Merry Christmas Everyone!

Riley's new cow outfit for winter wear!

Get this hat off me mom! Geeze!

Smile Ri boy!

So pretty in pink!

Owe all the credit to Sandy on this photo! Thanks Sand! This is so cute of Sophie Studying the christmas tree. I love it.

A new bike for Spencer.

A new chair and video game for Isaac.

Sophie checking out her new baby doll. So cute.

Ok ok so its old but Ri really likes the tele tubbies!

They joined forces to get the present opened!

Ri trying to eat his present.

Well Christmas came and went in a hurry this year. Hope that you all had a wonderful holiday season. Onward and upward to New Years Eve right?!?!? Ready for 2009. Wonder what it will bring for us this year. Looking forward to starting a new year as I do every year. The babies have come a long way in a year and it will be fun to watch them grow over the course of the next year. It has been a fun year with them and it sure went by fast. I am taking this winter semester off as there are no classes for me to take. In the sping it will be full steam ahead until the end. It will be nice to have school over and done with. I think that I will really like being without homework and studying for a bit. The boys are starting basketball here soon and I love going to their games and cheering them on. We are taking them on a older boys only trip to an indoor water park at the end of Jan. They are really looking forward to it.

Happy New Year!!!

Birthday Party!!!

Riley diving in to his little cake!

Ri hugging grandpa and Soph waiting her turn.

Soph got a new baby stroller...

I loved these plates. Got them online.

They had such a good day and lots of smiles. They ate dinner and then were able to tear into their cakes. Went straight to the sink for a bath thanks to Aunt Sandy! They had a good party and got some cute clothes-Thank you Aunt Jame!!!

All decked out!

Christmas is just a few days away. We are all ready for Santa to come to our home. Stockings on the mantle, notes for Santa, going to make some sugar cookies (he likes those the best). The boys are really excited and it has been a fun time of year to get out and do things. I took the boys to the Christmas parade in our town. Babies stayed home as it was way too cold for them. We had fun and got to see Santa light the tree in town. I am supposed to work on Christmas Eve but just maybe get cancelled! That would work out so well.....to help Santa and all. Hope that you are all doing well and ready to enjoy the upcoming Holidays!

Dec 10th 2008

Today was the babies birthday. Grandma and Grandpa came over and gave the babies presents. They loved them! They are sick right now and crying a lot. Poor babies! We are doing their birthday party on Sunday. I got them each t-shirts and crowns! I can't wait to show pictures of them wearing them. They are so cute with them on. I am excited to share those with you guys. I really can't believe that they are a year old already. Tears have been shed today! I love them so much and the boys have been having fun being older brothers. I am very thankful for my kids and I enjoy the moments that I spend with them.

Fun photos

Riley boys new Christmas outfit. This was taken the day we went to do Christmas photos at Sears.

I love Ri in his "cousin Eddie" hat!

Such pretty brown eyes.

Smile little Sophie Girl!

They look so cute together.

So Sophie never touches her hair bows or her earrings and Riley is taking the headband off and touching her earrings whenever he can! He is so funny with this business. They are starting to get into things and we have had to baby proof the kitchen. They like all of the drawers and all of the stuff in them. Sophie really likes holding things...the remote control or diaper cream and then smacking her head! She is so funny with this. They are both talking a lot and taking steps around the house. They have their first birthday coming up and I am so excited about it. I got them crowns to wear and cute little cakes. I also can't believe that the year is already gone by. It did go by fast.

November 2008

My friend Sandy took this photo while I was at school and I just loved it!

Soph standing by herself!!! It is so cute to watch her stand alone. She is adorable!

I just love the babies in their Michigan outfits! So cute!

Ri getting ready to go out for a day trip to the store and to get the boys from school.

Smile RI!!!!!!

Getting ready for the holidays yet? I can't believe that Thanksgiving is next week already! Wow! That is just nuts. It really is. We are making a turkey here at the house in the morning and then the kids are going to their great grandmas for a big family deal. I have to work second shift that day. Shouldnt be too bad. I am looking forward to the good meal with my family together. The babies will be able to have some of it too!!! Sophie is starting to walk and she looks so cute doing it and Riley is jealous of everything that is going on. He is learning to share others with Sophie. He can stand and take one step at a time. Spencers birthday is next week so we are having a little party for him and then in three weeks is the babies first birthday party with family and friends! A year old already! Wow!

All About Riley

Ri likes pushing his little care bear around the kitchen in his walker as well as Soph. He just laughs at it and smiles. He is so cute with it.

Ri loves to play ball and he will hit it back to us now and throw it...very sporatic but he likes to play at any rate.

This is what my little man looks like when he is done with his dinner. Sometimes he falls asleep with a sippy cup in his mouth!

Riley has this thing he does with his tongue and he does it all the time. He was hiding his little teeth. He has three teeth now and they are just so cute when I can see the little pearly whites!

Ri loves his walker. He walks all over the place. He is just starting to stand and let go of things. He likes to crawl up the stairs for bedtime.

Happy as a clam just knawing on his little rubber ducky.

All about Sophie

I bought this dress a year ago August as soon as I found out I was having a girl! I love it with the little sweater!!!

A little wobbley but this is Sophies first day standing alone-Oct 13th!!! Way to go Sophie. Now she is starting to take little steps for toys and our hands.

Sandy took this photo when Sophie was having fun watching the dryer tumble while she was standing in Tom's shoes! This is so funny! She loved it.

Sophie loves playing with the toys on her walker.

October 27th-Sophie gets SUPER cute new velcro bows for the hair that I can scrounge up to put in it. I don't care I love it and it looks so cute on her....in my opinion of course.

Sophie loves this care bear. She giggles and jumps all over it when she sees it. It is one of the boys but she goes nuts when she sees it and loves pushing it in her walker.

Christmas Cards for this year

I just loved this little art work that the kids and I made for our christmas cards this year. I took some paint and made the babies footprints and then the boys finger painted the snow. It is so darn cute! I love it. I really can't believe Christmas is coming up so fast! Where did the time go? and all four of my kids have birthdays surrounding the holidays-Spencers is Nov and the other three are in Dec! An expensive month for sure. Its so fun though. i love the holidays and this year I purchases stockings and took them to the embroidery place to get all of our names put on them and I am so excited to see how they look in front of the fireplace. I love this time of year and going shopping on "black Friday"!!!! Awesome!

GO MICHIGAN!!!!!

Sophie tackled Riley in the kitchen! Go girl!!!

Eddie hats? These hats are so darn cute! I loved them....

At the nine month check up. Riley weighs 21.1 lbs and Sophie is 18 lbs. even. They were really good and didnt need any shots! Yippie!

Geared up for the Michigan vs. Illinois game today! GO BLUE!!!!!

Hey Riley-Lets go MI!!!!!!

Smile Sophie Girl!