Ryder's Adventure

(I know it's been a LONG time since I have blogged...Sorry all! Things have been so crazy lately! I will make this the longest blog I've ever done, Promise!!)

Last weekend we ventured to Meeker, Colorado to visit Mark. It's a 5 ish hour drive. Ry slept almost the whole way there!! (Thank Heavens!) It was so good to see him! I miss my hubby so much! There isn't much of anything to take pictures of in that town but I got a couple of Ryder :) Ry likes Dr Pepper in his sippy cup..

He also discovered Kleenex's...Lovely!

Our picture for Daddy

This is Ryder's new hobby...

LOL See the "baby proof" latch on the door. HA!!!

Notice the toys in the background..He wanted nothing to do with them.

He was so proud of himself that he could get into the cabinet and he LOVED all the goods he found in there!

This is the new babysitter for me! When I need to get ready for the day, this is where Ry can be found!

If he's not in the make-up check here...

TOILET PAPER!!!

Those rolls move fast my friends and he was giggling the whole time!

My 4 legged Mischief Maker... Chewing on his "necklace" aka collar

HaPpY nOw?!

Whitney told me I don't blog enough and it makes her mad so here is my blog for the weekend:

I'm not excited for this week...In fact I'm almost dreading it. I will be working over 70 hours UGH!! The OT I work with is going out of town so I get to be over 17 patients in the Rehab Center and about 20 Home Health patients! SCARY!! That is alot of people for me! Good news is that it will be some extra moolah! Wish me luck!

(LOL I just love this picture...I really don't use Hoola Hoops for treatment!! )

Mark's birthday is Saturday...He may be home or he may not be. We don't know yet but hopefully he will find out tomorrow! Yay! I haven't planned anything for his b-day yet...Any suggestions??

Living In The Moment

Today I was "blog stalking" as Whit would put it and I ran across a poem written by a total stranger that truly inspired me...

A Moment of Me

At this moment I am just Me, The real me, only me.

Not wishing I were another, Not pretending I were another. Not envying another, Not controlling another. Not competing with another, Not hiding behind another.

Facing the demands of me, Alone, unmasked, imperfect, me.

I am happy, in this moment of Me!

Mindika Nordfelt Thiebaud ©

I was just thinking about how caught up I get in the hustle and bustle of things everyday that I forget to absorb the little things that make me smile every moment of everyday. 

First of all I have an amazing husband that is willing to sacrifice his time to work out of state to improve our financial situation so our family will be in a better place soon. Also he is the most amazing person ever!! I am such a high strung person and he can mellow me out like no one else can. You have no idea how important that is. You are my sanity some days! Thanks for everything you do babe!!

Second I have the best baby boy EVER!!! He is so sweet, playful, happy, adorable, intelligent, and fascinating! Everyday he learns something new and it just fills my heart with so much love and joy when I get to see his beaming face when I pick him up. Those two boys and Baby D (Diesel) are my joy! 

Also I can't forget the rest of my fam... You guys are the best! Mom and dad, Clintie and Rachel, Whiz and Kev, Nannie, Grams and Gramps,  Steve and Ronda, Kearsta, Jeff and Titan, Grandma D and Sharon, and Grandma Viv and everyone else in the clan, We love you all so much and appreciate your love and support. I have the best family in the world!!

In closing I would just like to offer a challenge to you all.... Today for one minute just sit and reflect upon your "joys". Live in that moment and that moment alone for things can change so quickly without us even realizing it.

Everyone have a great week!!!

Ryder!

So Ryder had his 6 month check up last week... He is so big! He is 25 1/4 inches and 15 lbs 1 oz. He is in the 25th percentile for everything! Kinda a little guy but his parents aren't too big so it's fitting! I can't believe how fast they grow up! He is the cutest little guy ever! He says "da da" and "ma ma"  but only if he gets really upset! He just talks up a storm! Here are some of his new pictures...

Uncle Cookie!!

Last night Clint gave Ryder his first chocolate chip cookie! I know babies shouldn't have chocolate, but I figured hey it couldn't hurt!

Ry was not giving up that cookie for anything! If I tried to grab it from him he shoved it (and I mean shoved) back into his mouth!

He was a mess!! LOL It was in his ears, in his hair and all over me. It was lovely!

Ryder and his Uncle Cookie!

I hate to tell you this Clintie but now you have a reputation and he doesn't forget! He wasn't this happy all day long! It was so fun to see him excited and loving that cookie so much. Makes you realize it's the smallest things that make life so wonderful!

BIG Changes!

I posted on here a while ago that Mark had a secret...Well the big secret was that he has a new job! He will be working for a company called Weatherford. It is a company that works in many states across the western US testing oil pipelines.

The good news is it's more money and hopefully less stress than his current job. The bad news is that he will be working away from home for 30 days straight then home for 10 days. :( Most of the time he will be working in Pinedale and Rock Springs, Wyoming but could go as far away as California or Texas.

Those 30 days are going to be soooo long!! So anyone that wants to take on a new hobby with me please hollar! I am going to start running again as soon as it starts to warm up and I buy a jogging stroller!

Ryder turned 6 months old Saturday! WOO half birthdays rock! He is getting so big and is sooo cute! (Okay I may be a bit biased but hey he is too stinkin' cute!) I had to change his Dr appointment to this coming up Monday the 8th but we are going to get new pictures that day too. I will put them up and his stats as soon as I can!

I hope everything is going well for all of you! Love you all!

So ReAdY fOr ThE wEeKeNd!!!

This week has been so crazy...feels like nothing happened but I am exhausted! Here is the run down...

-Monday: worked 11 hours...LONG day
-Tuesday: worked 10 hours...
-Wednesday: worked 10 hours again! Mark went on a secret adventure ( I'll tell you more when it isn't so secret) Had a yummy dinner :)
-Thursday: backed into the garage door (yes that happened before work at 6 AM!! Ugh way to start the day!) Worked 9 hours...waited for Mark to get home from a class in SLC
-Friday: DAY OFF!!! woo! Got the garage door fixed (It wasn't too bad afterall!) Went to lunch with my mommy and our work friends, hung out with Ry Ry, got my house cleaned and blog time!

Pretty lame week but oh well!

Another thought...Ryder is going to be 6 months old next week! Where has the time gone?? Seems like we just brought him home from the hospital.

From this to....

THIS!!! Ha ha! I love this picture!

He is the most precious thing!! I love him to pieces. We are so blessed to have him in our lives. I love my little family so much!!!