At Grandma and Grandpa's house in Ellensburg in August

Dad, do you want to draw some arrows?

Today we walked over to one of the restaurants across the street (The Game) and as soon as Rylan got his coloring page/kids menu with crayons he asked Matt if he would like to draw some arrows. Both Matt and I melted because it is one of our inside jokes and now it is kind of like a family joke even though Rylan doesn't know it is a joke. The reason it is a joke is because I am always teasing matt because he draws arrows whenever he doodles. He has been doing it since before I met him. I am sure that when Rylan got something to color at a restaurant before that I have teased Matt and asked if he wanted to draw arrows and that is where Rylan got it from. And then to make the moment even longer and cuter, Matt taught him how to draw an arrow. He did a pretty good first arrow!

Another adorable thing he does when he goes to that restaurant is grabs the wine menu and calls it his menu since it is small like him.

Oh and before we left for the restaurant I put on my sparkle shoes and he asked me if I love them. I told him I do and he said that he likes them too and that whwhen he grows up he wants some just like mine. I tried to explain that they were girl shoes and that when he grows up he won't grow into a girl (I guess I don't really know that) and he just said "mooooom ughhh no I didn't say I want to wear them now just when I get older) he doesn't understand. It's pretty adorable :)

Around his birthday this year, I gave him a little interview. The idea is to ask him the same questions (maybe add to the list of questions as well) each year so that he look back on them all and see how much changes in a year. Here are the questions this year:


What is your favorite animal?
Giraffe because I wish I could ride on one and be as high as the trees

What is your favorite tv show?
Busytown Mysteries - I like huckle.... and the birthday cake one

What is your favorite thing to do with Mom and Dad?
Make things. Make airplanes. Make pictures. Paint things. Fix things and build train tracks.

What is your favorite food?
Almond butter sandwiches and hot cereal

What is one thing you don't know how to do, that you wish you did?
Help mommy work on jewelry

Who is your best friend?
Jacob, Juliette & Mommy & Daddy

What do you want to be when you grow up?
Mommy - so I can make jewelry

What is the most amazing thing about you?
I'm happy

What is your least favorite food?
Vegetables and Salad

How old will you be when you get married?
30

How many kids do you want to have?
17

What are you scared of?
Spiders and Monsters

What do you wish you could do every day?
Build train tracks

Favorite color?
Red

What will you wish on your birthday candles?
to grow up soon

Rylan helped me find my phone charger a few days ago. I told him I was looking for it and he said, " well...let me  help you!....what is it", I described it to him and he said, "where did you have it last?" I told him I had it in my bag that I where when I am out marketing and to that he said, " then what?" I told him that I brought that bag inside from the car and it is no longer in that bag and he said, " the what?!" I told him I looked in the car, I looked around where the bag was inside the house. He kept asking me "then what" until I found it plugged in charging in the bathroom outlet.


Another cute thing he has been persistent on saying is "nog" for knob. At first I didn't want to correct him it sounds so cute. But today I felt it my duty as a Mom to teach him the correct pronunciation and spelling and to my delight he hasn't grasped it yet. I have to get it recorded sometime!

I don't know if I have blogged about this already. But something he says a lot is" I love you all the time". It is the sweetest thing. I think he picked it up from a time when I explained that sometimes I get frustrated with him but I love him all the time no matter what. It makes it even more special when he says it if that is why!

This morning he was at Grandpop's and Nana's because he stayed overnight while Matt and I were at a comedy show he produced called "Labor Pains". I came to get him at 6am and he wasnt awake yet so I just crawled into bed with him and he told me that he missed me so much and loves to snuggle and cuddle and be cozy with me. Such a sweetheart he is!

He has been going potty by himself for a few months now and is doing pretty well not having accidents in bed.

He loves to help with anything and everything. He will help me with carrying laundry upstairs, cooking, throwing away garbage. Anything.

He has such an imagination he plays by himself and talks in different voices the other day his toys couldn't find a parking spot and they were having to drive around and around until they found one!

He pretended he was me yesterday and said " I got to go" and I asked him where he said " I don't know, I just do. I will be back soon love you bye".

He uses his pretend phone to call people. Usually Crystal his friend Jacobs mom for some reason. I think she may be his first crush. He carries on these conversations of " Yes....uh huh....ok....right...well you know that I know that....ok I will....thanks...ya I don't know..." it is just adorable!

He loves to sing especially the Busy Town mysteries song! He get's so excited and screams it at the top of his lungs!