Thank you Santa!

Christmas was great! I have my Grama Jan here for 10 whole days. I got everything I wanted from Santa. My Grandma Linda, Aunt and cousin were here to open presents. Uncle Phillip was late, but that's normal, he got to be here for most of the opening of presents.

I am sure my Mom will post pictures soon.

Silly pics

Here are some silly pics and a preview of her 1st school picture - man she's BEAUTIFUL!!!!!

Another funny

Today was picture day for Ry at pre-school. No snacks needed today, as they would be having something. So here is a conversation about today....

Mommy: So, Rylee what did you have for snack today?

Rylee: Fish and bread

Mommy: Fish and bread?

Rylee: Yes, Mommy, fish and bread, you know like Jesus.

Mommy: Oh yes, like Jesus, and who is Jesus Rylee?

Rylee: I don't know.

It doesn't sound as funny in print, but I thought it was rather amusing. Yes, Phillip I am talking about Jesus, that guy you don't believe in, not some random mexican. She goes to a Christian pre school , not some pre school in the projects that you grew up in.

Anyway, here is a crappy cell phone pic of my girl for picture day, and I might add she was the best dressed one there!

Kids

Tonight before bed, Taylor and Rylee kept playing and being crazy and we had already told them several times it was quiet time, since it was almost bed time.

The last time David told them if they didn't settle down there would be spanks on the butt and maybe he would ground them. Rylee burst into tears and ran around sobbing. We didn't know why being grounded would upset her so much as she doesn't even know what it means.

I stopped her and asked why she was so upset, and she said "Daddy said he was going to drown me." After I stopped laughing I told her no he was going to ground her and explained that would mean she wouldn't be able to play w/ her toys or have any fun while she was grounded. SHe was fine with that.

Good night!

It's getting chilly

Saturday - we went to the zoo. We played w/ some new friends for Rylee. We rented one of the big bikes and rode around for a bit. It was chilly out but we dressed warm and had fun.

Sunday - Grandma was wonderful and came to watch Rylee for the day so we could go up to Payson for Uncle Todd and Aunt Stephi.

Monday - we had Connor too and Grandma met us at Burge King so the kids could eat and play. Once Connor gets picked up we will head to Sam's Club or Costco for some shopping.

Picture day is coming up in pre school. I was able to get Halloween day off to go to her Teddy Bear picnic. WIll share pics when I have them.

Update

We did finally make it to the free class at The Little Gym. She had so much fun. We then went to a dance studio that is affordable, where The Little Gym is not right now. Got the schedule for classes. Later that night I asked her if she wanted to take Dance lessons or play soccer, and she wants to play soccer. It is too late to sign up for fall season, so we'll sign up for the winter.

She loves school still. She is bringing home some artwork every week. I will start a scrapbook just for her pre-school days that will include all the artwork. So far all the artwork except for one is just the right size for a scrapbook.

She has picture day this month and show and tell the same day. For Halloween, as it is a Christian pre-school, there isn't a Halloween celebration, but they are having a Teddy Bear picnic. The kids bring their Teddy Bears to class and they will make the snack that day in class and have the picnic outside w/ the bears. I am going to try to get that day off and go with her.

Then of course we are up to Halloween where she will be Mystic Force Blue Ranger.

We went to put some stuff for Christmas on layaway at Wal-Mart last weekend. Of course we had Ry w/ us, so I had to lie to her and tell her all the stuff was for her friend Emmaly.

That's about it for now.

1st day of school

Here are a few pics of the first day of school. She LOVES going to school.

I'm ready to go Mom.





















Me and my Mommy
















We arrive.



















Hurry Mommy
















Straight for the boys



















I did play with some girls too

Some pics from the weekend...

Beautiful dress from Auntie Mei

Cruising in the yard w/ my favorite boy Kenny

I am so excited! This is what I am going to be for Halloween. Mommy says I hang out w/ too many boys, she is just happy that it is at least a girl Power Ranger

Barbie Girl

Here is Rylee in her new Barbie Jeep that Aunt Ginger got for her for FREE!!!!

She loves it!

School

I can't believe there is only 1 month to go before my baby goes to pre-school!

She is so excited. We had to go last week and make the first payment, and she was mad that she wasn't staying. We made a paper chain to count down the days til school starts, and she likes that.

Grama Jan has sent a box of clothes for back to school. :) Of course, then the director told me not to send her in clothes I may not want ruined as they paint alot. At least on the first day she can be stylin' !

We have her friend Emmaly's birthday party tomorrow, but nothing else planned this weekend.

1 more week of summer and then school starts for the older kids, so I get my Mondays w/ Rylee back. I am excited for that. I will still have to get Connor to school Monday mornings, but then it is just her and I until we have to pick up Connor in the afternoon.

That's about it for now!

Summertime fun

We are going swimming almost everyday, she is doing great w/ her swimming and diving. We, being myself, Mom and Taylor taught her how to dive into the pool. Sometimes the dives turn into front flips, but she likes those too.
Of course, guess who gets the credit for teaching her how to do this? Yup, TODD, the great teacher of all! She is a goof!

Yesterday we went to the zoo for Winter in July where they bring in tons of snow for kids and animals to play with. Darn good thing we have a membership and the summer was free, because I can't imagine paying to go in this heat. It was so hot. We got there a little after 8am and played in the snow, which was lots of fun. Then we decided to go check out the animals that were getting snow delivered. That lasted 3 animals I think and we all decided it was way too hot and we should just go home and go swimming. We stopped back for a bit so the kids could play in the snow again and then left. I think we were there for a whole 2 hours.

Tomorrow she has her 3 year check up a little late. I am sure there will be swimming tomorrow, but not much more.

Bubble baths and bedtime stories....

Grama Jan must give Rylee a bubble bath and read to her every night. It was something she started a few trips ago and Rylee now expects it every night.

Nothing much else to report. We are just enjoying our visit from Grama.

My little Mermaid

There are 4 different mini videos - click on the pic to watch the videos -

Summer

Nothing much to post. Summer is here and Ry is loving the pool. She holds her breath now. She doesn't like to wear her floaties or swim vest. She does good though. She mostly sticks to the shallow end. We are always right there anyway. ("WE" being either parent or one of the "Aunts" or "Uncles")

Today she was getting real brave and trying to jump in the deep end w/o any warning. At least that got her vest on, because I told her she could only jump in the deep end by herself w/ a vest, and she put that thing on fast.

In the shallow end she will jump w/o vest and stay underwater to 'swim' back to the steps. I guess Todd taught her how to do that. :)

Here she is in her new Tink suit.

Camping filth

As told on Diva's blog "It was almost 11:00 PM when we finally started pitching tents. It was a riot when we woke up the next day and realized we were in like the only area around us that was completely burned out area around. So the Ryster had a great time in a big pile of ashes! As soon as I get pictures developed you all will see the dirtiest little faces around!"

A few Sedona pics

Passed out after a long day!

Climbing a tree.

Going fishing!

Fun with Grama Jan and Mommy

Here I am helping Mommy w/ her pedicure. We did this Thursday before heading to Sedona w/ Grama.

Thursday - We got to Sedona and checked into our hotel. What a huge room. Mommy had to leave for a bit and go on a tour of the hotel. She has to do that so we can stay in such fancy hotels for free. When Mommy got back we went to town and did some shopping at Walgreens and got KFC for dinner. After dinner Grama gave me a bubble bath in the huge tub. Then we all got our jammies on and rented the Curious George movie. I liked the movie, until Grama gave me some cookies, then I was all over the place jumping on the bed. It was fun.

Friday - We went for a walk to this big teepee at the hotel. Grama took some pictures of us. Then we went to town to do some shopping. Mommy wanted to go to this store to make us yummy smelling bath stuff and Daddy some shaving cream, but they weren't there anymore. We just drove around some more and had lunch. We went swimming for awhile once we got back to the hotel. Dinner in town again as I was too crabby for Mommy to want to take me to a nice restaurant. We rented 8 Below and watched the puppies play.

Saturday we got up took a bath w/ Mommy and then we packed up to leave. We stopped for lunch and then I got to go fishing. I caught 3 big fish w/ a little help from Mommy and Grama. We then headed home to see Daddy and my big brother.

Sunday, Mothers Day - Daddy took such good care of Mommy today. He went shopping and grilled some yummy steaks for all of us. Grandma Linda came over and Aunt Ginger was already here w/ Connor to surprise her.

Monday - Grama and Mommy finally took me for a haircut that we had been talking about for days. Mommy said she was so proud of me and that I was so good while getting my haircut. We then ran to Target to get Grama a MP3 player and Sams Club for some quick shopping before we had to take my Grama to the airport.

It was a very fun time w/ my Grama and Mommy this weekend.

Video games

It is funny what kids pick up on.

We have been playing Dead or Alive 3 and 4 on the new xBox 360. I know that Ry hasn't actively watched us play, she is either doing her own thing or back and forth from the back yard playing.

Today she said "Get ready, (long pause) FIGHT! and then starts to hit.

The joy of children!

My view

This was my view most of the night at The Wiggles. Rylee in the aisle dancing away.

Wiggly Party

Tomorrow we are going to see The Wiggles again. we are going w/ one of my oldest friends Michele and her daughter Emmaly.

Rylee and Emmaly are about 4 months apart in age. It is funny on playdates because they are so used to just playing by themselves that even together they still just play by themselves.

Today we must go to the dollar store and get some roses for Dorothy the Dinosaur. There is a part in the show where the backup dancers come collect all the roses for Dorothy, so I want the girls to have some to give.

Happy Easter!!!

Easter Egg hunt at the park today!

Fun

Saw this on wal-mart.com last night and I think I am going to get it. The kids would have fun. I need to get Mr. H on getting the yard area by the pool fixed up and grass put in for this summer.

The amazing Spidergirl

She puts on the Spidey suit and starts climbing walls....

Ry and her garden boots

3rd birthday pics

The Great Mystery

Over the weekend Ry started rattling off our home phone number. I asked her how she knows our phone number, she just rattled it off some more.

We thought maybe her brother had taught it to her as we hadn't. I forgot all about it until she started again tonight. I asked her brother, he also has no idea how she knows it. Called Grandma, she had heard it this week too, and thought we were teaching her. Nope. She knows it is her phone number, because when we ask her "What is our phone number?" She tells us.

So tonight she is repeating it over and over again. Like Rainman. I finally asked her "Who taught you our phone number?" She rattles it off again, I say "Yes, that is our phone number, but who taught it to you?"

Her reply - "Todd" (who is Stephs boyfriend)

I said, "Todd did not teach you our phone number"

She said "Yes he did"

I said "Well, I will ask him but I don't think Todd taught you our phone number."

She just giggled and said the phone number some more.

So while Grama was reading her a bedtime story over the phone, I called Steph and of course Todd hadn't taught her our phone number, it is just funny that of all people she picked him as the one that taught her.

That only left Phillip or Mary. Phillip didn't do it and Mary is out of town, but I don't think she did either.

I guess it will be a great mystery!

Birthday party fun

We had a birthday party on Saturday, March 4 in the park. Lots of friends and cousins came to play. We had a big pinata and pin the nose on Elmo game. Lots of great presents for the birthday girl.

Happy Birthday to me.....

Here is the birthday girl in her Barbie Fairytopia Mermaidia costume from Aunt Stephi, Uncle Todd and the boys. Movieman will probably be all upset now because I haven't posted a pic of the new Superman costume and to that I will have to say...

"Get over it man, you see her all the time, in costumes and not, Steph does not, so this pic is for her."

She does love all her presents.

**Updated with better pics

Cutie

Stole these from Diva - haven't downloaded my few pics yet. Of course, the best pic of my girl is not w/ me, but w/ Stephi!

Me and my girl

in our pretty new dresses

Another war dress

I bought this one off ebay yesterday. It should be here Wednesday just in time for War. Grama is sending a few more things to be here by Wednesday too.

Favorite Uncle

Uncle Phillip finally forced me to take a pic of the 2 of them together. Actually, he gave up on me taking one, and was going to take it himself.

Preparing for war....

Here are the dresses Grama made for war next week....Too cute!!!
Not the best pics, as they are off my cell phone, but you get the idea.

Heartbreaking

My daughter isn't even a teenager, and already has broken my heart w/ her words.

This last Wednesday, when I was sick, but she was better, she wanted a hotdog. I told her she couldn't because she had been sick, and we needed to wait a little longer before hotdogs. I just knew I couldn't clean up hotdog vomit, in between my own puking.

She then ran out of the bathroom, down the hall, yelling " I don't love you anymore!"

Me, yelling from the bathroom, "How could you say such a horrible thing to your Mommy?"

Her from the living room, "cuz I'm upset!"

She isn't even 3!

All better

My baby is mostly better, wants to run around and be a crazy kid like normal. We took her to the park today since she was feeling better. I am still staying home w/ her tomorrow, just because I can. I already have the day off anyway, and I love to hang w/ her by myself.

My baby is sick

No fun times at the park for us today. Puking started at 3am, and hasnt stopped.

Countdown to Disneyland!

Birthday stuff

Got a park reserved for Ry's birthday party. Decided to have it in a park, instead of our house this time. There are 23 kids, not counting my own, and that is mostly family, so it's not like I can even cut anybody from the list. Not counting the adults to go along w/ the kids and the few adults w/o kids, that's alot of people. We've done it the past 2 years, but I decided the park would be so much easier. It's a cool park too!

Sesame Street theme is what she picked out on Monday!