Ryker's 6 month pictures

I knew Ryker had his 6 month pictures coming up, so we had been practicing sitting up on his own. Every time he would tip over within seconds. Through some magic, that day he sat up all by himself for an hour!! I had never seen him do that. Since then, he is a champ at sitting up. I also packed the cutest orange shirt to go with this owl I bought, and he spit up all over it before we even got one shot. Ugh! Oh well, white will do. This first one is my favorite:

Thanks mom for the great tip and portrait package at Photogenix. I think they captured the personality of our cute little Ryker.

Ryker's first haircut

 Before: the unruly mop on top was just getting to long!

After: he really did like it and was happy, this face is deceiving. 

And thanks to our master hair cutter Ali! 

The big 3-0- Happy Birthday Rick!!

 Rick's mom made him a delicious Dutch Oven Dinner of chicken and biscuits, followed by a nice chocolate cake.

 Rick's parents had a fun surprise for him- a ride around the block in the cash cab, in which we aced the trivia questions and won some serious cash money. It's a good birthday when everyone wins $! Next time we need to get Ryker to relax and enjoy the ride. All the cheering and yelling scared him so bad he screamed and cried. Sadest face ever :(

I surprised him with a chalk drawing done by a cute girl in the Ranches on our driveway. She did such a good job! Rick was pleasantly surprised to come home from work and find it- a fisherman catching the big three-o. If you are old and turning thirty, mind as well announce it to everyone in style :)

Happy birthday to our dearest daddy and the best husband ever! You are a handsome thirty!!