My mom's a slacker and threw me a Birthday Party a month late. Whatever man.
It was a monkey party so there was a Pinata and monkey cupcakes and all that jazz. I'm too pooped to blog about it so check out my mom's blog to get the skinny on the haps yo.
Matt came home on the 4th of July! Which is perfect since that's his mothers favorite holiday. We all went to the airport to meet him when he got off the plane (walked through the airport and exited the security area). It's so good to have him home.
I think he's stay a missionary for a long time still. Especially when he has little guys to teach.
I am so excited for Matt to get home. It's all Ike has been talking about for weeks, granted it's the only word he knows but still. Matt has served a great mission in Hawaii, he was zone leader and pretty much rocked. He's such an amazing person, I can't wait for him to come home and see what he does next. We love you Matt, See you in the morning!
Yes that's my hair, and yes it's not on my head, it's attached to a pillow that Ike sleeps with now. So far it's been responsible for two uninterrupted nights sleep, not consecutively however. I made it a while ago and kind of kept it hidden cause I thought Ryan would make fun of me. I wasn't going to post about it but Ryan outed me to his family and they thought it was "hairlarious", and that I had to. Since you asked, I sectioned out a narrow row from the middle of the back of my hair, put a rubber band around it, cut it, super glued it, then sewed it into the pillow. It's actually quite secure, more so than my head. I know I'm probably just reinforcing some weird hair fetish in my son but if it gets me a few more hours sleep and a less pulling out of the hair on my head then so be it.
Look at my handsome boys. I rarely get a pic of Ryan so I'm taking advantage of it.
And sweet little Owen, he's got Ike beat on the chubby cheeks. He's such a cute yittle guy.
Jace and Christian looking deceivingly sweet.
There was a reason they were covering their ears. It's amazing how much noise two kids can make. I was tempted to make a video but I didn't think anyone would want to watch/hear that.
Aren't the boys so cute. I looked through the pictures a few times and hadn't noticed Christian holding Ike's hand, how sweet is that. I know Ike is just itching to be able to run around and play with his cousins.
While in California Ike got to hang out with his adorable cousin Kelsey. Isn't that the sweetest little kiss she gave him. His Cousin Collin said that Ike was even cuter than Spike, which is saying alot because Spikes a pretty cute dog.
Thanks for letting me steal your pictures Cate.
Love for In-N-Out that is.
We stopped by on the way to the airport for one last taste of California.
Ike's looking like a true California boy. He only ate one fry, but I think it was enough to start him down the road of an In-N-Out obsession that his Mom and Dad share.
No pictures please. 
Outside on my back patio in California Ike found a skate board and amazed us all by climbing on keeping one leg on the ground and starting to push with one foot. Just like a natural. Rainey is my witness.
I then quickly grabbed my camera and tried to get him to do it again but of coarse he wouldn't.
It may have been a fluke but I think the kid has real talent and it's only a matter of time before I'm driving him to the skate park.
As you can tell by his face, he didn't love it. He's like his mom, I'm not a beach person either.
It was a crowded hot day, but it was the beach so we made the best of it. Ike was pretty much just hanging on me the whole time. Then a very nice lady walked by and offered her chair and umbrella to us which saved the day. In the shade it was the perfect temperature. I didn't want to take away from Kellee and Rainey catching some rays.
He was not happy about getting his feet wet or getting sandy. But we got some pictures and we can say that we came, we saw and we probably won't be back till he's a little older and can run around.
Ike got an international postcard today. His second to date, the first was from Costa Rica. This one is from his Aunt Holly in Germany. She is there on a Fullbright scholarship to learn about education in other countries. She was chosen from THOUSANDS (380 actually) of teachers to go to Germany. Being that it's the homeland of Ryan's dad she was thrilled.
She's been having an amazing time. I'm totally jealous. But I'm so happy for her and proud of her for being chosen to have this experience. Thanks for thinking of Ike while you are on the other side of the world. We Love you!
Ike's favorite thing is to climb into his toy box and one by one pull all his toys out. Once he's got them all out if he can reach them he'll start putting them back in. Obviously this is a little older picture, his hair doesn't grow that fast, but it is growing. By the time you get home Holly is will be just as long as when you left.
Ike got some new cute Robot pajama's. I really like them, only thing is the feet are really long. I'm not sure if Ike's feet are especially short or if whoever designed it has a clown baby. 
isting pulling his feet. They also frustrated him because when he was getting around he would keep stepping on the toe and couldn't move his foot. It was funny until he kept doing it and started crying. 
It was one year ago today that a sweet little angel came into my life and changed it forever.
We love you Ike! Happy Birthday!!!
I'm still in denial that Ike is turning 1 on Saturday, but fortunately not everyone is. Ike got his first birthday present today from his cousins Collin and Kelsey.
They said it was one of their favorite books. I agree, it's super cute with just a touch of irreverence.
This is my favorite picture and my favorite part is...
Yep we did it, we shaved Ike's head.
I was just going to give him a little trim but a few missteps and I ended up giving him a short mohawk. When Ryan got home he insisted we just shave it all off. 
I have to say I have mixed feelings, he's cute no matter what but I think I like him with a little more hair. But it grows. And he's still my cutest baby boy.
Enjoy video of his first buzz cut. He actually did pretty good especially for being his second hair cut of the day.
I took Ike to the Skate Park today and he was tearing it up. He was by far the best 1 year old on four wheels.
He was doing rail slides and kick flips like he was born to do it. 
