Anyone got a mirror?

OK, add this one to the long list of things I am really good at - rearranging my face!!! I fell on a Christmas Decoration on Thursday. I did not fall off of anything onto it, I was running and fell down. Mama did not react well at all...she said I scared her really really bad and I think I really did. I can't talk yet, but if I could I would tell her that I will try to not ever do that again. Mama and daddy took me to the hospital and let me tell you, I hope we never have to do that again. We were there for a really long time...daddy said too long. I think it may have been the latest I have ever been up in my whole life!! The people there put a needle in my hand - duh, its not my hand that hurts!! Then they gave me some medicine that made me go to sleep, but I did not go easily, it took 4 people to hold me down and get me to go to sleep - that will show them!! I have 3 stitches and maybe a scar some day, but I will come up with a great story to tell the ladies about how it happened - I will NOT be telling her that 3 puny snowmen roughed me up one day when I was too little to do anything about it...but I want to put the word out now - If you are made of snow, are fat, and have a freakish carrot for a nose, I'll be lookin' for you from now on, and when we meet again, you'll wish you had melted before our paths crossed!!

Mama says I look a lot better now then I did when it happened. It has been about 48 hours since it happened. I will try to keep you updated on my progress. Mama says on Tuesday we are getting the stitches out...they better have some big boys there to help, cause the fight I put up at the hospital will look like a Sunday stroll to the ice cream shop when I get done with that doc on Tuesday!!

For now, I gotta go, mama is watching over my every move and she looks a little nervous...But just so you all know, I am fine...still jumping on the couch, pulling things off the counter top (I am 35 inches tall now), chasing the ball, going to daddy's games, and running around like crazy!

Love you all,

Ryan

Happy half birthday to me!

I am 1 and 1/2 this week!! Mama and daddy make a big deal out of half birthdays around here! I've had a busy month...just today mama and I went Christmas shopping! Word around the house is that I am getting my Christmas pictures this weekend, so those of you who regularly check on me should be looking in the mail soon for a picture!

The edge of 17!

Hello!! I don't know if you know or not, but I am now a whopping 17 months old!! In my 17 months I have discovered that good help is hard to find...take for example the video footage mama took of me on Halloween night in downtown Winter Garden. Now, bless her heart, she did not realize that if she had the camera held up and down, then you all, my adoring fans, would not really be able to see me shaking my bootie without TILTING YOUR HEAD!!! I guess I will keep mama around for now...she truly is my own paparazzi - constantly chasing me around with that camera...but I hope she knows EVERYONE is replacable...at least that is what I hear daddy telling his boys on the team! I figured since Michael Jackson's people released his big dance video, then I should do the same!! Enjoy, and try not to get a headache as you tilt your head to the side to watch me shake what my mama gave me...at least she was good for that :)

Its a pirate's life for me....

Mama took me to her school yesterday for a haunted theater festival for little kids like me!! I saw lots of kids dressed up in funny clothes, mama said it is a Halloween celebration. She said the real halloween is next week and we will dress up again then for more fun! I am sure she will help me put up for pictures then, but for now, I hope you enjoy these photos of me in my pirate costume!!

~Pirate Ryan~

Pre-Halloween Fun

Mama and Daddy took me to Sea World yesterday to see all the kids dressed up! We saw batman, Mario and Luigi, a Miami football player, princesses, and lots and lots of pumpkins! We also saw a very funny otter show! There were kids everywhere!! I had a very fun time!! I was not allowed to get any of the candy that the other kids were getting though...mama said I have enough energy without all that candy...whatever that means!

Throw 'em in the pan!!!

I am learning new things everyday! Mama gets so excited that she catches me in action every chance she gets!!

Halloween Parade

I'm a fairly easy going fella...you know, laid back, happy, but today my Mama put me in front of a bunch of people in some kind of alligator outfit and now I am not so laid back - I will be more skeptical when she says "oh it will be fun!"I really did my best to keep from walking out into the waiting crowd - I wiggle wormed, I sat right down in the middle of the parade - SEVERAL times I might add, I kicked my feet and yelled my heart out, but that mama, (she sure is hard headed) she just scooped my tiny hiney right up and off we went to show off my costume! I tell you, I will be glad when I am big enough to do something about this getting picked up and hauled all over the place!

Thank you Mr. Artie for inviting me to the parade and to Ms. Lori for letting me play dress up and run all over your store!!

-Ryan "the alligator" Long