Made in San Antonio

VIVA FIESTA!!!! It's official, our baby boy bleeds Fiesta!
One big, happy, out of control family waiting patiently in line for NIOSA! Rod has a hard time controlling excitement.

The Hardens met up with us at NIOSA. Ryan and Jack Walker totally planned their outfits. LOVE the guayaveras boys! Soooo fashion-forward.

Two of Ryan's biggest fans!

The Rivenburgs, Sturms and the Tootles headed down to King William's Fair on Saturday. A little warm, and a little crowded for the kiddos! The parents insisted on making it work...for an hour.

Trouble.

Dad poured water on his head to cool him off.

The moms pulled out the blow up pool to cool them off! 2 pts go to the moms!

Add a point for the bubbles. (compliments of Melanie)

Ryan with Hudson and his daddy! This is the best smile we got out of dad after a fun bbq the night before.

Ryan asked that I show off his new skills. He swims professionally.


Ryan must have done this for 15 minutes. It's the cutest, and now a new piece of furniture in the living room....who needs gymboree??? (maybe Ryan).

One Screaming Monkey & a Birthday to Celebrate!

Ryan sold ten items for the CHUMs fundraiser. In doing so, he won the screaming monkey. Random, you ask? Yes, it is.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CASEY!!! We celebrated her birthday down in Port Aransas! We all thought we were 21 years old. Our bodies BEGGED to differ. They remained 31....and, reminding us of that today.

More pictures to come.....
Krista, bring on the pics!

Try to guess who doesn't get out in the sun much????? It's hard, but see if you can figure it out.

11 MONTHS!!!!

11 Ryanisms We Love Most!

1. You snuggle with us in the morning and just before bedtime.

2. You smile with your whole face...nose scrunched up, chin in the air, and mouth wide open, showing off your two teeth (working on four..ouch).

3. You LOVE to share your food and toys with the Lord. You reach your arms up to the sky.

4. You love your Baby Einsteins and Praise Baby dvds.

5. You shovel food into your mouth, and then smile real big.

6. Bath time with daddy makes you sooo happy. You are a little impatient when waiting for the tub to fill up.

7. You love to grab on to a piece of clothing, bath towel, sheet, kitchen towel, or stuffed animal...all while sucking your thumb. You definitely own the name Linus.

8. You LOVE to be outdoors, and let that wind blow your lovely locks.

9. Changing tables were so four months ago.

10. You smile when we approach your classroom door.

11. You make our hearts melt EVERY day!

They Call Him Flipper

Tanning booth STAT!

He did great. Loved it. I think his favorite was when we sang "Twinkle, twinkle little star" while he floated on his back.

Gearing up for FIESTA!!!!

Here is the Tootle Week in Review! I visited Ryan during lunch one day. He is getting the savory flavors of San Antonio. Bean and cheese taco. Muy bueno. (He ate two tacos).

Ryan and I visited Hudson and Melanie. She was in town to drop him off with Jana before heading off to HAWAII!!! Girl, that blog better not read "Fun February" when you get back. Blogs require responsibility, Melnie. You owe it to us! :)

Check out Ryan's trick eye. I thought I had fixed the red eye, but must have missed one. We loved getting to see Hudson and Mel. He's soooooooo precious and makes the CUTEST faces.

Shhhh, he's performing magic. He'll be done in a minute.

Guess he didn't get what he wanted. Ryan, try it again.

So, now were on Thursday night. We're at the Garrison's house. Matty's showing off his new playset....which is amazing! Nice work Brian. We learned something new about Ryan...he has sensitive feet. Matty, the warrior, has feet of leather!

The boys are outside enjoying the most delicious grilled chicken...marinated in Hawaiian dressing/marinade. SOOOO YUMMY! Christi fed Ryan spaghetti, and Courtney fed him raisins and lima beans. She fed me a lima bean as well, but I'm not a fan.

We had a great week in the Tootle household. The maid came yesterday so the house is clean, and we're ready to enjoy a fun weekend. Ryan starts swim lessons today at 5pm. We'll definitely have pictures of Flipper.