Friday, October 30, 2009

Fall Fun!

O.k. so I know it has been a little over a week but
I am doing better than I thought! We have had a pretty busy
week. It started off with me having a night out while
Papa and Uncle Chris watched Rylee. All the girls
went to a painting party. It was so much fun!
Art was probably my favorite part of school and I really haven't
had the chance to do to much drawing or painting in the past few years at all.
I love it, it is such a great outlet and so fun. Here is a picture of
our finished product:

After that Rylee and I just did our usual "hanging out" I guess you
could call it. Though I guess it's a little more than that. I'm not sure if it's from
all the ECE classes or working at daycare's for so long but I can't stand
not having structure during the day. We have art time, circle time, outside time..
and all sorts of things. Some may think this approach is a little crazy I'm sure.
So here are some pictures of Ry during outside time. I raked her up a little leaf pile.
Amazingly she went right into the leaf pile, she is getting so big.
It seems not long ago that she was afraid of grass.
Touchdown Auburn!

Rylee & Ernie. Her beloved Da got this for her.



Clapping for herself


Rylee has discovered the Ritz peanut butter crackers and absolutly LOVES them. She has even started saying cracker now because of her love for them.

I will soon post pictures of Rylee in her Halloween costume, she looks soooo stinking cute in it. We sure are looking forward to this week. Josh will be home all week we hope, I can't wait. I miss him so very much. He has been having to travel so much lately. I thank God he has such a great job because I know many of my friends and family are struggling with work right now. I try not to be selfish about it but I miss hanging out with him! And of course Rylee misses him tons too! What do they say, absence makes the heart grow fonder? It definitely has taught me to appreciate how important he is to me and how much I love having him in my life. I couldn't imagine it otherwise. We also have some exciting news I can't wait to share with everyone... but I need to get permission first since this goes out to a bigger crowd then just immediate family!

Mood= Blessed







Monday, October 19, 2009

Catching Up...



Well I know, once again, it has been a long time since I've posted pictures. Finally I have them all uploaded on to the computer and will start trying to once again post pictures on a weekly basis. We have been so busy, well Josh has been so busy which I guess makes me feel busier since I'm the one taking care of the house and the dog while he's gone. He was away for a little over two months every week, which is great for getting free tickets for travel, but of course we miss
having him here. Especially on garbage day!

Rylee has been doing great as usual. We are really sooooo lucky. She is such a great baby. Every time we get close to a new developmental stage I always get nervous about how she'll react and how she will do. She has always been great, and easy. Whether it's drinking from a cup, going to bed on her own, or starting to feed herself she always does such a great job. The best part of it all is how proud she is of herself for accomplishing these things. It's so amazing how much these little ones accomplish in their first year, probably more than anyone does in any other year of their life. Josh and I would love to take all of the credit for her but really it's just her general disposition. There are many nights after she goes to bed that we just sit there talking about how smart and cool she is, and how lucky we are to have her in our lives.

Daddy's Little Angel

Houser & Rylee

Me & My Shadow