rainy days

I have to admit, I have love love loved the weather in utah lately. I know most wouldn’t agree, and don’t get me wrong I love the sun too, but rainy days are probably my favorite.  they’re cozy. and the rain makes everything so fresh and green and I just happen to think our little utah county looks  so beauteeful right now.

our rainy days have been filled with lots of relaxing in our sweats. we have been staying current with the playoffs,

 

and reading some dr. seuss,

as much as we like the rain though, its time for a little sun. I have a little one who absolutely loves being outside and it has been wonderful getting out and enjoying the nice weather the last few days.

I have to share a photo mckay took of the birds nest near our front porch.

it’s basically like a planet earth episode right in front of us : ). we’re pretty excited to see those pretty blue eggs hatch.

exciting news of the week: chris got his mission call today. orsono, chile. it looks like an amazing area and we are all so excited for him.

in other news. saturday we are leaving for what has been called the last big family vacation since chris will be leaving (oct. 12), mairin will be moving to new york in august, and who knows where we will be. we are spending some time in Yosemite and Lake Tahoe, both places neither of us have been before. we are pretty pumped. mckay and no work for two weeks = heaven, and I am delighted I’ll get to spend so much time with both of my boys.

love them.

3 months

our baby turned three months old today. I really can’t believe it. we celebrated of course by enjoying a bubble bath and a nice long nap (henry, not me), playing with monkeys, watching a little how to train your dragon ( he loves watching the bright colors and lights):

a little stroll outside between rainstorms,

and dancing in the kitchen with grandma. we sure do love our sweet boy.

 

 

mothers day and our other blog

Mothers Day might just be my new favorite holiday. Henry’s present to me was starting to sleep 7-8 hours a night this week. I’m starting to feel human again.

it was so fun to spend the day with family, and to talk to brother adam in Israel and brother marty in Australia, at the same time, on speakerphone. 

also. we started another blog. I decided to start a food blog to keep our favorite recipes all in one place. mckay contributed by coming up with a title. check it out if you wish : )

henry goes to the beach

the trip. like I said, it was wonderful. we left saturday morning, the day after graduation. at this point husband and I had a total of 8 hours sleep in the last 48 hours, and we were tired. skeptical of how the 10 hour drive would turn out we left early in the morning hoping for the best. we just so happened to be blessed with a child that does great in the car. he slept practically the whole way. we did have to stop to feed him a few times, which added quite a bit of time to the already long drive. and we are also entering into the world of massive blowouts. im pretty sure we went through 4 outfits by the time we got to carlsbad.

sunday came. easter. I was disappointed I hadn’t had enough time to put together baskets for henry or mckay. I realize henry isn’t even 3 months old yet, so I’m sure he didn’t mind. but it was his first easter. and I didn’t even take pictures of him in his cute easter outfit. fail.

the majority of the trip was spent eating amazing food,  shopping, and relaxing.

we are lucky enough to have family to stay with in Carlsbad. Henry loved being around the Greenwood ladies. he also met Cooper, the Greenwood’s king charles spaniel who desperately wanted to be henry’s friend.

we took a few trips to the beach, the weather was perfect. we learned that henry ray truly loves being outside. whenever he would get fussy we would take him outside and he would quickly calm down and look all around with big wide eyes.  this was especially the case at the beach.

we also made a trip down to the San Diego temple to walk around the grounds. henry seemed to enjoy that as well.

 

mckay and brother chris accidentally matched that day. cutesy.

it was a good day : )

and a good trip.

baby blue eyes

we are back from vacation. it was so so wonderful. although I must say travelling with a baby is completely new territory for us and we are quite exhausted. I’m hoping to write more tomorrow….or maybe the next day.

college grad

April 22 was a special day for us. mckay graduated from byu with a BS in chemical engineering. HOORAY! we are so excited and proud of him.

(it was a big day for the Rytting family, sister Mairin also graduated with a masters in Accounting)

honestly sometimes I felt like this day would never come. so many many late nights for mckay and lots of hard work. its exciting that this day marked the end of his undergraduate career and we can now move on to the next phase of our life. we only wish we knew exactly what we will be doing or where we will be. yep, still waiting to hear from a few schools before we can make a decision on grad school. we’re in a weird state of limbo you could say. 

but at least for now we are  experiencing that state of limbo in beautiful southern california! the day after graduation we packed up the car and headed out on our first vacation as a family of 3….pictures to come : )

 

snapshots

photos of the ryttings lazy days the past week or so.

lots of relaxing and lounging around.

got it. proof that the babe is officially full of smiles.

 

hello sun!

this week mckay attended his very last class at byu. I dare say forever. it’s the end of our byu era and it feels wonderful and a little strange at the same time. mckay has only one final and then graduation next week. we are so excited. and I am so proud of all his hard work.

we have certainly enjoyed having mckay home a little more the last few days.  today took us down to provo for henry’s 2 month check up. our chubs is growing wonderfully. 12 lbs .5 oz.. not really looking forward to immunizations next week. breaks my heart just thinking about it.

speaking of being 2 months old, we still really cant believe how fast time goes. henry changes every day and it is so much fun to see him grow. he’s starting to smile, haven’t been able to capture it on film yet.  nowadays we are loving the bumbo (thanks sandersons! ) he just sits and stares at the lights, so funny.

he truly enjoys bath time.

and we’re pretty sure he is already a jazz fan. watching the jazz beat denver on wednesday was bittersweet.  happy gordon hayward played so well,  and for the win. sad the season is over.

while in provo today we enjoyed the most perfect weather and took a few pictures.

the top one was sent out with mckay’s graduation announcement : ) so exciting!

 

a little progress

I realize this blog has kind of turned into the “henry show”, but it is a record of rytting life, and he’s pretty much what’s going on right now.

last weekend we experienced Henry’s first case of the sickies. we’re still not sure what it was exactly, probably just a sore throat, or a tiny cold, or allergies but being the nervous new mother that I am, I called the dr. at the littlest sign of congestion. the visit to the dr.’s office might have been a little premature, but we learned on our visit that henry is certainly eating well, in fact he gained about 2 pounds since his 2 week old visit. that puts him at a whopping 9 lbs. 5 oz., which makes us oh so happy. I looove his squishy little cheeks and double chin. 

 taking care of a sick babe was a little stressful,  but we survived and feel a little more confident in ourselves as parents. go us! 

so with henry’s added weight he is starting to sleep longer through the night, which is very very appreciated. of course sleeping longer means sleeping 3.5-4 hours at a time instead of 3, but I’ll take what I can get. he actually made it 5 hours last night, a true miracle : )

more sleep equals more playtime with dad.

more progress…I actually finished one of my henry projects from a very long list.

car seat canopy. I like it. it’s far from perfect, but it was quick and so simple (my kind of project) and most importantly its functional! with the nasty weather lately it has definitely been useful.

progress with school. mckay is slowly coming closer to graduation and we are so excited. we’ve been hearing from schools, we’re still waiting to hear from about half. it’s fun to day dream of where we might end up in august. mckay applied to both chemical and nuclear programs, and with what is happening in japan, it might not be the right time to get into the nuclear industry. so that might effect where we end up. in other school news…. the mrs. might be graduating sooner than we thought…. things are still getting worked out, but those who know of my current school situation will understand what a miracle it is.

HENRY’S PARTY

my family had a shower for me and henry this past weekend. it was originally scheduled for February, in fact the invites went out the day I went into labor, oops.  I love playing hostess so I was so happy that my mom let me help. she wasn’t sure on a theme, so we used some books and toys I had ordered from henry on amazon. we made it really bright and colorful. considering we came up with the idea a few days before I think it turned out great if I do say so myself! : )

and my cousin and aunt put together the cutest favors, a cd of lullaby songs for henry! what a good idea. we’ve already put it to good use more than once. it was such a fun day and im so grateful for all the family and friend that came. henry was still a little sicky that day so the plan was to keep him downstairs with mckay. I took him up before people started coming, he had been a little fussy. but the second he came upstairs he was so calm and content, he ended up staying around for a little bit, he loved being surrounded by women! so funny. he is definitely a ladies man.