Solid Food...Bring It

They say babies can have solid food at 4 months of age. So like the good parents we are, we waited it out and gave him his first taste of baby cereal tonight. Sad face is only because he wanted more. Little man was litereally grabbing the spoon and trying to shove more into his mouth himself. Ry was also quite thrilled with the situation.

Of course, there's heart-stopping video to accompany this moment in time. But something's wacky with the upload right now so I'll try to post it later.

What A Weirdo

Taken just a few days ago when Ry still...sigh...had hair. Anyway, the point is that he's clearly working on perfecting his game with this wicked wink.

Cole Creates His Blue Steel

Work it...Own it...
Cole took some inspiration from Mr. Derek Zoolander himself and rocked out this fierce photo shoot.

Haircut

2 lollipops later, we came out with this. Not exactly what I was thinking, but I wanted to try a real short cut at least once. Ry wasn't exactly a still model so I'll take what I can get.

Ry's Sayings

Someone suggested to me today that I should start writing down what Ry says. That way we can look back and remember his cuteness. I'm just going to put down some things off the top of my head and will keep adding to it!

"Carry you" : Still trying to grasp "me" vs "you". When he wants someone to pick him up he says "carry you please!"

"Mommy's at Happy Hour" : One night I went out to Happy Hour with some friends. Now every time I'm not in the room he thinks I'm at the bar, go figure.

"Daddy's at the hospital with the ambulance" : Ry loves all things with sirens. Imagine his glee when he found out Daddy works with ambulances every day!

"Let's Rock and Roll, Baby!" : What he yells we pull out of the alley in the car

"Tickle Armpit" : He doesn't yet realize that tickling is equal to torture and asks for his armpit to be tickled all the time

Strike A Pose, There's Nothing To It....Vogue.

This is totally random...but I found this picture today and thought it was funny. This was taken on the day that we became best Aunt and Uncle ever. We went into town to watch the bike race and Sarah got her picture in the newspaper. We rock.

Franklin Institute Adventures with Daddio & Ry

Phil took Ry Guy on one of his famous field trips last weekend. They ended up at the Franklin Institute and Ry got to walk through the heart for the first time...

Stuck in a clogged artery...the irony

What the?!

Who the?!

Phil's favorite view in the city. Click on it you can see the larger picture for true impact.

MOVE THAT BUS!

UPDATE: So we didn't make it. Jyl said it went great and Ry is still saying MOVE THAT BUS, so I suppose it was a win all around.

Aunt Jyl is working on Extreme Makeover Home Edition. They're doing a house in Camden NJ and she asked us to come down to check out the set. This morning Ry started saying "MOVE THAT BUS" complete with fist raised in the air. Too cute.

Our Dear Little Samurai

Oh goodness...has the time really come? We've been toying with the idea of having Sammie go live with another family. Life has just gotten so crazy and we haven't had time to give him the love and belly rubs that he needs.

A friend came over tonight to meet him and wants to bring her kids over tomorrow to check him out.

Are we really ready to go our separate ways???

Ry Gone Wild...Kickin It Old School

These will take you back a bit (well as far back as you can go when you're 2) but they're classic Ry.

Pics Of The Dub-C

Some views of West Chester through the eye of Phil's trusty Panasonic Lumix.

Bunny Going To Get Carrots

Took the boys for a walk tonight and they both passed out on me. But before they did Ry got to say hi to his buddy Sampson at the koi pond near our house.
A few weeks ago we went on a walk and we saw a rabbit. I told Ry that it was looking for carrots. Tonight we walked by that same spot and Ry said "bunny going to find carrots." So crazy how he remembers those random types of things.

I'm such a mom...this is the stuff that gets me jazzed up!

Cole Gone Wild...Official Rolling Footage

As Perez Hilton would say: UPDATE.

So per my previous post we have video of Cole rolling over, and I figured out how to get it on here. It's a little dark but you can still figure out what's going on (we didn't think to turn the light on until the very end of the video -- we're learning).

Just hang in there for the big moment. Wait for it...wait for it...wait for it...BAM it was so worth it, wasn't it?!

I don't know what I like better -- Ry's cameo performance or the fact that Cole worked so hard that there's drool coming out of his mouth. A classic.

Baby Cole Rolled Over

Cole rolled over* for the first time today. The days of leaving him alone on the bed while I get dressed are over.

*Note: Images below are just a re-enactment of the rolling over event, but it still captures the intensity of the moment. Actual event was recorded on video but I haven't figured out how to post it on the blog yet :-)

Laying On Our Couch May Create Cuteness

Update: Found a super-cute picture of Phil on the couch of love as well...

Ry discovers the joy of a flashlight

A wild 2 year old plus a little flashlight (a sample from one of my mom's drug reps that says VIAGRA on the side...try explaining that one to the neighbors) equals hours of fun.

New Blog -- Now we're totally with it

The Kerpers have officially hit blog city. We'll try to use this often to update news on Phil, Bec, Ry & Cole. So here's the latest.

Ry is a crazy 2 year old who just started using adverbs ("I want to watch Thomas please" instead of the previously used "Thomas please!"). His hair is starting to get a little curly like his mom's. He likes to play with anything that has wheels, watch Little Einsteins, and have people chase him.

His little bro Cole just turned 3 months. He laughs when you play Patty Cake with him and has a flat head on the left side (we're working on that). He's been hanging with his Aunt Debbie while she's off from school, and will start daycare next week.

Will keep you posted...they're growing up fast so keep checking in!