Breakfast with Santa 2011

We had breakfast this morning with Santa and worked on getting a decent picture with two kids...










Finally, one that turned out pretty good.


I was not so concerned about the picture taking, it was just fun. Santa still makes Riley very nervous, but as soon as we got home she told me she LOVES Santa!?! I have finally decided that it really does not matter what pictures you get because that is the memory and the moment how it was. Not to mention the not so great pictures make for a good story later.

Riley's Christmas Program

Riley at her Christmas program this past Monday. There is not much cuter than 3 and 4 year old kiddos singing Christmas songs - they were so cute.



Riley ready to go to school for her Christmas program...looking beautiful in her sparkling red dress :)


Keegan, all ready to go.


A picture of me taken by Riley before the Christmas program.


Riley wanted to take a picture of everyone, so that meant getting Matt washing dishes.

Flower Girl

On November 5th good friends of ours, Carl and Emily, got married and Riley was the flower girl. She did a great job and had a blast at the wedding.


So beautiful :)


Matt and Riley just before the reception.


Our little dancing queen! We had a hard time dragging her off the dance floor when it was time to go.

Happy Halloween

Field Trip Fun

Last week Riley's class had a field trip to the pumpkin patch and I went along. Wow, a morning with that many 3 year olds is exhausting...I don't know how their teachers do it. We had lots of fun though. We went on a hayride, fed the goats, checked out the pigs and chickens, decorated a pumpkin, went through a maze made of hay, bounced around and most of all Riley had lots of fun with her friends.

Fun times...

Just some pictures of the kids playing outside the other day!!

Keegan's Glasses!

Keegan got his glasses a few weeks ago :) On the first day I did not think this transition was going to be very easy...if I put his glasses on he would scream and cry and then if I even came near him with them he would run away. The second day was a little better; he would wear them for 15-30 minutes at a time. Then a good progression started and now he wears them all day with no trouble at all. Not to mention that he is just too cute for words with them on!!

Our baby is 2!

It is so hard to believe that Keegan is already 2! In so many ways it feels like it flew by and in other ways in seems like we have been moving in slow motion. Keegan has taught us a lot in his two years and continues to keep us on our toes. He is truly an amazing little guy :)

Riley the Photographer

On our last day of vacation we realized that we did not have one picture of Matt and I together. We put Riley up on a chair and showed her how to use the camera! It is not the best picture due to lighting, but I think she did a good job.

Playing on the Beach

The kids had tons of fun on the beach this time around. Keegan loved the water and to just cover himself in sand. Riley loved everything...water, sand, playing and running. We even attempted to make a sand castle; I am hoping our skills will approve over the years. Overall just WONDERFUL!!

Swinging at the Beach

We could walk a few minutes from the condo to this playground right on the beach. It was great!!

Sea World

While in San Diego we spent one day at Sea World and it was so much fun. Riley & Keegan had a great time. It was great because Keegan enjoyed it a lot more this year.


Matt & Riley...I just thought this was a really cute picture!


The sea lions!


The kiddos. Thought I would show off this wonderful picture - it is so hard to get a picture of two little ones.


It has become apparent that Keegan has something against Shamu; he slept through the Shamu show for the 2nd year in a row.


The Shamu Show :)


Keegan LOVED these little stuffed penguins.


The polar bear cave - it was a little scary to Riley.

Vacation

We finally went on our much anticipated beach vacation, we spent a week on Mission Bay in San Diego and it was GREAT!! We enjoyed fantastic weather by playing on the beach, taking walks and just relaxing. And of course we visited Sea World one day!


Here is the great view from our patio.


Riley & Keegan checking out the patio!

More pictures to come...the blog is taking too long to upload pictures for now.