The Moment We've All Been Waiting For...

Ryan is finally walking!! He has been walking while holding onto someone's hand for the last few months, but he just refused to walk on his own. Finally, on Saturday I guess Ryan thought it was time to move to the next level and he just walked! (Maybe it also had a little to do with the fact that Grandma Mostek wouldn't let him sit down until he walked, I'm not sure...) Anyway, this video is one of the first times he walked more than a few steps. Now, he's walking all over the place. He still prefers to crawl, but when we pull him up to standing, he'll take off walking and walk all over the place. So, there's another milestone we can check off the list...

Ryan - 14 months old - March 2011

Ryan has been busy lately...

Pushing strollers Feeding himself...

Dressing up in Ben's clothes

Playing with Ben's toys

And coloring

Ben - February 2011

Ben still loves to dress up - even in bow ties!

Howdy Partner! There's a new sheriff in town. (And that's his dog on a leash)

He's one cool dude.

Lightweight Champ of the Year!

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??"