The love of food.... or is it?

Ryler hasn't always loved food. He was actually really bad about eating. Then about a month ago he decided that it is alright. He still is pretty picky about what he will let me feed him. He really likes taco soup! It was one of the first things that he decided he would eat... But he still is toothless and so we are grinding everything or pulling out the baby food.

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Ryler has to be every where I am, Unless.... his dad is home. I would say he's a daddy's boy- at least more than Rustin. This is the little on sitting on the computer desk while I am using the computer. He was sure enjoying it up there.

He loves paper and books!

Dad took this shot of him and caught his cute little smile.

Ryler, Ryler, Ryler...

Rustin got a new train set for Christmas and he can't seem to get the track to stay together when Ryler is around. So he gets really frustrated. I decided to see what Ryler would do if I just stuck him in the tote of train tracks so he wouldn't bother Rustin. (On a side note Rustin watches a show called Olivia and she calls her brother a little bother and so Rustin has figured that out and calls his little brother a bother...) Well, he loved it at first and just played and played. Then he decided that he would pull himself up to the side and stand there, except that only worked for a minute because the tote was too heavy on one side and started to tip over. Luckily I was walking by him just about the time it happened and I caught him and he didn't even bonk his head. But of course he still cried cuz it scared him and he is my little sensitive one.

Our LiTtLe Sunbeam

This is about the only picture I have of Rustin when he became a sunbeam...

and I was very lucky that he even looked at me for it. He was really not wanting me to get this shot, but i think it turned out good. I had to prepare him for weeks before he was actually a sunbeam. He Just wanted to stay in nursery. This little boy of mine doesn't like change very much and wanted to stay with mom in nursery. When I told him that he was going to be a "Sunbeam" now he told me he didn't want to be one. I asked him why and he said, 'Mom, because "Sun beams" are HOT and we can't touch them. I think my little one is a little confused about the whole sunbeam thing... I had to explain that we are not Actually sun beams, that is just what we are called at church like nursery, but sunbeams. That's what they call your new class. He is doing okay now that he knows Sister Bridgett is his teacher- well on his good days. He still won't go to primary and I haven't figure that one out yet. So Randy or I have to sit with him about the whole time. Today we just left him with Alisse and she held him and I think he did pretty good. He was the only one in class today so it was rough- but all together I think we are making progress, Slowly but surely.

Rustin, Rustin, Rustin...

I was feeding Ryler in the highchair and Rustin had been playing. He came in flying his helicopter this way. He's so fun and SO full of EnErGy... His tongue is what makes his copter fly, don't ya know...?

And wait.... This is how they land....

Our Christmas in a nut shell...

Our Christmas started on the 18th of December. We went to Nana and Papa Robinson's house to celebrate, since Karri was coming out this weekend. We all enjoyed each other and had a wonderful dinner together as a family, Travis & Mike were the only 2 missing this year. After dinner we got the fam all settled down by the Christmas tree to open the presents that Nana & Papa got for us. These are a few cute pictures that we took of the boys opening their gifts. I love Rustin's cheese in this picture!

We usually go to Zion's Bank and see Santa, but this year he wasn't going to stop there. So... I had to hurry and find out where he was going to be next so that I could take the boys to see him and let them tell him what they wanted for Christmas (and get a picture of Ryler with Santa for the first time). Well, I found out from our special Elf Blinky that he was going to the school to visit all the kids there. So I loaded the boys in the car on Dec. 18th to go see him. Rustin wouldn't even come near him for a few minutes. Then I put Ryler on his lap and he cried and cried- as you can see from the picture. Ryler also didn't feel to well so that could of caused some of his crying. Anyways, he didn't really love it. Then after we got him calmed down and had a little bit better picture I slowly got Rustin to come over and see Santa, but he was not about to get on his lap. He did say that he wanted a tractor with a remote like the one that I wouldn't buy him at the store. After we left there he was pretty happy that we seen him. I also had a Santa hat that I wanted him to wear but he wouldn't do it for me (but he is holding it).... :(

This year I decided that I would make the boys matching jammies. I got the idea from a friend of mine that makes her boys' jammies and they were so cute. It was actually pretty easy after I learned how to read the pattern and after I could find ribbing. Can you believe that NO fabric store around here carries the stuff. Go figure!?! I didn't really get them finished until Christmas Eve. I guess you could say I'm a bit of a procrastinator...

Ryler had to sit here about the whole time I made them. He sure is cute though...

We have a tradition at our house that every Christmas Eve we get to open one present and it is our Christmas jammies. Just some more shots of the boys opening theirs on Christmas Eve.

After we opened our jammies we went to Aunt Tiffies and Uncle Brent's to watch movies and make cookies for Santa and reindeer food for the reindeer. Rustin and Kloee added sprinkles (glitter) to the reindeer food because that is what Rudolph the Red nose reindeer likes best.

Rustin with his reindeer food.

Frosting the cookies for Santa. Rustin liked the red and white sprinkles (which are peppermint) and he loaded his up with it. Santa sure loved it I bet.... I mentioned in a previous post that Ryler had a cold in his eyes. Well, if you were wondering why Rustin's are so red it's because he now has the cold in his eyes and it was worse than Rylers. I actually made Rustin's worse because I was giving him medicine that he was allergic to for a few days (Oops!) A few days after Rustin got rid of it Randy got it in his. I guess you could say I'm lucky because it skipped me...

We opened our jammies at our house and Aunt Tiffie was sad that Rustin didn't have one to open so he got to open her gift to him on Christmas Eve. What a lucky boy.

Rustin woke up and found the plate of cookies for Santa was gone. "Mom, he did come see", he said as he showed me the plate.

We had to wait until daddy got home to open the rest of the presents, but he did get to open the one from Santa and it was a big Thomas the train play tent. He also got a train set from mom and dad and some outfits and a few horses from Santa.

Rustin was so helpful, and helped Ryler open most of his gifts. This is about the only picture that I have of them together in their jammies. Sure cute! I love my little boys... and my big boy too! I am pretty lucky to have 3 guys in my life....
Ryler and Rustin got these cute hats from us. Rustin didn't really stop long enough to put it on for me so I just have Ryler in it. These are the horses that Santa left him in his stocking. I love this picture. He looks like he is so into playing with them that he doesn't really know what else is going on. Kind of in his own little world.

He loved chewing on this candy cane he got from Santa.


Rustin sure loves his little brother.

Rustin and Ryler posing for me to show me what Santa left them!

Rust got chap stick in his stocking too... He loves the stuff!

Ryler got this musical table from Santa.

Here's the play tent Rustin got from Santa.