My husband, the gourmet chef.

My hubby rocks. Last week he decided that he absolutely needed to actually cook shrimp for dinner. Ever a fan of Chad-cooked meals, I agreed wholeheartedly. Chad seared the shrimp and I made a honey citrus lime vinaigrette. He chopped up lettuce, a fresh pineapple, and then topped it with some feta. Gourmet dinner. Yum.

 Ryder, of course, helped the best he could...

Kenna Comes to Town

My sister Kenna came to visit two weekends ago and Ryder and I had a blast showing her around Provo. Sometimes I forgot how much our life has slowed down, but all of a sudden when I have a 17 year old to entertain, I remember how much our days are enriched with the little things. Snuggles in the morning, trips to the library, and spontaneous autumn day photo shoots. We hope Kenna had fun and that she is missing us as much as we miss her!

 We love Auntie Kenna!

A Very Nacho Halloween

For Ryder's first Halloween we decided to go with a classic costume... Nacho Libre. He was adorable. Plus he has the perfect little belly to complete the look. This little cheeseball ate up all of the attention he got with the costume on and made a perfect luchador.

Thanks to our friend Laci,we got to attend the Adobe Halloween party which was awesome. They really go all out for the holiday and had the most amazing trick-or-treating. One second we met Effie Trinket in District 12 and then we were meeting Peter Pan and his shadow in Neverland.

Because Chad had to work on Halloween night, Ryder man and I got to hang out. Which meant an all-day party of tights, no shirt, and a cape. He was a born Nacho. We visited Riley at the BYU Records office for some trick-or-treating, hit up the mall to see Daddy at Mr. Mac, and then ended by spending an hour at a friend's party. He was quite smitten with one certain little hobbit at the party. I definitely see a play date in the near future for these two cuties!

 Happy Halloween 2012!

{Ryder :: 9 months}

 Here are the 9 month stats:

height 29.25" (85%tile)

weight 20.6 lbs (67%tile)

head circumference 17.75" (53%tile)

Things to know about our Ryder man at 9 months...

• Just barely started to do an army crawl and will get up on all fours... any day now he should start crawling
• LOVES to eat, pretty much anything. His favorites include: avocados, bananas, cheerios, and pumpkin bread. He's not particularly fond of veggies but as long as you don't feed him fruit first, he'll eat them!
• Puts everything in his mouth
• Has had about 3 colds in the last 2 months d/t the "put everything in the mouth" initiative
• He is the biggest wiggle worm and has become much harder to photograph. No amount of pirate's booty or cheerios could get him to sit still and smile for this photoshoot
• Quite partial to Mickey Mouse Clubhouse
• Wants to stand all the time, pretty much anytime we'll help him up. He can get up to his knees but isn't quite able to stand all the way up on his own.
• Still a social junkie- he loves to be out running errands and visiting people
• Has his 2 front bottom teeth and is about to break through on his top teeth
• Favorite word: "uh oh", it makes him laugh every time... I wouldn't be surprised if it was his first word.
• Loves his daddy
• As long as he's not sick, he sleeps pretty well at night and wakes up at 7:30 am
• Is so fun to dress up- he's going to be Nacho Libre for Halloween!
• Has a smile that melts hearts... mine on a regular basis.

My Instagram Life

 I'm sensing a theme here. Apparently this little guy has taken over my instagram. I really should probably start taking pictures of other things in my life. Ryder man is just such a stud!