Rylan Cooper Smith

2009-06-25T17:03:00.000-07:00

Ry attached the dogs leash to Kennas shirt the other day...

when she wouldnt walk he would yell "BAD DOG" haha
He was loving it!!

He is not quite sure of the water yet...

"A Mother's love is something that no on can explain, It is made of deep devotion and of sacrifice and pain, It is endless and unselfish and enduring come what may For nothing can destroy it or take that love away . . . It is patient and forgiving when all others are forsaking, And it never fails or falters even though the heart is breaking . . . It believes beyond believing when the world around condemns, And it glows with all the beauty of the rarest, brightest gems . . . It is far beyond defining, it defies all explanation, And it still remains a secret like the mysteries of creation . . . A many splendoured miracle man cannot understand And another wondrous evidence of God's tender guiding hand." Helen Steiner Rice

2009-06-25T16:57:00.000-07:00

Pictures from one of the Rangers game...hes showing me his tattoo :)

Playing baseball at the park...he is all about baseball...

even in flip flops haha

2009-02-10T21:10:00.000-08:00

Christmas 2008...these first pictures are from the house in South Carolina...this tree fell over 4 times!!! Then right after we FINALLY got it to stay up...we decided to move to Texas...

I LOVE, LOVE this picture of him...

Cade and Ry at Christmas in new apartment...

2009-02-10T20:50:00.000-08:00

These pictures are from the Dallas Aqurium

This look is because daddy told him if he sat down to take a picture he would get money...lol

He would only touch the glass through my hand...

This is what he does when I tell him to smile...haha...

Uncle Chase and Ry

2008-10-09T17:10:00.000-07:00

Well we got another family member...this time its a fish. Rylan is really big into Wall-E right now so we named him Wally. This is the next morning...he just set there and talked to him...telling me to look at Wally swimming!!

This is daddys swim cap from the triathlon...he was soo cute in it.

He is trying to hold Kenna but she just wants down to GO...! He is yelling at her to stop moving. If we are in the car and she is talking he yells "Kenna" at her to make her stop...well that just makes her talk more...to cute to see them go back and forth.

2008-09-18T10:14:00.001-07:00

For some reason Rylan loves to get into my makeup....in these pictures he was trying to put mascara on...that was the hardest thing to get off his face.

He had SOOO much on his face...

Too cute...

This picture from Daddy's triathlon....Go Daddy!!

This is my favorite picture of the boys...Cade is so good with him...

We went out to the lake alot this summer and not 5 mins down the road Ry was always out...

2008-09-18T10:14:00.000-07:00

Sorry its been soo long....we have been really busy. Here are just some

random pics from the last couple of months.

This outfit is from Ge-Ge....he loves running to hear the

sound of the pants..haha. GO TEXAS!

Here are some pictures from our camping trip...Rylan loved camping.

Bubba and Ry...cheese...!!

Rob was the "Scout Leader"...he showed all the kids how to tie knots, they went on a nature walk...they had a blast...can you tell...look at Ry...!! Haha..

2008-03-25T11:25:00.000-07:00

This is Rylan's first meeting of his little sister.

He held her for a minute then wanted to see what he could get into.

Rylan puts his earphones on when McKenna starts crying!!

He gets right in McKenna's face and says "Hi Kenna!"

2008-02-11T17:45:00.000-08:00

Well...I made Rylan's Big Brother T-Shirt the other night....and left the paint on top of the table. Big Mistake!!! While I was in the bedroom typing an email, I could hear him playing with his drill. So when I was done I walked into the kitchen.....and crimson red fabric paint was EVERYWHERE!!! He had it in his hair, all over his clothes and shoes, on the rug, the carpet, the back door, on my WHITE couch, and THE CAT. So now we have a black cat with red highlights....haha. Of course I started cleaning ASAP...and completely forgot to take some pictures first. I have a couple of his hair and of the cat....but they really dont do justice to what he did. Once I get the ones I did take downloaded..I will post them.

I called a friend and she came over and helped me clean everything up. I didnt have anything carpet cleaner...!!! Thanks Hala!!! For the most part....it is cleaned up. You can still see it alittle on the carpet and my rug is ruined. And the cat has pretty much cleaned it off of herself!!

The other day when I got him up from his nap...he saw the cat and said "made a mess.." haha. I told him yes you did make a mess.

BUT HIS SHIRT TURNED OUT VERY CUTE!!!!

2008-01-21T18:32:00.000-08:00

Rylan's first visit with Santa did not go very well. We stood in line for awhile but Rylan was too busy watching all the other kids run around. And when it was his turn...well he wasn't having it. He was screaming and reaching for Daddy the whole 3 seconds he was in "Santa's" lap. I was able to get 2 pictures and that was it!!

2008-01-21T17:57:00.000-08:00

My Little Handyman....

GeGe bought Rylan a drill and a huge tool set. He loves fixing things.

Look at how focused he is...haha!

Say Cheese!

Fixing Mommy's Door...

2008-01-21T09:26:00.000-08:00

Here are the Elmo Pictures....Your Welcome GeGe ! This is one of the Christmas presents from GeGe...and Rylan loves it. Everytime he watches Elmo he has to be sitting in his chair. And he does not share it with ANYONE!!!

2008-01-21T06:22:00.000-08:00

Finally...I get a chance to update this!! Here are some pictures I took when we went to Texas for Thanksgiving.

As you can tell....Rylan did NOT like the snow. He stayed inside with GeGe while Uncle D and I made a snowman for Nana.

Uncle Chase and Ry

2007-10-30T09:27:00.001-07:00

For Halloween this year, Rylan is a golfer. And I must say..a pretty cute one at that!! We went to the Boo at the Zoo and Ry loved it. They had music playing and everytime he heard it...he stopped walking and starting dancing!

2007-10-30T07:50:00.000-07:00

I have not updated this in awhile...I have been sooo busy. Here are some pictures we took when we went to the pumkin patch. Rylan picked out his pumkin and we let him paint it. But of course, he wanted to help mommy too!

2007-07-01T13:26:00.000-07:00

This is the outfit Rylan wore for his birthday party!!

Happy Birthday To Rylan...

He was just getting started.

Look at my messy boy...he was on the "phone"

2007-07-01T13:19:00.000-07:00

This is what Rylan thought when I told him mommy was pregnant...haha.

2007-06-22T07:38:00.000-07:00

Today is a great day because me, Rylan, and Caden are going to have a brother or sister. Caden wants a brother. I want a sister. Ashley told me we were going to have a new member in our family. Me and Caden are very excited that we were going to have a baby!!

Love,
Caitlin

Well as you all can see...I am pregnant!!! Whoo Hoo!! We are all very excited. Can't wait to see my belly start to change...again. Rylan has no idea what is going to happen. He can say baby so I guess we are going to have to start pointing to my belly and saying baby. Ha Ha.

2007-06-08T07:15:00.000-07:00

Here are just some of the pictures of Rylan's 1st Birthday!!

All the kids got an apron, hard hat, and a hammer to take home.

Brandon thought he was one of the kiddos..haha...
Here is the front door and walkway.

We used caution tape, cones, and balloons.

Here is the birthday cake that Ge-Ge made him!

Here are the dump truck brownies.
I made browines, crumbled Oreos on top,
then put gummy worms through out the brownies.
I think they turned out really cute!!

2007-06-08T06:23:00.000-07:00

These pictures are from the Charleston water park.

Rylan loved playing in the water.

Here is Hayden, Kinley, and Rylan. They all played sooo hard.

Can't you tell...haha. How sweet!!

2007-05-11T07:53:00.000-07:00

Here he is saying his favorite word Bo..our dogs name. Look at that sweet face....ahhh.

2007-05-11T07:43:00.000-07:00

Updated pictures atlast!!! These are just random pictures from the last month. Look at how much he has changed!

2007-05-10T13:07:00.000-07:00

We are getting ready for Rylan's 1st Birthday....very exciting! Here are pictures of his invitations that me and my good friend Hala made for his party. The invitations say "Calling all builders, big and small. We'll eat some cake and have a ball. We'll be breaking ground on May 26, 2007 at the Smith Construction Site. Your shift begins at 3:00.Please contact your shift foreman if you are unable to attend at ***-****."

We are doing his party in a construction theme. I am going to make the cake crumbling out of a dump truck to look like dirt. Then I am going to use caution tape instead of streamers....and many more cute ideas. After the party I will make sure to post pictures. Rylan and I are very happy that GeGe, Uncle Chase, and Grandpa Randy are going to come down for the party!!!!

2007-04-12T06:43:00.000-07:00

Look at my big boy! His teeth have finally broke through. He started walking the other day with his push toy. It is sooo cute. I can not believe that next month my little boy will be 1 !!!

2007-04-08T07:07:00.000-07:00

Here are pictures of Rylan eating and getting all messy! He loves to eat! He has his top 5 teeth coming in ALL AT ONCE...ouch! They are all showing but have not broke through yet.

2007-03-06T06:27:00.000-08:00

Rylan is officially crawling....and into EVERYTHING !!! We have found out that he likes to eat dog food....haha. We went to the park the other day and had a great time. Here are two pictures of mommy and daddy with Ry.

2007-02-16T08:02:00.000-08:00

This is a picture of sister and Ry at Christmas.
Look at him...he knows what to do when the camera is out!
Daddy and Ry together.....awwww
The kids at Christmas.....perfect!

2007-02-16T07:14:00.000-08:00

Sorry it has taken me so long to get more pictures on here. These are his latest pictures of his mohawk. He is sooo cute with his mohawk.

2007-01-20T12:48:00.000-08:00

Uncle D and Rylan fell asleep together....ahhhh how cute. He loves his Uncle D.

2007-01-12T17:50:00.000-08:00

Hello everyone...I have not been on here in awhile. Rylan's two bottom teeth are in. He looks so cute. He is still not crawling, but if he wants to get somewhere he will just roll to get there. He is so funny. He is loving spending time with Uncle D. Here are just some pictures we have taken from around the house.

2006-12-12T08:39:00.000-08:00

Here is a video I put together of Rylan's Christmas pictures. He did so good. We were done taking pictures in about 15 mintues. His first Christmas !!! Ahhh...

Christmas 2006

2006-12-05T10:39:00.000-08:00

Here are two vidoes I put together with pictures from Thanksgiving. Rylan had a great time seeing everyone. Once we got back we took him to the doctor and he is now 15 lbs 9 oz and 26 1/2 inches long. He bottom left tooth is starting to cut through...I cant wait.

My Life

Thanksgiving 2006

2006-11-02T06:28:00.000-08:00

Here is a full picture of his costume....look at his tail ! And Rylan and I together before Halloween.

2006-11-01T17:50:00.000-08:00

Look at my big boy sitting up by his pumkins....He had a good time lastnight. He feel asleep for awhile in the stroller, but once we got home...he was wide awake. He just played and played. Daddy let him try a sucker...he did not like the strawberry one.

2006-10-31T13:35:00.000-08:00

Rylan at Boo
at theZoo.
I took some
pictures with
my cell when we where trick-or-treating at the zoo.

2006-10-31T12:51:00.000-08:00

Here are some pictures of the family at the "Pumkin Patch" Rylan helped mommy pick out his first pumkin. For Halloween he is a dalmation puppy. We went to Boo at the Zoo last night. Everyone loved him. I will get better pictures of him in him costume tonight when we go trick-or-treating.

2006-10-21T13:51:00.000-07:00

Here are some pictures of Rylan in his Cowboy outfit from GeGe. He now loves to play peek-a-boo. He will jump when I pull myhands away...then he will just laugh. He still loves his bath...he has figured out how to splash. I can not keep him still in his tub ! GO COWBOYS!

2006-10-14T15:49:00.000-07:00

This picture is of Rylan getting ready for church, again. He is such a big boy. Look at his boots...arent they cute. He is very good at church, he sleeps through it everytime.

2006-10-14T15:41:00.001-07:00

Rylan has finally got the hang of rolling over. Of course, he will only do it when HE wants to. Not when mommy wants to show him off. He has also found his feet. I can not keep socks on him because he will pull them off. This is a picture of him sitting like a big boy...look at how big he is.

2006-10-02T12:11:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone....make sure to look at this video I created. It is just a look back to when Rylan was first born....til now. He has sure changed.

My Sweet Angel

2006-09-26T13:39:00.000-07:00

We took Rylan to the doctor for his 4 month check up. He is now 13 lbs 3 oz and 25 inches long ! He is growing up so fast. He will just talk and talk and talk. He loves for anyone to listen. In the morning when he gets up he will talk to his mobile before he realizes that he is hungry....then he starts to cry. It is sooo cute to listen to. I love waking up to his sweet voice.

2006-09-22T13:13:00.000-07:00

Look at my big boy ! Isn't he so cute !

2006-09-19T10:40:00.000-07:00

This is a picture of Rylan and mommy getting ready for church. He did great! On Monday, we take him to the doctor to make sure he is feeling better...and to see how much weight he has gained. He is rolling over, he has done it twice.

2006-08-09T07:47:00.000-07:00

This is a picture of Rylan's first day at the park. He slept through the whole day !!! Well we just got back from Texas for a week. It was great to see everyone and let everyone meet Rylan. GeGe and Nana got to watch him all day when I went to the lake with my dad and brothers. It was very hard on me...that was the longest Rylan and I have been apart. The week went by really fast though. We are glad to be home so we can get into a routine again. But once we got home, Rylan started sleeping through the night.....! I guess he was worn out from the trip.

2006-07-28T17:45:00.000-07:00

We took Rylan to the doctor on Wed. and he is now 11 lbs 10 oz and is 23 1/2 inches long. He is now smiling and recognizes people. Around 7 am he just wants to talk and smile. He has found his hands...so they are always in his mouth. We went and had family pictures taken before Caitlin and Cade left. They turned out great. Here is a great one of Rylan.

2006-07-10T06:30:00.000-07:00

Rylan's first 4th of July! We had a neighborhood block party, so he was passed around for everyone to hold him. He pretty much slept through it, but he got to see some fireworks at night. He is my little USA baby. Can't wait to see everyone at the end of the month.

2006-07-02T09:02:00.000-07:00

Aww...look at Daddy and Rylan sleeping together. Every morning when Daddy gets home, he puts Rylan in bed with him. Aren't they sweet?

2006-07-02T08:41:00.000-07:00

We took this picture the other day. I just love it. Look at their noses, they are exactly the same. My kids, they sure are beautiful. In the next couple of weeks we are going to go get professional pictures done. I can't wait to see how they turn out.

2006-07-02T08:37:00.000-07:00

Caitlin and Cade like to help give Rylan a bath. So we get all three in the bath together..so cute. Caitlin washes his body and Cade likes to put soap on the washcloth. Rylan likes it too, can't you tell.

2006-07-02T08:13:00.000-07:00

Rylan just loves bath time. He totally relaxes and goes to sleep. He likes the water very, very warm

and loves his head being washed. But as soon as we take him out...he starts screaming !

2006-06-28T08:33:00.000-07:00

I can not believe how much he has changed. The kids just love holding him. They sit by him just holding his hand. Now they are asking for a baby sister.....haha.

2006-06-22T09:49:00.000-07:00

We took Rylan to the doctor for his check-up. He now weighs 8 lbs. 10 oz. and is 21 1/2 inches long. The doctor said he is doing great. My baby is growing up so fast. This Sunday he will be a month old...!! I look at him everyday to see what else is changing with him. He is such a wonderful baby. I will post pictures later.

2006-06-13T17:52:00.000-07:00

Daddy went to the airport tonight to pick up Rylan's brother and sister, Caitlin and Caden. I can not wait to see their reaction when they see him for the first time. I will keep everyone posted with new pictures of the kids with Rylan.

2006-06-13T17:43:00.000-07:00

Tonight I was putting on one of his sleepers that he wore at the hospital, that was way too big, and now it is too small. I can not get over how much he as already changed and he is not even three weeks old! I hope he does not grow up too fast.

2006-06-09T18:46:00.000-07:00

I thought my life was complete...then I saw my son for the first time. I could never began to put into words how or what I feel for him. I look at him and see perfection. I think we created this beautiful life. I will miss feeling him growing inside me..but I can not wait to experience all the joy we will have as a family, with him.

2006-06-09T11:29:00.000-07:00

Rylan was born on May 25, 2006 at 3:31 pm. He weighed 6 lbs. 9 oz. and was 19 1/2 inches long. He is our gift from above. He has brought so much to our lives, more than we ever thought possible. He has been such a joy to watch him grow and change everyday.

2006-06-09T11:06:00.000-07:00

Rylan looks just like his daddy !