Category: 30-36 months

Ryan loved playing with some of Harabogie and Halmonie’s toys at their home.  Nothing was overlooked, not even their massage chair.  Ryan figured out how to use the chair quicker than any of us, and that didn’t stop him from getting some R&R during the holidays.  Here is a video of Ryan enjoying the massage chair.

After two days with David & Justine in LA we all went up to spend a few days with Bunny & Shrek at their home in Valencia.  We had a blast there, too.  DD & Daddy were able to go on a bike ride on the second day down the mountain (and back up) on a super cold day.  We biked down to the bottom of the mountain (which was pretty darn cold for California and stopped at Starbucks to hang with the locals and biked back up). 

Ryan and Tyler had a blast – from the moment we arrived Tyler was jumping up and down with excitement.  Ryan was also so excited that he let us leave him at the house when we first arrived so we could go and buy a new (used) stroller for the new baby.

			.Ryan and Tyler loved watching & listening to the moving magnetic skaters on this  Christmas ornament.  It was cute to watch them play with this toy, but boy did the music get old quick!
			. Ryan found this kitty cat at Bunny & Shrek’s home and insisted on getting his photo taken with the kitty
			. . Getting silly.  Actually, they got sillier and sillier with each photo we took
			. . Enjoying some milk & posing for some pics before bed
			. . Some reading time with Uncle DD

I had to include this posting because we all laughed so hard when this happened and we had to share it with you.  We all went out to dinner at CPK (California Pizza Kitchen –really yummy food!) and we asked our waiter to take our picture.  Now keep in mind when you see the first picture that he took (we are 5 at the dinner table, –Grace, Jasper, David, Justine & Ryan).

Now take a look at his first photograph!!

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After he took this photo he looked at the screen on the back & looked puzzled but gave us our camera back.  We hadn’t seen the photo yet but because of his puzzled look we asked him to take another.  Here is his second photo!!

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After seeing the second picture, he smiled and handed it back to us while saying “Here you go!  I think this one is better”.  Even after his second photo he still wasn’t able to even capture any bit of daddy in the photo, or even get all of Grace.

 When he handed us the camera and we saw the photo, we literally screamed with laughter  – I mean, to the point of tears.  That first photo was so horrible that we couldn’t even imagine how he was able to keep a straight face.  The second photo, although better than the first, is still unbelievably horrible

We had quite a few adventures during our Christmas holidays this year.  After Christmas we decided to go spend a few days at DD & Justine’s house in LA.  Following our stay with them we were all going to go over to Shrek & Bunny’s place to hang for a few more days.

Across from their home is a fantastic playground, a frozen yogurt place (which Ryan loved!) and a huge soccer field.  Daddy & DD were even able to go on a nice bike ride which was a real blast.

Here are some photos from the playground.

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On Christmas day Ryan and Tyler had a blast playing with some about a thousand origami pieces (handmade by DD’s ex-girlfriend as a sign of love back when they were dating).  Ryan and Tyler had them all over the house and were using them to fill up the garbage truck and garbage bins.  Here are some photos of them having a blast in the tent.

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