The Steele's

Sunday, September 27, 2009

update....

We are SO boring! I haven't blogged in FoReVeR! So unlike me. I guess we are just boring. Really, we haven't been up to much of anything.

I feel like we stay home alot. I am trying to prepare for winter, like I am a mouse or bear or something. I have bottled peaches, pears, tomatos, pickles. Made strawberry and peach jam, not to mention some baby food for little Madden in a few months. Just call me the Little Red Hen. :)

Is anyone else worrying about the swine flu? I am. TOO much I might add. I can't quit thinking about it, I am sure Erik is sick of my daily plan to prevent it.

Ryder and Madden are doing good. Growing. Ryder had his 3 year check up and had a huge growth spurt. He was in the 80th percentile for his height! And Madden, he is 5 months, and cute as ever. He can roll over and he now eats cereal.

Ryder is really into Toy Story and is going to be Buzz Lightyear for halloween. If you ask, he says he is being 'bud light'. I am sure we will laugh about that for awhile :) Madden will be a cute Woody to go along with Buzz.

Well, theres an update! I will try to be better~

Saturday, September 5, 2009

We're still blogging...

although I must admit, Facebook has got me a little addiction problem. I do prefer this blog, since it is way more personal, and I don't feel like it is quite as big stalking thing. Anywho...

Ryder brought me a snake in the house a few days ago. I was standing in the kitchen and he came in the back garage door. He was wearing Erik's big leather work gloves, and holding a snake. Not a huge one, but a snake. A SNAKE. I immediatly start screaming, get outside, get out of the house. Ryder had this look on his face like I was the biggest baby. He says, "mom, its just a garden snake." I had to laugh, and then I had to scream, and then I think I peed my pants. We took the snake outside, and Ryder put it in his sandbox. (I guess he's been playing with it in there for a while..) YUCK. We had a little talk about snakes, like DON'T BRING THEM IN THE HOUSE EVER!

and other then that we are pretty boring. Ryder and Madden have colds, and of course Ryder's is bad due to asthma. We are pretty couped up in the house, and are trying to get used to it since I plan on staying in all winter~

Monday, August 24, 2009

rock star.

my Ryder is headed for fame. Watch out ladies, this little man might be a superstar.

Monday, August 17, 2009

Just something to post about...

okay, this is random. Me and Erik were watching Saturday Night Live. They had a segment where they talked in a 'secret twin language'. Do any of you remember doing something like that when we we were little. I swear I remember. Erik thinks its crazy. In my mind it went something like this. long e tong, mong e, tong e tong, mong e, king nong o wong. (let me know!) ~yes, I realize Erik is probably right. I am crazy. :)

Thursday, August 13, 2009

and another photo shoot...

I took pictures of the Steele Grandkids yesterday. They turned out pretty good I think. I had to mentally prepare myself for a little bit of chaos since these 3 boys can be quite a handful. Madden turned out being the difficult one, but all in all we had a pretty successful picture day! Thanks Boys for being so good :)

Tuesday, August 4, 2009

August Already....!

Is Summer almost over? I can't even believe how fast the time seems to fly. I feel like I just had Madden, and its already been more then 3 months. We've been keeping busy with

get-to-gethers, family in town, birthdays, and lots of summer time stuff. Here's a little update in pictures.... enjoy.

Sweet Baby Boy.

Best Friends sittin on the porch

Cheese. Will they ever both look at the same time?!

Happy Little Man.

Even happier Little Man.

And a more serious face. Still darling I think.

We had a little friend get-together at our house. Can you believe all these cute kids belong to us?? Poor Hattie the only girl. She doesn't look like she minds :)

Em, Jyl, Brindee, Kara, Jessie and Heidi.

We need to do this more often!

Ryder's cousin from Arizona came last week. He loved her.

Her name is Bella Jane. He talked about her everyday. He called her Bella Jane-a.

They played really cute together, he was sad to see her go :(

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Happy, Happy Birthday....

Happy Birthday to Ryder!

I can't believe he is Three!

Here is the long awaited Fire Truck Cake, he's been talking about it for at least 6 months:) I think it turned out pretty darn good. It was a lot of work, but totally worth it when I saw his face! He LOVED it!

He got a Fire truck City. It folds up into a fire truck, he was quite excited!

A couple other presents....

we had a fun day at the Dinosaur Park... Ryder's not really into dinosaurs, but he had fun. He loved digging in the sand, and playing on the big dinosaur slide.. and he got to play with his friends, Landen and Porter. Thanks guys:)

Yea! he got a wheel billow (thats how Ryder says it!)

My little fireman

Happy Birthday!

and I had to throw those last pictures in... this is one funny kid! I can't seem to ever stop laughing at him. He is so special to me, and I am grateful to have him in our family! We love you Ryder... hope your special day was lots of fun!

Oh, the funny things they say...

After our Ward Conference that my dad spoke at, I asked Ryder "What did Papa John talk about?"... he says "Miracles". I asked him if he knew what a miracle was. He says, "Ya mom, we talk about them in school all the time. Triangles, Rectangles, Miracles."

After falling at the library and getting a pretty bad carpet burn, Ryder was hysterical. He was bawling, "mom, am I gunna have a scab?" "SCABS ARE NOT MY FRIENDS!"

"Mom, you're messin' with my life." -Ryder

"Mom, you're messin' with my world." -Ryder

During the annual Grandchildren nativity play, Ryder, who was NOT A SHEPHERD, he was BATMAN, says right in the middle, "batman lives in the dark, Batman lives in a cave." Then, when the wise men are bringing their gifts, Ryder runs right down front and says, "I forgot a present for Jesus!" He runs out of the theatre and comes back with a pack of yellow play-doh. Silly Shepherd, I mean.... Batman :)

"Mom, did you know batman found a catwoman? and guess what, they kissed."

I ask Ryder what kind of donut he want....? "A glazer long stick." (only a donut lover like me would know that he means a long twisted glaze donut!)

I was yelling cause the neighbor had his loud truck going in his driveway for like 10 minutes. I say, what a dummy. A while later Ryder out of nowhere, "mom, whats a dummy?"

"This is a fantastic day!" -Ryder to papa, about his Birthday

I was so stressed the other day. In the car Ryder says, "mom, are you done being frustrated?' It was so cute.

The night Ryder got his cast off we asked him if it was good to have it off...? He says, "Mom, its an easier day!" I thought it was funny. Sometimes I feel like I am talking to someone my own age.

We have had quite the time with this cast on Ryder's leg. Yesterday morning I found him sitting in the kitchen with a butter knife down it and he was just sawing away... "Mom, I'm gunna get it off." A few minutes after that he tells Erik, "I have another idea." This time he is holding a pair of pliars. What a determined little man! (update: the cast came off on 6/29 yea!)

Ryder is getting into trouble, I can sense it... its way to quiet.. I yell for him and he says, "Mom, I'm being a good little monkey." (maybe blame this on all the curious george??!)

Ryder while we are driving home in the car: "mom, can I have some toke (coke) when we get home?"

Me: "no, its time for bed when we get home."

Ryder: "oh, this is going to be a problem"

(funny little boy, I have no idea where he gets it!)

Ryder is thinking this nursing thing is a little strange. He just will stare at me when I feed Madden. I tried to explain that Madden gets his milk from mommy. Ryder says, "I get my milk from a barn." It was pretty cute :)

Last night Ryder and me were sitting on the couch. He loves to pat and kiss my tummy. He was talking to Madden, and then looked up at me... "mom, you look like a Planet." Oh, Thanks Ryder, I feel like a planet too:)

Ryder's latest phrase: "Oh my gosh, that's Wonderful!" (he says this all the time, even if its just when I ask if he wants Mac and Cheese for lunch! I have no idea where he got it, but we laugh everytime:)

Ryder really likes to give hugs. His latest is at dinner, or when we all get in bed (yes, all of us together) he grabs me and Erik's head and pulls us all together and says, 'group hug.' Too Funny:)

Ryder is really into learning about his body. We have an excellent 'body' book (not too much info, but some). He loves it, mostly the poop page, watching it so in as food, and come out as poop. He told me he has pipes. Then he pointed to my bum, and says, Mom, there's your big pipe. Thanks Ryder:)

He has learned that boys don't have boobs, they are nipples. The other night while getting out of the tub, he tells daddy, I have nipples, mom has balls. (still a bit confused I'd say:)

Today while we were in the car, I was singing my little heart out to Taylor Swift. I hear Ryder in the back singing la-la-la. I just figured he was singing right along with me. I looked in my rear view mirror and to my surprise he has his eyes closed, his fingers plugging his ears and he is la-la-ing to block me out. I was totally shot down. ( I didn't think I sounded that bad:)

Ryder knows his colors. He goes through all of them... yellow, purple, pink, white, black, orange, blue, firetruck and john deere!