Pictures with Santa

We went to Willowbrook Mall to see Santa for the first time. Ryan loved him and we got one great expensive picture!!

We think Ryan looks better than Santa and look how Ryan is holding Santa's hand. Too cute!! I am sure in years to come it won't be this easy to take a photo with Santa.

Now we are anxiously waiting Santa's arrival!! We hope all of you have a very

Merry Christmas!!

2nd Anniversary

Well from the title of our blog 12-10-05 you can understand that today is our anniversary--I am a Gomez Now!! Mike and I have been married two wonderful years. I was thinking today at how far we have come in those two years. We have gone from renting to owning a home, I have graduated from grad school, Mike has changed stations to one that he loves and has taken a promotion exam, and most significantly we have had Ryan. Its crazy what two years will bring. Today was an ordinary day!! Ryan and I ran errands and went to the Little Gym for our class then we headed to the Fire Station to try and surprise Mike on our anniversary. No luck!! He was out on a call. So we left the cookie cake in his car and came home!! I was sad to miss him but that is how life is when you are a FireFighter!! I guess we will celebrate our anniversary another day--when you both work and are parents you learn to fit things in at random times! I was laughing with both my mom and my mother in law that maybe in a week or so we will go to dinner and call it our anniversary dinner!!

Well I am looking forward to many more anniversaries with my husband and maybe some of them we will actually celebrate on December 10th!!

6 months old

Ryan is 6 months old today. We just got home from the doctors office. We got five shots today. He screamed so hard while they did it and then once I picked him up he was fine!! Poor thing!!
Well he has doubled his birth weight. The boy is in the 50% for everything, height, weight and head circumference. HE weighs 16 lbs 10.7 oz and is 26 1/4 inches tall. He sits up on his own and logs rolls all around the room. It wont be long til he is walking talking and going to school!!! I cant believe he is already 6 months old. He talks or so he thinks all the time. He laughs at his dogs a ton and tries to get them. He is very curious and is always looking around. His left arm is progressing he is moving it more and more everyday which is a blessing. Ryan really is a happy baby, currently he is at my feet trying to get under the desk to the shiny box. Must go find some appropriate toys for the baby.

Christmas Pictures

My sweet boy!!

While I had Lauren our photographer around she and I played with Ryan and took a bunch of photos!!! Some will be on the Christmas card and here are some!! It was fun!!

High Star Christmas Tree Farm

We went to the High Star Christmas Tree Farm and cut down our tree!! This is a family tradition for us!! This year we brought along our professional photographer friends to take pictures. Thanks Mark and Lauren!! We got an 8 1/2 foot tree that is great. I am currently still decorating it. Once its finished I will post photos of it!!

Here is Ryan's first touch of the tree

Mike cutting the tree down!!

Mike and Ryan pulling the tree to the car!!

Life

Well things are getting crazy because its the holidays. We had a great Thanksgiving. Mike worked--he made the turkey at the Fire Station which I tasted the leftovers and it was great. Ryan and I went to Bastrop and met family for an easy Thanksgiving. We were at a hotel buffet that was incredible--the hotel Hyatt lost Pines was amazing. It would be a great place for a weekend getaway if the price were right!! We met Jake and Sarah with the kids, my mom and Phil, my dad and Lynda and Mikes Sister Stacy came with us. It was really a great Thanksgiving--lots to be thankful for and it showed.

Now we are knee deep in Christmas!! Part of the outside decorations are up. We still have a few more cutouts to finish-- we will see if it all gets done. The inside is almost done--just need to go get the tree. Shopping is underway as well. Christmas is everywhere!!!

I do not have any pictures from Thanksgiving so if you were there with us and want to share please do. Also as soon as the outside is done I will post pictures of the cutouts!!

Dislike of Greenbeans

Well we tried Greenbeans again. Ryan has been showing his dislike for greenbeans for a few days now but he was still hungry after carrots so I thought I could sneak the greenbeans in. I thought maybe he would like them but this is what happened.

He opens his mouth for the food and then realizes its greenbeans and out it comes!!! I guess he is like his mother!! The only way I like greenbeans is with lots of seasoning or cheese or something to hide there taste!!! I guess we will try a different green vegetable next week. He likes his fruit though and sweet potatoes and carrots. I am just glad he has learned how to eat and open his mouth for the food.

Halloween

We had a very Busy Halloween. We first went down to the fire station to see Micheal. This way Daddy got to see Ryan in his costume!! Ryan was a pumpkin for Daddy

Then we had lunch with Guppie, Chris, Amy, Maddie and Will.

Finally we went home and waited for Trick or Treaters. Stacy and Ammy came over to see Ryan in his costume. At home I was a pumpkin for some pictures and then a monkey for the neighborhood!!

My two costumes

My Aunt Stacy and I---then where is the baby!!


Waiting on the bench for trick or treaters. Ryan's costume came off pretty quick once I got outside becuase it was kinda hot in all the stuffing.

Overall I think his first Halloween went great!!

Hopefully he enjoyed it and will look back at all the pictures I took and laugh!!

Carving Pumpkins

We carved pumpkins tonight in preperation for Halloween!! It was fun, we had tools to help do it which made it so easy. The best part for me was that Michael cleaned and gutted my pumpkin for me--he is the best. Ryan even helped me!!

Ryan sitting with me preparing to make our creation

Now Ryan helping mommy!! That was a little hard!

Now the finished projects Ryan's pumpkin is the non cut one, he helped pick which face to use!! Mine is the face and Mikes is the bat. Now I will light them on Halloween and let you know how they look with a candle in them. Happy Halloween!

Babysitting

Well this weekend we babysat my Mom and Phil's dog Lulu. She is a very barky beagel. All the dogs had fun and we felt like we ran a pound!!!



The dogs took over the couch, Ryan and I tried to reclaim it but lost out!!!

New HEB

Well the new HEB by our house opened and it is crazy!!. We went as a family today and it was very overwhelming. It will be great when all the hoopla settles down and its a normal grocery store. We left with lots of things we dont need. But here is a photo of Ryan in the cart on the way out of the store!

Dewberry Farms

We went to Dewberry Farms with my brothers and their families. It was crazy!! Lots of fun, Lots of running around and things to do for the kids. I only got a couple of pictures before my camera battery went dead. Amy got the majority of pictures that captured the whole day!!!

Here is Maddie with Ryan

Olivia, Maddie and Ryan--he is supported by Pumpkins

Sweet Boy Will going to give Ryan a Kiss on the head!

Ryan eating his hand in the pumpkins

It was a great day except the end when Mike got his truck stuck in deep grassy mud!! His wonderful truck is too heavy!! We ended up leaving him there and going home because he had to wait for a tractor to pull him out. Another truck tried and got stuck too!!

Oh well we still had a great day!

The Party afterwards

After the Baptism we had everyone over to our house for lunch. It was a little crazy but was wonderful. At the same time our neighborhood was having a community garage sale so the streets were crowded and you can see in the background of some of the pictures some things for sale. I didnt get too many pictures from our house but we did get some----





A picture of the cake!!!

Now, I think one of the best things about the Baptism weekend is Mike's grandparents came. We had Hector's mom and dad and Kathy's dad. Unfortunately we only got pictures with Hector's parents.
This is four generations of Gomez Boys- Great Grandpa Frank, GPG (Hector), Dad (Mike) and Ryan

Now this is the four generation of boys with the lady that made it all possible Great Grandma Carmen!

Overall it was a very special day and I am sure one day Ryan will grow up to realize what it all really means.

Baptism

Ryan had his baptism this weekend at Prince of Peace Catholic Community. There were about 10 other babies that he shared the day with. Overall he did great, no crying just a little fussy towards the end of the ceremony when it was time to eat.

This was the first part of the ceremony where they asked us his name and then everyone put the sign of the cross on the babies head.

This was the baptism, they poured holy water on his head. Ryan just starred at us with a worried kinda happy look. He did great!!

The lighting of the baptismal candle. My sweet boy could not take his eyes off the flame. He seemed just to enjoy the fire--wonder if he is like his daddy!!

The Godparents- Jake and Stacy and Deacon Chuck who performed the sacrament

The Audience.

Ryan had one of the larger turnouts but not the largest. We loved having our family and friends there to support our family for the day.

Christmas Cutouts

Well after Ryan went to bed last night we got busy--on christmas cutouts. We finished tracing Santa and then we started painting him. He is almost done, needs another coat or two and then on to the fire truck. Christmas is fast approaching and we have lots to do. Our competition is steep--you should come see sometime in Decemeber!

Rolling Over

I was trying to get a picture for Ryan's baby book of him holding his head up. In the baby book in has you fill in all sorts of firsts with photos. So being a good first baby mom I was trying to get the head holding photo. However my son rolls over and he thought this was a game. Everytime I put him on his belly to get the picture he rolled over and laughed. I took about 30 pictures trying to get one these are some that I got!!!

I am going to roll over

I did it, hope you got the picture!

I love this game, its fun!!

Eating

Ryan has gotten the hang of eating!! We are not making as much of a mess. He really likes his rice cereal. Now today I added Bannana and oh my goodness it was gone so fast. He ate about a 1/4 if the nanna and the same amount of cereal. He really loved the banana. Now the thing with eating is the dogs. They have discovered Ryan eats and spills so they are there to clean up. Dixie is the one that will clean up while Ryan is still in the chair while Ginger waits.

Dixie stands or sits next to hom the whole time!

Dixie cleaning Ryan's toes!!

Eating and Bathing

Well now that Ryan is four months old we have started him on cereal. We were told by our pediatrician how and what to do--since we are new at this. We have started with Rice cereal today was the first day---what a mess. Mike and I laughed so hard today while feeding him that then Ryan was laughing and making an even bigger mess.

Ryan just thinking about it...........to eating his hand which was covered in it!

I really like this...hand that is!!

Ryan thinking no mom I can do it myself. He liked to take the spoon on his own. Really he just chewed on it. It was an experience that we will try again tomorrow.

So once that was over we went straight to the tub... We have a chair that we bathe in but the new thing Ryan likes now is to lay in the tub with about an inch of water in it. Of course always supervised.

Ryan splashes and kicks the water. He laughs while doing it--its too funny!!

These pictures don't really show the true action--but right before this he splashed us trying to take a picture!! He really likes the water at least this month!!

Will's Birthday Party

Well this weekend was Will's Birthday Party at a Fire station. Will turned 3, he is soo big now. The fun part of the party was Ryan got to go to a fire station for the first time. Mike just carried him around and showed him the fire truck--it was cute.

Mike and Ryan looking all around!!

Sitting in the driver seat of the truck!

Just outside, not sure what to think!!

Overall it was a great time, I am pretty sure Will got some great stuff at his party too!!