This week we celebrated Rhyon's 1st Birthday! I just can not believe how fast the time has gone and how much our lives have changed in the year since his arrival. I thought this was a good time to take a look back at some of his first year. I went back through this last years pictures and tried to be really picky about which ones I chose for posting on the blog, however I ended up with over 300 photos anyway! Here are some of my picks....(there are still a lot!!!!)
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| First Picture! Welcome to the world Rhyon! |
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| Meeting Mommy and Daddy face to face. |
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| First time meeting his big sister. |
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| Rhyon Alaric Schuster |
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| Grandma was there to help us with everything for a little while. |
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| Our first picture as a family of four! |
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| What a great big sister! |
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| Going home in the same outfit as his sister did. |
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| Nell keeping watch over 3 day old Rhyon. |
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| Love this Photo!!!!!! |
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| Tummy time! |
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| Uncle Nick and baby Rhyon. |
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| At one week old we took Rhyon to the Richmond Zoo! |
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| Family Photo, Rhyon about a month old. |
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| Thanks to my friend Cheri for this outfit especially now that Grandma and Grandpa live in Massachusetts! |
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| Just hanging out! |
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| First time meeting Great Grandpa! They are pals!!!! |
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| Rhyon's Baptism. Fr. Greg presiding, Amanda Penke God Mother, Eric Napierala God Father. |
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| With the God Parents and Grandparents at the Baptism |
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| Meeting Great Grandpa Schuster |
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| Grandma Linda, our dear friend Tracy and Rhyon |
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| Rhyon and his Great-Great Aunts Maria and Celia. |
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| Little Brother, working on sitting up around 2 months. |
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| Pre- Halloween Picture |
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| Family Photo on the U.S.S. Constitution taken while visiting Boston, MA |
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| Hanging with my friend Cheri an her daughter Cassandra. |
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| Smiles!!!! |
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| Looking cute wearing the hat I made him, it was a little to big! |
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| Hanging with Auntie Liz at 3 months old. |
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| Napping with Grandpa. |
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| We went apple picking, Rhyon didn't appreciate being stuck in the tree!!! |
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| All dressed up at the Pumpkin Festival. |
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| Carving Pumpkins! |
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| Just a little "Pumpkin"!!! |
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| Trick or Treating, Rhyon was a Froggie. |
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| Gnawing on Aunt Rose |
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| Smile!!! |
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| Meeting Aunt Lisa... |
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| And Uncle Doug. |
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| Silly Face!!!! |
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| Starting solids was a bit of a challenge... |
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| Thanksgiving was spent with Uncle Carl... |
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| Uncle Stephen and Aunt Sarah... |
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| And Aunt Cheryl. |
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| Me and my little man! |
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| Rhyon's first experience with snow, just a dusting. |
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| The Family and Santa |
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| Rhyon's first Christmas a few weeks early due to moving. |
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| PEAS!!!! |
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| A real snow experience! |
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| Amanda and the kids with our snowman! |
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| "Who is that?!" |
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| At the Eric Carle Museum, Rhyon is wearing his Very Hungry Caterpillar outfit. |
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| Rhyon and his Great Grandma Gee. |
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| Rhyon and his other Great Grandma. |
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| Most of the "Schusters" |
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| Visiting Mark and Meghan |
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| Snuggly after a bath. 5 months |
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| Getting much to big for his sister to hold!!!! |
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| Funny Binki!!!! |
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| Hanging with Grandma and Grandpa in Massachusetts. |
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| First bath with big sister, can't quite sit alone yet so Giulianna helps by washing Rhyon. |
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| 6 months old |
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| I love this picture!!!! Check out the baby rolls!!!! |
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| This was just awesome, what a good job big sister!!!! |
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| "Hello Dudley!" |
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| Getting the stare down.... |
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| Finally got a picture of the first teeth! 7 months |
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| Out on the ice of Paradise Pond |
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| Sesame Street! Aunt Sandy, Amanda, Rhyon, Lizzy, Giulianna and Me |
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| Spending some time with Aunt Maria, chewing on a cookie. |
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| Look out Elton John!!! |
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| Meeting Barron the horse with Aunt Hilary |
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| "Uncle John, he's cool no matter what Mommy says!" |
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| Easter Bunny |
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| Rhyon's First Easter |
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| Kids and Grandma Sue and Grandpa Jerry |
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| Lincoln Monument in Washington D.C. with Auntie Liz |
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| 9 months |
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| One of my very favorite pictures!!!! Big Sister and Little Brother! |
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| Walking practice with Papa. |
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| Testing out the old swing that belonged to Grandpa and Aunt Lisa when they were babies! |
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| About 10 months |
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| What a Ham!!! |
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| This just cries the old man and the sea to me. |
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| Cape Cod, May 2011 |
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| While in Cape Cod the kids were in a Regional Pageant and Rhyon received 3rd for his division. Here he is receiving his title. |
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| Trying to crawl. (Or do push ups) |
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| Driving already... |
And finally a few more pictures from this week of Rhyon's Birthday Celebration. Angie and Abbey joined us for cake and ice cream.
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| As Angie said, "The most gourmet cake a 1 year old ever had!" |
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| Rhyon was looking at us all like we were crazy while we sang Happy Birthday! |
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| Cutting the cake! |
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| Rhyon of course had the first piece and was very careful about his first taste. |
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| Then he decided to dig right in! |
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| And before we knew it.... |
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| It was gone! I think he enjoyed it!!!! |
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| Angie and Abbey brought Rhyon a gift which was a nice surprise. Rhyon already received his gifts from us when we celebrated his Birthday before coming to Korea. |
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| Playing with his new toy which he has been enjoying very much!!! |
That's about it from here. We received some more furniture from the housing support and my step cabinet that we bought last weekend was delivered. Yesterday we went to see Captain America at the theater on post and got a pizza for dinner. Not sure what the rest of the weekend holds for us but that is part of life's adventure!!!
