Go Navy, Beat Army

Not much new happening this week. Just wanted to post a few new pictures and share the good news about Navy's win. BEAT ARMY!!!

Go Navy, Beat Army!

We went over to a fellow law student's house (West Point Grad) for the big game. We're sure Ryan Patrick's shirt had something to do with the big win. BEAT ARMY!!! 

Toes are YUMMY!

Ryan's newest trick is to put his toes in his mouth. Silly Baby! 

bundle up!

We went out for a walk on Thanksgiving. We all had to bundle up. (Ryan put his coat on over Ryan Patrick and the baby bjorn so he would be extra warm) 

Finally, Some New Pictures

Ryan has been super busy, so I am now taking over the blog. Nana and Papa John are getting anxious due to lack of pictures, so here is my first attempt at posting solo.

Ryan had his first exam today. He also has a paper due on Monday, followed by the rest of his finals in the next few weeks. It is going to be a busy couple of weeks.

Ryan Patrick is growing, growing, growing. He can now roll all over the place. He laughs all the time. And he LOVES his cereal, not to mention his toes...which is his newest trick. He is constantly trying to put his foot in his mouth.

We had our first snow yesterday. It was only a couple of inches and it's mostly melted now, but never fear, we are expected to have more in a few days.

I have posted a few pictures so you can see how much Ryan Patrick is growing. I will try to post more sooner rather than later.

Enjoy,

Amy, Ryan and Ryan Patrick

Winter Wonderland

Morning of our first snow. Did we mention we forgot to get ice scrapers and other essential winter equipment...
(Hey, I'm from Texas, and Ryan has been in Hawaii for the last few years...give us a break!) 

First Snow

It's snowing... 

First Cereal

UMMMM!!!! Cereal is GOOD!
(By the way, mommy got better about getting the ceral actually in the mouth) 

Look what I can do

We aren't sure why, but Ryan loves to do this with his pacifier. 

We Love Papi

I think Megan was a little Jealous, but Papi has room for everybody. 

Cousins

Look how nice we share 

First Halloween

Ryan Patrick spent his first halloween as a Giraffe.

How CUTE!!! 

It even has a tail.
(Ryan Patrick was going to be a cow, but Daddy made me take it back and get the giraffe.) 

Notre Dame vs. USC

As for the game...I'll simply post what the NY Times had to say:

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/17/sports/ncaafootball/17colleges.html

Replays showed that the ball flew back at least a yard, but officials placed the ball's nose just inches from the goal line.

Leinart then sealed the victory with another charmed play. After pushing into his offensive line unsuccessfully, he twisted his body to his right and was pushed into the end zone by running back Reggie Bush. With two hands, Bush shoved Leinart's chest to allow him to stumble backward over the goal line through a gap between the center and the left guard.

Bush admitted to pushing Leinart into the end zone after the game, even though it is a violation.

According to Section 2, Article 2b of the N.C.A.A. rulebook, "The runner shall not grasp a teammate; and no other player of his team shall grasp, push, lift or charge into him to assist him in forward progress."

Sorry we haven't posted in a while...It took some time to come down after the ND win over Purdue (49-28). We're getting ready for this weekend; it's the "big game" against the No. 1 USC Trojans. It should be a pretty good game.

And speaking of the game, I've posted some pics of our family outing to see the Fightin' Irish.

I have also posted a pic of the wonderful hoodie-towel Uncle Phil and Aunt Jo Shirk sent us. Ryan loves it. Thanks, Shirk family!

Finally, Amy got a haircut today. She lopped off about 8 inches of hair, then had it straightened. It is the first time I have seen her with straight hair, and I have to admit that it looks pretty darn good. I've put a picture of it on here so all of you can enjoy!

In other news, it's time for mid-terms. On Thursday I'll take the exams for my Criminal Law, Contract Law, and Civil Procedure classes. It will be a three hour set following a full day of classes, but I take comfort in the fact that it is not graded. Our grades are strictly determined by the final, so these exams are simply a chance for me to see how the instructors ask questions and get an idea about the kind of answers they will want. Wish me luck!

Ryan has started sleeping longer, which of course makes Amy happy. He typically sleeps from about 10:30pm until around 5:30am. He has also learned how to roll over, which is the first big milestone. We're pretty proud.

Will write again soon,
Ryan, Amy, and Ryan Patrick

Amy's new haircut (look...it's straight!) 

Vato Loco forever! 

Busted calling the Psychic Hotline... 

New monogrammed towel from Uncle Phil and Aunt Jo Shirk 

Amy, Ryan and I go to the game...