The Dentist

I'm a little behind in posting this, but we took Rylan to his first dentist visit back in June. I was very nervous about how Rylan would react. We took him to a pediatric dentist so Rylan loved the waiting room and all the toys and neat decorations. Then they called us back...and he wouldn't cooperate. No surprise really, when we first got there the hygienist asked if we'd want to do a fluoride treatment? What are you kidding? But after trying to look at Rylan's teeth she decided it would be best to wait...you think! He did let the dentist quickly look in his mouth, but that was as far as it was going. When it was over Rylan got to pick out a toy from the toy bin. Now there was all sorts of little toys (balls, stuff animals, etc..), but what does my child pick...the blow up spider man that's the same size as he is. So we are now the proud owners of a HUGE spider man! SO basically we paid $90 for the dentist to look at his teeth for 5 seconds and a cheap fair toy....oy vey!

July 4th

We had a great 4th, even if the weather was a little yucky. We took Rylan to the parade in Canyon (which was his first) and he had the best time. Then we went to some friends' house and had yummy hamburgers. Then we all went to watch the city fireworks show and waited and waited and waited. Finally, around 10:30 it didn't look like it was going to happen so we loaded up and left. Of course, we got about two blocks away and the show started. So we pulled into a parking lot and watched from there. Rylan loved it, but was pretty tired so we headed home after watching for a little bit. Rylan was in bed at 11 which is the latest he has ever stayed up. All in all it was great weekend!!

Toy Story 3

I love the Toy Story movies, so when I saw the previews for the third installment I had to see it. I knew there wasn't much of a chance of talking Cory into taking me so I got the crazy idea to take Rylan. I conned my Mom, DeDe and Lacy into going with us because surely 4 grown women could handle one two year old. Well, Rylan did OK. That's about the best way to describe it. He made it through 3/4 of the movie. Which really is pretty good and if the previews hadn't been so long he might had made it through the whole movie. Sadly, he told me that he wanted to go and there's was no convincing him otherwise. So Rylan and I left and let the others enjoy the rest of the movie. I guess I'll have to wait till it comes out on DVD to see how it ends! The only documentation we have is the picture that DeDe took with her phone...I think it accurately depicts Rylan's first movie going experience:) I think I was trying to over compensate for Rylan's lack of enthusiasm....hence the crazy lady!!

Happy Father's Day!!

Gidde Up

I guess I can say that my child is a true Texan! He has started saying Yee-Haw and speaks with a very thick country accent. However, when he says Yee-Haw there is more emphasis on the Haw than the Yee:) He loves to wear his camo hat and ride his stick horse...its hard to deny your heritage!

Redneck Water Park

We broke out the water fun yesterday!! Last year, Rylan didn't like the water that much but with a little coaxing I think he's going to love it this year!! Pa and Nan came over and the fun ensued! Rylan loved going down his "water" slide and splashing on his water mat. We even bought a slip n slide! But I think Rylan got more enjoyment watching my Mom and I go down it than actually playing on it. (there are NO pictures of the slip n slide, though my Dad did remark that it reminded him of a show on National Geographic..can you say RUDE) :P After this we decided the smaller slide is the way to go!

Moving on up

Cory and I decided that over the long weekend would be a good time to turn Rylan's crib into a toddler bed. And that way if it was a total disaster, we'd have 3 days to recuperate:) Surprisingly and thankfully it's been a non-event. At first, I thought Rylan didn't realize he could actually get out of bed but the third night he got out of bed ( I was thinking oh crap now we're in for it). But after a little crying, he got back into bed and stayed!! We do put a gate up because I worry that he might roam the house at night and we wouldn't know about it. We are going on day 5 and so far so good. Yesterday, when I got home Rylan helped me check the mail and I let him carry the magazine that had came. After sorting through the mail I noticed that it was awfully quite (which is never a good sign). But this is what I found....I think he is enjoying his big boy bed!