{Happy Birthday Ryker Baby}

Yesterday my baby turned one. Crazy. We spent the day driving home from Disneyland and dealing with a car full of puking people. It was a memorable day for all of  us. :)

Ryker has been such a blessing to our lives. He can always make me smile and loves on you just when you need it the most. He is for sure a BIG boy but he sure is a sweetheart. He is very gentle with his fingers and hands. Ryker still loves to wear his curious eyes {he was born wearing them}and he is really good at giving shy smiles. He has the funniest laugh ever. You cant really tell if he is laughing or crying. He LOVES dogs. All shapes and sizes. He loves to play with balls, trucks, and cars. Yesterday he learned the word "car". He is learning new words all the time. I still think he will speaking sentences before he is walking. I am a bit concerned that he still can not sit up on his own. We will see what the doctor says at his 1 year check up. Ryker has turned into a solid food eating champ since we have been in Utah. Now lets hope/pray that makes the weaning him when we get back to Georgia easier. 

Ryker is 100% boy and I love it! 

It has been fun watching his personality grow and develop over the past year. He is very interested in people and I think he will be quite the social butterfly. 

Becoming a mom has been the best thing that has happened to me. I love it and it is just what I have always dreamed of. Motherhood is a LOT of work but it is SO rewarding. I pray that Brady and I can do a good job at raising this "tiny" guy to have a strong testimony of Jesus Christ to get him through this life. 

Happy Birthday Ryker Gabriel Wood!!

We love you!!

{pictures are to come. i cant find my camera cord right now}

{week two}

Week two of our Nana and Papa summer adventure. 

Was a.....

 Phone talking. 

 Parking going.

 Swing loving.

 Ball playing. 

 Bike riding. 

 Sippy drinking. Scooting. 

 Movie watching. 

Nana snuggling. 

 Mama loving. 

 Bird show watching. 

 Zoo going. 

Straw hat wearing. 

 Train playing.

{this was Ryker's first time playing with the trains and he LOVED it! he is for sure a Rabner boy with the love of trains. it was pretty amazing to see him schooting over the tracks and not destroying it all.}

 Georgia sleeping.

Kids picking on her. 

 Hot sunning. 

 T Rex climbing. 

 T Rex eating Ryker for dinner.

{I know I am a mean mom. Ryker was not too thrilled about this picture}

 Snake club joining.

{Nana and Papa have a snake club and Ryker, Sophi, and Lyra were inducted this zoo trip}

 Sister loving. 

 Nana chilling. 

 Piano playing. 

 Car driving.

{Ryker LOVES this car. I think he just might be getting one for his birthday next week!}

 Bubble blowing. 

 Story reading.

Snowball eating. 

{can't get enough of these while at my parents. they are the BEST!!}

 Elephant watching. 

 Carousel riding. 

 Gorilla growing.

{that's right Ryker is as big as a baby gorilla. that a boy!}

 Crazy hairing. 

 Georgia eating snowballs. 

 Ryker being super silly. 

{This was our favorite picture of the week. Ryker looks hilarious!}

Chalk drawing. 

 Swing smiling. 

 Straw eating. 

{Ryker is the only kid I know who does not like snowballs, pop sickles, or ice cream. I don't know what his deal is and why he doesn't like cold things.}

Bedtime reading. 

Dance partying.

Daddy (Brady) missing. 

{Ryker and I have been missing Brady like crazy. We love you sweets!}

Kind of a week. 

(Happy 4th of July)

Happy 4th of July!

Yeah so these pictures are all out of wack with the order but we will just pretend they are in order. 

We had a ....

 We ended the night in Provo watching the stadium of fire fireworks. 

 All of us loving the bright lights in the sky. 

 Ben came in town for the weekend.

Being a good sport uncle and letting Ali cover him with glow necklaces. 

 Sister time.

 Funny face making. 

 Dance parting. 

 Mama snuggling. 

 Sweet glasses making. 

 Rings of fire. 

 Animal watching with mama at the farm.

 Shoulder riding with Papa. 

 Pony riding with Papa. 

 Memory making moments with Papa. 

 Smiles with the mama. 

 Nana loving. 

(don't mind that Ryker was screaming in every picture and the entire day)

 Cowboy in the making. 

 Cowgirl dance party. 

 Sister loving. 

Necklace playing. 

 Bike race watching. 

Bike riding.

Kind of a day. 

Love my family. Love my country. Love RED WHITE and BLUE. Love this day.