November 27, 2009

November 19th...Riley is 3 months Old!





We can't believe it...Riley is 3 months old! She is changing so fast. Her favorite things right now are being talked and sang to (and talking back!), watching Daddy play guitar (actually, just plain watching Daddy), taking a bath, and going for a ride in the stroller. She is getting so strong and has really good head control now, and we know it will be just a short time before she is rolling over and sitting up!

Riley is adjusting well to school, and making straight A's! :) She is doing better with taking naps and getting used to the noise and lights, etc. Her teachers really seem to love her. Kim continues to try to think of anyway to make it rich so she can stay home with her, but no luck yet!

We hope you enjoy the pictures!

Wow...11 years!


We celebrated our 11th anniversary on Saturday November 14th! Laurie and family came over to watch Riley and we went out on the town! We decided to stick close to home at The Grotto in Highland Village and met up with Darcie and Dave Boughton to celebrate Darcie's birthday, our anniversary, and watch TCU play another game of their undeated season. We had a great time, and then enjoyed a delicious dinner! Happy 11th Anniversary to us!

November 15, 2009

Riley's First Day at School 11/12/2009


Well the bliss finally ended and Kim had to go back to work. Riley is going to Primrose for now. She is in a classroom with about 7 other babies, and course she is the cutest! Her teachers comment on how good she is and of course how precious. They seem to really like her and she is doing well with the transition...better than Mom! Gary and Kim went together to drop her off her first day, and she will go Monday through Thursday since Kim is only working 4 days a week now.

November 9, 2009

Finally, Riley takes a bottle...for real this time!





How does the saying go... the 6th time's the charm? After trying 6 different bottles, Riley has finally gotten into the regular habit of taking a bottle. She is still somewhat selective on when she decides to give in and eat from a bottle, but she won't starve anyway! She starts school on Thursday, so this is a load off of our minds!

We have a busy few weeks coming up with Riley starting school, Kim going back to work, our 11th wedding anniversary, Thanksgiving, and Gary's 40th Birthday. We will keep everyone posted!

This weekend, Riley's Aunt Laurie was out to play with her and give Kim and Gary a meal out without the threat of a mad dash out of the restaurant with a crying baby! Thanks Laurie! We have been so thankful to have such supportive family and friends. You never really appreciate what people go through in such a big life change until you experience it yourself, and we have come to appreciate what our family and friends have gone through in having a baby. I am sure we have MANY more lessons to come!

We have included a few recent pictures of what we have been up to!

November 3, 2009

Uncle Julios...


We love Uncle Julios, so we were eager to have an outing to our favorite restaurant! This was a true event! Riley was an angel and stayed awake during the entire trip without a single complaint. She got lots of compliments...which she loved...ok so did we! :)

Riley's First Halloween!






We had great plans for our first family Halloween, but Riley had other plans. She was so worn out, she didn't make it to the neighborhood pre- trick or treat pizza party at the clubhouse...she took a nap instead. We sat out front of the house with our video monitor and passed out candy (we had about 150 kids!), and it was a beautiful night! Riley did make it outside for about an hour with her flower costume from the Schroeders...too cute!
Gary found several cute costumes and couldn't decide which one would look best on Riley, so he got all of them...hence the multiple Halloween costume pictures! It is a good thing she doesn't mind changing her clothes, although you can tell in the pic in the monkey costume- she had had it by then!