Pictures of welcoming Ryan...galore!

Many have requested, & we have answered! Here are more photos than you can handle of our new bundle of joy. See last post for details.

Hi Mama!

Big boy!

Meet your new son!

Resting at the hospital....everyone LOVES sleeping on Dady's chest!

Coming home from the hospital

Charlie, meet Ryan

Sophie sharing her Kitty...this is big!

Holding little brother

Scrunchy face-Justin thinks this looks just like Uncle Jared!

So precious!

First Bath

Our little monster...gotta love the baby towel!

All clean...of course we have our little helper. Thanks, Soph!
Mama loves her little guy

First real tummy time...it's a sinch when you love your tummy like this guy. We're still working on him sleeping on his back (or side) at night...its a work in progress. :)

Ryan has arrived!

On October 2, 2009, we were blessed with precious, healthy 8lb. 10 oz., 21in. baby boy, Ryan Owen. He was 3 weeks early & still a big boy...we were ready! Theories have been made, but after 2 early, healthy babies, we just say that Lauren has a "good oven." Contractions started at 8 am, & he was out, after a quick, smooth labor & delivery, by 5:51 pm. The recovery was also smooth (hooray for a body that remembers! we're also fans of Fair Oaks hospital), & we feel so blessed! Unfortunately, Sophie was unable to come & visit at the hosp., thanks to H1-N1 virus security regulations there, but Sophie & Charlie got to see the little guy when we returned home. Sophie went a million miles a minute trying to help with this & that & show Baby ryan this & that. It was quite cute! We're trying to give her her special attention when we can. The sleepless nights have begun, but we think we're getting better at it, slowly(we hope). :) We are in love with our new addition, & we're excited to experience this new adventure together.

Baby Boy Shower

On Sept. 25, Megan Lattin, a friend from church, was so nice & threw me a baby shower. Mnay ladies showed up & I was truly showered with gifts. It was so fun to spend time with these women, gleen some wisdom about boys & second children, & of course, get down & silly with some fun games. I'll post a pic later of my fashinable TP baby diaper/suit that I had to model...oh boy! :) Thank you so much!!

3 years of Sophie

I had a coupon & decided to take Sophie to get her pictures to commemorate turning 3 years old. She was quite the adorable little subject! Sorry, I ahven't figured out exactly how to wrok our new scanner, so the pics are small. Anyways, we can't believe we've had this precious little one for 3 years. Here are some photos from her life (1 month, 6 mos, 1 yr, 18 mos, 2 yr, 2 1/2, 3yrs).

Goofy Smith time!

We love the humor in our home, especially as its developed in Sophie. Of course neither Mom or Dad want to take credit for this craziness :), but we all know our whole family is a little warped! At least we're fun!

"I'm awesome" (in a freaky voice)

Sophie was a little freaked out when Daddy said, "Oh no! What that on your head!" She got the joke quickly & then turned it on Justin!

The Birthday Princess...3 years old!

Happy Birthday, Sophie! Our little one turned 3, & to celebrate, we had a little party with a bunch of her friends over. Her requirements for the party were these: 1-For it to be a "Princess party" & she wear a princess dress, 2-That she have her own balloon (the kind that floats), & 3-That she have a pink cake. I said, "Can do!" You could tell it was Justin & Lauren's first time putting on a party for little ones (the games were a bit messy), but all in all, it turned out well, I think. I realized that its hard to help control the games, cake, & such & take pictures at teh same time. So, thank you to all the moms who jumped up & helped us out! Later in the day, we let Sophie open up some family gifts & we took her out for ice cream (thanks to her great-grandad!). Here are some photos of the fun we had that day. (WARNING-there's a lot! PLus a couple videos!)

Daddy did a great job with the decorations (Mama was sick that night)

We had a bean bag toss...

...pin the tail on the dragon

...fun with toys

...& fishing for the frog prince (a fan fav).

The toys & goodies were fun (even if the baggies didn't work out last minute! yikes!).

We had lots of fun at the playground witht eh whole gang. Yes, we said FUN...I promise! :)

I love this silly Sophie grin! She was so tickled that people were singing to HER!

Here's the pink cake Mama made.

Daddy is the best! He took the day off of work just to play with us & help out with the party.

All the cake & juice fun at the playground.

The kids discovered the rope swing our neighbors put up & had a blast.

We were pretty impressed by Sophie!

Opening up all the gifts (Abel quite likes me...its cute!)

We loved all the fun cards!

Sophie can't stop playing with her princess dolls!

Ooohs & Aaahh's at all the princess gear she got!

She is such a little girl, & by her own choosing, I promise! (It's quite fun.) :)

Poor Charlie got sticker attacked (we couldn't get a shot of ALL the stickers).

Wall-E & Eve!!!! (She loves this movie!)

A PRINCESS Leapster game?! No way!

And thus the playing began... I'm just glad it teaches her letter writing & other skills!

opening up family gifts

Sophie loves her new diaper bag that she carries around.

She tries to feed Charlie the fake baby food.

So much fun!

Sophie was so excited to watch her Barbie Swan Lake movie that night.

Just call us the Blue Family. :)

Just to show our gratitude. I don't know why we asked her to say it again, because it was perfect the first time...you get the idea! :)