Happy Birthday Ryder

It is hard to believe one year has gone by already. Ryder turned one year old on Thursday, September 18th. It is amazing to me how fast he has grown and changed over the past year. He also had his one-year checkup the next day. Here are his official stats. He is finally on the charts .

Weight: 16 Pounds 4 Ounces
Length: 28 1/4 inches (he grew 2 1/4 inches since his nine month checkup)
Head Size: 44.5 cm

For his birthday we had a few friends over to celebrate. The he wasn't sure of what presents were for until he discovered the toys inside. We then took them away so he could open the next one. He didn't think that was to cool. The girls also tried to get in on the action, but he just watched them instead.

Finally, Dad stepped in and showed him how it was done. The fun began....
This was his favorite toy of all. Could this smile get any bigger. The problem with this one is that the girls think they can ride it also and so they fight over who's turn it is.
"Cars" was his theme for the night. The girls picked this out and made sure everything matched. This was his main cake and then there was a smash cake just for him. He wasn't sure of what to do with the cake. He touched it with one finger. Dad put both hands on it and he then played with his dirty hands. We were all surprised that he didn't destroy it.

He was finished. When the party was over he was ready for bed and slept all night. That was the best present for Mom.

Soccer Saturday yesterday and Reganne started really playing and getting into the game. To bad they played longer than 5 minutes at a time. She was then off playing in the dirt, finding feathers, and rolling around on the grass. She wanted drinks constantly. Her team did really well.

He really does love to eat. Here he is eating a chocolate doughnut. Maybe instead of the cake we should have done doughnuts or cookies.

We love him.

Happy Birthday Big Boy!!!!