Happy Birthday Ryker

I can't believe your 2!  Although sometimes you'd prefer to be 6, at least that's what you tell us!!  2 years ago you entered this world as our little sumo baby, large for your age (according to the nurses)!  My how we love you.  You have so much personality bottled up inside you.  You can pull the funniest faces... a mad face, happy face, scary face, surprised face, etc.  It's so funny!  You've mastered a sympathy laugh and can turn it on and off in an instant.  You love to yell at your brothers (hmmmm... wonder where you learned that from)!  You're obsessed with shoes and LOVE to wear them!  You remind me so much of Lucas & Kody... kind of a cross between the two.  You love to learn like Lucas did at this age and currently you love to point out colors.  You are also busy figuring everything out just like Kody.  I guess that's what happens when you have them to look to as examples.  You still despise nursery and will only stay (without hyperventilating) if either dad or I are in there.  We've tried a couple of times to have you sleep in a big boy bed, but so far you've freaked out both times and don't think it's fun AT ALL!  Unfortunately, buddy, this is going to have to happen sooner than later!!!  Here's a few of your favorite things right now...
Favorite Book: Little Boy (we ready this 100 times a day, I swear!)
Favorite Move: Tangled  (you request to watch the "horse moobie" all day long... sometimes we've actually seen this 3 or 4 times a day and you never get tired of it, but your brothers are!)
Favorite Food: Mac & Cheese
Favorite Song: Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam (as long as you get to jump and yell "beam")
Favorite Animal: A toss up between Puppy & Horse

You are so darn cute I could just squeeze you all the time!  Sometimes you're just like a mini adult as you walk around talking non stop and thinking you know everything.  It makes me smile!

For Ryker's birthday we decided to go play at the Trafalga in Lehi.  This was our first time there and the kids loved it!  We'll definitely be going back!  After church today he got to open his presents.  And much to his brothers dismay, he didn't need help!!  He got a new bike (which he's been riding inv sdvrrr the house for the past week), some new shoes, a couple of fun books, some popsicle molds, a tunnel to play in, a new swimming suit and some bath toys.  We ate homemade Ice Cream and Lemon Pie.  He even blew out his two candles all by himself.

Ryker... we love YOU!!