Our Little Old Man

Ryder has officially become the little old man in our family. His hairstyle of choice is, naturally, the large bald spot on the back right side of his head with an almost mullet of dark hair along the bottom. Its awesome.  Here are some pictures of said hairstyle... classic.

 Ryder, however, was not happy with his new title...

 ... so he had to turn to his favorite method of soothing these days. The good, ol' classic hand. Quite conveniently located. He seriously sucks on his fingers like they're covered in chocolate. I'm just hoping he doesn't bite one of them off while in a mid-afternoon chomp session.

 I love hanging out with this little old man every day, I'm sure lucky.

Springtime Romping

 We're outdoors-type people which makes springtime in Utah one of our favorite things. After a long winter, our bikes get kind of lonely inside our house and are just waiting for the opportunity to be out on the trail again. It was a happy reunion. This time Ryder got to join in on the fun- we bundled him up and he and I got to hike while chaddy rode his bike. Even though it still wasn't quite warm yet (48 degrees), it was still great to spend a Friday night out romping around in the wilderness.

 Happy Springtime romping!

Ryder receives a name and a blessing.

 This past Sunday Ryder was given a name in the official records of our church and a blessing from his father. It was a special day for our little family and we were lucky enough to be able to celebrate with our families and close friends. Chad administered a beautiful blessing that I cherish deeply. I love these two boys of mine and love knowing that we are sealed together for eternity. They will always be my two boys... always.

 After the blessing, we went back to Grandpa Myer's house for some of his famous blueberry pancakes and a breakfast spread. Yum. We loved being able to have a chance to visit with friends and family.

Chaddy graduated and we had a party!

 Look at that stud! I'm so proud of Chad and how hard he worked to get to this wonderful day. Higher education is definitely not the easiest path, but it sure is worth it when you can stand at graduation and look back at everything you've accomplished. I'm especially proud of how awesome he did this last semester what with Ryder joining our family- he really is amazing and I love him for being such an awesome husband and father! Congratulations Chaddy!

 Chad graduated in the college of Life Sciences and received a Bachelor's of Science in Exercise Science. Lucky for us, this happens to be the largest college on campus and therefore was quite a lengthy ceremony to attend. Ryder

 After watching Chaddy walk, we (of course) had to have a graduation celebration! Since our good friend Laci was also graduating, we had ourselves a joint celebration and partied with the Brandley clan as well. Between both our families and friends, we had ourselves quite the gathering.

 Mike Brandley was in charge of bringing the soda and he took his job seriously! I don't think I've ever seen so many liter bottles of soda in one place unless it was a grocery store. Way to go Mike!

 It was such a nice day, we took the party out to the backyard and had ourselves a little picnic dinner spread out on blankets. I love springtime in Utah!

 Happy Graduation Chad, Ryder and I are so proud of you!