Funny Stuff

Who are these crazy people?? For those of you who do not own a Wii I will explain. On the Wii you can create your Mii. Everyone at our house has a Mii and we have created a few extra family members so we could have a full baseball team. The kids love to mess with their Miis. Ryley has made herself blond, Mason has made himself really tall and skinny. However, I have to say that these are the funniest creations yet. Ryley is in the brown with the beard and mustache. Ryan is in the orange with the grey Afro (think Bob Ross) and Mason is the brown fellow with the red glasses and blond hair. So funny!I was so pleased this week to have one really warm day. It really helps my mind to be able to chase the kids around the yard. The girls and I went outside, but Jodie's new shoes kept falling off. She would take one step and then the stupid things would fall right off. So we had to go get her a smaller pair. They look so tiny, but they fit. So when we were at Target she was throwing a fit because she didn't want to try them on, but after I put them on and let her walk around she was fine. Then I tried to take them off to pay for them and she threw a fit again. She now loves her new shoes and if they are down she will carry them around, or ask to have them on. So funny. She also really likes to stomp on the kitchen floor. She will stomp around the kitchen and laugh at herself. This is Jodie's horse that she got for Christmas. She loves this horse, and bounces on it all the time. She has recently discovered that she could stand up and then she decided that wasn't scary enough so she now stands up on one leg. It terrifies me.When the weather started to get cold this fall Ryley hated hats and refused to wear one. So I took her to Target and found one that had the Disney Princesses on it thinking this would help entice her to wear it. We brought the hat home and I washed it (I wash everything before the kids wear it...I am neurotic!!). Unfortunately the princesses fell off in the washer. So she was not real thrilled to wear her new hat. Fast forward to last week... Ryley will not take her hat off. She puts in on when we take Mason to school and doesn't take it off until nap time. She says her ears are cold, but I think she doesn't like when her hair has static and the hat keeps it from flying everywhere.
Mason is all healed!! He has his follow up appointment and everything is great! He also had a wonderful week at school with no tears at all. Look how big his hands have gotten. We are thinking he is going through a growth spurt. He has been eating everything, for example, for breakfast he ate four eggs, a yogurt, and an apple. I am scared for the teenage years~

New Shoes, Sisters, and Wii Crazy

Update on us...These past two weeks have been crazy. Jodie is teething, and officially weaned! Ryley went to gymnastics and ran around the gym with her friends. Mason had a rough week back to school, but a better week this week. Here are a few pictures I have taken.

Ryley is Jodie's new best friend...she feeds her Goldfish crackers! Ryley loved running around the gym, jumping into the block pit, and jumping on the big trampoline. We may put her in gymnastics next year, but for now we will just take her on the "fun days".

Jodie found my measuring tape and it kept her entertained for quite awhile.

New shoes. On the one great day last week I took the girls outside to play and Jodie loved being down and running through the yard. So I decided it was time for a pair of shoes (only to wear if she will be walking outside). She is not real fond of them, but I really want her to wear them if she is going to be walking outside, so I keep trying to "practice" with her.

This is what she does, sits down and takes them off. I can't blame her I am not that fond of shoes either.

Ah the Wii...We thought this would be a great game for the family and we were right. For those of you who do not have a Wii they are tons of fun, but terribly addicting. We have set time limits for the kids, but it seems that someone is always playing at our house.

Happy Anniversary!!

Nine years ago today Ryan and I were married. There aren't too many people who have the joy of being married to their best friend, I feel truly blessed to be one of them. Ryan and I met in January of 1996 and we have been together ever since. We don't have the "perfect" relationship (if there is such a thing). We argue like cats and dogs, but at the end of the day we know we are working towards the same goals. So I just wanted to take a moment to say "Thanks for always being there, for not yelling too much when I decide to paint the laundry room at 3:00pm on the Sunday before you have to go back to work, for making me laugh, for being a great Dad, a wonderful provider, and marvelous husband. Thank you for putting up with all my little and not so little quirks and thanks for our wonderful life. I feel so blessed each and every day. I can't imagine my life without you and I look forward to spending the rest of my life with you!!"

I love you with all my heart!!

Stacy

Walking and More

Updates on us: Jodie has 7 teeth, she is 16 lbs 7 oz, 27 in. tall, and has started walking everywhere now. She tries very hard to keep up with Mason and Ryley but still isn't quite quick enough. So if they leave her behind she will yell at them or cry until someone comes back for her. She is very funny!

She has also found her belly and loves to walk around rubbing it.Ryley had her hair cut recently and it looks very cute. She has been enjoying the Wii, coloring, and watching Tinkerbell.

Mason is back to school and doing great. His bandage fell off and he can see his incision site. He says he feels great and is ready to be back to normal. He is also enjoying playing the Wii, reading his new books, and playing with his new toys.

Ryan is back to work after a long vacation at home. He like the kids loves playing the Wii too. We recently painted our laundry room and our basement is in the process of being finished. Ryan wanted me to post pictures of the laundry room, so here they are. I took a shirt and hat from when the kids were really small and the smallest socks I could find and hung them on a make shift clothes line.

Birthday Girl

Jodie opened her birthday presents last weekend at Grandma and Papa Silverwoods. She really liked the ribbon and the wrapping paper.Jodie didn't want to open her presents she just wanted to stand on them.
She loves being the center of attention.

Again she was much more interested in the bags/paper than what was inside.

She finally started getting the hang of it. Mason and Ryley didn't get too far away just in case she needed a little help.

When Mason was born I bought this cake pan for his first cake, then I saved it to use with the rest of our kids. So this is Jodie's bear cake. It is the perfect size for her and leaves enough batter to make cupcakes or a small cake for everyone else.

Mmmm good. Jodie (like most 1 year olds) was a little timid at first. However, after she tasted it she tore into it. She even ripped the head off.

This is all that was left of the cute bear cake. Jodie ate some, played with tons, and tried to throw a bunch on the floor. She really enjoyed her cake.

Happy Birthday Jodie

I can't believe that a whole year has passed. Our baby is already a year old. Here are some of the things Jodie is doing right now...She is walking some, but prefers to crawl because it is quicker. She loves to climb everything. She enjoys playing with Mason and Ryley. She is still nursing (pray that I can wean her soon!). She talks all the time, and says some words that we understand. She knows how to throw a fit, but it is still "cute". She has 6 teeth (four that are very visible, and two I can feel). She is just darn cute and amazing and wonderful and I am so thankful that she is our last (yes I said LAST) child. Jodie truly has completed our family!

Merry Christmas

What a wonderful Christmas we had!! The kids didn't get up until 6:30am (yes this may seem early for some, but here at the Silverwood house this is late). The presents were opened, we played the Wii until lunch, ate, played the Wii some more, and then ate a nice ham dinner and went to bed. I love Christmas!!