Lesson Learned

Today after swim class the kids and I did a couple of errands, including getting Matt a little Christmas present. I told Riley that we could not tell dad because it was a surprise for Christmas...

When Matt came home tonight Riley proceeds to tell him that I told her not to tell but we got him a prize at the store. Luckily she did not tell what store we went to or what the "prize" was, but I am thinking she is not the best shopper if it needs to be a surprise.

Riley's Surprise for Us

Tonight while taking a bath Riley started saying letters and I realized, WOW, she is spelling her name. The first time was I-L-E-Y-R...I told her the R is first and now she keeps saying R-I-L-E-Y!! I am not even quite sure how she picked that up, but we are very proud of her. (Sorry for the dark video.)

Thanksgiving

Here is Riley in the hat she made at school...it is so fun to see all the cute things she makes at school. We had a wonderful Thanksgiving with family! We did a little shopping yesterday and worked on getting our Christmas decorations up. I just love this time of year!!

Picnic in the Park

Riley, Keegan and I went for a picnic in the park last week and it was so much fun. We enjoyed a little lunch and then went for Riley's favorite, the swings!! I think they are now Keegan's favorite as well.

Keegan Walking

Halloween

Our princess! Riley was very excited to be a princess this year for Halloween. About a month or so ago her swim teacher called her Princess Riley and that has stuck with her.


Our astronaut! We went the easy route this year for Keegan.


The kiddos before heading out the door.


Keegan's 1st time Trick-or-Treating and Riley showing him how it's done.


Most of the kids...well, about half.


Just thought this was a cute picture.


All of us!!

Well, Halloween was lots of fun! Riley really enjoy Trick-or-Treating this year. She was very cute, after getting the candy and saying thank you she would run back and jump in the wagon, no lingering. Keegan enjoyed the wagon ride around the neighborhood.

Carving the Pumpkin

We finally carved our pumpkin on Saturday and it was fun. Riley thought it was exciting for the first few minutes, but really was not into getting her hands all dirty and sticky. Although, she did enjoy helping me carve out the eyes and then she had enough of that also. Overall we were pleased with our pumpkin!!

Keegan and the Pumpkin

Only one word comes to mind...VOGUE!

Silly Boy

After changing Keegan's diaper the other day I left him with the box of wipes to go get him a new shirt, bad choice :( He decided to pull all the wipes out of the box and just play with the box. This is him after he had been caught.


Now when he sees the camera he just tries to get it.

Pumpkin Patch

We visited a pumpkin patch this morning and had a great time. We went on a little train ride, looked at some animals, went through a corn maze, and then picked out a couple of pumpkins to bring home. We met some friends there, Riley and Ella are so cute together!!

New Pictures

Here are a few new pictures of us taken by my friend Christy when she was in town.
www.christymartinphotography.com

Birthday Party!!

Well, I finally thought I should post a few pictures from Keegan's birthday party. We had a wonderful time with friends and family...thanks to all who made Keegan's celebration so special! Keegan did not really eat his cake, but he sure had fun with it...


Keegan's very own birthday cake.


Riley and Ella singing Happy Birthday!!


The birthday boy and his cake before he got his hands on it.


Keegan tasting his cake.


Conquered cake! (Well, really saying so big, but that is okay.)

Keegan's 1st Birthday!!

So, our baby is 1! We decided to take him and Riley to Chuck E. Cheese's for lunch today and play. We all had lots of fun!


We thought Keegan was going to sleep through his birthday lunch, but he finally decided to wake up.


Riley throwing the ball, she quickly figured out that she could stand to the side and drop it into the bucket to get more tickets.


Chuck E Cheese's is so much fun!!!


The birthday boy!!


He was quick in figuring out how to open presents.


Playing with a few new toys!

Birthday Cake

We had fun today making Matt's sister a birthday cake...here is my little helper in action...

New Wipe Board

We had talked about getting a wipe board to hang on the wall because of how much Riley enjoyed her little table top one...well, as you can see we got one and it is rather large. I really wasn't thinking something quite that large, but hey, if I was a kid I would think that is lots of fun and you can tell by Riley's reaction when she saw it she thinks so as well.

The Beach

We had a wonderful time in San Diego this year! We stayed right on the bay and it was terrific. Riley LOVED the big sandbox!!


Our footprints, from left to right: Matt, Riley, Jenn, and Keegan. (Keegan's is a little hard to see, he was not so sure about what I was doing.)


Most of the family on the beach, after we got home I realized that we never took a family picture on vacation :(


Riley loving the beach, aka the BIG sandbox!


Just hanging out in the shade on the beach!


Riley swinging at the beach!