Ryan Sebastian

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2007-07-19T11:15:00.000-07:00

We have just launched our new blog, http://ryanandcharlotte.blogspot.com!!

From now on, all Ryan news will be posted on the new blog along with news of his new baby sister, who is due any day now.

Thanks for keeping up with the blog, and we'll "see" you at ryan and charlotte's blog!

Shamrock Cycling Club

2007-06-26T20:59:00.001-07:00

CHS Alumni Association

2007-06-26T20:56:00.000-07:00

Waiting for Mom

2007-06-14T13:21:00.000-07:00

More pix from the photo shoot

2007-04-13T18:02:00.000-07:00

Ryan, you're goin' to Hollywood, man!

2007-04-13T17:54:00.000-07:00

Epcot Video Teaser

2007-04-11T15:44:00.001-07:00

I know this has been a long time coming, but i hardly have time to drink water these days.
:)

ryan meets mickey

2007-03-24T20:13:00.000-07:00

For the love of hats and step-ladders

2007-02-16T10:36:00.000-08:00

New PJ's

2007-02-16T10:34:00.000-08:00

Ryan, my swim coach

2007-02-16T10:33:00.000-08:00

Da Da, you are a boat, do you want to be a long boat or a short boat?
Long boats are fast boats. It's like you're a canoe, how do yo paddle a canoe?
Short strokes or long strokes? Ok, you're a boat, do you want to be a yacht or a barge?
The secret is on your side, and don't forget to swim downhill.

Don't talk baseball with Ryan

2007-02-16T10:30:00.000-08:00

American League West? Please! Have you ever stood in Fenway? Smelled the grass? and another thing, don't over-estimate Johnny Damon's importance, the guy is nothing, nothing i tell ya. Not since Yaz has there been anybody, anybody who ... hey, have you seen my noonie?

Vet School Open House

2007-02-16T10:25:00.000-08:00

Here are some shots from the Vet School Open House, Ryan and i learned that although most cows smell bad on the outside, Hildie, the fistulated cow, allows you to learn how bad she smells on the inside too.

sure i'm scraped up, but you should have seen the baby who hit me

2007-01-19T19:30:00.000-08:00

mmm ... vegetarian breakfast sausage ... mmm

2007-01-19T19:28:00.000-08:00

have wagon, will roll

2007-01-19T19:20:00.000-08:00

Chillin in his Chucks

2007-01-19T19:16:00.000-08:00

O Christmas Wagon, O Christmas Wagon

2007-01-19T19:08:00.000-08:00

I'm a little overwhelmed, who's Santa?

2007-01-19T19:00:00.000-08:00

All ready for a walk!

2007-01-19T18:54:00.000-08:00

Ryan's Vocabulary as of January 16th, 2007

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(in no particular order)
bath
all done
ma ma
da da
moon
nurse
duck
moo
hot
hat
elmo
book
juice
noo noo
snack
to go
bye bye
hello
bird
cut
caw caw caw
pumpkin
ball
bubbles
baby
elephant ("ella")
apple
nana (banana)
Nanny
more
cracker
hey
erica
maggie (ma ma)
collier (coll coll)
lauren (lo lo)
no
riley (ra)
ryan (ra ra)
giraffe (raffe)
dog
bite
bike
pops

See my new stocking!

2006-12-20T12:54:00.000-08:00

Thanks, Grammie and Grampie!! I love Frosty.

Playing in the back yard

2006-12-20T12:47:00.000-08:00

Christmas!

2006-12-20T12:42:00.000-08:00

Here's Ryan in one of his Christmas outfits.

I like to use my hair as a napkin

2006-11-24T20:47:00.000-08:00

I love my bath, ahhh!

2006-11-24T20:44:00.000-08:00

My first haircut!

2006-11-24T20:32:00.000-08:00

We went to a place called "Belles and Beaus," where I got to sit in a race car to have my haircut. There was an Elmo video playing, but I was more interested in the comb!

Birthday Party Part 1

2006-10-31T10:42:00.000-08:00

Birthday Party Part 2

2006-10-30T20:55:00.000-08:00

Festival Acadien Part 1

2006-10-25T04:52:00.000-07:00

Festival Acadien Part 2

2006-10-24T19:02:00.000-07:00

Gymboree Party for Lauren

2006-10-12T20:07:00.000-07:00

more funny faces

2006-10-12T20:00:00.000-07:00

Ryan ponders my ongoing feeble tribute to Oscar Pereiro.

hammin it up

2006-10-12T19:52:00.000-07:00

stoned daddy, caffeinated daddy

2006-10-12T19:49:00.000-07:00

Behold, the never before photographed two bottom teeth!

2006-10-12T19:35:00.000-07:00

pajama boy

2006-10-12T19:32:00.000-07:00

A bath in the sink

2006-09-21T20:09:00.000-07:00

It's tradition that anyone under the age of 3 who visits Holiday Park takes a bath in the old sink. Amy/Mommy did when she was a baby, and here's Ryan....

Bonfire with Grammie

2006-09-21T20:05:00.000-07:00

Every Saturday night, families gather in Holiday Park at a bonfire. Here's Ryan and his Grammie enjoying a moment together between tiny bites of marshmallow.

At Yellow Lake

2006-09-21T19:58:00.000-07:00

Ryan's great, great grandmother Lucille Pratt used to walk at this lake. She talked about it being lovely in the fall with acres of golden flowers.

At Holiday Park...

2006-09-21T19:49:00.000-07:00

Did Ryan a stately pleasure dome decree....!

Hiking...

The view of Yellow Lake, which sits on a ridge above the 1920's cabin Ryan's great, great grandfather Chester Caine Pratt built.

He got to visit with lots of family...Here he is with Grammie, Aunt Suzanne, Mommy and Grampie.

No fireants!!

2006-09-21T19:45:00.000-07:00

Ryan loved playing on the grass in SLC. Here he is with Grampie...And he didn't have to worry about his bum being bitten by ants!

Beautiful B & B

2006-09-21T19:37:00.000-07:00

We loved our Bed & Breakfast, the Parrish Place in SLC. Here's Ryan playing on the patio and in the hot tub with Daddy.

"G.G." Annette

2006-09-21T19:23:00.000-07:00

Ryan got to meet his great grandma Annette, AKA "G.G." in Salt Lake City over Labor Day. Here's a picture of Grammie, "G.G." and Amy

the hogle zoo

2006-09-06T20:20:00.000-07:00

Ryan's favorites at the zoo were the meerkats, the train ride with moogie and grampy and most of all, this spinning black globe covered in water. He was pretty mad when it was time to leave, i had to pull him away and he was completely soaked!

cruisin at the mall

2006-09-06T20:16:00.000-07:00

Ryan's First Haircut

2006-09-06T20:09:00.000-07:00

Ok, it wasn't an official haircut, just a bang trim, but he handled it like a champ.

sometimes

2006-08-22T10:52:00.000-07:00

Ryan and i just drink too much beer together

you demanded it

2006-08-21T11:09:00.000-07:00

More Ryan wearing a hat! (i'm finally getting around to posting these, from July obviously) Thanks to my cousins for my Mousekateer ears.

Moody!

2006-08-19T13:40:00.000-07:00

Hmmm....Is this what all the baby books mean about 10-month-olds having mood swings?

Dining big boy style

2006-08-19T13:36:00.000-07:00

India's is my favorite restaurant, even though all I can eat there is the flat bread!

PFFFFT!

2006-08-19T13:34:00.000-07:00

My new hat!

2006-08-19T13:29:00.000-07:00

Rachel in NYC made me this hat! Check out her new book here

Sunday paper

2006-08-19T13:18:00.000-07:00

Ryan wanted to read up on the latest in business and science so he can keep up when he gets to preschool!

Dinnertime!

2006-07-19T17:56:00.000-07:00

Pulling up!

2006-07-19T17:52:00.000-07:00

Ryan's pulling up all the time now!

Ryan and Sierra Sittin in a tree

2006-07-19T17:47:00.000-07:00

Ryan's sure going to miss his girlfriend, Sierra. Amy and David are sure going to miss her mom and dad! Hope y'all have a great time in San Fran!

hangin with my buds scott and easton

2006-07-18T20:19:00.000-07:00

the further adventures of mountain boy

2006-07-18T20:04:00.000-07:00

...and what would an amy-david-(now ryan) vacation be without a shot of my beloved Coors Light Racing jacket...

everybody smiles in Telluride

2006-07-18T19:48:00.000-07:00

World Cup

2006-07-18T19:45:00.000-07:00

Here's Ryan and me rooting for Argentina, unfortunately it was not to be. But Ryan did pull up all by himself for the first time during the game!

out on the town

2006-07-18T19:35:00.000-07:00

everybody smiles in fruita

2006-07-18T19:29:00.000-07:00

adventures of mountain boy

2006-07-18T19:18:00.000-07:00

Sorry these have taken a while to post, these were from our picnic up at Turkey Flats.

Playing at Grammie and Grampie's

2006-06-26T11:44:00.000-07:00

Family hike

2006-06-26T11:38:00.000-07:00

hangin with his cousins

2006-06-20T22:26:00.000-07:00

the cute-head

2006-06-20T22:20:00.000-07:00

Fruita concert

2006-06-19T13:38:00.000-07:00

Fruita, where Grammie and Grampie live, is a really cool little town. On Thursdays, they have free concerts in the town square. Here's a shot of Ryan groovin'!!

Father's Day under the aspens

2006-06-19T13:16:00.000-07:00

We'll be seeing Daddy on Wednesday and can't wait to celebrate his first Father's Day then! For Grampie's first grampie Father's Day, he requested a picnic and hike in high country. We set up Ryan's "little nursery" tent and had a great time. Ryan looks out at sweeping vistas and sighs. It's a beautiful thing to watch.

Piano playing with Grammie

2006-06-19T13:12:00.000-07:00

Ryan has developed quite the affection for piano. He loves Beethoven.

Madison's Birthday Party

2006-06-18T07:28:00.000-07:00

Picnic day

2006-06-14T08:15:00.000-07:00

Saturday we went on a picnic up behind Colorado National Monument. It was gorgeous, with lots of wild mountain irises growing nearby. Ryan had a blast. He loves the outdoors. Each evening, we take a sunset walk and he gets all excited when we bring out the front carrier for it. He loves to visit the cows that live near Grammie and Grampy's house.

We miss everyone back home!

Lake hike

2006-06-08T14:41:00.000-07:00

We hiked around a beautiful mountain lake on top of Grand Mesa.

I'm in Colorado!

2006-06-05T08:21:00.000-07:00

Well, we made it to the Centennial state!

Despite standing in 6 lines and being searched and patted down by security, Ryan was an angel on the three leg flight to Grand Junction, Colorado, where we were met with big grins and huge hugs at Walker Field, the airport in GJ.

Yesterday started with breakfast and books and ended with a dip in the swimming pool in Grammie and Grampie's back yard.

The accomodations are very wonderful for a precocious crawler, complete with table leg jungle and vast expanses of carpet. All child proof, of course!

We miss Daddy, but he'll be here soon.

Check back often for posts about Ryan's excellent adventure!

Swim Party!

2006-05-31T10:30:00.000-07:00

Here's Ryan hanging out with his girlfriend Sierra and buddy Collier. I never notice how much hair Ryan has until i see him with other babies.

Ryan's friends

2006-05-30T19:45:00.000-07:00

Ryan's becoming quite the social butterfly! Here he is playing with his friends Sierra and Collier. That's Jen, Sierra's mom, looking on. The three of them were getting ready to go swimming. Thanks Jennifer, Collier's mom, for snapping the photo!

Ryan recently entered the crawling regiment. It is enough to make your head spin! We have babyproofed our living room and dining room and, of course, his room. He's free to crawl in a very innovative commando style in those places.

Good news, we are awaiting the arrival of .....a brand new camera (did you think it could be something else?)! It will be great for snapping photos of Ryan's first trip to Colorado! Mommy and baby will be there the entire month of June visiting Grammie and Grampie!

Don't worry, Daddy will be joining us for the second half of our trip.

Mom's Day - Photos by Steph - THANKS!

2006-05-17T05:27:00.000-07:00

tummy time

2006-05-02T05:25:00.000-07:00

Festival Internationale

2006-05-02T05:19:00.000-07:00

backyardigan

2006-05-02T05:17:00.000-07:00

Ryan's Christening Part 2

2006-04-24T20:54:00.000-07:00

It isn't commonly known that when your child is baptized you can specify Catholic or Catholic Amish which is the choice we went with. Kidding of course, Ryan looks very cute in his Christening suit and hat. Father Young performed a beautiful ceremony and we were lucky to have such a beautiful day, everything was perfect and we had a great lunch after.

Ryan's Christening

2006-04-24T20:33:00.000-07:00

mmm mmm sweet potato

2006-04-19T20:33:00.000-07:00

Family Jog

2006-04-19T20:31:00.000-07:00

Hangin out at Easter

2006-04-19T20:24:00.000-07:00

Goin to Maggie's!

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Easter Morning with his Bunny Basket

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lip piercing

2006-04-19T20:05:00.000-07:00

A lot of people don't realize that my parents are from Ecuador and that i spent the first 7 years of my life in the South American rain forest. As is the ceremony in my home country, on his 5 month birthday we decided to pierce Ryan's upper lip with the ceremonial sign of male virility, he seems to like it.

mmm...solid food

2006-03-29T20:43:00.000-08:00

Here they are, new Ryan photos with our old camera. They may not look too good because we can't turn the flash on or control the zoom, but aside from that, the photos were ok. For more new Ryan photos, check out Aunt Karen's blog.

turn on your heartlight

2006-03-29T20:40:00.000-08:00

When your dad has hair like Ken Follett, it should be expected that yours would look like Neil Diamond.

Ryan B-Sides

2006-03-21T21:21:00.000-08:00

Ok, here they are, not exactly factory seconds, just Ryan B-Sides, previously unreleased and worth a mint on e-bay.

Mardi Gras Parading

2006-03-01T20:36:00.000-08:00

These might be the last photos we post for a little while because our beloved Optio is on the fritz. They're from Ryan's first Mardi Gras Parade, the no-holds barred Port Allen Parade which we didn't photograph (whoops!). Ryan was having a great time or so we thought. He was busy checking everything out, when a float came through blaring it's sound system, when we turned around let's just say he was "Ready to LEAVE! NOW NOW NOW!".

2006-02-24T20:25:00.000-08:00

upside down baby

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toe and thumb

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The Sun!

2006-02-24T20:16:00.000-08:00

babysitting dad-style

2006-02-24T20:14:00.000-08:00

Ryan Update

2006-02-14T08:07:00.000-08:00

Ryan's Valentine Day began with a return trip to the doctor for his four month checkup. Unfortunately the gifts he received were delivered via three shots. But good news came as well, here are his stats as i recall, Amy might remember better than me...

Height: 25 3/4 inches (75th percentile)
Weight: 15 lbs 4oz (50th percentile)
Head Circ: (40th percentile)

So what we have here is a lean mean baby machine. Obviously the cardio work is succeeding, we're going to lay off that a bit and now mix in some weight lifting and maybe muscular endurance work on the bike. :D

Other good news, Ryan is moving on to cereal and solid foods.
It's a whole new game now!
Bring on the heavier diapers! :)