Last Saturday, in celebration of John's birthday, he and Ryan headed out for a day to themselves at HooDoo. John has skied pretty much his entire life and it was time for Ryan's inaugural run down the bunny slopes. While I wasn't there (Caleb, Noah, and I stayed in Corvallis for an afternoon at the bounce houses), rumor has it that Ryan did fantastic! He was quite grown-up when he got home and soooooo proud of himself. What fun to start doing bigger kid stuff.!

A visit from Grama and Maile

After Christmas, Grama returned for a week with cousin Maile! Maile is only 5 months older than Ryan and the cousins were definitely over due for a visit! They had a great time with each other, including a birthday celebration for Maile and a trip to the Oregon Aquarium.

Cutie Pies

Noah's First Christmas

This year, we were lucky enough to have Nana, Papa, AND Grama here to celebrate Christmas! It was a fantastic week filled with lots of fun and some graet memories.