One year older and this year it just had to be Transformers. Grandma Jo and Papa Kevin bought Riley both the Optimus Prime and Bumblebee costumes. He didn't wear them at the party but he has worn them plenty before and after and will be wearing one or both for Halloween. He (we) is (are) blessed to have such wonderful friends and family. He had such a great time, swimming, bouncing, hitting (the pinata), eating, unwrapping, and especially playing. Thank you to everyone who came!
Happy 4th Birthday Riley!!!
Optimus Prime: AKA The Birthday Boy
Riley and Ty trying out the bounce house before the festivities begin.
Saturday, September 12, 2009
Riley Turned 4 This Year
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Friday, September 11, 2009
Riley and the Stamp
Riley got a hold of our self inking return address stamp. I just couldn't get mad...I shot the pix becuase it was absolutely necessary. Not a drop of black ink on his clothes, his sister, or my house. It could have been so much worse.
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Sunday, August 30, 2009
Quippy Quote
9ish AM this morning on our way to church.
Riley: Mommy, why is it so smokey outside?
Me: Because there are some fires in CA.
Riley: No, I sink (think) it's because Jesus burned his lunch.
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Monday, August 24, 2009
ARIZONA ~ August 2009
Lyn's cousin Jeff recently got married so we decided to head to Casa Grande, AZ for the festivities. Good times were had by all. We are grateful we were able to make the trip and spend time with Lyn's Grandparents, his aunt Lexi, Uncle Rick, Dana, Matt, and of course Jeff and Melanie. Thank you for a wonderful weekend.
We bowled.
Well the boys bowled...Karlie and I took pictures.
Riley found this hat at Rick and Lexi's house. They were kind enough to let him borrow it and he wore it the entire time we were in AZ.
Karlie loved it when Riley wore the hat...
...so she wanted a turn.
The reception was so much fun. Riley loved the arch and asked me over and over to take his picture in "the cool arch." I tried to get both kids under it but this is as good as it gets.
Grandad danced with all the ladies!
Grandad and his Main Lady!
We danced too!
Lyn and his Grandma.
The kids danced all night.
Sleeping beauty!
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Karlie Jo
It's amazing how much we change in the first year of our life. Karlie is no exception. I'm not quite sure where this year has gone but I have a 15 month old spit fire to prove it's happened.
Just the other day. Photo courtesy of Riley. No one can get her to smile like her big brother.
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Swimming
A few months ago we started swim lessons. Thank you Kay! The first day Riley hopped right in the pool and was excited to learn. Today, the second to last swim lesson was a COMPLETELY DIFFERENT STORY. I don't know why he can't just go with the flow ~ It's swimming how much more fun can you get ~ but today Mr. Riley really tried my pateince. Kay and I have no idea what set him off, and I'm so sad it happed, but he melted. Not just a little whimper here and there I mean a complete and utter kicking and screaming melt down. All he would say was he was tired so I got him out of the pool, brought him home, bathed him, and put him to bed.
The blogs I read are covered in stories of happiness, good times, excitement... :( today I just want to cry. Do you blog about that? I guess today I am. I know it's just swim lessons but I guess I am looking at a bigger picture. The picture of parents only wanting whats best for their kids, sacrificing money and time to give them something more. The kids not wanting to listen and making their own decisions and who knows maybe years later resenting the parents for not giving/doing more. If only they (we) knew...
Ok, ok you mom's with older swimming kids stop laughing at me. Today this was my trial so let me have it! LOL.
**Pics from the first swim lesson**
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Christmas 2008
I promised to Blog so I went the posts I had already started and figured I might as well start somewhere so Christmas 2008 it is. As raw as it is here are some pics from Christmas in CA and then a trip that Riley, Sean, Karlie, my mom and I took to San Francisco.
Ghiradelli at night.
Sean, Riley and I on the trolley.
Riley...on the trolley. I'm sure you never would have figured this one out.
Sean and Karlie on BART.
DARN CUTE KIDS!!! Sadly no new location...BART.
What a good uncle. Let him have it Ri.
Would you believe...still on BART.
*sigh* I have no new words but couldn't resist the faces.
Headed to Church. The good old days when Karlie would keep her bows in.
LEAVES. I love leaves. Real leaves, the kind that fall off the trees during Fall (or winter in CA) and make fun piles to jump in. Riley obviously likes them too. Thanks papa Kevin for doing all the raking.
Nothing better than cousin time. Maddie, George, and Riley hanging in the hot tub with Grandma Jo.
George. So Sweet! LOVE HIS LASHES.
Papa Kevin. Always a good sport. Thanks for walking Riley around the court on his new scooter.
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