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Monday, June 26, 2006

That's so Ryan

There are a few things I can count on in my life. One is Ryan being Ryan. Certain things are just "Ryan." Most of these things are cute. Even his stubbornness can be funny at times, though exasperating at others. One thing that is just so Ryan is his obsession with cars. In all parts of life. I can count on finding a few random "parking lots" throughout my house on a daily basis. These lots consist of a few cars, trucks and/or other vehicles lined up neatly with each other. He drives his cars around, he rides on his cars, his cars(or other vehicles) ride on other cars and trucks. They make caravans and have races. They have conversations with each other and with anyone around who will play along. And that's just with toy cars.
When it comes to real cars he is just as interested. He will see a car in a parking lot, driving down the road, out our front window that catches his interest and he will make a comment. Usually something like, "Wow, cool car."; "It's a [color] Humber" that's a hummer to the rest of us; "That car looks like Uncle TJ's(or grandpa's, Daddy's, our) car!" He is usually right about the make and model. All these sayings and tendencies about cars are "so Ryan."
There are other things Ryan does quite a bit that I find adorable. Like when he misses a ball he was trying to kick or something doesn't go his way and he says, "Oh, man!" in this cute little way. He also needs to start over from the beginning if something gets messed up. For instance if he falls down the stairs he needs to walk back up the stairs and go down again "so he doesn't fall" or if he falls off the beam in gymnastics he has to start back at the beginning, not just the beginning of the beam, the beginning of the whole course he is on. There is also the way he doesn't ever want to say good bye or good night because he thinks if he doesn't say it it won't happen. Sometimes he wants me to come up to his room to "not say goodnight." He could count to 30 except he always skips 15, when I try to correct him he thinks I'm joking. He says, "Nooooooo" tipping his head and looking at me out of the top of his eyes that says 'You can't pull one over on me. I'm on to you.'
He so funny and just so Ryan.

1 comment:

Joan S. said...

Awww...come to bed to'not say goodnight.' That's so sweet!

I love the lined-up cars and trucks all over the house. Another thing that is 'so Ryan' is lining up *anything* that marches. Blocks, calls, toys, cars, water bottles...if they are the same, he lines them up!