Perry's Pics

Halloween 2011

2011-10-31T20:49:00.001-07:00

This year we were finally able to dress up as a family. We chose to do Cowboys and Indians. I think our costumes came out great! We went trick or treating with my brother, sister in law and my two nieces. We had a really fun time.

My brother, the Wizard.

My nieces. Reese as Katy Perry and Katrina as Rapunzel.

Twins?

2011-09-13T13:59:00.000-07:00

As I was uploading new photos of Caitlin today I remembered some of Ryan that we had. Can you tell that they are brother and sister? They are both about 6 weeks old when these were taken. I thought it was funny that all 4 of these were taken in the same place.

Ryan

Caitlin

Ryan Turns Two!

2011-08-31T10:10:00.001-07:00

On Sunday we celebrated Ryan's 2nd birthday with family and close friends. I can't believe it's already been 2 years since he was born. We kept it simple with a few decorations and cake and ice cream. It turned out really well and Ryan had a lot of fun.

Hanging out with baby Caitlin before the party.

He's such a little mimic.

Ryan received a lot of great gifts. Thank you everyone.

Ryan always wants to play on the scooters and trucks when we are at our friends Ty and Michelle's, so Sean and I decided to get him his very own tricycle. He loved it!He's still just a tad bit shy of being tall enough to peddle on his own, but he still loves playing on it and being pushed around.

1st Haircut

2011-08-30T07:12:00.001-07:00

After almost 2 years Sean and I decided to finally get Ryan's hair cut. We had initially thought that we wouldn't cut his hair until he was almost ready to start school, but with the curls it was getting a little too unmanageable. So the weekend before his birthday we took him to the salon. He did very well, didn't care at all. Of course the salon is geared for kids and they have a lot of distractions for them. He got to sit in a red fire truck chair and Blue's Clue's was playing on the TV in front of him.

Here is the before.
We didn't want to cut it very short, we wanted him to still have his curls and for it to still have that "moppy" look to it.

You can tell in this photo how long it really was.

And here is the after.
Not much of a change, but it's out of his eyes and face now and that's just perfect.

Caitlin Emma Perry

2011-08-03T10:33:00.001-07:00

Since I was past my due date by 5 days and having been rejected for a day and a half by the hospital on my induction because they were full up, I decided to take things into my own hands and go into labor on my own.
After 13 hours of labor Caitlin Emma Perry was born on July 29, 2011 at 9:57pm. She weighed 7lbs 4oz and was 19 1/4 inches long and could not have been more perfect.

We ended up staying in the hospital for 3 days because of a new rule they have, but it wasn't bad and it gave Sean and me time to bond with our little girl.

Once we were released to come home on Sunday, this is what was awaiting us at home. Thanks to Ty and Michelle and the boys (Ryan too!) for making our homecoming very sweet.

And here she is, all bright eyed and bushy tailed...

Just kidding!

It took a little time for Ryan to adjust to having a new baby in the house, only about a day or two. But since then he has become such a good big brother. He was so happy to get to hold her for the first time.

Big brother kisses!

Hollywood Baby!

2011-05-03T19:59:00.000-07:00

Sean and I celebrated our 3rd anniversary by heading to Hollywood for the day. Neither one of us has visited there before, except to drive through it on the way to Universal Studios. We had a really good time. There were a lot of tourists, but it wasn't an issue. We ended up walking around Hollywood Blvd for a while just looking at all the stars on the sidewalk.

Then we headed over to Madame Tussauds wax museum. The museum was so fun! Not like I pictured it would be at all. The figures are placed around the room and you are able to "interact" with them as much as you want. Some of the figures were amazing, very lifelike.

This was the first thing you saw after stepping out of the elevator. It took us a minute to figure out it was a statue. We thought some guy was trying to be funny.

After we got used to the place we started having some fun =).

Jo, this one is for you =).

Freaky!

After the wax museum we headed over to Mann's Chinese Theatre. Apparently we had just missed Peter O'Toole's signing.

We also went to the Hollywood Museum. They have a lot of the original props and costumes from all sorts of movies. This one was very impressive. If you can't tell it's the entire cell block where Hannibal Lecter was kept in Silence of the Lambs and Dragon.

Hart Park

2011-04-24T11:49:00.000-07:00

It has been a long while since the last time I posted anything. So I decided to post some fun photos of us at Hart Park. We went a few weeks ago and had a great time. Ryan loved being able to run around in a place so open. The parks and recreation department has made some nice improvements on it as well. The play grounds are really nice now, and all the equipment is updated.

Ryan was very interested to see where his pine cones went after dropping them in the burrows. I'm sure the squirrels didn't mind...

Knotts Berry Farm 2010

2011-01-01T14:47:00.000-08:00

The week of Christmas Sean and I took some vacation time. On one of the days we went to Knotts Berry Farm with my brother and his family.

This was Ryan's first time meeting a character. He did very well. He wasn't scared at all, just very interested

All Play and No Work

2010-11-11T13:54:00.001-08:00

This is some of what Ryan does to entertain himself while I am getting ready for work in the mornings. He's a perfect fit!

Happy Halloween

2010-11-04T20:20:00.001-07:00

This year for Halloween we decided to dress Ryan up. Last year he was still pretty little. We went with a Skeleton theme. Ryan looked too cute. Sean and I also dressed for the theme, but much more toned down. I just wore a t-shirt with a skull and cross bones and Sean had on a Goonies logo shirt. We forgot to get a photo with all of us in it, but you get the idea. We started off at Sean's parents house to visit and have dinner and then caught up with my brother and his family for some trick or treating.

Aren't they all so cute?

Ryan is still too little to really understand the concept of strangers giving him things. But after a while he got used to the rhythm of things...and then he started trying to go into everyone's homes.

Our jack o lanterns.

Pumpkin Time

2010-10-25T09:42:00.000-07:00

We headed out to the Banducci Pumpkin Patch again this year. It was a lot of fun. Ryan had a blast playing with all of the pumpkins. We even did the corn maze!

Ryan's 1st Birthday!

2010-08-30T18:49:00.000-07:00

We had family and close friends over to celebrate Ryan's first birthday. It turned out just perfect. I cannot believe it has been a year since he was born. He was so tiny at first but now he's growing up into such a handsome little boy. He will always be my little baby though.

The cake I made. I'm quite proud of it.
He was in such a happy mood.

Totally posing for the camera's.

He was very interested in the texture and feel of the frosting. It's not everyday he gets to play with his food.

Thank you to everyone who helped us celebrate, and for the wonderful gifts you brought.

Disneyland!

2010-08-28T16:41:00.000-07:00

We were invited to go to Disneyland by my brother and his family and since Sean and I were on vacation we decided to go. It turned out to be pretty fun even though it was hot. My brother and his family go all the time and they really know their way around, that helped out a lot. We didn't get to go on too many rides, having to work around Ryan's schedule, but we did hit most of the good ones. Indiana Jones is still my favorite =).

Ryan and me in front of Snow Whites wishing well.

Reese and Katrina playing in front of Space Mountain.

Jeff posing as I try to get a shot of Katrina.

Zoo Day

2010-08-26T09:55:00.000-07:00

We took a trip to the Fresno Chaffe Zoo on Monday. It was a great day. The weather was good, hot, but most of the zoo is shaded. And there were maybe 20 other people there besides us. It's the perfect sized zoo for a one year old.

We went to the Winged Wonder Show and I volunteered to go up to see the demonstration on how quietly owls fly. They put the landing post directly behind me so the owl would fly right over my head. It was very cool.

That's where he landed, and I was sitting on the tree stump with the little green pillow on it.

Ryan's 1st Beach Day

2010-07-28T17:06:00.000-07:00

This was the first trip to the beach for Ryan. We had taken him to Morro Bay a few months ago, but this was the first time on the actual sand and in the water. He loved it! I thought that the water might be a little too cold for him, but as soon as he touched it with his toes he wanted to be down in it. And the sand, oh the sand. He couldn't get enough.rabbing the sand, playing in the sand, eating the sand...

Reese's Cake

2010-07-11T21:21:00.001-07:00

Here is the cake (finally) that I did for my niece Reese for her 9th birthday. Jennifer and Reese helped make the fondant and color it, which was a huge help. It's just a simple design based on the iCarly tv show.

Delicious D&D

2010-06-07T21:50:00.001-07:00

I haven't had a chance to make many cakes lately, so when my sister in law asked me to make a cake for my brothers 40th birthday party I said of course. Every week for the past few months Sean and I have been going to their place to play Dungeons and Dragons. I have always wanted to play but never really had the chance until Jeff and Jennifer gave us the invite. It is so much fun. And as a bonus I get to spend time with my family. Well when Jennifer and I were trying to come up with an idea for the cake we knew it was going to be D & D themed. The cake is based off of the adventure book that we are actually playing right now, the Pyramid of Shadows. I ended up adding the braiding all around just because it needed a boarder. I am quite pleased with how it turned out, especially the emblem.

This week I get to work on my niece Reese's cake for her birthday this weekend. Stay tuned for another cake post =).

Island Water Park

2010-05-29T21:59:00.001-07:00

Last weekend we went to Paramount's annual company picnic at the water park. We hadn't been in a few years but knew we wanted to go this year with Ryan. Ty and Michelle and Jon and Jo were there with their families, and my brother and his family were able to come along as well.

Ready for fun in the sun.

The water was on the cold side, but they both still enjoyed it.

Jon, Jo and Nathan warming up after being in the water.
My niece Katrina "prancing" about. So cute!
It was a long day. We are glad that we went and can't wait until next year.

Update.

2010-05-23T09:39:00.001-07:00

It has been a while since I have posted anything, so here is a little update. Ryan is getting bigger and bigger by the minute, he'll be 9 months old in a few days. He has recently become mobile, not crawling, more like army crawling. And he loves, loves, loves to walk around with help. He currently has a little cold, an ear infection and he's teething. A triple threat! But he is a little trooper. For the most part he is a happy boy, although he does have his moments.
Here are some recent photos.

First shower with daddy. He loved it!

"I'm ready!"

I love this one. So innocent.

Smile!

2010-03-17T20:40:00.001-07:00

I wanted to get some professional photos done of Ryan for his 6 month old mark, so the Sunday before last we went and took family pictures. They came out very nice. Ryan did an excellent job, he's smiling in just about every one of them. These are just a few of my favorites.

6 Months

2010-03-03T21:39:00.001-08:00

I can't believe Ryan is already 6 months old. It seems like just yesterday that we were bringing him home from the hospital. He is getting so big. He just had his 6 month check up on Monday and is doing just fine. He had to have 4 shots this time, 3 regular immunizations and 1 flu shot. And he took them like a champ.

These first 3 were taken today.

Teaching him to sit up. He can only do it for a few seconds.

These other 2 were taken a few weeks ago.

Pants on the head!

He loves his toes.

Christmas Day

2009-12-26T12:01:00.001-08:00

After feeding Ryan early Christmas morning, it was around 4:30am, we decided to get Sean up and open our family presents.

Ryan was a little interested in the presents he got.

And here's Monty with his present.

After we were finished we went back to bed and woke up a few hours later to get ready for the family brunch we were hosting. It turned out great. My mom and dad came over a little early to help me out. Breakfast consisted of french toast, scrambled eggs, hash browns, and bacon, it was all very good.

It was a great surprise for us to find out that Sean's uncle Kevin was here from Alaska.

Growing, Growing, Growing.

2009-12-10T11:28:00.000-08:00

Ryan has been getting big and growing so much. He's been finding his voice lately and "talking" a lot. He rolled over for the first time about a week ago but he still needs practice to get better.

Blue eyes!

Here's Ryan in his early Christmas present from Sean. He's a little small for it now but it looks like it will be a lot of fun when he's bigger.

Goofy boy.

And here he is "talking".

Cheese!

2009-11-11T11:52:00.000-08:00

After a few attempts I was finally able to get some shots of Ryan smiling. These were taken yesterday morning right after he woke up, he was in a very happy mood.

This one isn't a smile, but I love it when he makes this face. Looks like he's trying to whistle.

Hangin Out

2009-11-08T16:45:00.001-08:00

Just a few new pictures of Ryan. He's 10 weeks old in these and getting more active every day. He has just started to smile at us recently and is getting better at holding his head up, although he still needs help.

He fell asleep on our bed while I was getting ready.

Pumpkins & Jack O Lanterns

2009-10-28T08:59:00.000-07:00

We finally got around to carving our pumpkins last night.

All of our "punkins"

Sean came up with his own pattern, it came out really good.

All done carving. Sean's and the two I did, the little one for Ryan.

The finished product!

Pumpkin Fun

2009-10-25T07:46:00.001-07:00

We went to the Banducci Pumpkin Patch on Friday with Jon and Jolene's family to pick out our pumpkins. It was the first time we had been there and it was very nice, much more so than what I was expecting. We picked out some good pumpkins and we were able to get in some nice photos too.

Just a small part of the patch.

Ryan doing what he does best, sleeping.

Sean and Ryan.

Our family.

Nathan being cute.

Teresa examing the odd shaped gourds.

Good Times

2009-10-20T18:12:00.001-07:00

I've just been reminiscing about all the things we've done over the years as a group and I wanted to make a post about it. Can't wait to make new memories!

Ventura Beach August 2007

Christmas 2007

Pool Party August 2008

Ian's 2nd Birthday party

Ventura Beach August 2008

Montana De Oro January 2009

Sean's Birthday 2009

Just wanted to conclude with a picture of us =).

4 Weeks and/or 1 Month

2009-09-25T19:33:00.000-07:00

Today Ryan turns 4 weeks old. I'm not sure if that makes him a month old, or if he will be a month old on September 28th. And who makes that decision anyways? Either way here are a few more pictures from today =).

He wouldn't smile for me, but this was just as good.
This was the second time he's had an actual bath. He doesn't mind them, but I think he's confused as to what is going on.

Ryan

2009-09-18T21:53:00.000-07:00

Just a little update and some new pictures of Ryan. He weighed 6lbs 5oz at his last appointment on Tuesday, and he grew another inch. He was also circumcised on Tuesday, we both cried, me a little more then him. His umbilical cord is gone now too, which makes changing him much easier.

I'll try to keep the updates and new pictures coming, it's just a matter of finding a moment =).

Home Sweet Home

2009-09-08T12:44:00.000-07:00

After being in the NICU for 8 long days, Ryan finally got to come home last Saturday. He passed his car seat test with no problems, as you can see below he's a little small inside of it. We also just got back from his first doctors visit today. He gained weight, he's now up to 5 lbs 5 ozs, and he grew an inch to boot! It is so amazing having him home, even with the lack of sleep. I wouldn't trade it for the world.

Ryan Jackson Perry

2009-08-29T20:38:00.000-07:00

So just another little update. After we got home from the hospital Wednesday morning I had a few questions about some of the information given to me while I was there. So on Thursday morning I called my doctors office to get them answered. After they answered my questions they told me that I just need to keep track of any contractions I might have and call them back if I have more then 4 in an hour. I had 7 in the following hour so I had to go back in. To make a long story short I was immediately admitted to the hospital and on Friday night 8/28/2009 at 9:33 pm Sean and I welcomed our son.

Ryan Jackson Perry: 4lbs 14ozs, 17 inches long. Since he's a little small he will be spending some time in the NICU. We are hopeful that we will be able to bring him home by next week. It's hard to come home without him, but we know that it's for the best that he gets the care he needs right now.

Practice Run.

2009-08-26T21:36:00.000-07:00

So we had a little bit of a scare early Wednesday morning. We took a trip to the hospital and were told that my water had broken and that we would have a baby sometime today. Thankfully the doctor made a bad call in the beginning and we got to go home after a few hours.

As you can see from my smile, this picture was taken after they told us everything was fine and we would be able to go home.

Beach

2009-07-28T18:11:00.001-07:00

So these are our pictures that I took while we were at the Beach with Ty, Michelle, J, and the boys. We had a really fun time. Everyone got to play in the water and I chose to just relax in the beach chairs. While we were there we were able to see some dolphins swim by, twice! They were really close to the shore and I think they scared J for a second, he was in the water waiting for a wave right next to them. Unfortunately I was unable to pull my camera out in time to get a shot of them, but it was very cool to see them.

New Couch

2009-06-14T16:10:00.001-07:00

We were finally able to sell our old couches and get a new one. After waiting around for what seemed like an eternity, it finally arrived!

Birthday Cake.

2009-06-07T10:46:00.001-07:00

I made this cake for my niece Reese for her birthday, she turned 8 this year. It's a chocolate cake with peanut butter cream filling. It was so delicious, everyone loved it.

Baby Bump.

2009-05-13T19:16:00.001-07:00

Here we are, me and my boy at 20 weeks =). So far the pregnancy has been pretty easy, I'm keeping my fingers crossed hoping that labor will follow suit.

Profile
"I'm number 1!"

Self explanatory

Anniversary weekend - Sunday

2009-04-28T07:08:00.001-07:00

On Sunday we went to breakfast and then headed over to the Queen Mary. We purchased the First Class tickets which meant we got a a self guided tour, a behind the scenes tour, a self guided tour of the Scorpion Submarine, and tickets for the Ghosts and Legends of the Queen Mary. It was really interesting. There was so much to see, and again so much walking. I didn't think the Queen Mary would take that long, but we ended up staying there all day.

Some artwork in one of the ballrooms. The plank that's on the bottom to the right is an optical illusion. If you stare at it while you walk around it follows you.

Sean noticed this on the Bridge, look at the emblem. =)
Scorpion

In the disclaimer for the Scorpion it advises pregnant women not to tour the sub and after getting inside it I can totally see why. To get from room to room you had to go through these tiny tubes. If I were any further along I would have had to leave.
Torpedo tube.

Trying to show how big those tools are.

Anniversary weekend - Saturday

2009-04-27T18:38:00.001-07:00

For our first anniversary we decided to head over to Long Beach. Neither one of us had been there before, so we packed our bags and off we went. Our first stop after checking in was the Aquarium of the Pacific.

We stayed at the Hyatt. It was very nice, and conveniently located within walking distance to lots of sights.

This was the view straight out from our room.

And this was the view just to the right.

There were lots of different kinds of jelly fish at the aquarium. These are ghost jelly fish, I think.

Look at all the Nemo's and Dori's!

Leafy Sea Dragon

Extra Leafy Sea Dragon! I think it's actually named something else, I just can't remember =)

After the aquarium we stopped across the street for lunch at one of our favorite places to eat, Bubba Gump's Shrimp Co. Yum!

After having lunch we went back to the room to rest a little. There was a boardwalk type of shopping center across the street and also a lighthouse that we walked around. It was so pretty. We found out that Long Beach is a popular wedding spot, I think we counted at least 8 weddings on Saturday and 1 or 2 on Sunday. Needless to say I was pooped by the night's end, and my feet were killing me. We must have walked at least 10 miles.

More Cake.

2009-04-19T13:54:00.001-07:00

Here is another cake that I did for my co-worker. This one was much easier than the leopard print cake.

Cake

2009-04-08T20:54:00.000-07:00

This was a cake I did for my co-workers daughters baby shower. I am pretty proud of this one, it came out nicely. White cake with strawberry cream filling, it was yummy!

The Zoo!

2009-03-30T18:46:00.000-07:00

I saw that the Fresno Chaffee Zoo was holding a photography contest so Ty, Michelle, Ian, Luke, Sean and I decided to go. It was really fun, and I think I was able to get some shots that I will enter.

These are the ones that I am considering entering into the contest.

Cake, hardest yet.

2009-03-13T18:49:00.000-07:00

This is a cake that I was hired to make for one of my co-workers. It is, by far, the hardest cake I have had to do. She wanted a leopard print fondant cake and asked me if I could do it.

The first photo shows one of the steps for getting the spots. You have to roll out your base color some, then add small dots of black fondant, and then add smaller dots of brown fondant on top of the black. Then just roll it all out.

This is the finished product. I realize there are a few bumpy sections, but you really only get one shot at applying the fondant, and for the time and energy I've put into this cake I think it came out pretty well.
The little figurine was purchased by my co-worker.

Springtime in the Orchard.

2009-03-01T15:29:00.000-08:00

We went to one of the almond orchards near our house and got some really nice photographs. It was beautiful.

Cake.

2009-03-01T15:26:00.001-08:00

Here is a cake I made for my Supervisor's birthday. She likes everything M & M, that made it an easy choice on how to decorate her cake.

Photo Tag

2009-02-22T17:16:00.000-08:00

Since I have two places on my pc where I keep photos I decided to go ahead and post two pictures.

This first picture is from our 1st anniversary as a couple. We went to Universal Studios and this is during the tram ride through the back lot.

This second picture was taken right after I got my newest camera. We decided to take a walk around our neighborhood and test it out. I especially like the macro setting, as you can see.

Favorite Photos

2009-01-21T18:25:00.000-08:00

Here is a compilation of some of my favorite photographs. In no particular order.

Flowers in our back yard.

Beaver dam in Alaska.

Tracy Arm Fjord, Alaska.

Alaska lumber mill, no longer in operation.

Alaskan rain forest.

Sunset at Morro Bay.

Caterpillar in our back yard.

My cat.

This is actually a ball of tiny jellyfish at the aquarium on Maui.

Maui.

If you look close you can see a little green grasshopper in the middle.

Beach Day

2009-01-17T20:55:00.000-08:00

We went to Morro Bay and Montana De Oro today with Jon, Jo, Teresa and Nathan. Here are some of the shots I took. I must say I am pretty impressed with some of them.

Teresa with Morro Rock in the background.

Jon looking for interesting rocks and shells.

I particularly love this one, and not just because of the subject.

The lighting was so nice at this time, the colors are so pretty, it was hard to stop taking photos.

This is another one I really enjoyed, love the silhouette.