little bitter

...is the name Jeff gave Ryan as soon as she was born. Ryan was born in a hurry and has been a bossy betty ever sense! Even as an infant Ryan "knew" what she wanted. Even Jeff's mom said in the first week of her life that she was a little girl that told you what she wanted. When Ryan arrived she was the center of our world and we have not stopped doting over her.


Ryan moved around very early...rolling, crawling and walking. She hated the car seat or anything that strapped her in and loved facing out into the world. She never wanted to miss a thing...and she got into just about everything. Very curious.

(baby powder..."I can do it!")



When her little brother arrived she gave us a run for our money. We liked to used the word willful to describe Ryan as a two year old and our challenge was to channel that in the right direction.

Ryan wanted to go to school as soon as she could and is thriving in Kindergarten this year. She is reading and writing and loves to color and paint (being an artist is one of the many professions on her list along with ambulance driver and pizza maker). She is also quite the little social butterfly and talker in school...I have no idea where she gets that!

Some of her hobbies are swimming, cooking, singing, and dancing. She has interests in many different sports and we hope to get her involved in a few different teams this summer. She loves to try new things especially when it comes to food. There are not many things Ryan is afraid of or won't try at least once. She is a wonderful helper and takes care of her little brother (most of the time).

My little girl is 6 today. My oldest, creative, sweet, strong willed little girl with a crooked smile is 6 today.


Happy birthday my darling girl.