Katelyn and Ryan at Play

Katelyn loves her dress up clothes she got for Christmas. Here she is dressed up as a fairy.
Katelyn dressed Ryan up with a cape. He went running around with the cape flying behind him.
I let Katelyn play with shaving cream in the bathtub. She smeared it every where and loved it.
More and more shaving cream.
She also decided to put the shaving cream on her face.
Ryan loves his blankets. These are his two favorite ones. He has to have his blanket to go to sleep. Ryan now goes to sleep on his own all the time and sleeps through the night. Hurray!
Katelyn and Ryan were playing in their room one afternoon. I checked on them and Katelyn was reading to Ryan. She knows Brown Bear Brown Bear by heart. They both love books.
Adam made boxes and mazes and they had fun playing with them.
Oops, out of order. Here is Ryan playing with the shaving cream, too. Katelyn helped Ryan put it on his body.
Katelyn is quite the little helper these days. She likes to help me with the laundry. She puts it in the washer for me. She will also help me transfer it to the dryer and then to the laundry basket when dry. She even folds all the towels for me. She does a great job.
Ryan loves spaghetti. What a mess! He loved every bite.
Ryan is such a climber. He climbs on everything! Here he is up on the coffee table turning the light on and off in the hall way.
He is pointing at me because I pointed at him and told him to get down. His favorite thing is to climb up on one couch, then get on the coffee table and then throw himself onto the other couch. He only does this when he thinks I'm not looking. He does get in trouble for it. I just hope he doesn't get hurt.

Children's Museum

We went to the Children's Museum in Portland. Ryan is grocery shopping in the market. He took food off the shelves and put it in his basket.
Katelyn is being a doctor and checking her baby.
There was a Bob the Builder exhibit. Katelyn is standing next to Bob.
Katelyn and Ryan are grocery shopping.
Ryan is talking on the phone in the doctor office.

Ryan and Katelyn digging.
Ryan is enjoying the water!!
Katelyn liked putting water in different objects and watching it go up and over.
Ryan loved playing with this dump truck.

Christmas and Snow

Katelyn was so excited for Santa to come. She left cookies and chocolate milk for Santa and a carrot for the reindeer. This is Katelyn checking the plate on Christmas morning.
Ryan is playing with his animal train he got for Christmas. He loves it.
Ryan is opening a book he got in his stocking.
Katelyn asked Santa for a Dr. Kit. She was extremely happy when she opened it. Her reaction was great.
Here is Dr. Katelyn checking Daddy out to see if he is ok.
Ryan is opening a fun ball that lights up.
Katelyn is rocking out with her new quitar.
Katelyn is dancing with her new dress up clothes.
This is Ryan's first time playing in the snow. He kept saying "Brr" and "Wow."
He fell down in the snow and did not like it. I just had to take a picture of it.
Katelyn is playing in the 3 feet of snow at Grandma and Grandpa Hayball's back yard. The amount of snow was amazing.
Katleyn played in the snow with her cousins Ethan and Jack.
Katelyn and Adam made a snowman. It was the best snowman. Katelyn loves to give her snowman a hug.

The Elves at Gardner Village

I took Katelyn and Ryan to Gardner Village to see the Elves. They are sitting under some mistletoe.
It was hard to get a picture of both of them. Every time I would move back to take the picture, Ryan was on the move.
Katelyn is standing by Santa's Naughty and Nice list. Was she naughty or nice this year? Hmm...I might have to think about that one.
Ryan is headed off again.
Katelyn is trying to mail a letter to Santa.

Cute kids sitting with an elf.

Thanksgiving

We decided at the last minute to go to Oregon for Thanksgiving. We had a great time and it was well worth the trip. This is Katelyn playing with her cousin Halle.
My brother Erick gave Katelyn and Halle horsey rides. They loved it.
Halle is holding her new brother Austin. They are both so cute.
We went to Clackamas Town Center to see Santa. Katelyn was so excited to talk to Santa. Ryan was unsure of the whole thing and started to cry.
Ryan is riding the adorable fire engine at Grandma and Grandpa Hayball's. He enjoyed riding in it so much that he left his mark...he chewed on the foam and left teeth marks. Oops, sorry!
Adam took Katelyn for a ride on the go cart. They got muddy as you can see.
Here is a close up of Katelyn after the ride. She loved every minute of it. Look at the dirty face. It was worth the mess.
Adam took Ryan on a slow ride around on the go cart.
Katelyn and Ryan love Max. Max just licked Katelyn's face and she is wiping it off.
Katelyn stood at the door to the garage and talked to Max. She loves him. Ryan loves him, too. I have never seen him so excited. He goes crazy and barks.

Thank you to all our family for a memorable Thanksgiving!!

Cute Ryan

Ryan is becoming more independent. He now wants to feed himself all the time. It makes a mess, but he is doing well.
Ryan adores dogs!! He says "dog" and barks. He likes to play with Katelyn's stuffed dog Scruffy.
I caught Ryan reading books. He took most the books out of the basket, sat down, and looked at books. He loves books.
This is the helicopter that Ryan got for his birthday from Grammy and Grandpa. He plays with it everyday. Thanks Grammy!