Walkin' in a Winter Wonderland...

Wait...we live in Florida, and it was 80 degrees here today!!!--so it definately doesn't feel like Christmas. However, this past weekend we went to Tom Brown Park and took some Christmas pictures, with one of Ryans prized possesions. No not me...his red 1952 Chevy. It made for some great Christmas pictures...here are a few!

Grandma Dender:

This section is for you...here are a few pics of Reed in his Golf Ball outfit..notice the rear view picture!!

PICTURES ARE HERE!!

The Halloween Pictures have arrived.
Go to the website: www.amomentcaptured.com
Then go to projects, and click on Best Beginnings Halloween: Reed Dender
The password is: Ashley

Enjoy!! The other baby with Reed is Gabe, our good friends son!! They are too cute!! You can order the pics online also, if you so desire..BUT do it quick, they will be taken off Nov 21st!!

Keeping Busy

Well, we certainly have been keeping busy. The picture above was taken while we were in Orlando for my good friend and college roommates wedding! We had a great time and were able to catch up with lots of good friends!! Those friends are hard to replace!!

Reed is more and more fun everyday!! He is giggling all the time- and LOVES playing in his little exersaucer! He is growing up so fast- it is hard to believe he is about 16 lbs- and started out at a measly 5!!! Speaking of growing up quickly- Ry and I went to a starting solids class Thursday- so I am sure in a month or so we will have some great pics of Reeds first reactions to food!!

On that note- for those of who would like to know when I update the blog- without having to check everyday- there should be a little box to your right, where you can put your email address, and it will send you an email when it gets updated!! :)

Well, Halloween was Wednesday, and though I don't have any pics for you of Reed, you should know that he was the cutest little "chick" ever! I took him for his first photo shoot, and he was a natural! The photographer should be putting the pictures online for you to order if you would like soon!! He really was adorable! Our good friends also dressed their son (who is Reed's age - younger by just 2 weeks) in the same costume, and then the 2 of them took some picutres together!! They were the talk of the store!! Too Cute!! I will let you know as soon as the pictures are online!!

I hope some of these pictures will satisfy you for a little while!!

Daddy thinks he will play Rugby...we will see!

He was excited about his photo shoot!!

It's been awhile....

Sorry it has been so long since I "blogged" last! Things have been going very well around this Dender house. Reed is such a pleasure - especially now that he is sleeping through the night. An Average night for him includes him going to bed around 9/10 and waking up around 7!! :) Also, for those of you who haven't seen him in awhile, he is about 26 in and 15lbs! He is still long and skinny!

Last night we looked through Ryan's baby book, and when Ryan was 4 months old he was 18 lbs and 25 3/4''. So Reed may not be as heavy as Ryan, but he is keeping up quite well length wise. Hopefully he will be tall like his Daddy!!

Saturday we took our first day trip to the beach. Well, it wasn't much of beach compared to what I am used to, but it was a beautiful day nonetheless. Reed enjoyed himself, soaked in sunscreen, he was the only one NOT to get sunburned. I had him sitting on my lap watching Daddy fish, and he started to nod off- It was so cute. He must have liked the beach breeze!

Well here are a few recent pictures. Enjoy!

Who can resist those faces??

I hope you all are doing well! We are great, things are getting a bit busier, but thats part of the fun part. I started back working, and so far things have been great! Reed comes with me and is so cooperative. He eats and sleeps and plays on his blanket- occasionally crys- but it is so great to be able to keep him with me (for now). He is almost 3 months old, and weighs a nice 12 lbs 10 oz!! I am very proud of him! In the last 2 weeks Reed has really started to notice things. He definatley knows my voice and Ryans, and he is intentionally looking at things. We got him a mobile over the weekend and he loves it! He smiles and watches the fish go by! So fun!!

A few weeks ago Nana came to visit our big boy, and we had such a great time that I thought I would share a few of my favorite pics from the weekend with everyone!!

All Smiles!!

Here is our little guy at about 9 weeks. He is smiling all the time, and what you can't tell from the pictures is that he also loves to "talk". It is so amazing to watch him grow and change! It is all happening so fast! He really is a gift from God.

Ready for Baseball!

Our little man is growing up so fast! I just loved this pic...he is ready to watch his Daddy play baseball!

Notice his shoes! :)