Ryan dressed up as a Girl

I was in the kitchen and all of a sudden I hear Mattie just cracking up in the living room and Ryan is laughing right along with her (that's just what he does)so I come out of the kitchen and see Ryan dressed up in Matti's night gowns and pajamas. It was the funniest thing...Of course I had to grab my camera!!

Happy New Year!!

We had a quiet but fun New Year's Eve at home this year. We had Eric, Mindy and Lauren over and Mattie had her friend Madisyn over. We ate dinner and played with the kids. Ryan and Lauren had fun following Mattie and Madisyn all over. They liked hiding in Ryan's closet and then yelling our names to come and find them :)

Christmas 2009

We had a great time over the holidays...especially since Matt was home for half the day on Christmas Eve and all day on Christmas Day!! We had my mom and Luke and Brooke over for Christmas Eve morning, then stopped my Grandpa and Grandma Bryant's that afternoon and finally went to Matt's parents house that night. We didn't have anything to do on Christmas day except let the kiddos open presents and play with them all day :) We also had a Christmas over at Matt's Uncles house for the Constables. We had so much fun spending time with the family and watching the excitement on Mattie and Ryan's face!! I think Mattie's favorite gift from us was her ipod shuffle and Ryan's had to be his 4-wheeler.

Daddy's Big Helper!!

Ryan decided he wanted to help daddy shovel the sidewalk last night...it was the cutest thing:) He refused to come inside until dad was finished. His poor cheeks were so cold and red when they finished.

Mattie Turns 7!!!

Mattie turned 7 on December 2nd...we can't believe it!! We had a small family Birthday party for her and then had her friends come over a little later. They made crafts for the majority of the party and then told ghost stories and ran around the house:) She got some great gifts including some new clothes, snow boots, pajamas, barbie dolls, learning laptop, password journal and a new desk. She really enjoys writing so we thought she could use a desk in her room.

Ryan's 2nd Birthday

Ryan had a wonderful Birthday party. We had a lot of friends and family show up. He got a lot of neat gifts. We bought him a tool bench which he absolutely loved!! We couldn't get him to stop playing with it to open the other gifts...bad idea to give him that gift first :) He was pretty shy when it was cake time...I don't think he liked everyone staring at him and singing.

Halloween 2009

Well, it was a freezing cold Beggar's Night this year!! Ryan only stayed out for about 20 minutes and Mattie for about an hour. We did have fun though! Mattie was a "Wicked" Witch and Ryan was a "Nice" Tiger :)