The age of the ipod

While every parent knows their child will grow up more technologically savvy than they are, no parent expects them to begin before their second birthday! But, with the help of crazy Aunt Erin, Ryebread is already on his way to enjoying the wireless world.

Christmas!

This is Ryan's second Christmas - and now that he's almost two (eek!), he is able to enjoy the season much more than he did last year. He knows who Santa is and that only good boys and girls get gifts. Because he's been SO good this year, he got a lot of great gifts! Some of his favorites this year were a tool set (he tries to fix everything), a red wagon, and a big elmo book!Here are some highlights of the day.

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow (and snow, and snow...)

SNOW! We've been living in Delaware for 3 1/2 years now and we FINALLY got a good snow storm. Daddy was bummed it didn't happen during the week (snow day!), but mommy was just thrilled it happened at all. Last year when it snowed, we tried taking Ryan outside but he was too cold and didn't want anything to do it with it. So we weren't sure how he'd react this year.

He seemed excited though - all day Saturday he'd look out the window and come running over and excitedly shout, "SNOW!" And as the snow kept piling up, we kept getting updates from Rye - "SNOW!" When all was said and done we got well over a foot of snow (somewhere between 13 and 17 inches, depending on which report you followed). Since it was too windy and snowy on Saturday during the storm, we thought it'd be best to wait until Sunday to venture out and enjoy the fluffy white stuff.

Ryan had a ball! He got nervous if he stepped off a path and into a deep part (it was nearly as tall as him!), but as long as he could see his feet, he was happy. He pushed his lawn mower around (though, clearly, there was no grass to cut) and even tried to help clear aways some of the snow from the sidewalk.

Bailey had a blast too! It was up to his chest in some areas of the yard, but he just frolicked around like a deer - leaping through the snow from one side of the yard to the other.

After all the fun, Rye and Mommy went inside to warm up and dry off and sip hot (warm) chocolate! It was the first time Ryebread ever had it and I don't think he was that impressed. He liked (loved) the marshmallows, but only drank about half of his cup of cocoa. All in all - the 2009 snowstorm was a great success at the Bachman house!

LEGOS!

Ryan, like any normal little boy, LOVES Legos! This makes daddy extra happy, because even though he's an adult, Daddy is still a little kid at heart and likes playing with Legos too. Fortunately, we had the biggest snow storm in over a decade this weekend! So since it was too cold, windy and snowy to head out on Saturday, it gave them the perfect opportunity to enjoy some time playing with Legos (and for Ryan to continue working on that smile...not so good today...haha).

The smile is improving

Ryan is getting better and better at the smile on command. He also is more and more interested in checking out his pictures immediately after we take them. Such a ham!

Crazy Kid Hair!

Most of the time, Ryebread's hair is nice and primped...nothing fancy, just combed straight, sometimes with a part. But every now and then after bath time, Daddy gets silly and spikes Ryan's hair as high as he can, which Rye finds hysterical.