Whoa – long time no blog!

So Yes it has been a really long time since I have posted anything!  Sorry!  (and this is totally for my stepmom!  I hope these are enough pictures!)

A LOT has happened since my last post.  We sold the old house and bought a new house in Chelsea. We love it!

We found out the day before our offer was accepted on the new house that we were having another baby!! We haven’t found out what the gender is, and it is driving me nuts!! We’ll find out on or about 11/23!! 3 days after Riley’s 2nd b-day!!

 

Riley is just amazing!  She is so smart and lovable!  Here are some pics of her and some of our summer endeavors.  The most recent was our trip to the orchard for our annual apple picking with my brothers, father and Missy! 

Working on the mower with daddy!

 

Uncle Brody reading to Riley

 

Riley and her cousin Brody

Driving the boat…

Camping with my inlaws

Riley insisted on hiking herself at Gulf Hagas.  She did great!

She is a fab harmonica player!

Our only trip to the ocean, she loved it!

Not impressed with us for waking her up to pick apples!

“momma – we bought Riley this for her birthday”

Explaining something very important to her papa.

Annual lifting photo…

Riley with her Shang, Mimi or baashell Whatever Riley decides to call her the next time she sees Missy – It is always different!

My stepmom Missy with her 4 yr old son, 2 yr old son and 2yr old granddaughter..hahahaha

Ben wrestling with his 2 fave brother in laws!

How time flies!!

It seems like just yesterday I posted a blog about Christmas. I can't get over how fast time flies when you have a child. I never truly appreciated the warnings "She'll grow so fast" until now, after realizing that this month Riley is 15 months old, yup 15 months! She is so smart and absolutely adorable! She can say a few more words now (again, huh, ummm, yup, nononono, mom, dad, hi, dog, duck) and she can do a couple signs. She is so independent...she won't even play with me half the time! She gives kisses like crazy now too!

One of Riley's new talents.....

One day after I had swept I left the broom out and looked over and she was "sweeping", then I gave her the mop :)

This is one of the boys I watch after school. Riley just adores him and his brother and they are so good with her.

Riley's cousin Anne took her sledding after a huge storm, they had fun but eventually had to go to the driveway to pull Riley because the snow was too deep. This is probably Riley's favorite cousin, she loves Anne!

Riley loves designer purses, I have no idea where she got that from!

mmmmm.....finger lickin' good!

Our good friend TJ and Becky had their baby boy, Scottie on 1/1/10. Riley is soo cute with him and she just loved holding him. She kept kissing his forhead and hand, just like I do to her when I hold her. So cute! I think she is ready to be a big sister!

Where did the time go!

Happy Holidays everyone! We hope everyone's holiday season was filled with Love, Friends, Family, Laughter, and Happiness! The past month and a half have been wonderful for us! Riley's 1st birthday party was on 11/15 and she turned 1 years old on 11/20! We had a great Thanksgiving at Ben's mom's and sister's house. Riley just adores her cousin Brody!
December was filled with Christmas, Christmas, Christmas! We celebrated the Trussell Christmas party at the beginning of the month, and haven't stopped! Riley was soo cute this morning opening her gifts and playing with her new toys. She especially likes her tricycle and her rocking motorcycle (that her grampy T. made her, pic is below!!). We have two more Christmas' to celebrate over the weekend and we can't wait. The greatest part of this time of year is spending time with family!

As for Riley, around her Birthday party she had been walking very unsteadily. About a week later she was practically running! She babbles and talks NON STOP!! She loves bath time, it lasts on average 40 minutes. Which gives mommy time to read! She is saying a lot now, the cutest though is "tickle, tickle, tickle"!

Ben and I are doing wonderful! Ben is still plugging away at BIW. I have started selling Mary Kay and absolutely LOVE it! Ben and I are talking about moving closer to BIW within the next year. We definitely need a bigger house now with all the toys and stuff from Riley's birthday and Christmas!

Here are some pictures...hope you enjoy them!

Riley loved her cake!

We spent Thanksgiving with the Anderson/Staples family. This is Riley and her cousin Brody loving each other! So cute!

Cute outfit for Christmas eve with the Caron family

This has got to be the cutest Jacket/hat set on earth!

My dad, Brian, made this for Riley! So detailed and beautiful!! She loves it!

She Loved Christmas!

The first thing she went to was her bike that Santa brought her!

We wish everyone a Happy New Year! We love you all!

Ben, Sarah & Riley

Halloween!!

Riley was the most adorable pink ladybbug ever! We didn't do much but went to visit her great grammy, grammy & grampy T., and her aunt Lynn. Riley seemed to enjoy the attention...imagine that!!

9 months....Already!!

It's been quite a while since I posted anything new...Thanks to my stepmom for bugging me about it! Riley has gotten so big! She has also developed quite the personality - she is funny, outgoing, stubborn (she gets that from her dad, I promise!), determined and so smart! She has one tooth on the bottom showing and one cutting through on the top. She pulls herself up and and gets back down. She is also a little "speed racer" on her hands and knees. Riley loves being outside and seems to like camping. I think she would like being on the boat if she didn't have to wear a life jacket that doesn't let her even put her hands together.

This was her first outing to the beach. She loved it!

getting ready for a boat ride

This is her "I'm pooping" face

We like to bounce!

Riley loves her Jumparoo! In this she was playing with my mother and laughing up a storm! This is sure to brighten anyone's day!

Happiest baby on the block!

She is just too cute to not show off! She has started solids now, she loves cereal and makes faces with green beans and peas but eats them none the less. We started sweet potatoes today, she seemed to like them. Ben turns 30 next weekend. We can't believe how fast this past year has flown by. In the matter of one year Ben and I will have had a baby, gotten married and both turned 30!

Riley and daddy...Happy as can be!

Another happy couple of people...

Riley with her Uncle Brody and Uncle Logan


Riley loving mommy's new purse

Daddy put the flowers in her hair, he thought it was soo cute!