11 months...only one more to go!

Happy 11 months to our favorite little boy!

So much has happened since the last post!  Ryan is now a seasoned walker--he goes everywhere he wants to and even to places he knows he's not supposed to go!  He learned how to walk backwards and to the side just within the past week. 

He's learned how to clap his hands:

He's learned how to point to things and he's learned how to consistently wave hello and goodbye, too!

He's learned how to say "UH OH", and he loves to say that when he intentionally drops his spoon when he's eating dinner.  Super cute!  He also loves to smile mischievously when we tell him "no" to something and he continues to do it (note: he WILL drop this behavior sooner than later).

He's learned that some of his toys can move all on their own (I guess, with the help of batteries, but I think that's an advanced concept for him right now):

We celebrated Halloween (Ryan was a bat):

We walked him to the houses on our street (only 3), and he got some awesome loot!  One of our neighbors even gave him some applesauce instead of candy, which I thought was really sweet :)

I can't believe he's going to turn ONE YEAR OLD soon.....this year has been the fastest and the slowest year (if that's possible).  When I look back at everything that Joe, Ryan, and I have been through, all that we've learned, all the hugs and kisses we've given and received, and how much our lives have changed for the better, it makes me get all teary and emotional (surprise surprise).

We're going to savor this last month of infancy!!