Way to go Ryan!!!

Ryan got his first stripe on his belt in Tae Kwon Do yesterday. We are so proud of him! He is doing really well and making good progress. His instructor is very happy with how well he is doing. Things are being modified for him a bit, but that's ok. Strangely enough, Joey and I signed up this past week to also take Tae Kwon Do. We both went (on separate nights) last week to see how we would like it. Let me just say that some of the moves Ryan can do is harder that we thought! I am still recovering from having to attempt to do 30 push ups! We think we will be able to help Ryan more if we know what we are doing too. So it is now a family thing! Reece has to wait until he is 4 though. :-)

Well its snowing.

It is so rare that it actually snows here anymore. Last night I was hoping that it would snow so that the boys could go outside and play. When we got up I showed them the snow outside the window and they were very excited. We took them outside and it lasted about 15 minutes at the most. They went and stood at the door and wanted back inside.

Happy 8th Birthday Ryan!!!!!!!

Ryan's birthday is January 5. He will be 8 years old. I cannot believe it! I still remember him being teeny tiny and just coming home from the hospital. He's not so teeny tiny anymore! He is around 44 inches tall now. Over the past year he has started doing so much stuff. Last spring he played t-ball. He started Tae Kwon Do this past fall. He is taking swimming lessons. He rode some of the bigger roller coasters at Carowinds this past summer and loved them. He is so big now! Boo hoo! :-( We had his birthday party on January 3. We had a simple family party this year with pizza and cake. I am attaching a few pictures. Happy Birthday Ryan Angel-pie!!!!

Christmas Day

Here are a few pictures from Christmas day.