Adam at 2 years old

Here are a few pictures of Adam from the last year. The 2nd year of a child's life sees so many changes; developmentally, emotionally and socially. Adam has grown so much this year.

Adam playing peek-a-boo in a tunnel at an indoor play park during our Melanchuk family vacation in June 2009.

Adam feels the Canadian love on Canada Day 2009.

Adam moved from a rear facing car seat to a forward facing car seat in the fall.

Adam as Tigger for Halloween 2009.

Adam playing in the Christmas tree lights, November 2009.

Adam sporting a Christmas gift from Gran-Gran; Labrador flag hat and sweater

Adam eating a cupcake at Uriah's arena birthday - January 2010

Adam enjoys some trains at the Family Day festivities -February 2010

Adam takes Ryan for a spin on the merry-go-round at Wysuk Park- April 2010

Adam becomes a big brother- March 2010

At 2, Adam can now run, jump, and talk almost as well as his older brother. He is now an older brother himself, and it is very easy to forget that he is only 2 and a toddler, not 4 and a pre-schooler like Ryan. Adam is almost as tall as Ryan and weighs almost the same also. Adam had his first haircut in the fall, but we didn't cut his hair very much, just trimmed a couple of stray hairsat the back and around his face and ears.

In addition to moving to a forward facing car seat, Adam now sleeps in a big boy bed in the room he shares with Ryan. He is begining to show signs of possibly wanting to potty train and I am hoping to tackle that this summer. Adam has most of his teeth now and brushes them everynight with a Thomas the train toothbrush just like Ryan.

Here are some pictures from Adam's 2nd birthday festivities. My mom was able to be here with us- which was very nice.

One of our guests- Alexis

Another guest- Janie

And another guest- this time Maddison

A whole brood of guests- (clockwise from top)- Ethan, Xander, Ryan, Ann, Janie in her mom's arms, David and Abi.

Adam opening his present from the Hayter kids.

Adam enjoys his birthday cupcake at his party

Adam's family party cake.

Adam and Ryan play with some of the toys Adam recieved for his birthday

Ryan and Daddy pose with the birthday boy

Ryan and Gran-Gran pose with the birthday boy at Clarks for a birthday dinner

Adam and Ryan enjoy the Little Tykes Cozy Coupe we bought (2nd hand) for Adam for his birthday while we wait for his bike to arrive.

It was a great celebration for a wonderful little boy full of energy and love.

Melanchuk Top 10 of 08

Here is our top 10 events of the year 2008! It was a memorable year.
*pictures that are centered are big, pictures that are on the left can be clicked anc made bigger

10. Brad's new video card. A Christmas gift to himself, he scored a "tested" version of it on ebay for what he calls a steal of a deal. (no picture available at posting time!)

9. The Dr. Jack Newman conference. For about 6 months, it was about all I could think about. It was great to be part of something so great in this area.


8. Christmas 08- some very nice gifts under the tree, some great company and food. More family and more time off for Brad would make it even more amazing.



7. The yard! Very exciting to have grass and places to play. The true test will be in the spring when the snow is gone and to see how it held up over it's first winter.



6. The instant tankless hot water system. One perk is the ability to have the dishwasher or washer running while 2 people shower and not run out of hot water or pressure but the true best part of this is the heat on the mainfloor and being able to use all parts of the house all year round.



5. The van- never thought I would like much less be able to drive a van. But with power seats it makes it possible. So glad we were able to find the van. It has made life a little easier. Now if we could just sell the bug...


4. A vist from Aunt Pat and Uncle Walt. A short but sweet visit while they were out west for a wedding.


3. The Melanchuk/Yaremko reunion of 08...Getting pictures of 4 generations of one family all together is just amazing if you ask me. We are so happy Darryl, Amanada and the girls came home for a quick visit and to celebrate Ryan's birthday again. We were very fortunate that Vance and Sara and the boys were able to drive over and visit us for the weekend as well.






2. Mom and Jim's visit/ the engine rebuild and the rocking horse. It's always nice to have my parents visit. Brad learned some new car skills and Ryan was given a beautiful rocking horse that we will cherish for a long time.



1. The birth of Adam...we went from a family of 3 to 4 and while a girl would have been nice too, I just love my littlest boy.