9 MONTHS

9 months?? Really? Time has gone by so fast. I cant beleive it.

Riley has a new adventure every day.
He is into EVERYTHING!
He loves cords that are plugged into the wall, he will crawl up to them and start shaking them. He is also curious about everything.. He will pull down the bathroom garabage to look for something. I have now had to put the garabage can on our shelf. He also like to play with the toilet paper, roll it all the way on the floor. He knows what he is doing, because when I tell him no no, he gets a big grin on his face. He thnks he is pretty sneaky. The other day the toilet seat was up, and he decided he was going to play in it. It was pretty funny, but disgusting. (His dad needs to remember to put the seat down. Ha Ha)

He loves cartoons. I have been renting different kinds of cartoon movies and he will just sit in my arms and watch it. We dont get through all of it, but he loves it.

He as learned to walk around the furniture. He is getting brave, and startig to walk with only one hand or take a tiny step. We all think he will be walking soon. Then he really will be everywhere.

We have been teaching him sign language and he knows bye-bye, Dad/Grandpa. And he is making so much noise. He makes the mmmmmmm noise, and once in awhile it will come out momma. I dont think he knows what he is sayin, but it sure is cute when he does.
Also, I have been teaching him to smile.. When I say cheese, he makes the cutest cheezy smile. Ha ha

He still doesnt like baby food.I think he is getting tired of the same stuff. He wants what we are eating, so we have been trying "real food" in small amounts and he love it.

And the best part of Riley being 9 months... Is he is FINALLY sleeping through the night. Mommy is getting so much rest.

Riley is so fun at this age! We love him so much!

Helping Aunt Mallory blow out her birthday candles!


His cheesy smile

Just being cute!

Halloween!

I know I'm a week late, but I thought some people would like to see Riley's costume.

The night before we went to Case's brothers house for a party (a costume party). If everyone knows me, I'm not a big fan of Halloween. I dont like dressing up, but for some reason this year I decieded to dress up for this party. So, I asked my mom for any costume ideas and she said either a witch or a cave woman. I said ok, I'll be a witch. But, later on my mom told me she had a costume for a "devil's egg" It's pretty funny. And Case was some kind of "scary" doctor and Riley was a monkey.

At the party Riley won "cutest" costume and I won "creative" costume. We had a good time. And Uncle Gage and Aunt Heidi won "cutest couple"

On Halloween, I took Riley to all the grandmas to show him off. It was pretty fun. One grandma gave him a sucker for his treat, and he loved it. He was one sticky boy after.

Maybe next year we will have a theme for our family.

MOAB

Last weekend Case and of a couple of his work friends ran a half marathon in Moab.
It was a nice weekend getway. We left Riley with my parents for the weekend (they were pretty brave for doing this for us, knowing they wouldn't get much sleep and that Riley is all over the place, But they said it would be fine.)
The race wasn't until Sunday morning, so while we were down there we decided to go camping for a few nights and explore the town.
Friday night we just set up camp and hung out with our friends. Saturday mornnig we had to go get the runner's packet with everything they needed and what to do the day of the race and then we went to go hike Arches. It was so nice down there, the weather was perfect
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Sunday morning the runners got up bright and early and headed up to the race so they could be ready by 8:30 AM and the rest of us slept in and met them up there.
There were so many people up in the canyon, we were hoping we would be able to see everyone cross the finsih line. As our shuttle bus was driving up to the race, I could see Case running, we rolled down the windows of the shuttle and cheered Case on to the finish line. As soon as the bus stopped, I ran so I could get some pictures and see him cross the finish line. He finished the race in 1 hour and 50 mins. I was so excited for him. I couldn't do that. 13.1 miles. That is crazy, but he loves to run. Good Job Case!


It was a fun weekend with Case's friends.

Riley Boy is 8 Months!

Riley is growing so fast! Just with in a month he has learned so much.

He has learned how to climb up stairs at grandma's house, pull him self up on furniture, and making all kind of new noises. He loves to play in the tub and tries to grab the water when it is coming out of the faucet. His new favorite toy is behind the door, he plays with the door stopper. He likes the noise it makes when you move it. He likes to play peek-a-boo. He has a new face he makes, whenever he is being shy he puts his face down or if he has his blanket he will put his face in the blanket. He loves to have the attention on him.

Also, he likes to pull your hair. Today my hair was down and he used my hair to pull himself up. OUCH! It hurt. I always tell myself to pull it up, but I never do.

He doesn't like his diaper changed at all, he squirms all over and throws a fit, it is the same way when I try to dress him, he would just rather run around naked.
Just recently he has discovered his "boy part" whenever I change his diaper he always reaches down and grabs "it." He thinks its pretty funny. When he takes a bath, he plays with "it" and gets the biggest smile.

He is learning to eat more "real food". Whenever we eat, he opens his mouth to see if we will give him some food. (Just like a little bird) His favorite is ice cream. Ever since his grandpa gave him a taste, he has loved it since. The other day I gave him a taste of some ice cream, and he took the whole thing and started eating the ice cream cone.

Riley is such a sweet boy! He is starting to cuddle with you, when you hold him. We love him so much. He brings such joy in our family. He makes us laugh all the time.

7 Months!

I cant believe Riley is 7 months already. I just keep thinking I just barely had him and how small he was.

He is growing so fast. He is a smart little boy. He is crawilng all over the place. He loves to play with his toys. He loves to makes noises. He has two bottom teeth. He can shake his head NO (he learned this on his own) give high fives, and he is starting to clapp his hands. He is starting to eat big people food in little amounts. He is starting to reach for you, when you put your arms down to pick him up. I cant believe how much he has learned in the just a few weeks.

I have had to "Riley" proof my house. He is curious about everything. If he finds a cord, he starts to pull and shake it. He dumps all his toys all over. He follows you all over the house, if your not in the same room. He has learned how to make a whiney voice to let you know he is annoyed when you leave him, or when he doesnt get his way.

I love being able to stay home with Riley and play with him. When I'm at work, I always wonder what he is doing or learning. I know he is good hands with his grandparents. He loves spending time with them as well. He seems to bring a smile to everyone he sees. It's just those big blue eyes and his red hair. He is just too cute.

The only way he can fall asleep, is if he has his favorite blanket and his binkie in his mouth. He is getting better about almost sleeping through the night. He will get it one day.









He is becoming such a little boy now.

6 Months Old!

Wow!

I cant believe Riley is 6 months already. Its true when people say, "The grow so fast."

Riley learns a new trick or learns something new each week. One week it will be from making a funny face, (sucking on his bottom lip, looking like a duck. Dont have a picture of that yet.) to learning how to get up on all fours and scoop his way to a toy (more like doing a belly flop.) He just barely discovered his voice so any chance he gets, he is using it. He loves to watch tv(I think he just likes to see the bright colors), when he wakes up we watch all the educational programs. He is starting to be more curious about things, he reaches out for his toys, or when I'm holding him at the table, he will reach out for my plate. He is also teething, so he chews on everything.

I'm not sure how much he weighs, Im guessing between 15.5-16.5 pounds. He is getting so heavy just by carrying him in his carseat. It's all the baby food he is eating.Which he loves. He is such a good eater. His favorites are bannanas and carrots. He will just inhale those.

He is a such a Happy Baby. The only times he gets fussy is when he is tired or hungry. He is always smiling!




This one brings out his RED hair!

Bear Lake

Over the 24th of July my family went up to Bear Lake. We have had this vacation planned for awhile now, and everyone was excited to go.

When we got up there, we went straight into the water. It was so HOT up there. I made sure Case and Riley were covered in suncreen since they both have light skin. Case told me to do the same. I just barely put it on my face and shoulders. I wanted to get a tan, and I got burnt instead. It didnt bother me at all, just me ears. They were burnt to a crisp.

We rented some wave-runnners and they are a blast. The first day was a little choppy, but still fun. Next was good, but on Sunday the water was so smooth. We also, brought up a tube to go on the back of the wave-runners, and once I got on it, I was having fun, but once I went over a HUGE bump, it scared me. (I'm getting too old of this stuff, and plus Im a mom. Ha ha ) I still had a lot of fun on them.

The water was TOO cold for Riley to play in, but we put is feet in and let him splash around for awhile. Then we took him to the pool, where the water was nice and warm for him.

My parents also brought a bad-mitten net and we all got to play with it. We wanted to play it so bad on saturday night we set it up late, so there wasn't much light to play, but the next day, we had a little tournament against each other.

I think we all had a good time. By the end of the 3rd day EVERYONE was EXHAUSTED. The sun and playing all day wears you out.

Here are a few pictures.








My dad with his socks on. He forgot his water shoes, and he didnt want his feet to get sunburned.






Yay! I finally get to go home and relax!