Home Improvement

A few weeks ago, Mommy & Daddy were fixing up the house.
They started by painting some of our rooms, so I saw a lot of this:





My big brothers and sisters from church even came to help us a few times. I wanted to help too, but they wouldn't let me in the rooms until the paint dried, because they said the paint smells bad.

We also went shopping a lot to fill up and decorate the rooms. I especially liked going to this store, because it's like a big maze inside:



We are still decorating and buying new things for the house, so the rooms are not finished yet. Oh, and we are still waiting for part of the house to get renovated too.

When it is all done, I will show you and give you a tour of our home, OK?

Happy Birthday, Uncle Eli!

Today is my Uncle Eli's birthday. Here I am with Uncle Eli & Auntie Susie during Christmas time:



Uncle Eli is really cool. He has a cool camera -- cooler than Mommy's.
Whenever Mommy & Daddy get together with Auntie Susie & Uncle Eli, they always laugh a lot together. That makes me laugh, too! Too bad they live so far away from me... somewhere called "California".

I wish I could be there to wish you a happy birthday, Uncle Eli. I hope you have lots of fun celebrating today. I love you, and I miss you & Auntie Susie. I hope to see you again soon!

Your nephew,
Ryan

My Favorites List - 02.07

Do you know some of the favorite things I like to do?
Here is My Favorites List. It changes a lot since I'm learning new things all the time, so I'll update it again later. You can share your Favorites List with me, too!

MY FAVORITES LIST

Favorite Word/Saying: "Uh-oh"
Favorite New Skill:  Walking -- just a few steps at a time
Favorite Gesture: Giving kisses while saying "MU-AH!"
Favorite Actions: Clapping to music; Shaking my head
Favorite Toy: Any toy with lights and music 
Favorite Games:  Peek-a-boo; "I Drop & You Pick-up" game (again & again!)
Favorite Foods: Cheerios; Whatever's on Mommy or Daddy's plate
Favorite Hobbies: 
     Playing drums on boxy-things
     Playing with pots & pans in the kitchen cabinets
Favorite Things To Do When Mommy & Daddy Aren't Looking:
     Put things (I'm not supposed to put) in my mouth
     Play with the toilet bowl water 
     Pull out all the tissues from a box