The Life of Ry Li and Paxton

Looking at Pics with Ryan

2015-04-11T15:14:00.000-07:00

While Paxton is sleeping this afternoon, Ryan and I are looking through some recent pictures. Here are a few that he likes:

Paxton riding with no training wheels
Ryan doing 11 laps around the track
Playing soccer at Menlo Atherton high school
Easter egg hunt
Kindergarten school picture

A Few of Darren's Favorite Pics

2015-03-07T12:53:00.000-08:00

Working with Ryan on the blog. Here are a few pictures that I like:

Some of Ryan's Favorite Pics

2015-03-07T12:40:00.001-08:00

Showing Ryan this blog. Here are some of the pictures he wanted to share:

The Boys

2012-12-02T13:12:00.002-08:00

With Facebook posts and the general pace of life with two kids, I clearly haven't posted much lately. Here are a few shots of the boys in action. Great little fellas!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

2011-12-26T14:38:00.000-08:00

It looks like it's going to be an e-card kind of Christmas this year. Here's wishing all of our friends and family a fantastic holiday season and an amazing 2012. We hope you had a great Christmas!

It's been busy here with Aunt Sarah and Jeremy, Uncle Mike and Catherine and Nana Jane visiting. Ryan couldn't be more excited. He's sleeping now and Paxton is in my arms trying to grab at the keys. Better run...

Happy New Year!

Mornings with the Boys

2011-11-12T15:49:00.001-08:00

It seems it's not so easy to keep up with the blog with two kids. Sorry Pax!

I'm sitting here with the boys beside me and I thought I'd post a few pictures of them getting along nicely. Paxton is starting to push himself in a pseudo-crawl-like fashion. Ryan is nice to his little brother most of the time. Hope it lasts!

In the morning it's usually cereal and fruit for Ryan with Paxton watching in the Jumperoo. We try to be as quiet as possible, but Carol's usually up within about 30 minutes regardless. Paxton is still smiling more than he's sleeping at this point...

Nana's Not So Restful Vacation

2011-08-10T22:05:00.000-07:00

Tomorrow morning Nana Jane leaves after 10 very busy days with us. She and Ryan went on many walks to the coffee shop so Carol could feed the baby and get some sleep (with Ryan asking "Why?" about just about everything along the way) and she spent countless hours holding Paxton and trying to get him to sleep (often in her arms). Today she took both boys out for two hours, with Paxton in the carrier and Ryan in and out of the red wagon. It's been a great visit. We're lucky to have had so much family support over the last few weeks.

It's just the four of us as of tomorrow...

Here are some pics from Nana's visit. We're off to the airport at 5:30am.

How's Ryan?

2011-07-09T22:46:00.000-07:00

The little man is adjusting well (so far) to being a big brother. Having friends and family keep him busy is definitely a huge help. Sounds like he'll get to see Papa Doug this week and then Nana arrives for 10 days at the end of the month.

Here's Ryan on our Saturday morning walk:

And here's what's happening on the home front...

Actually, Paxton is doing quite well too. It's pretty much feed, sleep, repeat...with some crying and alert time in between. Like his brother, he quite likes the Baby Hawk carrier and I'm often out walking with him in the middle of the night.

Paxton James Cunningham Has Arrived

2011-06-29T22:12:00.001-07:00

We're happy to announce that on Father's Day (June 19th 2011), Paxton James Cunningham came into this world at 2:17 pm. Born 2 weeks early, he was 8 pounds 8 ounces and 21.5 inches long.

I still need to get some of the better pictures from our camera, but here are a few from my mobile phone:

Mom and baby are doing great! We've been very lucky to have had Carol's Mom (Poi Poi) and Aunt (Guma) here helping us. Now if we could just get Pax to sleep as well at night as he does during the day, we'd be in great shape...

Happy Canada Day and 4th of July!

A Few More Vids

2011-02-14T21:34:00.000-08:00

A few good memories:

1)Hanging with Uncle Alex and Aunt Helen

2) Poi Poi's Birthday

3) Dancing Fool (and some solid piano skills!)

Happy Valentine's Day.

Christmas with Gong Gong and Poi Poi

2011-02-13T15:39:00.000-08:00

With baby #2 coming in July, it was great to have so much help from Gong Gong and Poi Poi over the holidays. We also got to spend some quality time with Uncle Alex. Here are a few pictures and a video from December.

Nana Comes to Visit

2010-12-01T19:59:00.001-08:00

The weather wasn't so great, but we all enjoyed spending time Nana with over (American) Thanksgiving. Lots of quality time spent with Ryan (and Carol, who also wasn't feeling so great). Here are some pictures and a video.

Rainy Day Running

2010-11-07T20:05:00.000-08:00

Thought you'd all enjoy this video of Ryan running around our house.

And a few shots:

Ryan Turns Two

2010-10-24T19:51:00.000-07:00

About a month overdue - sorry about that! Here are a few pictures and a video update from September. Ryan's loving his new house, which has come a long way. I posted a few new videos here as well.

Getting Settled

2010-09-18T14:58:00.000-07:00

Still many little things not quite complete and boxes to unpack, but we're getting there. It's great to be in our own home...now we just need to get Ryan his own bed! Here's a recent video. We hope everyone's doing well. Internet now connected so we hope to be in touch soon.

Happy Birthday and Anniversary!

2010-08-29T09:20:00.001-07:00

Uncle Alex is celebrating his birthday this weekend (although not by visiting his nephew!) and Aunt Sarah and Uncle Jeremy are celebrating their first wedding anniversary. All the best from all of us!
Here's a video of the big event last summer.

Great Time in Canada

2010-08-15T12:07:00.000-07:00

It was a short trip, but it was great to see friends and family in Kingston and Toronto. Ryan keeps saying "Uncle Mike" (although it sounds like uh-mike), "Nana's House" and "Sydney" (Jay Tay's daughter). Here are a few pics and a video.

Some Summer Videos

2010-07-17T13:52:00.001-07:00

Here's a compilation of short videos taken from my iPhone. Hope everyone's keeping cool...

Quick Update

2010-07-09T16:18:00.000-07:00

I hope everyone is doing well. At some point soon I will update the blog with more pictures and news. Things have been pretty crazy since we moved. Next step is to actually get into our new house, which will hopefully be by the end of the month. Renovations are underway...

As for Ryan, he's a huge fan of cars and trucks. Last night there was a car show in downtown Mountain View. Clearly it was a hit!

Hanging with the Kreisa Family and Other Good Times

2010-06-06T09:27:00.000-07:00

Last weekend I was attending my 20 high school reunion and things got a little hectic on the home front. Carol wasn't feeling well and Ryan, who now has his molars coming in, wasn't sleeping. Our good friends the Kreisa's came to the rescue. Thanks John and Melissa!

Here are a few pictures from the weekend. Clearly Ryan had a great time!

And here are couple of recent videos:

The Big Slide

Ringing the Cable Car Bell at Union St. Fair

Uncle Mike

2010-05-16T13:04:00.000-07:00

It's been a crazy month. Apologies for the lack of updates! We have been fortunate enough to have Aunt Sarah and Uncle Jeremy visit us on their way home from Asia and last weekend Uncle Mike was in town to spend some time with Ryan. Here are a few pictures and a video. Now when we say Uncle...he says Mike!

New Bike

2010-04-10T13:23:00.001-07:00

We went and picked up a tricycle from a neighbor for Ryan this morning. It was a big hit!Speaking of fun boys, check out this ad featuring my brother Mike and his friend Jason in the Kingston newspaper today. Lordy, Lordy...Look Who's 40! Happy Birthday fellas!

Happy Easter

2010-04-04T13:49:00.001-07:00

I hope you're having a great Easter weekend. Carol has made a bunny cake from scratch and some friends are coming over for an Easter egg hunt. Now if it would just stop raining...
It's nap time around here so I thought I'd post some pictures from our train ride yesterday with the Kreisa family. We were celebrating the 6th birthday of Nicholas (my God son). He loved it!

Some Nana Highlights

2010-03-28T19:55:00.000-07:00

It's been a great visit with Nana Jane. Yesterday morning we hit the beach and ended the day with our friends the Kreisa's, who were celebrating their 11th anniverary. Today we were in San Francisco. Great weather and lots of quality time for Nana with Ryan. Here are a few highlights:

Nana Has Arrived

2010-03-23T22:32:00.000-07:00

Carol's getting caught up on all kinds of errands and Nana's spending lots of quality time with Ryan. Tomorrow they're off to Happy Hollow in San Jose.