeping peacefully

Baby Ryan Siders Has Arrived!

2008-09-12T18:45:00.000-07:00

Well, we have been truly blessed. Our little "BIG" guy has finally arrived. Ryan James Siders was born on Saturday, September 6th, 2008 at 8:30pm. He was 21 inches long and 9 lbs 15 oz. He has beautiful blondish/ brown hair and cute little cheeks.

Ryan James Siders - September 12th

September 11 - 5 days old

Striking a Pose

Riding in his Carseat, all snug - Tuesday, Sept 9th

Sleeping in his new bed - Monday, Sept 8th

Mommy and Ryan

Daddy and Ryan

Ryan - Sunday morning early in the morning a few hours after he was born

Ryan - a few minutes after he was born, a miracle indeed

I hope you all enjoy these pictures of our new little precious Ryan. Many more pictures to come in the future.

Otis

2008-09-04T16:22:00.001-07:00

Okay, so we have a little pet, that we finally decided to give a name. Is it ours? No, not exactly, but we kind of adopted it since its been coming to our garden for the last couple months. Its free to come and go as it pleases. He use to greet me when I came home from work each day and now he's been coming around during the day to our backyard. Kind of makes the day a little brighter.

Ready to Pop!

2008-09-04T16:02:00.000-07:00

Well, here we are... its Thursday afternoon and still no sign of our little guy. Its looking more and more like I will be induced on Saturday. That is unless a miracle happens and I by chance go into labor. Lets cross our fingers.

Baby Update

2008-09-02T16:46:00.000-07:00

Okay, so I went to the Doctors today and last week they stated that if I didn't have the baby by today that they would go ahead and induce me tomorrow. Well after today the doctor told me he already had too many inductions and c-sections for tomorrow and that if I did have to be induced that he'd suggest that I wait till the weekend since it will be extremely busy in the maternity ward. So needless to say, I will be induced Saturday ....that is unless our little guy decides to come sooner than expected. So I am kind of bummed but maybe nature will take its course and he'll come sooner :) Cross our fingers right? So... hang in there more news to come.

UPDATE

2008-08-29T08:16:00.000-07:00

Good Morning to all of you,

So, no new little one as of yet. Still waiting His arrival with much anticipation, wondering what he'll look like and whose features he will have the most of. And of course the given, how Big he'll be. I had a major cleaning spurt yesterday which I thought might be a sign of his coming, but I am still here right now, no baby and a little worn out.

As of Wednesday 27th, I had another appt in which they stated that I am 2 centimeters dialated and 70% efaced. So the process has begun, just slowly. The doctor stated that more than likely that if I do not have the baby by Tuesday that they will probably induce me on Wednesday, but we'll see I go back to the Doctor on Tuesday for them to check. Who knows they could change their mind again. Or... our little one can come sooner on His own.

GOOD NEWS

2008-08-23T09:25:00.000-07:00

So, good news. I went to the Doctor yesterday and it was a little more comforting then the day before when I went to get my ultrasound. He stated that he's not in a hurry to induce me because it could put strain on the baby and he would rather if possible have it come naturally and than we can decide together as it gets closer to my due date. So, I am a little sad because I wanted the baby to come but the same sense I am glad that he is looking out for our little guy and only wants the best. Well, I guess for now we'll just wait and be on stand by, as it could come any day now. Hopefully sooner than later.

ULTRASOUND RESULTS

2008-08-21T14:35:00.000-07:00

Okay, so today I had an ultrasound to see the postition of our baby and how much it weighs approx. and what not. Not too much to my surprise the first thing the lady told me was that we are going to be having a BIG BABY. Great, right? So, I am thinking that we are going to be able to see our cute little guy on the screen like before. To my surprise, each screen only could show parts of our little guy here and there. He was too big to see all in one screen. Well, after all the measuring she told me that he's already head down and face to the side and ready to go. As of all her measurements, she estimated that he weighs approx 9.4 lbs so far and that she could be off a half pound possibly. Yikes. So, it looks like I may have to be induced next week sometime or possibly have a c-section. I won't know the outcome till I go to the Dr's tomorrow for him to review the ultrasound. Let's hope all goes well.

On a different note, Simeon and I, are doing well. We managed to put everything together and purchased the numerous batteries needed to get everything working. Simeon's been keeping busy playing music and doing his many different hobbies he has. While managing to take care of me and the lovely emotional days I sometimes have. He has been a great support through all this. Me on the other hand am officially on maternity leave and have been cleaning the house and getting everything ready, and watching a Baby Story on TV. How ironic right? And of course am having a culture shock not having so much interaction with people every day. It is quite the drastic change from working full time to being home full time. But somehow I have made it passed these last four days so far. More to come soon. Will keep you posted.

2008-07-28T17:57:00.000-07:00

Welcome to our new site, that's in progress as you can see. Anyhow, Many of our friends have started blogging and so we decided to join in and have some fun. I also thought it would be a neat way to share the next few weeks before our little one comes. And once he's born we'll keep all of you posted and up to date through this site. Hopefully we will post some pictures soon.