Anderson Adventures: Big Boy turns the Big 1!

Our sweet Ryler turned 1 December 27. Wow where has the year gone?? I look at our little guy and am blown away at how blessed we are to have two amazing, healthy, LIVELY, little boys. Ryler is a kid all his own. I have never met a baby with his spunk. He is a tease, he is a flirt, he is a sneak, and he is the biggest goof! He makes us smile constantly. He is a Daddy's boy when he is excited, he is a Mommy's boy when he is sad or tired, and he is his brother's constant friend and shadow. My mornings consist of chasing Ryler over and over again as he tries to go find and wake up Brother. He peaks around every corner, jumps at every sound, so excited hoping it's Tray coming to play. lol Tray went with his dad for a whole day and Ryler looked for him almost constantly. It was so precious to see how excited Ry was to see his brother late that night when they finally came home. Every afternoon consists of Tray coming to tell me over and over that RYLER IS AWAKE!! Which of course he's not... Tray just want's to be able to go in and get him. They are so fun to watch together. Of course there fights and tiffs. Especially lately... Ryler has developed a little mean streak! He isn't a bully. He never picks fights. But he is no longer willing to sit back and let Tray take his toys ha ha When Tray tries he is greeted by some fierce yelling accompanied by either a push or a series of slaps. Which leaves me sweet sensitive Tray crying lol Poor guy. Ryler is a very little guy. Fun size, compact, travel size for your convenience.. lol He is under the 5% for his height and his weight. But he has always been small and is proportionate so we aren't too worried. He has 5 teeth. 3 up top. 2 on bottom. He loves to use them. He LOVES food of all kinds...except cheese really. I'm not sure why that is. He would rather drink water over juice any day but would gladly steal Brothers chocolate milk and chug it down then scurry away when Brother notices and starts getting mad ha ha He really is such a sneak. He has this crinkly nose grin when he gets caught. I just love it! He still loves crawling and has no desire to walk. I guess I can't blame him yet, he's only been crawling a couple months lol he deserves his crawl time I suppose. Though he will stand up on his own for as long as he wants. He has great balance...just doesn't care to take steps yet. He signs 'food' 'milk' 'all done' and 'drink' He isn't talking much yet still sticking with 'mama' 'papa' and 'dadda'. He loves hiding from me and playing peek a boo. His go to spot is always behind the shower curtain in their bathroom lol He loves reading books, undoing puzzles, coloring, playing with any toy really. He is my tough guy.. while Tray was always terrified of and still jumps when the vacuum, hair dryer, blender, etc, first turn on, Ryler is fascinated by the sounds. He loves playing chicken with the vacuum. Ry has always been one to initially startle easily, but he loves it. Tray and I will hide and jump out and yell BOO at Ryler. And though he jumps a mile high its with a squeal and a huge grin lol He is in a wrestling stage. He will crawl up to you and roll over on top of you and just lay there grinning. He loves when we say "uh! you got me!" He occasionally throws fits when we take things he's not supposed to have. He yells at us, then lays flat on his tummy on the floor like he has lost all will to go on, he'll look up, yell a little more, then lay back down. Eventually he forgets and gets up and is off to the next thing lol spunk I tell ya. He is an easy smiler. He charms people everywhere we go. I just can't imagine life without our chubs. He lights up our lives. Happy Birthday Roo! We love you SO Much!!

My tiny 5 lbs Baby.

In the Hospital. Such a sweet little bundle.

Little Chicken legs :)

He was just so small... You really do forget.

Little old man :)

Starting to get some Rolls :)

Chubs!

My BIG 1 YEAR OLD!!

Happy guy!

Loving the unwrapping :)

Now for CAKE!!

What The...???

What THE????

Get it off Mom... Please!!

I thought FOR SURE he would devour that cake. No such luck. Totally bizarre for my big eater!

Just some more Random Pics.

Such a good sport... As long as he doesn't know they're there lol Tray likes to decorate him with stickers and bandaids, hats, ties, glasses... but Ryler does NOT like to accessorize like Tray does.