Thanksgiving and Christmas 2013

For Thanksgiving this year we went to Grandma Burton's house in Murray.  We also had a gratitude dinner with the Ebell family to celebrate Thanksgiving and Christmas.  For Christmas Eve we were able to go to Grandma and Grandpa Ault's house in Mount Pleasant and then on Christmas morning we opened presents at Grandma and Grandpa Zimmerman's house and then went over to Grandma and Grandpa Ault's to open more presents and eat breakfast.  We also surprised everyone with Ryker opening a shirt that said "big brother" on it.  We were so excited to be able to share that we are having another baby!  It was a great holiday and so fun to see Ryker celebrate his second Christmas.  He got a lot of fun presents including a ride on train, a home depot tool table and play tools, toy cars from the movie cars, and a mini ATV.  The day after Christmas we took Ryker sledding for the first time and he loved it!  He was laughing and smiling so much. 

At the Ebell gratitude dinner



At Leo's blessing

Ryker's beautiful decorating job

Santa pictures.   Ryker seeing Santa....

Getting his Rudolph stuffed toy that he made at build a bear....

And happy with his toy after

Hanging with his second cousins Belle and Spencer

He loves giving her hugs

Playing in the snow

And the aftermath when it was time to come inside

Just doing a little vacuuming

And a little more vacuuming

Sledding with Dad

Sledding with Grandpa Ault

Sledding with Grandma Ault

Ryker made a Rudolph at build a bear and loved dragging it around the mall

Modeling his new kicks



  

At Thanksgiving dinner

               

Game night with the Ault's

Visiting temple square for the Christmas lights

                   

Found out we were pregnant!  We surprised our families and had Ryker open a present that was a shirt that said "big bro!" on it.

Halloween 2013

For Halloween Ryker was a puppy.  It was the cutest thing.  We too him trunk or treating at the church and also to a few houses.  He would stand about an inch away from the door until someone opened it.  He loved collecting candy, but really only wanted the suckers.  He would open a sucker, give it to me and then go sneak another one out of the candy his Grandma and Grandpa Zimmerman were giving out.  We also made monster pizzas to eat for dinner that night. 

My brother Taylor took these amazing fall pictures of Ryker

Mr. Model

Huh?

Touchdown!

 

Handsome Guy!

Painting pumpkins with mom and Aunt Alicia

  

    

Summer and Fall 2013

I have neglected this blog because life has been so busy but I really want to update it with everything that has been going on so that we can look back on it in the future.   I am sure there is a lot I will forget to post but here are some updates since the last

We had a lot of fun at BYU games

We also had a very fun summer and Ryker helped me put together his new playset



Ryker walking in Mom's shoes

Ryker found his Grandma's jacket one day and thought it was the coolest thing to put on





He adores riding in his Dad's big truck

He went through a stage were he was obsessed with vacuums.  He saw this one while shopping, got down on the ground and starting making vacuum noises.  He cried when I made him leave.