Y3 - 213/365: So Hollywood!

He may be British...

...but he's still so Hollywood!

Y3 - 212/365: See Baby Eye!

When I was only little I'm told that I used to (lovingly) poke my younger cousin, Ashley, in the eye while saying to people, "See baby eye?!" Thankfully I grew out of it, but it's a long-running joke in my family.

So, to my family back in the States: I'm passing it on!

Ryan likes the song 'Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes' and is getting good at pointing to some of his parts. He knows 'head' and his 'eyes' and sometimes 'toes' but here he was showing me the 'eyes' on his cousin Amy's Bedtime Iggle Piggle. Iggle Piggle's eyes open and close and Ryan was fascinated by this.

Y3 - 211/365: Some Lie-In, That Was!

It was supposed to be my morning for a lie-in, and I really didn't think I would be so interested, but first thing this morning I was glued to the tv, watching it like it was the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade!

The ceremony was lovely and Kate looked absolutely stunning. In fact, looking back through my photos (yes, I took photos of the tv) I noticed this was right when William leaned in and told her she looked beautiful! I mean...HOW SWEET is THAT?!

Ryan didn't make it through the whole ceremony and ended up asleep on my shoulder while the boys' choir sang while the family went off to sign the registers. It was quite sweet in a way because Matt was worried the sound would keep him awake, but knowing Ryan the way I do, I thought the opposite -- that it helped him to drift off to sleep. Sure enough, he was and the timing couldn't have been more perfect because it was just enough for me to take him up to his cot to continue napping while I came back down awaiting the kiss from the balcony.

And I got not one, but TWO kisses!

They're truly a lovely couple and I wish them all the happiness in the world.

Y3 - 210/365: So Real

Matt finally got his new Sony Bravia HD telly this week (on a 'buy now pay later' scheme), just in time for the Royal Wedding tomorrow, and Ryan is in awe! In fact, this morning while watching 'Big Cook Little Cook' he tried to climb into the red sofa chair on the screen!!

So life-like to him, I suppose!

The weather has been absolutely gorgeous so we've been taking advantage as much as we can and exploring the garden so Ryan gets plenty of fresh-air each day. He loves these white flowers in the lower garden.

At one point he even had a bit of a roll-around, which was fun to watch him do. I'm really glad he enjoys the outdoors so much. It makes pleasing him that much easier!

Y3 - 209/365: Three Cheers for Daddy!

Ryan has loved that Matt is on holiday this week and has been going nuts trying to get piggy-back and horsey rides from him. He will climb right up the sofa and casually try to push Daddy off the edge so he can gain access to his back. Then he stands behind him while subtly slapping him until he gets up and taxis him around the front room!

I just wanted to throw this one in because I found it funny.

Y3 - 208/365: Quad Rider

He can now confidently mount and dismount his quad all on his own as well as operate the light and power button! Go, go, go!

Y3 - 207/365: Little Beggar

At Auntie Emma's Ryan decided to make his rounds at dinner. After eating his own bowl of pasta, he then proceeded to stand in front of each of us, one at a time, gawking with his mouth open until our forks served him a bit of what we were eating.