Stayin' Cool in the Pool

Here's Riley's first pool party out in the back yard. She's a water baby like her daddy used to be. She loves being in the water. She's TERRIFIED of the beach ball though ;) Click on the picture below for the full album.

Pool Party Aug 09

Pro Photos

It's been a loooong time between posts. Keri really wants me to post some more pictures. Here's some from her photo shoot. Riley has 8 nashers now. 4 on top and 4 on the bottom. Still not crawling but she's really close. Not much new to report. She's growing like a weed. She'll be running around the house before we know it.

Mini-Craig

Another long stretch between posts. Riley is growing like a weed but still a stinker when it comes to sleep. She's a night owl - not so good for poor Mommy! I gotta give it to Keri - she's showing amazing strength getting through these endless nights with hardly a complaint. Just one more thing that proves to the me the amazing strength that a child can bring out in a mother. I couldn't do it. I guess that's why God made Mommys. Here's a few pictures of our little princess.

Camo

Here's Riley all decked out and ready to go hunting. I'm not sure for what though. The Pink Panther maybe? perhaps she's just getting ready for the military. I like the tough look she has - "drop and give me 20 soldier!" Also Mommy and Riley - pretty in pink.

Video

Just testing this out to see if I can get it to work. If this works can you believe how much she has changed! Wow!

The Horrible Tile is GONE!

The horrible, dirty and stained tile we've had for kitchen countertops is finally GONE! Yee haa! Craig was able to finagle a trade for an old dirtbike he had plus cash for some beautiful granite countertops. We couldn't be happier with how they turned out. They have transformed our kitchen. It looks like a totally new and different kitchen. Craig had fun on Thursday ripping out the old coutertops but both the cabinets and Craig survived. Here are the before, during and after shots.

Hittin' the Booze

Here's a couple of random pictures of Riley in a cute brown and pink hoodie outfit we think is adorable on her. Daddy had a beer and Mommy had a cider on Saturday night and Ms. Riley couldn't keep her hands off of the bottles. We'll have to watch her. She's trying to start early :)

Welcome Home Junior!

Riley wore her Mariner's outfit the day Griffey signed to come back to Seattle (Thursday). At least now we'll have a reason to watch the M's and maybe catch a game at the Safe this season!

Happy Valentine's Day (late)

We're a lot late but here's a Valentine's Day picture from Riley in her outfit.

The Doctor Poked Me Again

Here's Riley after her four month checkup and most recent set of shots. She's doing great and she's in the 75th percentile for height and weight. She weighs 14 lbs 7 oz (she's quite a big lug these days). She had a mild reaction to the shots. She was a bit grumpy and a more fussy. Nothing a bit of Tylenol didn't take care of. Here's a picture of her with her bandaids on her boo boo's.

Riley got a Bumbo

Riley got a new Bumbo chair today. She can sit up all by herself! Here's a few pictures. She's getting so big!

Xmas, New Year, Snow, Rain and Floods

It's almost been a month since I last posted. Time flies. We've seen Christmas, New Year, snow storms, floods and Riley's three month birthday come and go since the last time I posted. Crazy. Our family hasn't really have much new news to report. Riley is growing like a weed and keeping us on our toes. We enjoyed the Holidays with family and friends. It doesn't seem like the Holidays are quite over for me yet as I haven't made it to Spokane to see my side of the family yet. Riley isn't quite up to a trip of that magnitude so I'm going to Spokane by myself this weekend to see my side of the family, exchange presents and represent Keri and Riley as best I can. I know I'm no substitute for Riley but I'll give it my best. We'll be making our first trip to Spokane with Riley in March go to her Cousin Rya's second birthday party. We can't wait! Well, enough for now. Enjoy the pictures. I'll add a couple here and add the rest to the album. Riley is quite a conversationalist now. I added a couple of pictures of Riley during a conversation while Daddy was at work :)