Ryan and Puddles make a movie!

Soon after Ryan was born, we noticed a change in Puddles' behavior. It was not one of jealously, but of affection and love. Through a common love of drool, Puddles and Ryan bonded more than we ever expected. We wanted to capture this on film and share it with the world. The documentary will be completed in the summer, but we wanted to share the trailer with you all today.

Enjoy.

Ryan is crawling

It started with some rocking on the floor, then an army crawl and now a full on crawl! Ryan is officially on the move and there is no turning back. The days of plopping him down somewhere are gone!

I picked Ryan up yesterday from Nanee Burgess and he crawled across the room to get to me. It is officially the cutest thing he has done to date.

I am now having Ryan fetch things in the house and having a blast:

Happy 2nd Birthday Emily!!

Emily 2nd Birthday

Happy Birthday Emily!!! Emily turned 2 this past weekend and we headed to Lisa and Jason's house to celebrate. Lisa made some pulled pork and we had two cakes for Emily...one for Emily and one for the rest of us.

Happy New Year 2012

2012

It was yet another great New Year's weekend at Windham. Thanks to everyone that came up and made it a great time. As usual, we had great food and plenty to drink. Looking forward to the 2012 ski season and having more good times at Windham.

Merry Christmas

From 2011_December

Feed Me!

Kari has been transitioning from formula to solid foods for Ryan. So far Ryan seems to like cereal and veggies, but not fruit! We manage to get about 50% of the food in his mouth, the rest is meant to decorate his bib.

Since moving to solid food, we have noticed that Ryan has an increased interest in eating anything that is solid. When he is really hungry he will start to eat the furniture. I don't mind it as long as he does not start pooping fabric.

From 2011_December

Gobble Gobble

From 2011_November_Ryan

The Holiday Season has officially started with Thanksgiving! We have plenty to be thankful for this year! Not only are we blessed to have Ryan, but we have all of his cousins that will be part of his life and influence him (good and bad) as he grows.

We wish everyone a happy and healthy Thanksgiving!

Guess what happens next....

From 2011 Halloween

The odd couple were at it again posing for pictures and playing with each other. Ryan is learning a lot from Puddles...if you cooperate with Mom and Dad, the embarrassing photo shoot will end sooner. Puddles has been sharing a lot of advice with Ryan including drooling and snoring techniques. I must say, I think Ryan now drools more than Puddles. Aren't we lucky parents???

With Thanksgiving on the way, it means time for Christmas photos...and Grandma Duffy. God only knows what she has in store for Ryan and Puddles. Stay tuned.

Snap, Crackle and Pop's Birthday!

2011_10_23_Dad_Birthday

We spent this past weekend up at Windham with the whole family to celebrate Grandpa Duffy's birthday! It was nice to see the 3 grandchildren together. We actually had a boat load of kids up there this weekend, the Heffernan and Kaiser clans were on hand to make the weekend that much more enjoyable. Thanks to everyone for coming up and I hope this is a glimpse into the good times to be had at the Windham getaway! The ski season will be upon us soon!

There is a monkey in my pumpkin patch!

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This past Saturday Kari and I took our little monkey to Battleview pumpkin patch to pick some pumpkins. Ok, we went there to dress Ryan up in a monkey suit and take pictures of him in a tree! The pumpkin picking was just a cover.

I think Ryan has accepted the fact that this will be a regular occurrence and with the holiday season approaching there is a lot more costumes to be worn. I would actually feel bad if it wasn't so much damn fun to dress him up!! Oh well, he will forgive us when he is older.

Baptism

Ryan finally had his Baptism two weeks ago. Hurricane Irene delayed the event by a few weeks, but also allowed more family and friends to attend. Ryan was a little angel that day and gave us no problems at all.

We would like to thank everyone that came and celebrated this day with us. We would also like to thank Kellie and Paul for being Ryan's God Parents! We are truly blessed to have you guys be part of his life!!

As a side note, we think Ryan really likes church. The day of the Baptism, we had attended 2 masses and Ryan slept like an angel through both. We think that the church music and singing soothes him. So we are now playing organ music and constantly chanting in the house. While it keeps Ryan comfortable, the neighbors are starting to wonder what goes on in the Duffy's house. :)

Here are some pics from the Baptism:

2011 Baptism

We will see everyone again for Brian's Baptism this weekend!!!

Welcome to the Jungle

Ryan has been really growing and doing new things everyday. From discovering his hands and fingers to laughing out loud when we tickle him. Most recently, he has been showing more head control and we were able to have him sit up in his Jungle ExerSaucer.

We were excited to see that he was able to hold his head up, but I think we might of overstimulated him just a bit. Ryan just stared at the different animals that were making noise, lighting up and swinging over his head. He was simply overwhemled. He gave me the same stare when I explained that I was his father.

From 2011_September_Ryan