our new adventures

we've had our bumps & bruises along the way but ryker is almost 2 soon. my little boy isnt so little anymore! its so crazy to me how fast he has really grown up. he isnt a baby in more he's a soon to be toddler. bryce had been gone alot with work & its really getting to all of us cuz we dont get to see him much only on weekend. really hoping another good job comes along that'll keep him closer to home. he doesnt know what he's missing when he's gone. he sure gets surprised when ryker talks anymore because he learns new words every day. but ryker sure loves his dad. he sure loves watching movies & having me read books to him all the time. he is learning all the sounds all the animals make. he is doing really well at saying what the animals are. i cant wait for my little guy to have his 2nd birthday! i'll probably cry but it will be so worth it to see him dig into his cake. ryker sure loved helping put up the tree & decorating it this year. i cant wait to see what he'll do with his presents from everyone. MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL

Ry's Birthday

ITS RYKER'S BIRTHDAY AND I'M TURNING INTO A BAWL BABY ALREADY. I REMEMBER THE DAY HE WAS BORN SO CLEARLY! IT WAS ONE OF THE HAPPIEST DAYS OF MY LIFE! I CANT BELIEVE MY LITTLE BABY BOY IS A YEAR OLD ALREADY! I FEEL SO OLD, I'VE BEEN MARRIED FOR OVER A YEAR AND NOW MY LITTLE MAN IS A YEAR OLD. ITS CRAZY HOW TIME FLIES BY SO FAST! I LOVE MY BOYS MORE THAN ANYTHING. IM SO THANKFUL FOR THEM AND ALL THEY DO FOR ME

RYKER'S FIRST BIRTHDAY

RYKER'S BIRTHDAY IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER. IM NERVOUS BUT YET REALLY EXCITED! I CANT BELIEVE MY LITTLE BABY BOY IS ALREADY A YEAR OLD. ITS CRAZY HOW TIME FLIES WHEN YOU HAVE SOMETHING SO PRECIOUS AS A BABY

STARTING OF OUR LIVES TOGETHER

ME AND BRYCE GOT MARRIED FEBRUARY 20, 2009. ME AND BRYCE DATED FOR A YEAR AND A HALF BEFORE WE GOT ENGAGED. SHORTLY AFTER WE WERE ENGAGED WE FOUND OUT WE WERE EXPECTING. WE WERE BOTH SCARED BUT WE KNEW WE COULD GET THROUGH EVERYTHING. WE FOUND OUT BEFORE CHRISTMAS OF 08 THAT WE WERE HAVING A LITTLE BOY, WHICH WAS NOT EXPECTED. WE THOUGHT WE WERE HAVING A LITTLE GIRL BUT WE WERE BOTH JUST AS EXCITED BOUT A LITTLE BOY. WE HAD OUR LITTLE BOY SHORTLY AFTER WE GOT MARRIED, ON APRIL 1, 2009 RYKER DANIEL MICKELSEN WAS BORN. IT WAS THE HAPPIEST DAY OF OUR LIVES! I NEVER LOVED SOMEONE SO MUCH THE FIRST TIME I MET THEM AS MUCH AS I DID RYKER. BRYCE WAS THE PROUDEST DADDY I KNOW. HE ALWAYS WANTED TO HOLD RYKER AND FEED HIM. IT WAS A HARD FIRST FEW DAYS OF RYKER'S LIFE BECAUSE HE WAS IN THE NICU FOR THE FIRST 4 DAYS OF HIS LIFE BE CAUSE I HAD RYKER 3 WEEKS BEFORE MY DUE DATE. AFTER HE GOT RELEASED FROM THE HOSPITAL WE STAYED WITH BRYCE'S PARENTS FOR A MONTH BECAUSE OUR HOUSE WASNT FINISHED YET. THEN BEFORE WE KNEW IT OUR HOUSE WAS DONE AND WE WERE GETTING READY TO MOVE IT.