"Then I won't be beautiful!"

Ryan wears a princess dress on a regular basis these days. Usually it is a size 6 Cinderella dress that she has to pull up to her forehead to walk in. On her Joy School party day I convinced her Sleeping Beauty was the way to go. As she admired herself in the mirror she said "Now all my friends will look at me." Oh the vanity. But when I finally force her out of the dress (rules for no dress: Going places, eating, and sleeping) she says "Then I won't be beautiful anymore." I'd like to say that I then remind her of her inner-beauty, but no I remind her that she's still got pretty blue eyes and beautiful blond hair even without the dress.



She particularly liked her pink legs and said "I think pink is my favorite color."

All I had to say was "show me your pretty makeup..."

Texas Baby!

Ryan is loving Texas! She tries hard to stay cool as you can see :) When we got here I moved her out of the crib and into her very first big girl bed in a pink room with Izzy. Though she now has the liberty to get out of bed 495 times a night, she has done a pretty good job with the transition.Now this is the face that when (FUNNY STORY coming on) she looked at me after eating everybody's dished-up mandarine oranges (unbeknownst to the rest of us working on the spaghetti) and said "It's ok, I'm on steroids!" I just laughed and gave her a big hug. Cory would say I spoil her, hmmm.

Goes and goes and keeps up with Lorin and Izzy all day. Every once in a while....

3 Months of Idaho and Utah

Ryan's Grandpa Kofoed passed away on July 10, 2008. I wish so badly that she could have spent more time in this life with my hero, my daddy.
Ryan soaks life up--drinks it all in. I adore this cutie pie.
Bunsies is what we call these :)

Bear Lake Baby loved to play in the "pee ponds" and dig in the sand.

The Dreaded Schoolbus

Ryan has decided she's afraid of school buses and if Lorin tells her the bus is going to get her she screams "no, I don't want to." Well today she faced her fears!

Ryan graduated from Ross Kids today (Dean Dolan shaking her hand). We got some cute shots of her on the grounds of the Michigan Union Building. Then we went to Lorin's school to celebrate her last day there...hence the school bus shot :)

2 Year Check Up

Ryan weighed in at 23.6 lbs today and is in the 12th percentile. Her height is 37%. And her head is 85% which is funny--all that hair must cover it up good ;) Then she got a shot in her leg and really didn't like it much. We were also chastised for not making her drink more milk. So, tonight for dinner I made chocolate-chip pancakes and would only allow milk as the beverage. When Ryan got ticked and spilled it on her tray Cory told her she'd have to get more shots if she didn't drink the milk. Not kidding...we filled that glass up again and she guzzled it like a champ!! HILLARIOUS!

These are shots from Myra Klarman at Izzy's Make-A-Wish photo shoot. Can't help but grab a couple of this adorable one too :)

EASTER

Ryan absolutely loved the Easter festivities! I guess it's only Santa that she's afraid of (hillarious!).
The dipping was actually less frequent then the cracking and eating :)
The girl didn't need any help at all getting in with the big kids finding the hidden eggs. Notice the snow at the end of March...thank you Michigan!

Friday Night / Saturday Morning the Easter Bunny came and hid our shoes (a long-time Kofoed tradition) and each girl's treasure hunt notes and dropped off some candy.

Happy Birthday Ryan!

We continue to try and party as much as possible with Ann Arbor friends and used Ryan's HAPPY 2ND BIRTHDAY as an excuse this time. We spent Thursday night in a 3-room suite at an indoor waterpark in Ohio with the Maynors and the Ingmires. We had such a fun time!
Ryan is such a happy-go-lucky kid that she brings a constant smile to the on-lookers. She loved walking around the hotel room playing make-believe with Willa's new penguin. She also continues to tell people about the bug show at Disney World..."Hey, member dat bug show?!" Then she talks about the water (acid from the bug) dripping on her. When she gets tired she just wants to put her face right in to my neck and lay her head on my shoulder--I absolutely adore the snuggling from her.

I never want to forget Ryan as a brand new 2 year old.