Ryder measures in at

2' 11.75"  so he is in the 90% for height
28 lbs 6.5 oz  measuring in at the 55% for weight

Celebrating Ryder's Bday...Finally

I noticed he was being quiet.  So I looked over and he was already unwrapping his gifts.  HA



When we sang happy birthday he threw himself on the floor.   Working on that FLOP.




He got a little too close to the birthday candles.  And it was really cute when he tried to blow out the candles.



Caden was dying to help him open up his gifts.



Grandma made him a really cool Paw Patrol card.




And now we share......hahaheheHA

Visiting Santa @ the Bitners'

While Mrs. Claus is making cookies in the North Pole, Santa likes to come visit his babe on the side, Mrs. B.   And then we all rush over to tell Santa what we want for Xmas.



Caden, thanks for making your CHEESY smile.  You big goof.   Santa asked me to sit on his lap, so I couldn't resist.





Tried to get a picture of the two of them on his lap together.   BUT NOOOOOOOOoooooo.  That's asking too much.


Ryder, once again, loving the Santa trips.  HAHa





Ryder still has his eye on the big guy.

Can't believe Ryder is 2

This little guy is ALWAYS on the move!  Catch him if you can!















Caden loves his picture taken.  He wanted to be in it.

Elf on the shelf is BACK!

So we finally got a name for our Elf.......Gizmo.  He's been somewhat of a naughty elf.  But that only makes sense bc Caden & Ryder are naughty as well.















This is typical Ryder face.   He walks around making a kissy face.  Hmm, I wonder where he got that from?



Caden grew a mustache for Thanksgiving.




Since we are still at my parents' we couldn't get to the Thanksgiving stuff. (tablecloth...)  Luckily, I have butcher paper.  So I made a tablecloth out of that!




And that's our Turkey Book.   We all draw a picture of something we are thankful for that year.

Eczema isn't slowing these guys down!

Caden had really bad eczema from the start.  And it trailed off.  He has it again but not too badly.  Ryder didn't have it until he was about 4months. And he has it really bad!  It's all over including his face.  Poor little nug.  His allergies got worse as well.  The egg allergy went up a whole level and the peanut allergy is at the highest level it can go.  So there's that.  I really hope he grows out of these, but it isn't looking good.  :(  

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He as the curliest hair! I don't want to cut it off!



I tried to get a good picture of him, but the boy will not sit still.











This is the typical Ryder face right now.

I love that he is exploring different facial expressions.  It cracks me up.




That rockstar curly faux hawk is back!



Caden said he wanted his picture taken too, so he sat on the couch and then Ryder tried to pull him down.  "Me turn! Daden!"

I like Caden's face right there: Ha! Pathetic child, you can't pull me down!

















This is the only shot I got with just the two of them.  At least one of them is smiling for the camera! Ha















After rolling around on the couch trying to take a good picture, Ryder's hair grew a few inches.









Like I said, the kid doesn't stop running.



And that's alright with me.




Caden looks so big.  :(   But he is 32lbs (hasn't gained weight in a long time)  Ryder is 29lbs.

Leaf Piles & Snowballs

There were so many leaves that the boys couldn't resist jumping in them!




I told Ryder to stay away from the road and the next thing I see is him all the way at the house.  HA!  He listened at least.










It literally looked like this the next day.  Gotta love Cleveland weather!




Caden LOVES the snow.  He would stay out there all day if I let him.




Ryder however, wasn't a huge fan at first.  And his mittens wouldn't stay on.





Then he realized it was fun!

He especially loved sledding.  That doesn't surprise me with his thrill-seeking personality.













"again"    That's all Ryder kept saying!  Haha.