Mini Train ride

Trying to keep warm

Arriving at the train depot

Ryker ready for the train

This is Zander..how cute is he?

My big boy

Ryker and Eli

o ya..and my car is all ready for Christmas now  :)

Some energy and ABC

This is Ryker on a day to day basis. The kid has more energy than any child I have ever seen. He DOES NOT nap anymore and still has obscene amounts of energy. Here is a taste for you all. 

Birthday parties

Since we have moved to Texas, Ryker has attended about 5 birthday parties. These kids get the coolest parties I have ever been to. (did I mention they are all 4 or under?) This past weekend was Mr Ryan's first birthday party. They had a petting zoo AND  train ride. It was SO much fun. All the kids (and adults) had a great time. 

Play dates

We have had a few Thanksgiving play dates recently, with our "mommy group" we are apart of. One was our Thanksgiving celebration where we all brought food and had a great time just letting the kiddos play(and moms talk). We all left with our bellies full and great conversation had. 

Ryker and Eli

 I hosted a "toilet paper roll turkey" play date a few days ago. The kids had fun making this craft, and of course just being able to get together and let them play and just be kids.

This was the one I made as an example..don't laugh.

This is Rykers(left) and his friend Violet(right) They did so good. 

Some good ol fashoin playing in the backyard

Date night

Brian and I got a night out recently. This almost never used to happen when we lived in Iowa due to lack of having grandparents around. Now that we live just a short drive from Brian's parents, we get to do this once a month or so. We had dinner, followed by some drinks in downtown Fort Worth. We also went to a place called Billy Bobs. It is the worlds largest honkey tonk. Look it up if you have free time. It was pretty fun, although we are not big country people, we had a great time just watching people dance(on a HUGE dance floor) and just being out with out a toddler. 

Happy birthday big bro

Today is my brother Brandon's 32nd birthday(old man!) I am so glad we go to get together recently. I miss him being 3 miles from my front door. Love you big bro!

Happy birthday Brian!

Nov 7th is Brian's birthday. We had his parents over and enjoyed some dinner and cake. I made his favorite meal, Chicken fried steak, gravy, and potatoes, as well as some veggies and cake for after. I got all the recipes off Pinterest. That site is my new obsession, has been for about 3 months now. It is a wonderful place to get ideas and or recipes.

Oreo chocolate cake...YUM

Happy 31st birthday!!

Weight update

As of last friday I have lost 24 lbs in my journey since I started in July. I really don't notice it much, but I do notice subtle things like my pants fitting a little better, or my shirts a little more roomy. My goal is 3 lbs away to lose 27lbs by my 27th birthday. I hope to be 10 lbs our so beyond that by then, but I take it one day at a time.

Happy Halloween!!

This was Ryker's 4th Halloween. It gets more and more fun every year. He said trick or treat to every person(and thank you) It was a great time. 

Happy Halloween!!!

Eating dinner before trick or treating

Off we go!

I love the festiveness of people

His 4th Halloween

This guy had a part of random grass all decorated. It was SO cool!

All the loot

Nothing better then your favorite book after collecting a bag of candy. 

It had a helmet..this is the most I got him to wear it.

Boo at the zoo

We went to the Fort Worth Boo at the Zoo the day before halloween and had a great time. 

They had a toddler section that had games and prizes.

Ryker and Eli

Crazy kiddos

Pretty good buddies

Burleson Boo Bash

Before Halloween, our city where we live had it's 5th annual Boo Bash. It has the downtown main street filled with vendors, bounce houses, and more. We took Ryker(after some m&m bribing to get his costume on) and went and had some fun.

They have a old rail car with items in it that you could see. He like ringing the bell.

Apparently got tired and had to take a break.

He may not show it here, but he LOVES firetrucks. 

Maybe someday?

Cheesing it up for the camera as usual.