Rylie Playing w/ The Lincoln Log Fort

Today {Sunday, September 28, 2008}, Rylie built a big fort w/ Mommy and Daddy using his old Lincoln Log set Mommy had gotten him AND the new set he got for his birthday from Auntie Tara, Uncle Tim, and cousins Trey and Taylor.
Mommy and Daddy want to get Rylie the Lincoln Logs Rocky Mountain Ranch Set for Christmas. It is really neat and has animals w/ it too. We are also looking for any old sets or partial sets so that we can have enough to build a small town! This is a great toy set that we all love to play w/ together.

Today is Mommy and Daddy's 6th Wedding Anniversary. We couldn't think of any better way to spend our Anniversary than playing w/ Rylie!!


Then, Rylie knocked the fort down; but, he got the tin and put them all back in like he's supposed to do before moving on to play w/ his cars.

There's a little man and horse w/ the new set. As soon as Rylie gets them out he puts the little man on the horse and makes horse sounds as he prances him around ... soooo cute!!! His pretend play has greatly improved!! We are so proud of our little Rylie's progress. He's learning and growing by leaps and bounds!!!


Lincoln Log Sunday


Our Lincoln Log Fort




Rylie Building

Rylie catches on quickly. He saw Daddy build the yellow piece to the roof and didn't forget how it was done. We all sit down together for play times w/ Rylie. We do Lincoln Logs night, Play Doh night, Lite Brite night, etc. Sometimes we do 2 things in one night. Rylie has really come around w/ wanting us to play w/ him instead of wanting to play by himself. We just love this!! He's even letting Mommy read to him too!!!



Rylie likes the Ladders and the People


Daddy & Rye Building


Saturday Night Lincoln Log Time


Lite Brite Night

Rylie got a Lite Brite for his birthday from Aunt Brenda, BreAnne and cousins Taylor and Logan. He absolutely LOVES his Lite Brite. Below are some PICS from Lite Brite Night




Rylie's 3rd Birthday Party

Rylie had his 3rd Birthday Party on Sunday, September 7, 2008, at the WCC Playground. Yes, it was another Spongebob Party! Rylie has loved Spongebob all of his life! His 1st Birthday Party was also Spongebob.
I posted the PICS below in reverse order so that they will appear in order on the blog. hope everyone enjoys. Thanks to everyone for helping us make Rylie's Birthday so special.
Rylie was ready to dig into the food before everyone got there. His 2 favorites, grapes and chips, were just too irresistable!

Rylie's Birthday Cake

Rylie chose SpongeBob again this year. His 1st birthday party was SpongeBob. He still loves him as much now as he did then! Mae misspelled his name but that was OK. He loved it anyway!

SpongeBob Cake Close Up

Here's a close up of Rylie's SpongeBob birthday cake. He had his own little cake and we had cup cakes for all of his guests. Mae did a great job on his cake and the cup cakes. She does our cakes every year.

Everyone Playing


Little Cousin Logan


Kaedin Sliding


Taylor Sliding


Little Cousin Logan

Here's little cousin Logan sliding w/ Grandma Brenda and Mommy Breanne.

Big Cousin Kimmy Videoing

Big Cousin Kimmy took videos of the party for us. Here she's videoing Rylie sliding.

Cousins Brooke & Kaedin

Big Cousin Brooke pushing Kaedin on the swing.

Rylie & His SpongeBob Balloons


Little Cousin Taylor

Here's Rylie's little cousin Taylor getting ready to slide. Rylie has 2 cousins named Taylor.

SpongeBob Wants To Slide

Rylie insisted on taking his SpongeBob balloons for a slide on the playground.

Rylie & His Birthday Balloons

Rylie stopped for 2 seconds for Mommy to get this PIC.

Auntie Tara & Cousin Taylor


SpongeBob Cake


Our Family


"Cake Time"

Rylie liked all the attention he got when we called everyone together for cake time.

First Time Candles Were Lit


Mommy's Singing

Rylie looking at Mommy singing "Happy Birthday". Daddy kept showing off his belly trying to wipe the sweat ... it was hot!

Everyone Sing "Happy Birthday To Rylie"

Rylie's listening to everyone sing "Happy Birthday" to him.

Blowing Out The Candles


Daddy & Rye Blowing Out Candles


Blowing Out The Candles ... Again


Happy Birthday To Rylie!

Rylie absolutely loves to have everyone sing "Happy Birthday" to him. Everyone sang it at least twice at the party! His eyes just light up and he gets the biggest smile on his face! Mommy had been trying to teach him to sing "Happy Birthday" all week ... he even pretended to blow out candles when we were practicing!

CANDLES!

Now that's a happy face!!!! Rylie could blow out candles all day long!

Rylie Loves Blowing Out Candles

Rylie kept handing Mommy the lighter to relight the candles. He loves to blow out candles! Mommy lost count how many times she had to relight the candles.

Brennan Helping Rylie Blow Out Candles

Brennan wanted to help Rylie blow out his birthday candles.

Playing On The Playground

Everyone loved playing on the playground during Rylie's birthday party.

Rylie Trying To Blow His Balloon Back Up

Rylie popped one of his balloons while playing w/ them on the playground. He decided he was gonna try to blow it back up!

Good Cup Cake

Rylie's enjoying this cup cake. He doesn't get to eat a lot of stuff like this unless Mommy cooks it special. We made a lot of exceptions for his birthday. Thank goodness for digestive enzymes.

Wow!

Rylie said "Wow" when Daddy blew up his animal balloon. He absolutely loves this thing!

Animal Balloon

Katie got Rylie an Animal Balloon.