So I have lagged BIG time on the ol' blog. Today will be a small attempt to get up to date on the Ryska clan. First off . . . . New to this earth Levi Ryska:


After 7 hours of HARD labor, I had this little guy. Worth the work for sure. Overall labor was about 12 hours, from when my water was broken. All natural again, I am still undecided as to if I'll do another labor without the help of modern medicne.

Kade LOVES to give kisses and hugs to Levi. The only problem is that he likes to apply his whole body weight on top of Levi while hugging.

This is Dr. Rob Bitter, he is the most amazing Dr. in the whole world. I want to get pregnant again just so I can keep seeing him on a regular basis. Thanks to him, and of course my husband, I had a great delivery.

Every year good in our hood these flower displays are open to the public. We had quite the time, Kade just loved the tractors and smelling the flowers.



I thought that even though this isn't the best photo, that I should be a sport and post a photo of my grand old self with my belly full of baby.

So I really lagged there for a while on my blog . . . but here's to improvement. Here are a few photos of Kade and the fam on Easter.
Note the dog toy in the basket, Kade's hunting was not limited to eggs. We teach him to keep a very open mind.

On a day when Kade actually ate, he insisted on having his fork. Usually he just pokes around for fun in an effort to pass time in his high chair. But today, he decided to make a PB & J with a fork. I was so proud and actually he looks pretty proud of himself too. Since he was dressed all preppy in his polo shirt, I called him Mr. Manners for the rest of the day.


This was the saddest! He was so sick with a fever for days. He just laid like this for the evening, just as sweet as ever.


Dan and I thought it was humorous how many food selections we displayed in front of Kade, just begging him to eat any one of them! I don't know how this kid survives on how much he doesn't eat!

Every once in a while we go the the library for the little group they have. Kade's favorite part is after it is over when we play outside in the Children's garden.

Aw, Grandpa! Kaden just adores him! Can't you see it in his little smirk? We were trying to capture a shot of both of their eyes, since they are the very same unique color.
This isn't the greatest family picture in the world, but it gets the job done. At least Kaden has the sweetest smile ever. This was the greatest day. We thought we were just going to meet up with the fam in Anheim, but it turns out we spent a few hours in California Adventure, which was a fun surprise. We miss them!
Kaden's first ride! Thanks Grandma and Grandpa!

I love this shot of the 3 generations of Ryska's. They all have the very same eye squints.

January in San Diego had some summer like days, so we decided to head to the beach. Kaden was especially excited about the Birds, one of his favorite words to say. He yells, "Be, Be" whenever he sees one of his feathered friends. Ballons and all other animals also seem to be named the same thing at this point.

Doesn't the expression on his face just say, "This is just the neatest thing I have ever gotten my little hands on!" This photo is taken at the Starbucks near our house, it overlooks the airport's runway, so we sit, drink yummy coffee and watch the airplanes. It's fun for the whole family : )

Best seat in the house! Poor, sweet Tess.

Kaden loved his "Elf" outfit. He got upset when we tried to move him down from the Ping Pong table, so he stayed up there a few rounds. He is just like his Dad, loves to be the center of attention!

Christmas morning! He LOVES this little, yellow dump truck that Grandma Ryska got him.