Thursday, June 9, 2011

Babies...

Does this picture remind you of anything???

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We like to do things as a family :)

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Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Four Years ago today...

I got to hold my sweet little Benson for the first time...

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We fell in love with him and became a family of three...

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I had never laid eyes on anything so adorable! 

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And I never could have imagined how much the Lord would BLESS us over the next four years!  
Happy Fourth Birthday Benson!!!

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Tuesday, June 7, 2011

little do these two know...

What a gift they will be to each other...

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They will look to each other for fun, advice and friendship in the years to come...

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And we've got a picture of them with their "raisins" still on, to remember the GIFT of having sweet cousins so close in age. 
And we thought Benson and Hannah being one MONTH apart was close!  :) 
Thomas and Ella are six DAYS apart! 
It's so incredible!
SUCH A GIFT!!!

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Monday, June 6, 2011

brotha from anotha motha

Thomas is Ella's "brotha from anotha motha."
Kinda.
They have different dad's too.
But their dad's ARE brotha's.
And her dad has his name.
Chew on THAT awhile will ya?!

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Thomas Henry Ryan,III holding Ella Ann Ryan, born May 4, 2011, just six days after Thomas Hunter Ryan was born.
Yes, Thomas and Susie had a girl, and yes, we named our son Thomas Ryan.
Still with me?

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Ok, now here's the test:
Who's who, and how are they related?....

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And here's Jeremy and Brittany with their twins.
Ok, not really.  But they'd make cute ones.
I'm ready for some more nieces and nephews, guys! ;)

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Uncle Jo and Thomas....
Keepin it real...

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On the day we met Ella, it was just a day away from Hannah's birthday, so even though we had a party later in the month, we ate cake.  We're always looking for a reason to eat Publix cake :)

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And if these aren't some cuties...
Three adorable Ryan girls under the age of four.
All born in May.
May 4 (ella), 9 (hannah) and 22 (addie grace). 
That's one happy, blessed, and busy household! :)

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We were so excited to get to meet Ella for the first time!!! 
... more pics to come! (of course ;) )

Friday, June 3, 2011

First Doctors Visit

We took Thomas in for his one week checkup....

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At one week old, he weighed 7 pounds, 1 ounce.  Everything looked great!  
Time's flying by!

Wednesday, June 1, 2011

lil cuties

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I had gotten this little preemie sleeper for Thomas when I was laying in the bed baking him at about 28 weeks in utero.

Praise the Lord, he made it to 38 weeks and only got to wear it about a week :)

I did love him in it that week :)

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Time to box this one up!  I can't believe he's already outgrowing things! :*(