Being silly

When we go out to eat and lemons come in the water, he loves to lick them. Of course he makes a silly sour face, but he always goes back for more. Ryland was looking in the fridge and found this lemon. What do you think he did? Yes, it went straight to his mouth. He tried to take a bite out of it.
After the bite, he tried to rub the sour taste off his tongue.

He loves to play outside, but until today he hasn't figured out how to step over the threshold. He did a little practicing and was successful.

Cooper is there for support.

Officially walking

We were sitting in the living room playing with the hammer and nail set......
that he loves.....

when all of a sudden, Ryland pulled up on the coffee table and took off. He just let go and walked across the room to his toy basket. I sat there in complete shock until it hit me. My son is walking. I jumped up to get the camera in the kitchen, and by the time I was able to take a picture he had walked to his dump truck. It was absolutely crazy! I could not keep up with him. He had his hands in the air and laughing hysterically. He was so excited, and he hasn't slowed down.

7 steps

Ryland continues to get more and more confident with walking. Tonight he was holding on to the kitchen cabinets walking around when he let go and walked to John Chris. We were so shocked and happy for him. He walked 7 steps unassisted to his daddy's.

Happy Valentine's Day

We had the best Valentine's Day ever this year. I know it sounds lame, but we didn't do flowers, gifts, or a fancy dinner. We only exchanged cards and had grilled chicken for dinner. Very romantic!

John Chris and I picked out a card for Ryland. It was one of those sappy, tell me your feelings kind of card. We know it wasn't kid friendly. It didn't even have a bright cute picture on it; however, it did say just how we feel about him. One day it can read it and be moved.

The card did come with an awesome red envelope, and it was a hit.

After we finished dinner, we were all sitting in the floor playing when Ryland started walking between us. He has been holding our finger for stability for a while, but tonight he actually let go and walked by himself. It was only 4 steps, but we were elated.

I was pretty sure Cooper wouldn't appreciate a card, so I picked him up a new toy. I knew he loved it because he ran under the dining table to hide.