The first of the Annie Pictures!

Annie was down last weekend and we did a Christmas photoshoot... She sent me one picture down as a "teaser"-- I like it a lot. She had quite the challenge on her hands-- kids that were tiring out, parents making her shoot on the side of the highway and on the edge of cliffs! I am sure they will all be wonderful :)

All else is good. Ken is a bit ill with a stomach bug, but kids are fine. Ry continues to pull himself up to a standing position. He is VERY interested in following big brother around (and playing with everything he is playing with). The only thing that interests him more is Tuula (and the computer...to some extent).

First sleep through the night and pulling himself up to standing position!

Well, Ry's 8 month birthday was yesterday and it was memorable, especially for mom and dad because it was his first true "full night" sleep :) He went to bed after his bath at 8:30 pm, and slept through to 6:25 am -- much better than the usual and skipping the typical midnight wake up. All in all it has been a relaxing weekend. Ry has been very eager to explore and pulls himself up onto his feet already!

Annie arrives on Thursday night for a long weekend of photo shoots. We have a session with her on Saturday and will hopefully have cooperative kids!

First picture and new teeth

Well, as they often say, the second child gets the short end of the stick when it comes to photos...so I am trying to avoid this and have decided to start a Ryland blog, complete with pictures and records of milestones... Ryland was born, at home (delivered by dad) on 3/27/10. Another mellow baby :)

He got his first two teeth this week and well, Ken has not been too successful at getting a picture of them yet, so I will post one of Annie's wonderful pictures, instead :)

* Update: Added a couple of Ken's below...