Our cute little dragon :)

Just thought I would share some pictures of Ryland in his first ever Halloween costume.  We went trick or treating at a nearby shopping center with our friends, Desmond and Chantelle.... basically it was just an excuse to show off the little cuties in their costumes and any candy we got was just an extra bonus :)  I hope everyone is having a fun fall so far... take care!

Visit to the Pumpkin Patch

For a fun way to kick off fall, this past Saturday Ryland and I joined some friends from church at the pumpkin patch at Bates Nut Farm.  It is about 50 minutes away but it was definitely worth the drive... there were tons of pumpkins of every shape and size... some even bigger than Ryland!  

My friend, Kristen, took a couple of pics of me and Ry... hope you like them as much as I do!

After checking out the "Big Mac" pumpkins, we went to go find a pumpkin for Ry to take home... ya know, one a little more reasonable in size.  As you can see, they had plenty to choose from and the boys definitely had fun looking through a bunch of them.  Following lots of climbing and searching, Ry found just the right one to take home.  He actually tried to take home a whole wagon full but we decided on just the one this time :)  

 

In addition to loads of pumpkins, Bates Nut Farm has some animals as well.  Ry and his buddies all really liked the turkeys, llamas, and mini-donkeys.  

Next we were off to the straw maze.  Ry did lots of walking in the maze but then got a ride from Mommy after a little while.  With help from everyone, we found all 8 hidden mail boxes throughout the maze... good job!  To finish off the morning, we went on a hayride together...a great way to end a wonderful visit to the pumpkin patch.  Now we can't wait to take Daniel next year!  Hope you're all enjoying autumn so far... until next time, take care!

Ryland's Belated 1st Birthday Blog!

Once again it has been months since I last blogged, but since Ryland has already turned 15 months old, I thought it was about time that I put up some pics from his first birthday!  The morning of his big day he had fun looking at his cards and checking out his gifts, including his brand new fire truck!

My mom and sister were both in town visiting that day, so we went to lunch in Del Mar and then enjoyed the beautiful afternoon with a photo shoot down by the water.  It was a great way to commemorate such a special day... here are some of my favorites below.  Isn't Ry a totally cutie pie?!

 

 

After dinner that night the birthday boy got to eat a delicious cupcake.  I think he liked it a lot... it even looks like he went into a cupcake coma afterwards :)

Daniel was out of town for Ryland's actual birthday, but thankfully we had a chance to celebrate as a family with a birthday party at a nearby park.  It was a fun day with friends, and once again he chowed down on his cupcake... it looks like he likes chocolate!

 

All in all, we had a wonderful time celebrating Ryland's first birthday.  He is growing up so fast and we are just trying to enjoy every minute of it!