...Valentine's Day Rescheduled...

Instead of my hot date with my husband, we got to stay home and spend the evening with this sick little guy. After spending all last night listening to Ryan cough, his every breath rattle, and feeling his little body burning up, I decided this morning it was time to take some action. We took Ryan to the doctor and she almost admitted him to the hospital on the spot for low oxygen levels. He was tested for flu and pneumonia and everything came back clear, but the doctor was still very concerned about his low oxygen levels and told us to bring him back in tomorrow for testing. We are hoping he will be a good little boy and take lots of big breaths between now and then:)

...initiation...

It's official-Ryan can now call himself a "true" Reichman.
His initiation into this elite group: skiing at Snowbird.





The best part about the trip was when his binkie fell off the lift and he tried to jump off to retrieve it. We really need to get rid of that thing...

Buzz Lightyear to the Rescue!

I feel so protected having my own personal superhero sleeping in my house.

...May your days be Merry and Bright...

I love this time of year to celebrate with family and friends. Here are a few of the activities that have kept us busy the last few weeks.

Zoo Lights


Pete's work Party (He REALLY did not want to take a picture so this was the face I got from him)


2nd Annual Sub-4-Santa/Ugly Sweater/White Elephant Christmas Party


Making a gingerbread house


Welcoming home my little sis from Jerusalem


Dinner at La Caille to celebrate Christmas and all of our birthdays


I hope that you all have a wonderful Christmas Holiday!

Lucky Boy

Pete was just offered an internship with the World Health Organization in Geneva, Switzerland for the summer.

He has some exciting summer plans

Think I will definitely have to visit:)

Obsessions

Ryan’s current obsession: “heya caca” a.k.a. helicopters
Phrase I hear multiple times a day: “I wanna see heya caca” (Meaning, mom please drive by the hospital so that I can see the life flight helicopter.)
Ryan’s favorite Youtube video: a 4-minute segment of a helicopter doing backflips-once he watched it over and over for two hours or so the babysitter told us-luckily we were gone when it happened.

I get to drive by the hospital multiple times a week just to look at the helicopter. The one time Ryan actually saw it flying he hyperventilated he was so excited and then couldn’t stop talking about it-lucky for me it is making his Christmas shopping very easy. I just hope he doesn’t have a new obsession by then since they seem to change rather quickly:)

On one of our almost daily pilgrimages to the hospital

...MoNKeY BuSinEsS...

HAPPY HALLOWEEN (almost 2 weeks late)!





I completely forgot I had to dress up for work and so my SIL Jess put blue extensions in my hair-she had all her stuff out because she gave her husband an extension mullet for Halloween. Some people thought I was serious and others asked if I was Barbie or Hannah Montana -who knew blue extensions could actually be a costume.






Taking pictures of Ryan was a lot more difficult this year since he just kept running away. He was so funny because he would get his candy and then immediately open it up and eat it, but he only lasted about five houses. Hope you all had a great holiday.

...Another. Year. Older...

27. Yesterday. Wow. Starting to feel a little old...



Aside from having issues about getting older, my birthday was a great day. Ryan and I went to a pumpkin patch with our ward, I got to have lunch with my mom and sisters and received calls from the sister in NC and the sister in Jerusalem, got a surprise sewing machine from my parents (which was actually supposed to be for my graduation three years ago), went to dinner and a haunted house with my hubby, ate paradise bakery coconut-chocolate-chip cookies and see's chocolates, and filled my car up with gas for 2.99/gallon-Life doesn't get much better!

Picking out a pumpkin


Lunch with sisters


You can't really tell, but we are at The Dreaded Grove-I gave few honest screams to them

HaPPy 2nD BiRThDAy RyAN!!!

We decided after last year's extravaganza that we wanted to keep his second birthday a little more low key. We made breakfast, opened presents, went to church, and had cake with family and the birthday boy seemed pretty happy about it all.

Excited about his new buzz lightyear jammies


Eating his favorite breakfast-french toast made by his dad


Enjoying birthday cake and playing with his new Thomas trains from Grandma


Partying with cousin Grace


Relaxing after a long day of celebrating.


We LoVE you Ry and couldn't imagine life without you!