Ryder Casper turns 1

The big boys were playing "5-hole"


Ryder turned 1 and had tons of fun with all of his new toys, especially this tunnel that his aunt got him


Tori hanging out at the party, her borrowed bib says "I love dirt" - haha

Friday night fun..

A few Fridays ago we got Tori's highchair out of the box and into the kitchen. We had to try it out as soon as Daddy got it put together...


The same Friday Daddy decided he was getting too old to run all of the time and bought himself a new bike. He has went on 4-5 rides so far. A few of them were 20 miles and the longest one last week was 38 miles. He is going to join an MS 150 team w/ some of our friends and Brandi and Tori are going to be his cheerleaders!

SO big!

Look how big I am getting, I can stand and push up really well and I also put myself to sleep when I get tired of playing :)

A trip to Iowa

May 23rd and 24th
Osceola,Ia
Great Great Grandma McConnell and Great Grandma Gaumer birthday celebration
Cousin Dylan's Graduation

Daddy and a dinner date

Bryan and his Elsevier team invited Brandi and Tori to join them for dinner one night at Brio on the Plaza while everyone was in KC for meetings.

This was Tori's first dinner date on the Plaza - we are so blessed she is such a good baby and adapts to most every situation we introduce her to.

We also got to meet Baby Cade Rebne that night..what a handsome little guy he is!!

Growing Baby

As Tori approaches 5 months old I thought I would post her weight gains. She wasn't gaining very much when she was really young but now we are on a consistant up and up!! Can't post any pictures right now as I am doing this at work :)

1.12.10 - 6 lb 15 oz (birth day)
1.15.10 - 6 lb 8 oz (first day home)
missing a couple of weigh ins..
2.15.10 - 7 lb 9 oz
2.24.10 - 8 lb 4 oz
3.03.10 - 8 lb 11 oz
3.10.10 - 9 lb 2 oz
3.17.10 - 9 lb 6 oz
3.22.10 - 9 lb 12 oz
3.31.10 - 10 lb 1 oz
4.05.10 - 10 lb 5.5 oz
4.14.10 - 10 lb 14 oz
4.19.10 - 10 lb 15 oz
4.28.10 - 11 lb 11 oz
5.12.10 - 12 lb 5 oz
5.17.10 - 12 lb 12 oz
5.26.10 - 12 lb 15 oz

next weigh in is tomorrow 06.09.10
I am guessing she will be 13 something :)

Another Graduation

Sunday May 17, 2010
Tori, Mama and Auntie Jen (you know the WAY awesome photographer I mean friend we have!) drove into "no man's land" to help Jessica celebrate her graduation from high school. Jessica's mom and Brandi are good friends and co-workers. We had great food, cake, and socializing while we were there..it was TOTALLY worth the 50 min one way drive :)


We made it!!


The Graduate - Jessica and Baby Tori


Yes, this is my tiny baby holding her bottle all by herself!!!