Trip to Texas - Day 1

Riley and I took at trip to Texas to visit our friends and family, because we missed them all so much! So on June 20th, Riley and I landed in Houston, Texas around 4pm that afternoon!! It was so great to be back in Texas, but it was HUMID and HOT!!! That would take some getting use to!!! My parents picked us up at the airport, and then we went to Papasito's Mexican Restaurant for Dinner...Yeah Mexican food!! Then out to my parents house! Riley saw the water in the pool in the back yard, and so we stripped her down to her shirt and let her play in the baby pool for a while! She had a blast!!



Riley wanted Harley to play in the water with her!




Nana's towel had built in flip flops, and they fit Riley perfectly!! LOL!!

Father's Day

Since Riley and I were going to be in Texas the weekend of Father's Day, then we decided the celebrate Father's Day with Scott the weekend before we left! Saturday morning Riley and I woke up and made him a special breakfast, and then he opened presents! Then that evening we went out to dinner at his favorite restaurant, Anthony's! It was very yummy! Then after that Scott wanted to go to the race track and watch the motor cross and 4 wheeler races that evening! It was a lot of fun, and Riley had a great time! She did a lot of cheering and clapping for the racers! Sunday Scott wanted to go riding at the race track, and wanted us to go and watch him, and so that is what we did!! Riley was scared of Scott when he put on his helmet, because she did not recognize him! He had to take it off fast for her not to start screaming! Then that evening, we made him a very special dinner, hi favorite Ship Wreck Kelly!! Happy Father's Day Scott, we love you and are very blessed to have such a wonderful daddy and husband!! Since we were going to be gone on Father's Day, Riley painted him a picture frame, and got a voice recording card, and recorded her talking on it; and we put it where he could not find it! Then on Father's Day we told him where he could go and find his surprise!! It was great!!

Riley helping her daddy open his Father's Day card

Riley got daddy soccer tickets to the Houston Dynamos and Seattle Sounders!!!

Riley helping daddy open his present

Daddy got a GPS for Father's Day!!

Scott and Riley at Anthony's Seafood Restaurant!

Scott and Riley at dinner looking at the boats on the river!

Scott and Riley at the race track!


Riley cheering them on!!


Riley watching all the racing on the track, very attentively!

Riley painting a picture frame for her daddy!

The finished picture frame that I made for my daddy!!

Weekend Trip to Utah

At the first of June, we went to Utah to my parents house that they just got there! My sister and her family, and my parents were all there, and it was so great to see family!! When we flew in Thursday night to Salt Lake City, we had about a 4 hour drive to there house! We finally arrived about 9pm! Friday the guys went to the Sand Dunes and rode 4 wheelers, and the girls and kiddos went shopping! It was lots of fun!! Then Saturday, all the adults went 4 wheeling through the mountains, and it was so awesome and beautiful!!! Then that evening we had some family from the area over for dinner, it was really great to see everyone.....it has been a long time! Then on Sunday we just vegged out and stayed in our pajamas all morning and played with the kiddos! Then after lunch we headed back on our 4 hour journey to the airport and arrived back in Washington that night! We had a GREAT time visiting and seeing all the family, although we wished we could have stayed longer!

Me and Scott going on an adventure through the mountains!


Pappy giving Riley a ride around the block!


The family in Utah


Sweet cousin lovin! They held hands a lot in the car!


Nana and Riley


Riley showing Allen how to honk the horn!


Scott and I riding through the mountains


Riley and Allen racing their cars on the sidewalk (with help from their dads)!


A bunch of us that went 4 wheeling

18 Month Celebration

Can you believe it, my baby girl is 18 months old!! Where has the time gone? She has grown up so much, and is learning more and more each day! There is an awful lot that goes on in the day off an 18 month old. I thought that I would share a little bit about her likes, dislikes, and what she has been up to!

Her Likes:
Coloring
Playing in the water or Outside
Blowing the Dandelions
Stickers (any kind)
Playing with her baby dolls (she likes to feed them, put them to sleep, and take them for walks in her stoller)
Popcicles
Watermelon
Taking a bath
Watching Abby Cadaby, Elmo, Special Agent OSO, and Mickey Mouse Clubhouse
Reading books
Swinging and going down the slides at the parks
cows
motorcycles
Singing and dancing to music
having pretty painted toes
SHOES!!!

Dislikes:
Teething...it hurts!
Holding your hand when walking in the street
Putting up her toys
When you tell her NO!

Since she was turning 18 months, mommy had a big day planned to celebrate her half birthday! We started the day off with breakfast and then we went to the Tri-Cities Children's Museum, and she had a BLAST!! Then we went to McDonald's for lunch, and then headed home for a nap. After nap we got up and played outside until it was time to make dinner. Riley and I made homemade corndogs for dinner, and they were yummy!! Then I got her a special Rainbow Sherbert(favorite ice cream) clown cone for her dessert! What is a celebration with out presents?? So she got to open a present full of summer time fun toys!!! We had a great day, and I can not believe my baby is getting so big!

My Sweet, Precious 18 month old!!!
Pictures while we were at the Tri-Cities Childrens Museum






I wonder where she learned to cook an talk on the phone at the same time...multi tasker!
Look out kiddos here I come!!


She LOVED pulling this little phone all over the museum...it went everywhere she went!!
Throwing a tantrum because she did not want to leave!! Having too much fun!
Making dinner, having dessert, and opening presents!!