Ben and Ryan - February and March

Dancing Fools!

Ryan's 1st Birthday (Jan. 8, 2011)

"Yay, I'm one! Let me get my hands on that and see what this is all about..."

" Hmmm, this is very interesting - very sweet and yummy. I think I'd like to try some more, and maybe smear it all over my face and hair!"


"Bring me some more cake!!"


"yup, that was good."

Just chillin' with Grandma.

Christmas 2010

It was very hard to get a good picture of the 2 boys with their hats on. Of course, Ryan hated wearing it, and when he finally got it on, Ben didn't cooperate. Isn't that how it always goes?

Ryan was 11 months old here.

Our Christmas Tree

Just like Ben, Ryan loved the big singing Santa at Grandma and Grandpa Mostek's!

This was the best picture we could get of all the kids with G'ma and G'pa, and believe me, Jill and I tried VERY hard to get a good one!

My Lil' Elves

The Polzins

Some other pics of Ryan - 9 and 10 months old

Ryan at 10 months old

Our Dancing Fool! He's got the moves...


Here's Ryan trying to eat rice out of a bowl - not quite working for him...

Ryan Crawling - 9 months old

The moment we've all been waiting for... Ryan has finally crawled! For those of you who have seen him lately - you knew it was only a matter of time. Next up - walking...

Ryan's Laugh

I just had to capture and share Ryan's infectious laugh! He was even a little sick, yet that didn't stop him from laughing hysterically at his big brother. I'm not sure why this was so funny, but I guess he was just in a good mood after returning from spending some time with Auntie Jill. You didn't spoil him while he was there, did you Auntie Jill??? You know we don't want to start that too young! (yeah right, too late for that)

My Boys - September 2010

Ben loves to help with feeding his brother.

Just trying to get some pictures of the boys - which is getting harder and harder because Ryan doesn't want to sit still and Ben can't hold his fake smile as long as I'd like him to.

Go Pack Go!

Even though the Packers lost last night, we still back the Pack!

Looks like Ryan is ready to crawl - but he just hasn't gotten all the way there yet.

Just need a little rest after all this "crawling."
"That looks fun! I wish I was as big as my big brother Ben."
"Hey, where did he go??"

More Pics of Ryan (8 months old)

Just hanging out on a nice fall day - eating some blocks...

Since Ryan is constantly moving, he really loves the Johnny Jumper where he can bounce to his heart's content!

Love this face!
Ryan was dressed for church so I had to get a picture of his preppy self!

Ryan at 8 months old

So, with all the toys Ryan has to play with - what do you think is his favorite - yup - the plastic bin that the toys are supposed to go in!! First, he loves to dump all of his toys out of the bin and then loves to put the bin on his head or bite on it. Why again do we buy toys for the kids??

I love this next one. It's a little fuzzy, but if you look close enough, you'll see Ryan's nose pressed against the bin!! He was having a blast peeking at us through the bin.