Jelly?

Ryley loves to make her own waffles and sandwiches. The other day she asked if she could make a jelly sandwich. This is her version...

Her homemade creation...

Would you like some toast with your jelly????

One

HAPPY 1ST BIRTHDAY!!!

WE LOVE YOU SO MUCH KAILEE!!

DAD, MOM, TYLER, KAITLIN, AND RYLEY

Homemade Red Velvet Cupcakes!

Her 1sT BiRtHdAy!

Her 1ST Day! Born Nov. 2nd 2007

One year later...Our precious child, so sweet and so full of personality!


Look Who's 1

Here's a short video of Kai taking a few steps. She LOVES to put her head in between her legs and look around as she laughs.

Kai has been taking steps for about two months (it has been so hard to get it on video). The most steps she has taken is five. Her usual is about two steps. She still prefers to crawl. She is so fast at crawling who can blame her for preferring it?

PaRtY!!

Today we are celebrated our precious little one's FIRST birthday! We can't believe she's one!!! Wow, the year went by so fast! We are so blessed to have this special little girl in our lives. We love her so much and we look forward to all of her accomplishments.

Who's 1 ???

The Giant Cupcake!

Dig in!!


That's good!

Want some?

Can you say...mmmm sugar!

I think I've had enough!

Time for some H2O

Her 1st birthday game...Caroline was the winner!





Opening her gifts! She had a blast! She got a lot of practice tearing wrapping paper...just in time for Christmas.

Thank you to all of our family! It was great watching all of the cousins play together.



Kai is really enjoying all of her gifts!



Ryley and Andy playing with Kai's gift.

The cousins having fun.

Kai is learning to crawl up the slide. She is already going down the slide by herself.

Tricker

Trick or Treat! Halloween was such a busy day! Ryley had a Halloween party at school. They had a parade, along with games, and they even got to go trick or treating at their school. It was a lot of fun to see all the kids in their costumes.

We took the girls out trick or treating around our neighborhood. Ryley was so excited to get sooo much candy. People just don't give out one, they give you a handful! When we were done around our neighborhood we headed home to hand out candy ourselves. Ryley couldn't wait to hand out candy herself. She had so much fun.

As if we didn't have enough candy...Mom and Ryley went to meet up with her cousins who were about a mile away and waiting for Ryley. Dad stayed home to hand out candy and Kai went to bed:)
Dad was bombarded by the trick or treaters even when he was putting Kai down, the doorbell wouldn't stop ringing.

Ryley at her school Halloween party.

Two Pocahontas!!!

Ryley and Bradley getting Ghost tattoos...

Kai was happy as a clam!

We had to keep telling Ryley to just ring the doorbell and wait. She would ring the doorbell and immediately knock, knock, knock.

This was Kai's first trick or treat house!


Ryley and her cousins!

Our last stop! We had a fun time going through haunted houses and getting some fresh popcorn! Some people really go all out for HaLlOwEeN. Three homes had haunted houses and two of them were serving fresh popcorn.

Carving

This is the YEAR! Ryley is so excited for every holiday and occasion. She had been asking to carve the pumpkins since we went to the patch. Her dad told her we would be carving the pumpkins once it got closer to Halloween. This morning Dave told Ryley that they would carve the pumpkins that night when he got home from work. She called him at work and told him it was time for him to come home so they could carve the pumpkins.

Excited!

Team effort!

Ryley taking the seeds out.

Curious Kai

Taking a bite and checking it out!

Our new addition...It's a...

BOY!

This is our newest addition to our family! We're still working on a name. Ryley is trying to name him, but the names just don't seem to fit him...Yet!

Ryley has come up with names like Muffin-NO, Spike-NO, Biskit--in the running, Pongo-Maybe, Dog-Hmmm.

The girls were so excited to see him. However, Ryley has a love-hate relationship going on with the dog. She's afraid of him but at the same time wants to pet him??? Kai points, laughs, squeals, and now says Dog! She sits in front of the sliding door and watches him. David is in cloud-9! He is so excited he has a hunting partner! Es well she is still in shock...she has another baby to take care of! At least this one won't be talking back!

Biskit???? Pongo????

He's so lovable and gentle!

The girls watching him!

Kai's new BFF!!!!

She cleans!

Who says mommy doesn't clean? She learned it from someone and it's not the cleaning lady! Mommy was wiping down the frig this morning and to our surprise we turned and looked and saw who cleaning? Yup...our little Kai. She grabbed a baby wipe from the diaper bag and started wiping down her little red car. Dad thinks she learned it from watching him wash the cars. Hmmm NOT!!! Moms taking the credit!

ThE PuMpKiN PaTcH!!!

The pumpkin patch Take-2!! Today we took the girls to a U-Pick Pumpkin Patch! We loved this patch!!! David said this is absolutely the best patch he has ever been too! Ditto!! This pumpkin patch has everything! For starters it's not just a pumpkin patch it's also a Christmas Tree Farm where you get to cut your own tree. The pumpkin patch not only has acres of pumpkins and pony rides, petting zoo, carnival games, all kinds of bounce/jump houses, quad rides, kids crafts, a Euro bungee and so much more! Check out the patch at...

http://www.liveoakcanyon.com/

Daddy pulling the girls in the wagon to the pumpkin patch.



Ryley holding her sister!


Ryley going through the pumpkin patch and looking for "her pumpkin".

She found "her pumpkin".

Dave found his pumpkin!!!

Ryley has been asking for a pony ride...FINALLY!!

Feeding the animals.

Ryley feeding the goat as Kai looks on.

This picture is so cute!


Ryley bouncing in the pumpkin jump house.


Ryley going down the slide with no fear!

Daddy and Kai waiting at the haystack...

Wow!!! We were so surprised Ryley took a picture with Frankenstein! He looks like a statue but it was a real person.

Our pumpkins