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