where has time gone...

I frankly don't have time to even begin to tell you of our adventures during this hiatus of a break from the blog. Long story short...too many stories to write and too little time to tell. We have recieved much love of family and friends. Hopefully pictures will soon follow.

3 most important stories to document:

1) Asparagus hunting in Aurora:
Me: Let's go hunt asparagus in the garden boys!
5 steps later, Kenner: Hey Bub! Let's go hunt asparagus in the garden.

Bub: Kenner, do I have ears?
Kenner: Well, yeah...
Bub: Then I HEARD it!

2) Kenner on his interpretation of Mulan.
Kenner: Hey mom in the movie they say, "Let's go kick some honey buns." Did you know what that means Mom?
Me: Uh (playing dumb), no what?
Kenner: That means the bad guys.
Me: Ah, yes, yes that is what that means!

3) Ike is eating oatmeal and rice cereal and sleeping through the night in his OWN bed. He is now too big to sleep in the little rocker beside my bed. He is rolling over all the time. When mad he almost resembles a crawl. Watch out big brothers...here I come!

I am still LOVING my job, having a great summer so far, and got my garden planted. I resorted to the simple garden this year: tomatoes (lots of them), green peppers, canteloupe (boys' choice), random pumpkin from last October's decorations, and zucchini. Our strawberries are becoming red and the rest of our flowers looks amazing! We were able to share some of the hostas that we split from Aurora a couple years ago. They don't look too amazing right now...but they will next year.

Hope you are all doing well. I am anxiously awaiting a vacation in a couple weeks to Colorado to see my cousin Casie get married and get TO SEE MY SISTER ANNIE and her family!!! Countdown is on.

I am not promising any posts...but hopefully as Ike becomes more independent and the laundry does itself I can get back to blogging.

Thanks for checking in!

Look who is 2 months old

After a hard hours work on new toys. Ike is looking, tracking and even attempting to hit these toys. Now clarification needs to be done through more observations...actually attempting to hit them or they just happen to be in the line of his reflex. Look at me the chubbi-wubbi. We got to weigh him at our check up on Wednesday.

Look who smiles now...(and no he didn't have gas for this picture). Just relaxing and resting...that is until my one or both of my brother's try to love on me.

This was an attempt to get a photo of his cubby arms. The rolls keep coming.

One Month Old (a little late)

This posting is about a month late...but look who is one month old.
Weighs about 11 pounds. Growing out of newborn diapers. Growing out of 0-3 month clothing. Eating every 3 hours unless he rides in the car...then he waits to wake up until the car stops, then is hungry. He can go 5 hours at his longest to eat. He "goes" to bed around 11 and wakes up at 4:30. He also can a great nap from 5:30 to 8:00 am:)
gotta love the wrinkle on his forehead. When snuggling w/ him, you can tell if he is awake, because he wrinkles his head to let you know he is still up. LOVe it!

Welcome Ike

Ready to take our little brother home Metting my little brother for the first time. I was more concermed to get nurses for my mom to get better.

Kenner meeting Ike for the first time. He crawled up in my bed and said, "Hey there best buddy"

Eisenhower "Ike" Ryman Svitak born on 1/11/11 at 7:56 (5+6=11) am. 8 pounds 7 ounces 20 inches long. We stayed in room 434 (again adding up to 11). Eisenhower as the 3rd World War II General in our family, Ryman after my Grandma Jan's maiden name.

Last time as a family of 4. Thanks to my parents, we were able to stay in the AmeriInn the night before the c-section because of the weather. Aunt Lucy and Grandma Kelly stayed w/ us, because Lucy was suppose to video tape or shadow the c-section/surgery for experience...but they didn't let her in. Sorry Aunt Lucy for getting up so early and not being able to see it. Everything went so well and Ike is a great baby.