Well Ryan has certainly adjusted well to Oregon. He loves the rain (except for when it is raining too hard to go outside). He jumps at every chance to use his umbrellas (Thanks Uncle Rigo!) and to wear his nifty bug rain boots. Meanwhile, we are becoming quite creative on thinking up ways to harness his boundless energy indoors. Daddy taught him to build trains with his blocks. This is a picture of Ryan's very own version of Thomas the Train - built all by himself!! He's pretty creative....maybe another engineer???
We've also discovered a few fun places for him to play indoors. The Boys and Girls Club have a toddler indoor park four days a week while the big kids are in session. Basically, they turn the gym into toddler mania with hundreds of toys and play structures and wagons, etc. It's great to be able to just turn him loose and watch from the side as he and the others learn to play together.
So far, Ryan's favorite has been the Children's Museum in Portland. He was thoroughly entertained for 5 hours! His absolute favorite was the water works room. Guess he figured if it's raining outside why not get soaked inside! He also took a toddler painting class (aka "parents trying to avoid knee high hands covered in a multitude of colors!"). He also enjoyed story time, where of course he had to be right smack front and center. He sure doesn't miss a thing :)
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