life at home

some of you may have been wondering what this kid has been up to. the answer is everything you would expect for a little boy, and more.















he jumps from couch to ottoman to couch; he chases and climbs on the dogs (kylie runs away and nigel likes to play); he yells as loud as he can; he tackles me or graham whenever we sit on the floor; he throws, kicks, and tries to bounce balls; and he dances like the best of them.

instead of just sitting down when playing "ring-around-the-rosies," ryks trys to fall on top of anyone else who is playing. we think this is a game he and his
friends play at daycare. we chuckle thinking of a bunch of two year olds falling on top of each other.

we closed on our old house last week. we loved that house but were definitely ready for more space and better location. so we are enjoying the new home! our neighbors have been awesome in welcoming us to the neighborhood. many families here have dogs and the dogs all seem to get along really well. plus, ryker is a big fan of all the dogs and especially likes the lab puppy next door.

here are a few pictures of the house. we are still decorating but that will take time. our out-of-town family should know we have plenty of space (especially those of you who will be traveling for chris weddick's wedding or others like the garcia family who love to visit SLC for the summer). you'll even have the whole basement (pictures to come) to yourself so you should come stay with us.


don't you just love this cheese-ball! i thought sharon would love this picture. i taught ellie to make the same face when she was ryker's age. whenever sharon would try to take a picture, ellie would make this face.


finally a big kitchen where we aren't tripping over ryks or the dogs!








i'm so excited to use this deck in the summer


graham and i have slept on a double bed ever since we got married seven years ago so we are thrilled to finally have a king size bed









by the way, graham and i still don't have a name for baby girl. we like the names "kate" and "reese" but this may be a game-time decision. she is so active throughout the day and night. she is doing well in her measurements and is giving me the worst heartburn. ryker likes to kiss my belly and say "baby" but then he wants me to kiss his "baby" (belly) so i'm not sure he understands what's happening.

ryker is the sweestest kid with babies. he is so helpful - giving them blankets, binkies, bottles, etc. he really loves to touch and hold babies. here he is holding his cousin max (or as my mom says 'here is little graham and little mike').