Chill out

I was in the bathroom getting ready for dinner tonight when Riley walked in with her huge purse and baby doll that Nonna had gotten for her the day before. She said, " I want to go sit in the car and just chill out." Excuse me? When did you turn fifteen?! I said no and this is what happened.

Gotta love the drama of a three year old little girl!

Too much fun with the paint

I am so sad that I did not think to snap a quick pic when these guys had their clothes on. Houston and Riley had been upstairs playing in the play room when all of a sudden they appear at the bottom of the steps with clothes covered in green paint. It was all over their shirts, pants and hands. Thankfully, it is washable paint and came out of the clothes. It did not want to come out of the carpet though! A professional will have to take care of that. Who could be mad at these two though? They are just too cute! Off to the tub they went... You can still see a little of the green paint on Riley's hand

A little dinner date afterwards

Happy birthday, CeCe!

Or as Riley would say, "Say, Say." Mom's birthday was on the twenty-sixth, so the girls and I took her to a new tea room in the area. The food was delicious. Riley was on her best behavior and drank water out of the china cup with help from CeCe. Sorry Endsley...the man taking the photo totally cut half of you out. At least we have proof that you were there.:)

Riley running around outside after lunch. CeCe couldn't have asked for a prettier day!

Happy birthday mom! We love you and are so glad we got to spend the day with you!!

10 months, five days

I completely skipped the 9 month post. I am trying to get my blogging act back together! Just before she turned 9 months she started standing on her own. She can't get to this position unless we help her or she pulls up on something. It is so cute. Her little legs start shaking. She's still very unsure.

This was around 9 and a half months. She has been saying "bye bye." She will wave her hand when she says it. I am not a fool to believe that she knows what she is actually saying, but she "says" it. She also muttered a little "da da da" in the car on Saturday. Mom and I were talking when she picked up on the babble coming from the back seat. Adorable!

She has also started eating Cheerios. She has been eating crackers for a while, but now that she has that pincer grasp down she can eat these all day long. Loves them! They are a wonderful distraction while and I am cooking or while we eat dinner!

Riley never held her own bottle. I liked holding it for her. It was the one time that I could keep her still in my lap. Jeremy informed me that he had been letting her hold it a little. So here she is holding the bottle like a big girl. I am not a fan of this. I still hold it for her:)

Just because she is cute

Playing with big sister before bedtime

Then there is the sippy cup. She loves this as well. There's not much that she doesn't like. Although, spitting her water out has become a little game with her.

Two weeks ago she took her first steps. Still not walking a lot but takes some steps here and there. She is into absolutely everything that she shouldn't be into. The only thing in the house that was baby proofed with Riley was the sockets. I have a feeling we will be baby proofing a lot with this one and real soon. Some things she constantly gets into or her hands on...toilet, bathroom trash cans, shoes, toilet paper, garbage bags in the pantry, mop bucket cords and our laundry basket. There a ton of toys for her to play with and she chooses these. She is also cutting her first tooth at this very moment. We have been able to see the tip for a week now. After keeping us up last night, I'm hoping that sucker will come on through! Happy 10 months baby girl! Love you!

Valentine's Day

The Friday before Valentine's day, we started the day off with a church play date at Let it Shine. Afterwards, we went to the Harrell's for more playtime and lunch. I had no idea it would be so, ah hem, elaborate! haha. I should have known...Kelly is real cute and bubbly. Lets just say she was REAL excited about some Valentines Day! Here is the lunch she made for the kids...take note of the heart shaped Pb&j and jello...

Red, heart shaped ice. This drink was de-lish!

Dessert

Endsley and Henry

Riley and Lila enjoying some Valentine craft time!

Will with his Valentine. How cute is he with the head tilt?!

Somehow I missed taking pics of Oliver, Georgia and Graham. Kelly, you know I am totally picking with you about your "festiveness"! Is that a word?! I wish I could be more creative like that!

We spent Saturday at a birthday party for Yates that I don't have any pictures from. We came home to Valentine's from Cece on the porch. Riley was so excited! Can you tell?

Endsley's first Valentines Day!

On Sunday Riley enjoyed a red velvet cupcake and a few other goodies from mommy and daddy!

Such a fun weekend!

Jill's shower

On February fourth we had a shower to celebrate the upcoming arrival of Ann Cortner! The original date was snowed out, but it all worked out and J-bird had a fantastic shower. Lucy and Danielle made these lovely tissue balls to hang from the ceiling. She got a ton of precious things!

Mrs. Lucy said since the shower could not be at her home, she was bringing her home to the place. So, she brought a pretty white chair for Jill to sit in. So sweet.

Jill's nickname is "Bird", hence the bird theme...

Jill opening her goods with Riley's help Endsley playing with the paper Riley loved Lilli and would not leave her alone.

Hanging with the "big" girls

Jill with the hostesses

I finally got to meet this little guy. I had prayed for his little life while Danielle was pregnant and have read about him every Tuesday morning for over a year...literally. Such a cute little guy!

Ann Cortner arrived two and a half weeks early on March fourth! She is perfect in every way. I couldn't be happier for my best friend. So excited that she gets to see what this mommy stuff is all about.

Riley's comfort

She sleeps with it every night and on occasion brings it along in the car. She has had this pink dog since she was a baby. We have one at Cece's house and Nonna's as backup for bedtime. Her favorite part about the dog is its tail. She will say, "I need my tail, Ashlee." Yes, she has been calling me Ashlee. Not sure if I have written about that or not. Jeremy is referred to as "Jerm." I call him this every now and then, so now she does. It's hilarious to me. Anyhow, back to the dog. Lately, when Riley gets in trouble she runs to her room, grabs it and rubs her fingers up and down that tail. Gotta love the crazy morning hair...
so focused

This is her position at least once a day. For the most part she is a really good girl, but we have been having some moments lately. Terrible twos have turned into whiny threes!