The Park

Sunday after church you told us, “I really want to go to the park and learn how to do the monkey bars.” So after dinner we walked across the street to our neighborhood park where dad helped you across the monkey bars. We watched you hang from the bar and go down the slide for a while.
Just before leaving you hopped in the hole, “Take my picture.”
It was a perfect summer Sunday relaxing and spending it with our little family. “Any day spent with you is my favorite day, So, today is my new favorite day.” –Winnie the Pooh

We thought….

We thought there was a Halloween fun run at the university mall. We got there only to find out it was the Saturday before. We went  and played at the new playground instead. I was watching Nicole when I saw this tender moment between you and daddy.

We went inside to the Halloween store. You found Iron Giant mask and you exclaimed, “I want to be him for Halloween next year!”

Nicole joined in the fun and tried on some masks.

In the bathroom at the playground they had elementary age kids draw pictures on tiles. I loved looking at them especially the title where the kid  drew his view while swinging. The knobby knees made me laugh out loud.

My second favorite is the girl painting the mountains.  Kids drawings are the best.

The day is always better when we are together.

5 Year Questions

1. What is your favorite color? Red and Golden
2. What is your favorite toy? Sock Monkey
3. What is your favorite food? Pizza and Mac and Cheese
4. What is your favorite treat? Lemon and Lime Popsicle
5. What is your favorite song? Follow the Prophet
6. What is your favorite holiday? Easter because I get to find eggs and they have surprises in them
7. What is your favorite thing to do outside? Play with my friends
8. Who is your best friend? Ok, I have lots of them Jayden, Martin and Gavin
9. What is your favorite animal?  Madcat
10. What is your favorite book? Where the wild Things Are
11. What is your favorite TV show? Pac Man
12. What is your favorite movie? You know she has long hair…Tangled
13. What is your favorite cereal? Cinnamon Toast Crunch
14. What do you like to take with you to bed? Sock Monkey
15. What is your favorite food for breakfast?  Toast {Cinnamon, Tella (Nutella) and some times Jam}
16. What is your favorite food for lunch? Tella Tortilla
17. What is your favorite snack? It has cheese in the middle….Quesadilla
18. What is your favorite drink? Milk
19. What is your favorite fruit? Oranges
20. What do you want to be when you grow up?  A regular doctor but the common thing I will do is fix bones

5 years old

*  Anytime you use a number while playing it’s always "1599" (fifteen ninety nine)
* "Are we getting zamples at Costco?" (samples)
*  "Mommy this toy is so boingable!" (bouncy)
* "Mom do we have a head driver?" (screw driver)
* “Can I get some goose tape?” (Duck tape)
* “Daddy is so awesome and Mommy is so beautiful I can eat you!”
* “What did you said?”
* "Porkapines" (Porcupines)

* Dad: “Did you eat your gummies?”
You: “Yes, because I can talk!”

*It started to snow and I told you to look out the window. You then said, “What are those white objects?” “It’s snowflakes, son!”
*Nana and you were watching Santa fly over the world. Nana says, “Look Santa is in Uruguay.” You exclaimed, “No he is coming MY way!”
*Madcat had his paw in the air and you said, “Look, statue of Paw Liberty!”
*You: “Mommy you are my butler you have to do everysing (everything) I say because that is what a butlers do!” “Now go get my milk, butler mommy.”
* Madcat laid by your side on the bed and you exclaimed, “Madcat is glued to my side and now it dried and we are stuck together!”
*Every night when daddy kisses you goodnight you (and you have this down to the T) say, “I'll wake up two times for potty and drink and put me in the middle with the ipad.”
*You tripped and fell on the asphalt and the next day while driving in the car you said, “my hurtings spreading.”
*”Mom at Gramps’ work we looked for President Monson’s!” (Marmots)
*You come running upstairs saying, “That was so radical!”  “Daddy what does radical mean?” Dad told you that it means cool. You then replied, “That was so radical!!”
* Ryker what is your favorite planet? “The sun.” Why do you like the sun? You said with a smile, “Because it’s hot and I'm hot.”
*You were staring at your iPad and hadn’t blinked in a while. You looked up at me and said, “My nose really hurts.”

*While driving around in Canada you said, “I know I am not a cat because I am 100% human!”
*After swim lessons you sat in your car seat and looked at your chest and said, “I have hair on my stomach, that makes me special.”
*While laying in bed you asked, “Jesus Christ loves everyone, does he loves Satan?” I told you that he loves his brother. Then you exclaimed, “Oh, so Satan is in the great white sharks and alligators?”
*You are always quick to give us a hug when we are leaving the house. Every night you tell us, “I love you never ending.”

Ryk, 
Thanks for the adventure you took us on this past year. It has been such a great year watching you learn, play, and explore the world around you. 
Falling in love with you over and over is an adventure that we absolutely love. You are so tender, sweet, and kind to everyone.
You have blessed our life by brightening our home with so much joy. 
We are excited to see what adventures you will do throughout this coming year: Adventure is out there.
Love you never ending, Mom and Dad

Cornbelly’s fun

For a Fall activity we went with a group of Homeschoolers to Cornbelly’s at Thanksgiving point.
You didn’t want to make new friends you only wanted to play with Nicole. You guys are so much like brother and sister which  I love that you always included her.
We had such a fun time spending a couple of hours exploring.

Jaker’s

Saturday October 8th, Aunt Britnie, Spencer, you, and me went to Jaker’s Jack-o-lanterns in Springville along with the rest of Utah.
 
It was super crowded, but that didn’t stop you two from having fun. You guys absolutely loved the massive corn pit. When you were done you had corn suck behind and in your ears. We also found corn for days in your clothes and shoes.

We finally got you two out of the pit to go explore the not so scary haunted house. 

While climbing on the hay bales, you guys found a hole and it kept you two fascinated for a while.

You two always look out for one another. You couldn't pull yourself up so Spencer went behind you and pushed you up. Once at the top you were getting afraid of the height so Spencer put his arm around you so you would feel safer.

We walked over to the petting zoo to look at some hilarious animals. We saw extremely big pigs, a kangaroo, birds with ribbon like tails, Llama, and goats.

Then up a pumpkin tower to have a birds eye view.

We waited in line for 30 minutes for the tractor drawn wagon ride. On the ride they drove us through the corn and pumpkin patch. It was a bumpy ride, but fun.
 
We roamed with the pumpkins and I tried to get some cute pictures, but you two were getting tired.

While exploring we found all different colors, shapes and sizes of pumpkins.
We were about done when you two wanted to finish playing in the corn pit. While walking past the pumpkins, you two started to name the pumpkins like, “Warty, wrinkly, Giant, King, Greeny, and twisted.

“I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.” 
–Anne of Green Gables