Riley Addison...5 Months

Heres a pic of my baby girl at 5 months!! I cant believe we are almost at 1/2 a year since she arrived in our lives! She is a joy everyday, and I love being her Mommy!!

Her new favorite toy "Flower" the car...she loves playing in the grass!

Happy Birthday Maggie Mae

For those of you that dont know Maggie...she was my dog that I received for my 20th birthday from my boyfriend at the time. When Kennie and I moved in together, I couldnt bring Maggie because he already had the girls. So Maggie went to live with my parents. It started it with me telling my mom she was just going to stay there for a little bit. But now 5 years later, Maggie is a permanent fixture at my parents house, and there is no way Im getting her back, Ive tried several times. When I dropped her off that Sunday in September, she was crate trained, slept in her crate every night and was in it if my parents went anywhere. Well the crate is packed away now, and Maggie is the ruler of the house. Sleeps in bed next to my Mom, while my dad is on the couch, sleeps on top of my dad on the couch, is totally spoiled and loved. She has learned numerous new tricks and is much more behaved then when I had her! Exactly the kind of house Maggie needs, and the kind of dog my parents need. So everything worked out in the end, especially for Maggie because she is spoiled rotten now! So her birthday is today, she is 6!! I just remember the day I brought her home from the Amish, when she was just a ball of fur. The funny part about the story is that Kennie happened to be home from California and I ran into him with Maggie, and he was picking on her because she was a funny looking puppy...only if he knew then that he would end up being her Dad! Maggie is defiently settling into mid-age for a dog, she enjoys taking more naps, and lounging around the house, then she used to! And I will have to add a picture of her toy pile...because Im pretty sure she has every dog toy ever made!

Happy 6th Birthday Maggie Mae!!

4 Month Check Up

Yesterday Riley had her 4 month check up...

She weighs 14 1/2 pounds, and is 24 1/4" long...75 percentile for both!

The doctor said she is growing and developing great and is a very strong and determined little girl! She said we can start veggies and fruit in a few weeks!! I am going to attempt to make her food, we'll see how long that happens! But it was a great visit, even the shot didnt effect her too much!

Our Easter

**Wearing the same dress that I did when I was her age! Can you believe that dress is 25 years old!

Other then a great dinner w/family our Easter Sunday was a reminder of how blessed we are and how the lord is part of our everyday lives! Not only do we have Miss Riley to remind us that of everyday, but we have the other miracles he provides us! Grandma Patti also received good news that her last round of chemo went good and the cancer is still staying at bay. It just goes to show you that prayer is healing! We hope everyone else enjoyed their Easter Sunday as much as we did!

A fun and entertaining weekend!

Just when I thought the excitement couldnt get any better...we had a fun and busy weekend!

Here are a few pics!

The Jane Fonda baby...workout headband and leg warmers! This so screams 1985!

Rileys first taste of mashed potato's..Mommys favorite food!

Just being cute...in the outfit from Aunt Kellie!

Riley's First Pool/Hotel Birthday!!

On Friday Riley, Grandma Patti and I attended Keara's(my friend Carrie's daughter) 8th birthday/pool party at the Holiday Inn...needless to say it was her first time to a hotel and swimming! We waited until the pool wasnt too crazy and brought her in! She loved it! I think she is going to be a little swimmer this summer! She was soo good and even enjoyed watching all the crazy 8 year olds while we were just hanging out! It was a great...good Friday! Earlier in the day we ran errands, and stopped at Mike and Stacys...where we enjoyed lunch on the deck with Christopher!

Hanging out w/Grandma in the room and eating pizza!

First Page Complete!

Since Miss Riley was born, Ive been trying to work on her scrapbook, but it just hasnt happened. I got everything organized, got my supplies and had the vision in my head, but every time I sat down I was simply too tired! Well yesterday she went down for her afternoon nap, and I decided to start working. I got the first page layed out when her eyes popped open, but she graciously let me finish! Now that I have 1 page done I am soo much more motivated to get working on more! So hopefully I will have more new pages to post soon!

This is my accomplishment, and below is the sleeping princess while I worked!

Bathing Suit Girl

Here's Riley in her new suit...she has her first pool party tomorrow night for Keara's birthday at the Holiday Inn, it should be quite the experience, as now Mommy has to put on a suit too! I cant wait to take her swimming in our pool this summer!!

This week has been a huge learning week for our little bean. She grabs at everything now, nothing is safe. She pets the dogs, she is eating cereal like crazy, growing like crazy! I feel like she will be a teenager in no time! Here are a few other pics from this week!

New Toys

Last week, I scored in the electronic department! I have been meaning to get a new camera and Ipod, I just couldnt decide what to get...so the camera was first on my list, then the Ipod...So after I had a plan to get my camera last Friday, my wonderful husband forked over the cash for my Ipod too! So 2 new toys in 1 week! I was on overload! Of course w/the help of my office pals Carrie and Brett, I learned my new Ipod, and Mike did all the research on cameras, so that narrowed my choice down! Nothing like having technical support right in house! Without my office buddies I would have been completely lost!

So here are my new toys! I am grateful that I was able to get these new things, as pictures and music are both huge things in my life! I'm not sure how I went so long without the Ipod, and the new pictures are soo much better with the new camera! I hope to take some photography classes soon to get back into the hobby!