A New and Improved Rylan!

Last Saturday Krista and I took Rylan for his first haircut.  I was sad but glad at the same time because he was a shaggy mess.  A friend from daycare told me about this barber in Western Plaza and it sounded good so that’s where we went.  Everyone there was really nice and the barber who cut Ry’s hair was great.  I say great cause he managed to cut a wiggly octopus’s hair with very sharp scissors without cutting off a finger or ear!  I don’t see how he did it.  I had to stay in Rylan’s face and sing ‘Itsy Bitsy Spider’ over and over again cause at the time I couldn’t think of anything else!  They said they usually give out certificates for first haircuts but were out, so he said to remember the date and stop back by and he would give me one. 

Rylan looks like such a big boy now, I didn't know how much a haircut could make a difference!  I haven’t decided if I want to go all the way back there for his next one, I really liked it there but we’ll see.  Here are some pictures:

Before

                  

After

  

To new beginnings, cheers

Alright, it’s been over a month, bout time to write something I guess.  It’s the new year and ‘New Year’ means starting over and making the best of the next year, so that is what I intend to do.  I am determined to make this year better.  No more feeling sorry for myself, no more running around like a crazy person doing a million things all the time.  No more living in the dark.  This year, my little light is going to shine!  I have many resolutions but that pretty much sums them up.  I’m going to try and lose weight, go to church more to revive my relationship with God, I’m going to keep my house cleaner and I’m going to be happy.  So far the first few days of January have been pretty good, haven’t started all of my resolutions but intend too.

Christmas wasn’t as joyful this year, I really wanted to skip the day altogether and go on.  But that didn’t happen.  The day was full of emotion, mishaps and dread.  It was one of those days where I felt like nothing was going right and everything I touched fell apart.  Rylan seemed to have an ok day though with lots of presents.

         

 

So how about this economy huh?   Scary is the word that comes to my mind.  I’m worried about my job, probably like most people in my field.  We have no work, haven’t in a long time.  Just makes me wonder how much longer I will survive or better, how long my company will survive.  Of course I hope the best for both!  Our company is small but so far has hung on when others couldn’t, and hopefully will continue to do so throughout this mess.

 

I love keeping in touch with people, but I’m not too good at it.  I love hearing from people just to see how they are doing or what’s going on in their lives.  It’s funny cause Mom would always keep me on track with the people she knew.  Her friends and coworkers may not know it, but she always let me know the latest on what was going on.  So that is something I miss sometimes.  So any of you who may be reading, keep in touch, please J  My email is clmurphy23@gmail.com, I would love to hear from you.

 

Rylan is getting so big!  He does something new and funny everyday it seems.  He is walking really good now and even tries to run every now and then.  His laugh is so funny, you can’t help but to laugh with him.  He is doing this thing now that when he hugs you, he pats you on the back.  He still has problems out of his ears, which I had hoped would stop after getting the tubes.  Other than that, he’s just wobbling along everywhere, most of the time happily!

  

Until next time....

The Holidays

It’s been a while and I’m sorry.  How was everyone’s Thanksgiving?  Mine was ok,  I’ve had better.  This year was just weird for me.  I did enjoy my time off from work but of course it went by too fast.  Some how I  got stuck with a TON of leftovers.  Some from mamaw’s, some from Brandon’s mamaw’s and then some from Carols.  Way too much!  I am sick of Thanksgiving food, the rest is going in the trash since it’s been about a week now.  Blah! 

Friday was shopping day.  For some reason I had a difficult time deciding if I was going to get up way before daylight to go spend some money.  Before this year, I never had to decide because Mom and I would always go, usually even if we didn’t have anything particular we were going after.  So for 2 or 3 days, I fought with myself.  I know that sounds absolutely insane but I did.  Then, after a while I realized how stupid I was being and got upset.  My life has just changed. I didn’t want to be pondering if I wanted to go, I wanted to go and I wanted to go with mom, like I always have.  I want to be in the Christmas spirit because I really do love it, but I truly don’t care whether I put up a tree or not.  I want to argue with mom that I don’t need everything that she wants to get me cause she always spoiled me at Christmas.  I want to laugh with her when we talk about what we can get mamaw that she will actually like and not want to take back.  I want her to be so excited about what to get Rylan this year now that he’s a little older and plays with toys.  That is how my Christmas is going so far.  I have started on my Christmas shopping, I’m going to try and get it done early this year.  I say that every year and it never happens, but I don’t really have that much to buy.  I do need to get on my Christmas cards though….(That reminds me, #1 Jennifer, if you are reading, I wrote you back to the email address you left on here.  #2 for all of you who came to Rylan’s party, I am HORRIBLE about getting Thank You Notes done, I had every intention, just never got to it!  So Thank You everybody, I’m really glad you came and it was nice to see each of you)  

Here are some recent pictures of Rylan. 

 

  

He is walking now, still a little wobbly and clumsy but at least he’s walking.  He has learned how to scream. Loud. And in public.  You know those kids that scream in Wal-mart and you think, ‘my gosh, can those parents not control their kid?’ yeah, that’s me now.  Don’t be so harsh, it’s not their fault!  And attitude.  He has a bad one sometimes.  He can sure be sweet but he can be hateful too.

 

Just in case you don’t hear from me before Christmas, and hopefully you will, I hope everyone has a great Christmas and enjoys time with their family and friends.

Julie Roberts Photography

So, if you haven't already heard, or seen, we had pictures made by Julie Roberts.  She did a really good job and they actually turned out pretty good.  Brandon and I are the kind that hate ourselves in pictures but these were ok.  Here is the link http://www.xanga.com/julierobertsphotography and scroll down to October 29th.

October came and went bye bye

It's so hard to believe its November already.  October was fun; the beginning of fall, Rylan's first birthday and of course Halloween.  Unfortunately I dread the upcoming months.  Usually at this time, I am all pumped up about the holidays and have already began my Christmas shopping.  This year is different, the first of many different years.  

Here are a few pictures from Halloween.  Rylan dressed up as a dinosaur, or maybe just a monster since it didn't have a tail.  We went to Beaver Dam's Trunk or Treat and then on to visit some friends.



Thanks for reading and be sure to keep checking my photography page for new posts.

Anybody?

I don't know how many of you check my photography blog, probably not many since I never post anything.  Well for those of you interested, I did post something so go check it out.  I'm doing a photoshoot this weekend too so hopefully next week I can post those.  I'm trying to get it going....!

Fall is here!

It is definitely fall out there!  This weekend was a little on the chilly side, but for the most part really pretty.  Saturday, we went to the pumpkin patch in Gibbs.  We got out there and it was a cooler than I expected!  We rode on the hay ride to the ‘pumpkin patch’ all to realize it wasn’t that at all.  It seems that they throw a bunch of pumpkins out in a field and you get to pick the one you want.  I even took a picture of this scene as we drove away.

                                           

I got some cute pictures of Rylan though, so I’m ok with it!          

This one isn't good but his face is hilarious!

         

                

We also got to spend a short amount of time with some friends we haven’t seen in a while, Ryen , Courtney and baby Ashley. He is getting so big and looks just like Ryen. 

On Sunday we had an appointment with the one and only Julie Roberts Photography.  We had a fun time and hopefully got some good pictures of us.  Thanks again Krista for my birthday present, it was the best ever! Oh and for all the help yesterday, thanks a bunch.  So the weekend is over…again… I hate Monday’s and I think Rylan does too, he was in a sleepy/grouchy mood this morning when I woke him up.  Somebody may be going to bed a little early tonight!