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 :)