Here she is...

It's been 3 1/2 weeks since we met Hailey face to face

and these pics were taken almost a week ago.

What else can I say except...we're in LOVE!

pictures....

So, random pictures are better than not blogging at all, right?

a daddy built fort the best zucchini brownie batter ever!
the infamous "b" after 4 years of love

the trouble maker

i swear i didn't put him in there!

play

We play a lot of Winter/Spring Wipeout around here these days. Upstairs, downstairs, on the beds, outside...it doesn't matter. Today I thought I should document it. :)

I'm thankful for little boys and their imaginations.

A few pics from Ryan

Ryan got two cameras for Christmas this year and uses them both often! Here are a few that have been uploaded so far. :)

Cut-cut

We've already done the first hair cut! Well, kinda. Really it was just to shave off all those "old man hairs" (sorry old men!) but you know the ones that grow longer and crazier than the rest?! So, he did really well. The last pic is my fav...LET ME OUT OF HERE!

Snow Bliss

A Robot kind of day.

To preface this post, yesterday we made a trip to the library where we picked up a book on robots. After reading it last night and finding the neat instructions for making your own robot, Ryan asked if we could make one. Of course!

So, we present to you...Ryan's robot. :)

the new kid

Well, he's not exactly little anymore. Tyler Reid was born in June, the 7th to be exact, and has fit perfectly into the Mayo house. There isn't a day that goes by that he doesn't make us smile...what a happy baby. And what does Ry think about him? It's quickly turning into brotherly love vs. just some baby who cries a lot.

We just recently moved them into the same room. It hasn't provided that many obstacles. Occasionally he'll wake Ry up or if they go to bed at the same time Tyler may lay there and laugh at Ry until I go in and get one of them.

Of course I'm amazed at how quickly both boys are growing up! And it never ceases to amaze me at how much and yet how little I can get done in a day. ;)

enjoy life

what makes me smile

It's been awhile since I've posted anything. A tad bit has been going on but I'll comment more on that later. It's time for bed but thought I'd share a little of what makes me smile. The first and third pictures I had to run for my camera because they were so precious and unplanned. And the second...can you see that his lips are blue? Wonder how that happened? :)

Walkin!

He wore himself out pretty darn fast but enjoyed every minute of it. And, yes, I know I'm a cornball (once you watch you'll know why I say this).

Best $25 spent in a long time!

We've been letting Ryan push around our hamper which is fun for him since he's learning to walk but not super practical. So, we decided to take the plunge and buy a "large" toy for him and below is the enjoyment that we've been having the last several minutes.

Happy Birthday little Ryno!

We celebrated Ryan's birthday a few days before his actual birthday and it turned out great as he started teething the very next day...but that's a whole other story. I wanted to pass on some pics of our little man enjoying his birthday party. We kept it small with just family. It was themed to "balls" because he's obsessed with anything related to a ball...its his favorite word, he can spot a basketball hoop a mile away, he asks for it first thing in the morning and its usually the last thing he says before going to bed. We ate cheese puff balls, melon balls, grapes, meatballs and a giant chocolate chip cookie decorated like a basketball. It was a fun time had by all...especially watching him eat dessert!

I can't believe a year+ has already passed since the day we first met Ryan!

Swing

Ryan was a lover of the swings from the very first time he experienced them. Now he's getting wiser and knows when we're preparing to leave the swings. It's so hard to deny them of that simple pleasure. We stay as long as we can but if the dogs are with us they get restless. Happily I found a swing for Ryan at a garage sale that we can have in our backyard! Gotta love garage sales!

piggys

I love these little piggys!

It's very fun to watch Ryan change and grow into a little man over this last year. We've been noticing little personality traits that he's developing that definitely come from Paul or I, but one of the biggest is his cute little body and how it's such a great mix of the two of us.

I often wake up with pretty crazy hair in the morning and today was no different for Ryan! I'm sure he'll love me posting these online when he grows up! Notice I didn't take one of the two of us! LOL

Outside

Wednesday was beautiful outside! We played outside as much as we could. Ryan is loving sitting in the grass and trying to sneak some leaves or grass to eat.

Every other Wednesday we watch my friend Erin's daughter Brynn and so when she came over it was outside to play!

Photos taken by my friend Angie

1st Nebraska Game!!!

We took Ryan to his first ever Nebraska game last Saturday. It was the Spring Red/White game for the Huskers...a record crowd or 80,149 people! Ryan had a great time...enjoyed popcorn and dip'n'dots and time with his friend Izzy!

Ryan and Mama

The FieldIzzy

The FamThe wooly'oserus'!