Follow Your Bliss

2009-01-05T15:07:00.000-08:00

New Years was spent in Mammoth...we had a great time sledding, playing in some fresh snow and trying to catch snowflakes on our tongues!

2009-01-05T14:49:00.000-08:00

Christmas was a blast this year! Ryde got lots of goodies, but keeping true to his name he liked the "ryde" on things the best!

2009-01-05T14:42:00.000-08:00

We took a trip to Phoenix to visit some friends in Mid December and our lil' man got to go to the ZOO as well as play at the big park in Fountain Hills!

2008-11-03T19:21:00.000-08:00

our lil' skater boy!

2008-11-03T19:18:00.000-08:00

Daddy's little helper!!!

2008-09-05T07:44:00.000-07:00

So, I have gotten a lil' grief for not posting some new pics up here, but I've been a lil' busy. Going to school and working has not allowed time for picture posting, but I'm here now so I will fill you in....Ryder has loved his summer even as hot as it is...he will play outside on his bike, or now skateboard ramp for hours and Nick just hoses him off every now and then. We have not been on the lake as much this year but Ryder still loves to go on the lake in his boat, but we have been able to spend some time at Grandma and Grandpa Lampi's house playing in the pool. The boy loves the water and goes into full meltdown when it's time to get out. "G" and MeMa Bliss have a new member to their toy family "Polaris Ranger" and have generously donated the "GC" to the Ryder Toy Fund.

Ryder "superstar" Bliss

2008-09-05T07:41:00.000-07:00

I love this lil' boy!

2008-09-05T07:22:00.000-07:00

2008-09-05T07:11:00.000-07:00

The newest member to Grandpa B's collection: RED

2008-09-05T07:07:00.000-07:00

sissy and me

2008-09-05T07:02:00.000-07:00

Hanging at grandma and grandpa's pool

2008-09-05T07:01:00.000-07:00

2008-06-01T12:07:00.000-07:00

Training season has begun!

2008-06-01T11:56:00.000-07:00

A cute videos of Ryde and his new best friend!

2008-06-01T11:40:00.000-07:00

His now favorite "Uncle Ed" brought this lil' 50 over to the house and it became Ryde's best friend!

2008-06-01T11:31:00.000-07:00

Ryde loves the water and is doing really well at swimming in the pool...but the shorts way him down ;)

2008-05-10T11:02:00.000-07:00

Ryde's first experience"beh- ind" the boat, went pretty well, but the water is still a touch cold so I think he'll relax a little better when it is warmer!

2008-05-10T10:58:00.000-07:00

Ryde with one of his favorite obsessions!

2008-05-10T10:53:00.000-07:00

Ryde on our friends Eric and Angie's Harley!

2008-03-22T07:22:00.000-07:00

Spring Break in Lake Havasu is a lil' different when you names are mommy and daddy!

2008-03-22T07:16:00.000-07:00

Do you want to go on the boat?

I would say he does!

2008-03-22T07:08:00.000-07:00

Ryde loves this blow up sleeping bag/chair that his Grandma Bliss got him for Christmas!

2008-02-21T07:50:00.000-08:00

The day after the big bday bash we took grandpa Bliss' golfcart for a lil' spin down to the lake from our house!

2008-02-21T07:39:00.000-08:00

We had a Birthday Party for Ryder and his friend Alexis! Ryder turning 2 and Alexis 3! The kids had a great time we rented a bouncing maze and Grandpa Bliss brought over his lifted Golfcart for Ryde (knowing he loves this thing) and all the neighborhood kids came over and rode on the track! It was a fantabulous time...in fact the kids were playing soo much it was dark by the time we blew out the candles on the cakes!

2008-02-21T07:26:00.000-08:00

Ryde, Mommy and Lu went to Mammoth a couple weeks ago and Ryde was finally able to really enjoy the snow!

2008-02-05T11:43:00.000-08:00

The bliss' went to the Parker 425 race last weekend to see a friend of ours race. Unfortunately, he broke down but it did make for a fun day anyway! Ryde loved to watch all the Rhino's - off road golf cart - and would get so excited we thought he was going to jump out of the car...so anyone looking to get him something for his birthday...all you need is a couple 10grand!

2008-02-05T11:39:00.000-08:00

Ryde having a lil' fun with his friend Max's jeep!

2008-01-06T12:04:00.000-08:00

with a lil' exercise and diet Missy has been able to fit into some old Christmas gifts!!

2008-01-06T11:52:00.000-08:00

The Bliss' have been really great since Christmas! New Year's came and left with no drama....Ryde loves to play with all of his new toys everyday! we are really excited to get up to see Grandma and Grandpa Lampi to see all the new snow they just got!

2007-12-28T07:20:00.000-08:00

Merry Christmas! The Bliss' Christmas started off a little rough but we made up for it! Ryde got lots of goodies....from bikes to trics to quads to swing sets and some musical instruments with misc. toys in between. The day after Christmas was very nice here in Havasu so we celebrated Christmas the 26th....

2007-12-28T06:59:00.000-08:00

2007-12-11T08:09:00.000-08:00

Not Santa's best friend just yet! He walked right up to Santa but once I put him on his lap..yeah not good!

2007-12-11T08:06:00.000-08:00

loving the Christmas Tree!

2007-12-11T08:02:00.000-08:00

just writing a lil' note to dad...

2007-12-11T07:44:00.000-08:00

Ryde and his friend Kayson!

2007-12-11T07:39:00.000-08:00

daddy dreaming for dirtbikes to be in his future!

2007-11-07T12:22:00.000-08:00

just some fun we were having around the house!

2007-11-06T17:41:00.000-08:00

Ryde, Mom and Auntie Darcy went for a little hike down to Sara's Crack while Auntie came to visit us this past week!

2007-11-06T17:32:00.000-08:00

Happy Halloween! Ryde had a pretty good Halloween although he was a lil' scared of some of the costumes he came across thru the day, therefore we only "trick or treated" at a few houses to keep the llil' man calm.

2007-11-06T17:25:00.000-08:00

Ryder has been having a great time in our backyard...

2007-10-17T16:29:00.000-07:00

This is what Handsome looks like!

2007-10-17T16:27:00.000-07:00

Me and My Bike

2007-10-17T16:25:00.000-07:00

a lil' shirt my daddy got me!!

2007-10-17T16:18:00.000-07:00

Sleepy pants!

2007-09-28T11:18:00.000-07:00

Back in the LHC where we are enjoying the drop in temps - if you can call low 100's a drop - Still love going on grandpa's boat and playing in the river. I guess we should enjoy this now before snowboarding season is upon us!!!

2007-09-28T11:13:00.000-07:00

Well we spent Labor Day in Mammoth on a lil' camping trip. We had a blast playing tourist as we showed some friends around who had never been up there. Ryde loved his first camping experiece as he walked and walked around the campsite for hours upon hours.

2007-09-28T11:04:00.000-07:00

Damn, I'm handsome!

2007-09-28T10:57:00.000-07:00

A lil' day trip to Convict lake where we did a lil' fishing and Ryde wanted to swim so bad even though the water was very chilly for us Havasu locs!

2007-09-28T10:51:00.000-07:00

Camping is fun!!

yummy marshmellows!

2007-09-28T10:45:00.000-07:00

Ryde and his ladies enjoying the gondola ride in Mammoth.

2007-08-15T14:34:00.000-07:00

Ryder is getting excited for his Daddy to turn the Big 30 this coming weekend.

2007-08-15T14:21:00.000-07:00

On a lil' vacation to the cool weather Ryde got to visit "Wooly" Mammoth!

2007-08-15T14:19:00.000-07:00

Gotta love those Grandparents!

2007-08-13T17:38:00.000-07:00

While visiting Grandpa and Grandma Lampi we went for a hike up Rock Creek. It was beautiful and nice to get out of the heat for a little while.

The hike proved to be too much for lil' Ryde!

2007-08-10T14:32:00.000-07:00

Mr. Smiley Pants!

2007-08-10T14:19:00.000-07:00

When we went to Mammoth to enjoy the cool weather (notice Sweatshirts...we were very excited to get to pack these) and play tourist at the blues and brews festival.

2007-08-10T10:42:00.000-07:00

Ryde is growing up so fast.

2007-07-07T20:38:00.000-07:00

Happy 4th of July from the Bliss'

2007-07-07T20:29:00.000-07:00

The Bliss' in the Channel

2007-07-07T20:24:00.000-07:00

Pizza is yummy!

2007-07-07T20:12:00.000-07:00

mmm-mmm tasty!

2007-07-07T20:09:00.000-07:00

The Bliss children getting their cardio work-out in...

2007-07-07T20:07:00.000-07:00

it's important to get your yoga in every morning!

2007-07-07T20:04:00.000-07:00

Ryde is doing great! He has started going to a babysitter 2 days a week while mommy goes to work...They tell me he is doing great having fun jibber jabbering with the other kids.

2007-07-07T20:01:00.000-07:00

Ryde and Daddy having a good time in the pool!

2007-06-05T19:46:00.000-07:00

The Bliss' 1st new home!

2007-06-05T19:39:00.000-07:00

So May was a big month... The Bliss' bought their first home!!!!! We moved in the beginning of May but it has taken us awhile to find all our belongings that had been in storage for the past 8 months. We are so happy with our lil' home. The backyard is full of sand that will hopefully turn into something beautiful one of these days but for now Ryder has the biggest sandbox a lil' boy could ask for!

2007-06-05T19:30:00.000-07:00

Ryde's new sandbox

2007-06-05T19:26:00.000-07:00

A lil' boy got a hair cut!

2007-04-23T20:30:00.000-07:00

Helmet - check
eye surgery - check
foot exercises - check

equals =

handsome lil' devil!!

2007-04-23T20:23:00.000-07:00

Elmo and Me!

2007-04-23T19:52:00.000-07:00

This walking

stuff is easy!!

Even if I do

walk like

a penquin....

2007-04-23T19:34:00.000-07:00

Like a typical boy Ryde likes to drop his food off the side of the table to see who would get it, well guess who got it this time........

Yep, lulu!

2007-04-15T20:06:00.000-07:00

A couple of Ryde's friends we went to visit in Phoenix a couple weeks
ago.

Matthew Jadon and Ryde are all awaiting the arrival of the first lil' girl to bless the group. Can't wait to meet you lil' lady Page.....

2007-04-09T14:53:00.000-07:00

Happy Easter!

Ryde had a great Easter with some friends of ours where he got lots of gummies and a lil' assistant with the egg hunt.

2007-04-09T14:42:00.000-07:00

Ryder has been enjoying the beautiful weather we have been having around here lately. We try to go to the park at least 3 times a week to get out and see someone other than daddy and sissy lu!

2007-04-01T18:40:00.000-07:00

Boating

Season

upon

us!

2007-04-01T18:34:00.000-07:00

It's a good thing Ryde likes the boat and water because he really doesn't have much of a choice.

2007-04-01T18:30:00.000-07:00

Ryder and Daddy soaking up the sun while taking a ride on grandpa's boat this beautiful April day.

2007-03-30T20:18:00.000-07:00

Kahlua Bliss!!!
she really has been a great big sister......
just look at the stuff she has been putting up with...........

2007-03-30T20:00:00.000-07:00

So most of you know our lil' punkin had eye surgery on March 29th.

The lil' champion did great!!!

a lil' compative coming out of

anesthesia but recovered well.

He is now back to his old self

and causing Kahlua grief. Thank you for all the support we really do appreciate it.

2007-03-29T14:23:00.000-07:00

Ryde has a new place to park his helmet.
That's right he never
has to wear it again........!!!

2007-03-26T23:24:00.000-07:00

Ryder and Daddy

enjoying the

motorcycle races

in the LHC!

It appears Nick

has stars in his eyes

wishing he was out

there on the track!

2007-03-26T23:07:00.000-07:00

Our latest trip

to Mammoth with

a great group of

friends produced

these most recent

pictures of Ryde and

mommy..

Although hard to see

Ryder is wearing a

one of a kind beanie

handmade by his

"Uncle" Berg!

- L.O.W. Ryders -

2007-03-26T22:36:00.000-07:00

A beloved friend and "Uncle" to Ryder Powell lost his life in a tragic accident 2 years ago -

this is his bench that we visit often and enjoy the memories....

We miss you Powell Dewey Williams!

2007-03-26T21:12:00.000-07:00

The wheather is warming up here in the LHC and we have all been spending some much needed time at the pool. Ryde loves spending time in the water as long as he can touch the step! And thanks to his cousins and Aunties he looks pretty spiffy while soaking up the sun...with a good layer of Water Babies of course!

2007-03-22T03:46:00.000-07:00

13 months ago Ryder Powell was brought into our lives to bring us joy and crazyness! He has overcome so many hurdles this past year and become an amazing lil' man.