2 years - Christmas, New Years, and Birthday

I forgot to add some of the most important events to Ryker's last 2 year update, so here goes...

Christmas 2013:
Ryker was extremely spoiled this Christmas with cars and gifts galore!  We got to celebrate Christmas with Uncle Dooden (David Sewell) and his dad, Grandpa Ed, saw some lights, and visited Ryker's godbrother, Leo.

Our little elf

Checking out the lights

Leo and Ryker

Cutest godbrothers ever

New Years:

We followed our New Years tradition of dressing up and going to St. Pete's, with Ryker in tow.  He had a blast listening to his "Uncle Colin" and socializing with everyone there.  He is such a social butterfly!  He even got up and sang a bit with Daddy and Uncle Colin!

Colin's #1 Fan

As soon as he heard Colin start singing, he ran up and pulled up a chair!

He kinda stole the show...

Singing with Daddy

La Bamba

Ryker's 2nd Birthday:

We continued the tradition of completing an act of kindness for each year for Ryker's birthday.  This year we picked up trash from a wooded area nearby that was in desperate need of some TLC.  Ryker is very conscientious about picking up litter when we see it on our walks, and when we would walk past the woods he would see all the trash in there and want to pick it up, so we made it one of his birthday acts of kindness.  He also helped me bake some oatmeal raisin cookies and bring them to a nearby nursing home.  He was swarmed by lots of adorable old ladies and a few gentlemen in wheelchairs as soon as we walked in the door.  I know that they enjoyed having a little one visit them and relived all their stories of their own children and grandchildren.  

We had a fairly low-key second birthday.  We planned a last minute outing to Chuck E Cheese for Ryker's first time to celebrate his birthday.  It was a lot of fun!  He also continues to thoroughly enjoy his birthday present - a microphone.  

Litter patrol

Throwing away all the trash from his birthday act of kindness

"Helping" me make cookies for the nursing home...mmm hmm.

Chuck E Cheese birthday celebration with family and friends

Delicious cupcakes!