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It's been a long winter. :) We do what we can to get the wiggles out.

Mystery Solved

Hunter and Ryder are best buds... and I think I figured out one reason why. I walked into this situation today. Just a couple of arms sticking out of the pantry with a giant bag of dog treats being handed out like no one was watching. #literally


... I also think I figured out why Huntee seems to be getting so fat!

Dragons With His Dragons

Nothing going on here, just a little dragon watching with his dragons.

This is his "ugly dragon". He wanted this dragon so badly but I kept telling him no, "Ryder that dragon is too ugly for our house". He would always give me an, "oooook mom". Then one day I took him to Shirley's and he gave me a loooong hug looked me right in the eyes and said, "mom I really want an ugly dragon". He had obviously been thinking about this dragon for some time. Soooo my soft heart of course bought the dragon. The funny part was, when I was checking out there was an older lady behind me and she said, "ma'am I have to ask you why are you buying that hideous thing". HAHAHAHA! I just looked at her and told her that was a great question.

Sick Day

Got a call from Ms. Shirley today while I was working to tell me this little guy was sick and running a fever. He went from smiles this morning to miserable tonight. Poor little dude. :( Enjoying the snuggles but hate to see him so sick.

Build A Bear

 When I found out Build A Bear had Toothless, I knew we had to make that happen. I didn't tell him what we were doing but when we showed up and saw it, he was thrilled! He slept the whole way home with Toothless riding on his lap.

Snow Hikes

Snow hiking is one of our favorites, there is something so fun about the quiet of the woods and all the snows on the trees.

Hurry Mom

He wanted to go out and play, he told me to get him ready first. I told him he was going to have to be patient while I got ready, so he sat on the couch like this and waited very patiently for me.

Boys

This kind of goes with my last post about boys...

Bad Guys

All day, all night we hear about how he is fighting bad guys. I have no idea where all this came from but he is obsessed. Between dragons and bad guys, it is a war zone around here. Today I walked out of the bathroom after a shower and he yelled, "mom get back in there, it's too dangerous out here for you". As he was swinging his sword around. It's funny having a boy, you realize how much of their personality is just ingrained in them.

Valentine's Day

Ryder woke up to a heart path that lead him to a present with a "big ugly dragon". The ugly dragon story will have to be for another post. He had a wonderful day playing and enjoying small things. Dad was sick (even though we did surprise him with a mega card), so Ryder and mom had a date night with frozen yogurt. Left the camera at home though just to enjoy the time with him. Hope everyone had a day that left them thinking about how loved they are!

Valentines

This year dinos were the theme. He had fun stuff ing them and picking the colors. After each one he would say which friend was going to get it. "This one is going to be for Jonah" :))

After Bath Dragon Love

A little moment with his dragons after bath time. <3

Sick Day

It was a long night with this little dude, this is the image I woke up to this morning. It's been awhile since I have enjoyed a sick day at home with this little man. I hate when he is sick but these days are full of snuggles.

Mud

Warm winter days means lots of mud and slushy grounds. To a little boy this means dirt heaven. He is not feeling well today, but he wanted to venture out to dig. He kept telling me that "dad needed help with this". :)) Judging by all the new mud in the grass and on the patio, dad will need help with something alright.

Lunch Date

If you look closely in this picture you will see my phone propped up on the cup. This was a "scheduled" lunch date with the infamous Aunt Amy. As you can see it was a very animated conversation filled with giggles and I kept hearing things like, "no Amy listen...". He was telling Aunt Amy about Valentines Day and his dinosaurs he is giving out. I listened as Amy asked him questions and she repeated every friend's name that he told her he was going to pass out valentines to. It is not easy living far away from family, but man am I blessed at the people who make such a huge attempt in keeping him close to their lives.

Block Time

We had to run back to my school after work today. He loves going there, way too much. He loves to run the halls, draw on the whiteboard, play with my games, and read the books.  Usually I have to bribe him to leave. Today's bribery was a box of wooden blocks for indoor recess that we could "borrow" for the weekend. Ummmm wow.... I am not even exaggerating when I say hours of entertainment on this. He loved them. I will have to remember to take these home again.

3 Going On 7

Is it just me or does he look like he is about 7 in this picture? Holy cow!!! Yes the water is purple, grandma sent a care package and crayola drop-ins were the hit of the season! He is obsessed with putting them in his water. I didn't really think bath time could be loved more... proven wrong! Thanks Grandma <3