Frith-Smith Family

2009-11-04T20:55:00.000-08:00

I was the "Run-a-way Bride" at a costume party that I had to go solo to b/c Chris was sick.

How many kids cry and won't eat their cupcake on their birthday...only a FrithSmith/Sathre...we are not cake fans.

My little Halloween baby...well the 29th, but I came home from the hospital on Halloween last year.

On our way to go trick-or-treating at the Bridgeport Marketplace on the 30th. My favorite "treat" was 2 free kids meals at Daphines.

Awana: Dress like a Bible Character Night. Ryder LOVED dressing up like a shepherd--esp. b/c he got to carry a "staff" all night.

This was our last round of Halloween Celebrations. This is the actual night of trick-or-treating. We hung in our neighborhood a bit and then went and treated with some friends.

Superman--if you can believe it...this is my little brother Brian's cape.

I'm all about not spending money on Halloween costumes. Hey Ryder...do you want to be a dirt bike rider for Halloween (b/c we have all the clothes for actually riding)? Mom you are the coolest! I have the best costume ever!

October

2009-11-04T20:43:00.000-08:00

Lombardi Ranch--picking out our family pumpkins. Chris likes for us each to pick out a pumpkin.

This is poor Matix's life--he gets hammered daily by his older brother.

Carpinteria Camping Trip

2009-11-02T13:46:00.001-08:00

Our friends invited us up to Carpinteria for a little camping before our S. Cal summers turn into fall (probably not until Dec.). We set up my dad's tent in front of their trailer and had a blast. It was so fun falling asleep to the waves and waking up on the sand. We had some great family time, friend time around the campfire, and just enjoying God's amazing creation at the beach. Do I live here yet?

He even wants to play baseball at the beach. As we always say, baseball...morning, noon, and night.

Tide Pool Evenings--priceless.

Early Morning Breakfast.

Summer - Fall

2009-11-02T13:25:00.000-08:00

Ryder LOVES when he and Matix can be dressed alike, so Gramma got the perfect present for Matix and Ryder--matching sweatshirts.

Matix's 1st bday celebration with Chris' family.

Ryder and Matix playing outside the screen window and in Bali's dog door.

Matix is our early walker. He took his 1st steps at 9.5 months and was totally walking at 10.5 months. He just turned a year on Oct. 29th.

Ryder's 1st Dodger Game. He asked us to take him to a Dodger Game everyday for about a month. He not only got to enjoy the game but he was able to run the bases after the game.

Chris is in heaven everytime I dress them in their matching UCLA shirts. It is probably Chris' dream for one of them to play for UCLA football someday.

Here is our Moosie!

Matix-- 9 months.

Easter Pictures

2009-05-30T12:26:00.000-07:00

Whose the cutest moose? Matix Moose!

Wow! We are a family of 4. Crazy...

Nonnie and Papa holding their FrithSmith boys.

The Easter Egg Hunt participants. Chris and Brian had a very close race, but Chris' persistance won him the title of "Winner" by 2 eggs. The rest of us were a far cry for 3rd and 4th.

Family Pix

2009-05-08T16:44:00.000-07:00

The Boys

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Ryder--2 weeks shy of 3 years old!

Matix--6 months old and sitting like a champ.

Matix Moose!

Silly boys.

April

2009-04-10T14:06:00.000-07:00

Ryder loves 2 things...dirt bikes and baseball!

Our happy little Matix-- 5 months.

Ryder at CA Adventure taking a picture with his favorite movie hero.

More fun Christmas pics...

2009-01-05T15:46:00.000-08:00

Matix will probably kill me for these pictures when he's a teenager,
but Auntie Carol bought him this bear coat so pictures had to be posted.

We never did get a white Christmas, but when I had to feed Matix on the way home we were able to stop on the side of Hwy 40and play in the snow.

Of corse Chris found a piece of plywood that the boys kept themselves busy making it into a sled/snowboard/skimboard. They were so fun to watch out the car window when they weren't pegging me with snowballs.

Christmas in Precott, AZ

2009-01-05T15:40:00.000-08:00

Tyler (3) and Ryder (2)--These cousins couldn't part from each other the entire trip.

Gramma bought me this outfit so I couldn't disappoint her for the pictures on Christmas morning.

Mommy bought me and Tyler the same skater shirt so we could be buds.

Sathre Family Christmas

2009-01-05T15:30:00.000-08:00

Janine and Kevin resting from the chaos of the kids opening their gifts.

Sharyn (my cousin), Janine, and Kylie.

Brian with Kennedy (2.5 yrs).

Brian--"Ok. I'm done holding this baby. This ensures that we are waiting 5 more years to embark on this journey!"

December '08

2009-01-05T15:25:00.000-08:00

Matix--7 weeks

Ryder doesn't want to take a picture.

"I breathe motorcycles!"

Matix--8 weeks.

Nov.-Dec.

2009-01-05T15:22:00.000-08:00

Ryder can't take a bath without making beards with the bubbles.

"What Mommy?"

"We did it! We found our Home Depot Christmas tree."

Matix's 1st week of life

2008-11-03T16:38:00.000-08:00

Halloween- Ryder's a Pirate

2008-11-03T15:27:00.000-08:00

Matix's Arrival

2008-11-03T15:14:00.000-08:00

After being post-due by 1-day, I was induced on Wednesday, October 29th at 9am. Matix Frith-Smith was born at 6:30pm. He is healthy and Mommy is trying to recover at home with 2 kids! :) This first picture is Kimmie's last prego picture; I'm on my way to the hospital.

Ryder (2 years 5 months)

2008-10-25T13:11:00.000-07:00

Ryder watches Dawson (his hero) play football!

2008-10-25T13:10:00.000-07:00

Chris and Ryder got up early on Saturday morning to see Dawson Souisa (4th grade) play prep. football. Ryder enjoyed the game, but especially his snacks at the end!

Get this baby out of here! (4 days until due date)

2008-10-25T13:09:00.000-07:00

Poor Kimmie! We never thought I'd make it this far in the pregnancy, so I was pulling out all the stops in the pool and my classes just 4 days before my due date.

Family Pumkin Picking at Lombardi Ranch

2008-10-25T13:07:00.000-07:00

Kevin's B'day Party

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Tyke Hike at Henry Mayo Hospital

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Breton Court Girls at Sicily to Celebrate Baby Matix

2008-10-25T13:01:00.000-07:00

Surprise! Mommy and Matix are having a baby shower!

2008-10-05T09:50:00.000-07:00

My sweet friend Jill put together a special shower for me last week with some family and my closet friends in SCV. It was fun celebrating the upcoming arrival of Matix and praying over his health and my delivery. Thank you Jill for your thoughtfulness and for everyone who made the night special for me!

Jill and I showing off the dirt bike diaper sculpture Janine and Kylie made for Matix.

Kimmie always pops straight out in her pregnancies.

Matix is Coming! 36 weeks

2008-10-03T16:31:00.000-07:00

I had my 36 week ultrasound today and Baby Matix (yes we finally settled on the name) was measuring 6.5lbs (give or take a lb). This was a little alarming especially since Ryder was less than 7lbs when he was born 8 days early. So, Dr. Nish expects and early delivery b/c of his large size and at least I have confirmation of why I'm sooooo uncomfortable.

*FYI: Please pray Chris will be at the birth, he has a business trip in Atlanta, GA from Oct. 20-22, so we'll just have to see when our little guy arrives. I am comforted to know that God has perfect timing and all will be fine.

Ryder's 1st UCLA Game (& Kimmie 35 wks prego)...it was HOT!

2008-10-03T15:55:00.000-07:00

Ryder was hiding in the Ergo Baby for shade b/c it was 105 at the Pasadena Rose Bowl.

We are soooo hot b/c we had to walk over a mile on the golf course just to get to the game. Kimmie got a lot of crazy looks and comments like, "I can't believe you are here in that state! You are so brave!" I had to go with my boys to cheer on their team even though they are my Trojan's rivals.

Newport with Mommies & Kids

2008-10-03T15:54:00.000-07:00

Gina invited Ryder and I to join their family and the Jensen family (minus husbands who were all camping at the Copperhill Men's Retreat) at a beach house on Balboa Penisula in Newport Beach. We had an awesome time hanging out at the beach, relaxing, and letting the kids have a great time! Ryder and Brayden hanging out on the deck. Ryder couldn't get enough of Brayden's heelys. He still talks about them and thinks his shoes have wheels under them.
Ryder's 1st Ferris Wheel Ride. He LOVED it!
Mommy and Ryder after getting off the Ferris Wheel.
Landon and Ryder entertained themselves in the park for almost an hour by pushing the umbrella strollers all over while we waited "patiently" for a table at BJ's for dinner.

One of our views for the deck. We spent a lot of time up here.

All the kids getting ready to ride the Ferris Wheel (Landon-2, Wyatt-4, Ryder-2, Audrey-5, Brayden-10).

Gina with her two boys! Raleigh (7 months) had to sit the Ferris Wheel out. This will be Kimmie VERY soon!

"I'm ready to go high Mommy!"

Pirate Sword Fighting with Daddy

2008-10-03T15:50:00.000-07:00

Hawaii--Oahu and Maui

2008-08-01T20:43:00.000-07:00

Unfortunately I'm a little lame and I put these totally out of order. Our trip starts at the bottom of this post and ends at the top.

Sunset pictures of Ryder and Prego Mommy.

An afternoon away from Ryder! Beautiful snorkeling at Honalua Bay.

Our future surfer! Uncle Brian would be proud.

Hang Loose Dude.

Hanging out at Black Rock in Ka'anapali on our lost and found pink tube.

Hiking at Iao Needle.

Swimming in one of the 7 sacred pools and getting ready to enter the Bamboo Forest on our hike.

"I'm so excited to be out of the backpack. We finally made it to the waterfall!"

Our Oahu hotel view!

We made it! Even "Prego" survived the two hour road to Hana and she only puked once, so Papa rewarded all with ice cream from the famous general store.

We rented an amazing home in Hana for 2 nights and did ALOT of hiking. This picture is in front of the Venus Pool, which was about 1/4 mile down from the house we rented.

Amazing views from our hikes in Hana.

We did over 3 hours of hiking at the 7 sacred pools and up to the very top of the waterfalls. We were all very tired and sore that night, especially Prego.

More golfing...

Once again, Chris did well in vacation Poker. He took home 2nd place in the Texas Hold-Em Tournament.

One of Ryder's highlights of the trip was the "Fia Fia" show at the hotel, or the fire dancer show. He danced like the warriors for the rest of the trip shouting "Fia, Fia!"

Believe it or not, that belly will get much larger in the next 2 months!

Playing in the sand Lani Kai, one of the most beautiful beaches in Hawaii.

Posing for a picture after snorkeling in Hanamu Bay.

Ryder carrying out his "surf board" to hit the big waves.

Chris and my dad got to spend a day golfing ocean front on the military base thanks to our friend Tony and his friend from church.

Ryder and I started our trip by staying with our friends the Kawaguchis in Hawaii Kai on Oahu. Ryder loved playing with Noah (4), Maia (2), and smothering Jaxson (4 wks).

Aloha!

I'm 6 months pregnant now, and I am growing at a rapid pace, in fact I grew out of several pairs of shorts on our 2.5 week vacation.

Brian is a Santa Barbara Police Officer

2008-08-01T16:32:00.001-07:00

My younger brother Brian graduated successfully after a brutal 5 month police academy. We were all praying for him relentlessly so we were so proud of his success of graduating after enduring the worst 5 months of his life.

Brian was one of the few academy members who received a special award at his official graduation. Brian won "Most Outstanding Athlete."

I am constantly stopped by those who know my brother when Ryder walks into a room b/c of their extreme resemblance.

Swim Lessons

2008-08-01T14:55:00.000-07:00

Ryder and Kennedy "anxiously" await swim lessons in the "cuzzi" while Mommy/Auntie Kimmie works with other students.

Kevin and Janine graciously hosted my 2-week Swim Lesson Academy for kids at the start of the summer. Ryder got to hang out with his cousins everyday from 9-5pm and help Janine and the kids host 20+ families coming and going in their backyard. Great fun, great chaos, and of corse a lot of great swimming!

Father's Day at Seaworld

2008-08-01T14:32:00.001-07:00

Happy Father's Day Daddy! We're going to Seaworld...

Ryder and Mommy took Daddy to Seaworld to celebrate his Father's Day. We had a great time as a family watching the shows and interacting wtih the marine life, even though Ryder freaked out in every show b/c of the loud music.

We searched the whole park for a special, soft-serve, waffle cone for Chris and family. This was probably Ryder's highlight.

Ryder's 2nd Birthday

2008-08-01T14:17:00.000-07:00

We took Ryder and family to a minor league Lancaster Jethawks game to celebrate his 2nd birthday. He is obsessed with baseball so he absolutely loved it. We actually had a tough time scheduling the party b/c Ryder came down with "Hand, Foot, Mouth Virus" hours before the party. We had to reschedule for 3 weeks later and therefore lost 1/2 the family's attendance in the process. Oh well...there will always be another birthday party next year.

Ryder and some of his Sathre cousins (and second cousins.

Daddy and Ryder Time

2008-06-11T22:39:00.001-07:00

Ryder's FrithSmith Cousins

2008-06-11T22:34:00.003-07:00

Tyler and Ryder are 7 months a part and I'm sure we'll find trouble where they can be found, plus add our new baby boy to the mix and we'll have quite a team.

Ryder's new baby girl cousin, Ryley Jean, was born in January to Chris' brother, Jeff.

Visit to Prescott and Sedona, AZ

2008-06-11T22:24:00.000-07:00

We were able to spend the long Memorial Day weekend with Gramma and Grampa (Chris' parents) and also do some fun activities while in AZ.

It's a Boy!

2008-06-11T22:20:00.000-07:00

We were shocked to find out that I was carrying another boy b/c I was "95%" sure it was a girl since I haven't been puking 10x a day this pregnancy. We are thrilled that Ryder will have a brother, but we don't have a name yet. I'm hoping in the next month to find something new; we are totally stumped.

Kimmie's 30th in Tahoe

2008-03-29T22:53:00.000-07:00

Thanks to Chris' parents generous b'day gift, we were able to enjoy their beautiful time share in South Lake Tahoe with our friends, Josh and Jill. We did a lot of boarding/skiing, eating great meals, and enjoying each other's company in celebration of my 30 years of life.

Oh! In case you haven't heard; I'm showing off my pregnant tummy (barely) in this shot. Yup, I still snowboarded even though I was Ms. Prego; the puking hadn't started yet, so I was able to have a great time.

"I'mmmm 30!"

After revisiting the sport of skiing with my dad one afternoon in Mammoth, I was excited to borrow my mom's new skis and enjoy Heavenly 2 days on skis during this trip. I forgot how much I enjoyed skiiing. It had been 10 years of just snowboarding, but I think I'm turning back to spliting my weeks between the 2 sports b/c I love them both.

Forget the tee; "Pitch it to me, Daddy!"

2008-03-29T22:48:00.001-07:00

Forget the toys in the toy chest! Ryder loves the outdoors (sounds like his parents)! Ryder wants to be pitched to all day, shoot hoops, or ride his scooter on the cul-du-sac and paseos. And of corse he loves his new shades.

CA Amgen Tour--Family Ride

2008-03-29T22:41:00.000-07:00

We had so much fun watching the professional riders last year, we joined the pre-ride festivities this year before cheering on the Stage 6 finish that passed right by our home!

Can't get enough of that snow...Mammoth #2.

2008-03-29T22:33:00.000-07:00

We were invited up to Mammoth along with my parents by our old family friend, John Locke. We spent over 15 years of Christmas vacations in the Locke's condo, so it brought back some great memories! Ryder enjoyed daily adventures with either Mommy or Daddy (depending on who was boarding)--sledding, bus and gondola riding, and visiting the slopes.

Little Kickers (Soccer Practice)

2008-03-29T22:27:00.001-07:00

Ryder's 1st organized activity. He is getting better and better each week at listening and following directions in-class. His favorite parts of soccer practice are kicking over all the cones and doing drop-kicks with the squishy balls.

Family Santa Barbara Zoo Day

2008-03-29T22:19:00.000-07:00

Ryder and I had a fun day with Mommy's family and cousin Nicole. We especially enjoyed hanging out with Uncle Brian (a rare treat right now b/c of his involvement in the SB Police Academy). We can't get enough trips out of our membership to this amazing little zoo.

Exploring the depths of the closet

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Winter Fun- Mammoth

2008-03-29T14:59:00.000-07:00

We were able to enjoy a 1/2 week in Mammoth snowboarding with Brian and Stephanie at Stephanie's parents house. Our friend Sara and her daughter Isabel joined us so that Ryder could have some friends during the day while we boarded.

Christmas "08 with family

2008-01-16T16:31:00.000-08:00

Cousins: Tyler and Ryder both wanting to ride Ryder's new tricycle from Gramma.
Gramma visiting Ryder. It sure is getting hard to get Ryder to look at the camera.
Daddy helping Ryder open his stocking on Christmas morning. It looks more fun than it was; Ryder had a 103 and was super sick from Christmas until New Year's.

Christmas Parties

2008-01-16T16:13:00.000-08:00

Team D (Levi, Kellie, and Jason) posing for their Christmas Party. Keep praying for Levi in '08 for healing.

Ryder loves hanging out with the older boys. He talked about playing football with Dawson (left) and Dylan (right) for weeks.
Chris says I must love pictures of Ryder "behind bars." Let's pray not.

Copperhill Women! We are always up for a party and thanks to Maddie and Brantley we had an awesome one before X-Mas.

Our new friends Josh and Jill--Nice "bad sweater" Jill! Josh was too nice and picked her out a cute one from Old Navy since she had been out of town all week.
Krista and Tiffany sporting their "bad Christmas party attire." Was I the only one who followed directions and actually looked like an idiot?
Posing with Dara Desoto, our missionary and friend serving the people of El Salvador. Her husband Peter and 4 children continue to encourage our family to live sold out for Jesus.

Our 4th Annual Home Depot Christmas Tree

2008-01-16T16:08:00.001-08:00

Got to love Home Depot's $40 tree! Ryder enjoyed "cleaning, cleaning" all the pine needles while we picked out our tree.

Christmas Tree Lighting Festival

2008-01-16T16:00:00.000-08:00

We took Ryder to Valencia's Christmas Tree Lighting Festival. He loved the "engine...whoo, whoo" and decorating his gingerbread cookie, or maybe I should say eating his decorated cookie.

Dirtbiking over Thanksgiving

2008-01-16T15:41:00.000-08:00

Ryder loving his cousin Tyler's quad. He even took his friend Sophie for a ride!

Over the Thanksgiving long weekend, we rented an RV and took our dirtbikes to Cal City to ride with some friends. We had an awesome time riding (I have to ride with the kids and even they kick my butt) during the day and hanging out around the campfire at night; and of corse it wouldn't be hanging out with Copperhill friends if there weren't poker games!

The Back-up Costume + SB Zoo w/ Grandma

2007-11-08T14:03:00.001-08:00

The elephants got to have a pumpkin snack. It was so amazing watching them smash the pumpkins with both their trunks and feet as if they were paper balls.

Superman...just in case the lion cub didn't work out. The fun part is that this is my little brother Brian's old cape!

Hop on board the animal train!

Just call me Simba- Halloween

2007-11-08T13:50:00.000-08:00

Cousins: Ryder-lion, Cameron-power ranger, Kylie-pink poodle, Kennedy-Dodger girl
Neighbors--We're ready to go Trick or Treating! Ryder was a pro at knocking at the door and then selecting his candy.

Pumpkin Season

2007-11-08T13:37:00.001-08:00

Santa Barbara Zoo

2007-10-23T15:45:00.000-07:00

Ryder made a really fun stinker right when we got on the train in the zoo.

At 17 months, these are some of my favorite things.

2007-10-23T15:27:00.001-07:00

I love playing hide-and-go-seek, especially behind the tree!

My favorite food this month is apples. I definately prefer to eat my apple all by myself and believe it or not, I can eat the whole thing. I might even have an apple tree growing inside of me because sometimes I accidentally eat the seeds and the stem.

I ask to put on Mommy and Daddy's socks and I always want to wear my boots.

Play with Bali (throw balls at him (ooops, I mean to him), strangle him (ooops, I mean hug him), chase him, and love him.

Birthday Celebration in Lake Havasu

2007-10-23T14:44:00.000-07:00

Albert--the birthday boy, showing Chloe Stout how to drive a boat and posing like a you know what with Troy and Albert's son, Christian.

Ryder is already obsessed with football and Daddy loves every minute of it. Ryder always wants to be the quarterback or the kicker and when we walks by the TV, he either says, "Foooooootbaaaallllll! or Touchdown" with his hands in the area.

Hanging out at the sandbar. We were able to get some pictures of the boys and girls.

Ryder loves the boat!

Our good friend Albert Leon turned 40 this October, so his friends and family went to Lake Havasu to celebrate. His wife, Mandy, kept us very busy with an amazing fun-filled weekend.

Newport Beach_Labor Day weekend

2007-09-22T21:08:00.001-07:00

Mom, Dad, Chris, Ryder and I went sailing with Mr. Locke, our long time friend on his new sailboat, the Mariah II. Ryder LOVED the sea lions. He has added the sea lion bark to his list of animal sound effects.

Our future Tiger Woods...

Papa giving lessons to Ryder.

Ryder...our little cleaner

2007-09-22T21:00:00.000-07:00

Trip to Texas

2007-09-22T20:24:00.001-07:00

Ryder and I flew out to visit two of my most cherished friends- Robyn and Danielle. We spent time in Lucas with Robyn and her kids, Matt and Kylie, along with her husband Jeff. Then, we went over to Rockwell to hang out with Kate, Luke, Emma, and her husband Kurt.

Summer: Family Pictures

2007-09-22T17:16:00.001-07:00

How cute are these pictures? Ryder with cousin Kennedy.

Ryder with Grandma, Auntie Carol, and Mr. Moo.

Ryder and his cousin Kennedy sharing lunch together.

Ryder and Kennedy trying to beat the Valencia summer heat.

Florida/Bahammas

2007-09-22T16:43:00.000-07:00

Chris had an awesome '06 with GSK. They sent us on an all expense paid trip to Key Biscayne, Florida. Chris and I then extended our stay with a cruise to the Bahammas and Key West. We left Ryder at home with the grandparents for 11 days!

Our first experience Parasailing. We can't wait to go again!

Getting ready for our wave runner private tour around the island. Our local guide would stop us at all the best snorkel spots around the island, including a plane wreck.

Heading back to the Cruise ship after our best day in Key West.

Celebrating at Chris' emerald finish at the banquet night.

Watching an afternoon thunderstorm roll-in. We loved them!
We rented some beach cruisers and toured the island.
Mopeding around the island in the Bahammas.
Chris showing everyone that he just won $700 by winning the cruise's poker tournament.

Ryder 12.5 months

2007-08-15T21:28:00.001-07:00

Fun in the backyard with Ryder and Bali.

Ojai with Friends

2007-06-02T18:15:00.000-07:00

We took an afternoon hike in the Ojai mountains before enjoying a fun dinner at Bacallis.

Team Leon: Savannah, Mandy, Christian, and Albert.

Ryder's First Birthday_5/19/07

2007-06-02T18:03:00.001-07:00

Ryder's first birthday. We praise God for his beautiful blessing. We are so thankful that Ryder had a healthy year and that God gave us the wisdom on how to raise him. Thank you Lord for our little miracle.

Cousin Kylie helping Ryder blow out his 1st candle. Mommy accidentally messed up the writing on the brownie...she forgot to buy the tip for the frosting, so it came out a big thick! Ooops.
I love ice cream! You can't beat a brownie fudge sundae. I'm just like mommy and daddy, I don't like cake, so I got a whole scoop of ice cream on my freshly baked brownie.

Kimmie's first Mother's Day

2007-05-18T13:00:00.001-07:00

Celebrating in Ventura. We had a great dinner on the pier before driving home.

The 4 of us (Chris, Ryder, Bali, I) went on a little hike the day before Mother's Day.

Easter

2007-05-18T12:52:00.001-07:00

Chicago

2007-05-18T12:16:00.001-07:00

A family day at the aquarium. Ryder loved the fish!

Chris and I got hooked up with a babysitter so we had an amazing date night--wonderful dinner and a night at the theatre. "Wicked" was fantastic!

Ryder and I on the city architecture boat tour.

We just had to do a double decker tour after seeing The Break-up.

We're off to Chicago! Chris had a sales meeting and Ryder and I tagged along. Chris was pretty busy the whole time, but we found some time to squeeze in some fun.

Copperhill Church Camping Trip- Lake Havasu

2007-04-05T20:34:00.000-07:00

Ryder and Levi worked as a team to boost Ryder up onto the couch so that he could reach the ABC cookies. They must have been hungry!

We traveled in supreme luxury, but we still managed to lay down a song on "Garage Band" entitled the 600 mil. Rolling Turd.

We stayed in the Davenport's RV. Team Davenport = Kellie, Jason, and Levi.

The guys went for a morning hike and prayer session.

Team Martin = Corey and Carrie (Kellie's sister)

Mommy, I don't want to take a nap in this tent. All the kids are playing out there.
"Boarder Down!" Ryder is the flag holder.
Ryder loved playing on the beach with the rocks.
Chris is catching some air on the wakeboard.

February-March '07

2007-03-25T09:52:00.000-07:00

Baby Blue Eyes loves to eat. He is eating mostly solids on his own and he can't get enough of it.

Mammoth '07

2007-02-17T23:21:00.000-08:00

Ryder had his first mechanical ride in front of the famous Shat's Bakery in Bishop on the way home from Mammoth.
It looks like he already likes motorcycles...oh no!

Nonnie and Papa playing with Ryder in the blizzard--what responsible grandparents!

Everyone was making fun of us for heading up to Mammoth to go snowboarding. "On what snow?" was the usual comment. We arrived on Wed. afternoon and it had just started snowing...it didn't stop...as we were driving home on Sunday it was still snowing. We were able to snowboard and ski in the biggest storm of the year and you know what that means...POWDER!!! It was an awesome time on the mountain and with family.

Ryder--8 months

2007-02-17T23:12:00.000-08:00

Ryder is crawling everywhere, getting into the cabinets, and now he is walking using his push toys! I think walking on his own is just around the corner.

Big Bear

2007-01-08T16:31:00.000-08:00

As a family we enjoyed several days with our friends, Delio, Maria, and Marcel and their family in a cozy cabin in Big Bear. Chris and I even got to get away from the baby and enjoy each other's company while snowboarding!

Christmas

2007-01-08T16:10:00.000-08:00

Ryder's first Christmas.

Christmas dinner with Chris' family.

Papa and Kylie at the dinner table.
Brian and Stephanie playing with Kylie and Kennedy.
Gramma and her two grandsons--Ryder and Tyler.
Jeff, Bonnie, and Nicole.

November/December '06

2006-12-23T11:21:00.000-08:00

Happy 34th birthday Chris! We celebrated at Farrell's Ice Cream Parlour and Mountasia Fun Center. Friends and family joined us as we devoured ice cream sundaes and then played lazar tag and arcade games into the night!

Christmas party with friends...Ryder's pals (Wyatt & Christian = 2 years old; Landon, Savannah, and Ryder = 6 months).

Mommy and her boys putting up the Christmas tree lights. Both Ryder and Bali
love to chase the lights.

Ryder and Daddy picking out our Christmas tree @ our favorite spot...Home Depot!

I'm crawling @ 6.5 months!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Ryder--wants to eat everything!

2006-11-18T21:35:00.000-08:00

While grabbing some burgers after Chris' football game, we learned that Ryder wants to learn how to suck from a straw.

Trinity--flag football league

2006-11-18T21:26:00.000-08:00

Team Trinity

Trinity won the championship game 20-14. All the guys had a great time this season and brought home the trophy...Go Trinity! Chris is the quarterback and always leads his team to very exciting victories.

Race Around the Lake-- Castaic

2006-11-18T21:20:00.000-08:00

Chris is getting ready for his first motocross race with his brother Jeff and brother-in-law Steve.
Jeff and Steve getting pumped up for the race!

Cousins- Ryder, Kennedy, Kylie, Cameron

2006-11-18T21:17:00.000-08:00

Halloween

2006-11-18T21:10:00.000-08:00

Super Baby!

The 4 of us (Chris, Kimmie, Ryder, and Bali) went trick or treating with our neighbors and scored some candy for Kimmie's students at La Mesa.

November Update

2006-11-18T20:57:00.000-08:00

Ryder is almost crawling! He has been scooting around the floor for a couple of weeks and he is just starting to move his knees forward this weekend, so we'll have a crawler on our hands by the next update.

Ryder and I have been attending the "You and Me Baby" class at Spectrum Athletic Club since he was 6 weeks old. We go on most M, W, and F so that Mommy can get back into shape and Ryder can play with the other babies.

I wanted to show off my new bib that Nonnie and Papa brought back from Italy.

Lombardi Ranch

2006-10-22T20:23:00.000-07:00

Scarecrow Ally. It was a huge path of super tall sunflowers and different organizations created Scarecrows for a contest. This was my favorite--"Scarebucks."

Ryder wouldn't take his eyes off the orange pumkins...not even for a quick picture.

Grandma will love these pictures of me in my pumkin outfit she bought me! Ryder just didn't want to look up :(

Chris and I had our first family-style outing with Ryder today. We took him to the pumkin patch and he LOVED it! It was so fun to hear him squeal at all the pumkins. He loved seeing all the bright colors and hearing the band play music.

"This is where I sit when Mommy and Daddy go running."

2006-10-22T20:19:00.000-07:00

Do you think I look like my Uncle Brian (Mommy's little brother)? Recently, more and more people keep telling me I resemble him.

We set-up the high chair

2006-10-22T20:16:00.000-07:00

Ryder-5 months old. He is sitting with assistance and he just started to eat peas on 10/21 and he loves them. We'll be introducing all of his veggies and fruits over the next month while still nursing 5-6 times a day.

October '06

2006-10-14T11:05:00.000-07:00

Here comes Hayden boy #3!

Ryder finallynoticing Bali.

Having lunch with my friends Michiko and Grace. Grace is our future babysitter!

Breton Court Neighbors

2006-10-14T11:02:00.000-07:00

Gage and Ryder are 4 days a part.

George, Gage, and Mindy. Matt and Susie, and Deana.

Our 6th Anniversary

2006-10-14T10:59:00.000-07:00

Kelly and Sue McCurnin (our marriage counselors) babysat Ryder while we celebrated over a romantic dinner at Epiphany in downtown Santa Barbara.

Santa Barbara Friends

2006-10-14T10:47:00.000-07:00

Ryder and his girlfriends! Julia-3months, Ryder-4.5 months, Katelyn-5.5 months.

Cindy letting Julia sleep off her cold.

Sue, Amy, Katelyn, and Ryder.

Kelly holding Ryder...he is so proud that Chris and Kimmie FINALLY had a baby.

The Hayden family @ Jenna's surprise 30th birthday (Jenna, Cruz, Caleb, and Josh...Justus is on his way next month!)

Help! I'm in the laundry basket!

2006-09-27T13:19:00.000-07:00

Pheww! We finished putting the laundry away. I'm ready for a nap...that was hard work.
Did I mention I love eating my fingers?

Mommy has lots of laundry today, so I decided to help her.

Safari Birthday Party

2006-09-27T13:12:00.000-07:00

Ryder went to his friend Brody's 1st birthday party. It was a safari theme so the mommys were given parasols and the daddy's wore safari hats to shade us from the sun. It was hot!

It's time for solids

2006-09-27T12:51:00.000-07:00

"Did I mention that my favorite thing to eat lately is my fingers! Mommy has to take them out of my mouth everytime I nurse or eat rice cereal. I just love the taste of these fingers...maybe I'm teething???"

"Ooops! I got a little messy. Today (9/20) was my first day eating solids (rice cereal) and I was a super star."

Ryder has been eating 1TB of rice cereal with about 3-4 TB of breastmilk everyday. He is getting better and better at the spoon.

Catalina Island Retirement Celebration

2006-09-18T09:50:00.000-07:00

Catalina Retirement Celebration: In honor of Mom and Dad Eastman the kids (Jeff, Chris, and Kim) put together a surprise Catalina Island vacation. We all wanted to celebrate the retirement and move to AZ of our parents as well as Mom's birthday.

We left San Pedro Harbor at 9am on Wednesday (9/13). Once on the island we and spent the day walking around Avalon and eating lunch at the EL Galleon. At 2pm we checked into our amazing 2 bed./2 bath villas at Hamilton Cove, and then explored the beautifully manicured grounds. The next day Mom and Bob's friends (Bob and Susan) surpirsed them by showing up with their boat from San Diego harbor. We spent the afternoon having lunch and drinks on the water. Some of us kayaked, snorkeled, and drove around in the dingy. That night we had a lovely sunset dinner at Steve's Steakhouse. The next day was spent poolside at our condos and then we left on the 4pm boat back home. What a wonderful celebration with family and friends!

Chris loves holding and playing with Ryder. Kimmie's boys are such a blessing from the Lord!

After enjoying the sound of the waves crashing aganist the cliffs all night, Chris enjoyed his morning cup of coffee and breakfast on our villa's balcony. Catalina Island--the only place to watch the sunrise over the ocean while in California.

"We're cousins. We're two of a kind!"

The whole crew on the golf carts. Ryder loved going in the golf carts--he'd squeal the entire way to Avalon and back.

Hamilton Cove. Tucked into the mountain side, Hamilton Cove feels like a Mediterranean paradise. Each condo is individually owned so they are uniquely decorated. A golf cart came with each unit, which was fun to drive into the town of Avalon.

Avalaon city and harbor.

The famous Avalon casino.

Our little family (minus Bali). We were getting ready to leave for the retirement celebration dinner in downtown Avalon at Steve's Steakhouse.

Grandma can't wait until Halloween, so she bought Ryder a pumkin outfit...he's so cute!

On our way back from Avalon to Hamilton Cove.

More Newport Beach Pictures!

2006-09-10T14:43:00.000-07:00

Ryder had lots of pratice learning to swim.

He has now graduated to sitting in his stroller without his car seat...he's getting so big.

Chris, Ryder and I stayed the entire week in Newport with my parents and we enjoyed the amazing scenary everyday.

Auntie Stephanie is holding Ryder while he practices pulling Nonnie's hair!

We all went for a morning walk on the beach and had breakfast at the Beachcomber on the beach. Ryder wanted to see the sights while riding in the Baby Bjorn with Daddy.

Ryder and Mommie swimming. Ryder is working on his kick kicks!

Chris, Kimmie, and Ryder looking at the boats in the Dana Point Harbor.

Newport Beach!

2006-09-10T13:51:00.000-07:00

We traveled down to Newport Beach for a week to spend some time with the Sathre family. We had an awesome time enjoying God's amazing beauty in Laguna Beach, Dana Point, Balboa Island and hanging out at the beautiful Marriot Vacation Club Villas.

Ryder is 3.5 months and he is "talking" so much! He is still sporting his notorious scowl! Ryder continues to be super active in our arms and he loves to scoot around his crib and pack-n-play all night. We already have an active little guy on our hands.

Proud Parents!

2006-08-29T16:56:00.000-07:00

Our little "Ryder Roo!"

Brothers!

2006-08-29T16:52:00.000-07:00

Bali is loving his new role as the big brother. He gets super excited when he sees the stroller coming out because he knows he's going for a walk. Ryder hasn't noticed Bali's love for him, but soon he will appreciate his big brother.

August 29th

2006-08-29T16:20:00.000-07:00

Today is our first posting! We hope to update our blog once a week so our family and friends who live far away can sneak a peak into our lives and watch as Ryder grows and changes.

Enjoy!

-Here's our little baby boy! Ryder is now 3 months old and he is smiling, cooing, blowing bubbles, and laughing all the time. There isn't a day that goes by that I'm not amazed by God's amazing and miraculous work in creating a little baby.