Happy 3rd birthday Ryno!! (this is a little overdue)

Last Saturday (07.07.07) it was my Ryan's 3rd birthday. This was the first year I couldn't be there for his big day which made me so sad.
Ryan will always hold a special place in my heart, as he made me an aunt for the first time and even though I was away at college through a lot of his growing up, I was at home for it a lot as well. It was always really hard to say goodbye to him when I'd go back to school, and especially hard when I moved away to New York. For a while after I moved when my parents would go to my sister's house he would ask, "Where's Rachel?" After I graduated and lived at home for seven months he got accustomed to the idea that when he saw Grammy and Grandpa, that meant he was seeing Rachel too, but suddenly I wasn't there anymore. They keep telling him, "Rachel's in New York City." He's finally starting to understand, at least, that I live with Curious George. (Apparently that cartoon is based in NYC?)

We have gotten a chance to really bond with each other. Some of my favorite things I've taught him to say are, "Booya!" "That's nast!" "Mr. Belvedere" and "Superstar!!"
Anway, I was out of town on his big day so I didn't have a chance to blog for him.
Happy birthday sweet sweet boy, I love you so much. You make me so happy all the time. I hope you had a very happy day!!

A little trip down memory lane...

...here's Ryan on his 1st birthday...

...then again on his 2nd birthday.

My how he's grown!