Rocky Mountain National Park

This past weekend we headed up to Rocky Mountain National Park about 1.5 hours from our house. We were so lucky to see a Bear. This is the first Bear we've ever seen there before!! Here are some funny pictures of Rylan enjoying the trip. He also got to see Elk and Deer too. He's pointing the Elk out to Daddy in the car.

Colorado Peaches!

The Colorado Peach Crop is in and boy are they good! We thought we might rub that in to you all that have had them in the past. Rylan had his first one today and loved it. Here are some cute shots of Rylan playing with the dogs too!!

Silly Shorts

Rylan got this silly shorts from his cousin Zach, he used to wear them too. They are a size 2T but have a small waist and they are extremely long. He enjoyed wearing them and going down the slide real fast though! He looks so grown up here!!

Nap Time

Rylan has been sleeping in his big boy bed for a month or more now. He is doing well there. He really likes it. On most afternoons and mornings I find his bed looking like this picture. He's enjoying getting books to look at while in bed. This particular day he was sleeping hanging off his bed and had 12 books in it. He also had my socks on, which he likes to wear (bear prints). Once I snapped the picture he woke up!! I had to post it though....

2 Year Check Up

Just a quick note to update you on Rylan's growth! We had his 2 year check up yesterday and he did great. He weighed in at 24.9 lbs and is 34.5 inches tall! And yes he is still wearing his 'Birthday Party Hat'!

Rylan's 2nd Birthday Party!

We had an extra fun birthday party for Rylan last night. He had a blast. He really enjoyed his new climbing/slide toy from Grandmas, Grandpa and Mommy & Daddy! He even ate some of the frosting off his cake! The theme was frogs as you can see!!

(the girl with Rylan on the chaise is our neighbor Amy Mae, and the girl with a big grin is her sister Catherine-she is Rylan's Babysitter!)

The Official Happy Birthday Day!

Today is Rylan's "Official 2nd Birthday"!! We went to the pool this morning and Rylan had a blast. He feels more and more comfortable each time I take him.

Tomorrow we are having his party and will add pictures of that then. But to hold you over here is an extra cute pix of him from yesterday. He loves playing with Mommy's Beanies and he was carrying one around for a long time just like this. I guess it's his own baby carrier! HA. HAPPY BIRTHDAY MR RYLAN!!!

4th of July

Rylan was being so silly on the 4th of July with his 2 hats on. He also was enjoying his pix being taken and kept say 'more picture' and grinning like below. Too funny!

Here is Rylan watching fireworks in downtown Denver, he really liked them alot. If you ask him what sound does a firework make he says, 'boom-boom'!

Grandma Visiting

While Grandma and Cousin Kara were here we all went to the Museum of Nature & Science, which is one of Rylan's favorite places to go! Here are some fun shots Kara took!

Cousins Pt II

When Paige and Zach were here we all went to Gymboree and played! Here are some fun pictures that Kara took.

Fun with Cousins!

Rylan's cousins Paige and Zach came to visit on their way back from AZ. They got to play for a couple of days and had a blast. Grandma Castigliano and Maria were here too and enjoyed the fun as well!

Lunch with Grandma

This week we went and had lunch with Grandma Ball at the hospital. Here are some pictures of Rylan playing in the courtyard and with the big bear from the gift shop! The first two pictures are at Grandma's House...aren't her flowers pretty?

Mt Evans - Colorado

This past weekend we drove up to Mt Evans to see the Mountain Goats. Rylan really liked the Mamma Goat and Baby Goat! We also saw a few Big Horn Sheep, some Deer, and some Marmots. It was 45 degrees at the top and started snowing while we were there. The first picture is our attempt of getting a cliff hanging picutre of Rylan!!

Sierra, Mike and Sydney Visiting!

We had a nice visit with Sierra, Mike, and Sydney this past weekend. They came up to Denver on Thursday and stayed through Sunday. The kids had plenty of playtime and really enjoyed each other!