Chillin' and Grillin'

Sunday was such a beautiful day, and a nice change from all the cold and rain we have been having! I feel like I say that in about every post lately, but its how our weather has been for the past 2 months! Anyways, after church Sunday we just hung out in the sun all day! Rylee is so happy when she is outside, and loves to sit on a blanket in the sun. We cant put her on the grass cause she frieks out... she HATES grass! She puts her little legs up and balances on her bum until you put a blanket under her. We spent a couple hours outside eating lunch, playing with Ry's ball, and eating oranges!

After being lazy at our house we headed up to my dads to be lazy up there! We went on a nice 4 wheeler ride, played on the tramp, visited for a few hours, and took naps.

It was also 3 years since Grandpa Darling had passed away, so we took flowers up to his grave. its nice to go up there and visit his grave, but I sure do miss him!

Later that night we had a late night BBQ... perfect end to a perfect day!

Aunt Shani got this dress for Miss Rylee. It looks so cute on her! It looked even cuter with the headband and flower I had made for it... somehow during church she ripped it apart!

We have gotten kind of obbsessed with Pixie Tangerines! Since I work at the grocery store now, I bring them home quite a bit. Rylee loves to suck out all the juice, and then give the rest of it to Chasey to eat.
With any food she has to have one in each hand, and one in her mouth.

Grandpa had watermelon, and it was sooooo good!

Rylee loves the trampoline. We would get one if it werent for our crazy neighbors who barrow everything and use all our things! Ry got watermelon all over her clothes, so Grandma Karen gave her her birthday outfit early.

Ry was just about asleep on the 4 wheeler ride up. Can you tell by her face?

Chasey and Brady

We both fell asleep after 4 wheeling.

Rylee slept here for an hour....

here for an hour.....

( yes, grandpa is asleep too! )

and here for an hour! She was so tired. We kept trying to wake her up, but she wouldnt budge!

Chase in his awesome BBQ apron.

Sneak Peak

Here is just a sneak peak of some of our family pictures, Rylee's one year pictures, and Rylee's birthday invitation pictures! I wont get the rest back for a week or two, and couldnt wait to put these up! I think they all turned out so cute, and can not wait to get the rest of them! My friend Tiffany took the family ones (photosbytiff.blogspot.com), and my sister took the zebra ones for Ry's party! Thanks so much to the both of you... I love them!

More of Ry for the Floridians!

Here a few videos of Rylee for ya'll!

She is walking... kind of... 6 steps is her limit! Dont mind me in the background being a very overly excited mom!

We have quite the dancing queen! Its probably the funniest thing that she does.

Playing with dad!

*More Walking*

Mothers Day

Mothers Day this year was FABULOUS... mainly cause it was my first Mothers Day! I can't believe that being a mom is so fun, stressful, crazy, exhausting, rewarding, just plain WONDERFUL! I had 12 neices and nephews before I had Rylee Jean, and just figured that I would love her the same way I loved all of them! I was way off! The first time I saw her I fell in love with her, and had so many emotions all at once! I cant imagine life without her, and am so thankful for her everyday. I thought that I would be the one teaching her all of the important things in life, but so far she has taught me more then I have her. I always had this vision in my head that she would never wear a dirty shirt or have snot on her face or make a mess and that my house would just always be clean! What a fantasy right? I have learned that a little snot never hurt anyone, and reading a stack of books to her is way more important then the dishes in the sink! Its more fun to watch her go to town on an ice-cream cone then to keep her spotless all the time. She is the LOVE of my life... well besides Chasey! I really dont know what we did before her! I am so grateful that Heavenly Father has trusted us to raise her, and love her!

I had a friend ask me the other day if I missed being single, or at least missed how it was before Rylee? It kind of caught me off guard. I dont think my response was very nice, but it was how I felt. I said, "do you honestly think that going out dancing or on vacations all the time or having my own time is more fun then this little girl? No way! No way in hell would I EVER go back to the single life! Being a wife and a mother is the most rewarding thing in the world! No one could pay me enough to go back 3 years ago!" Her response was, " Well dogs are like children, so I know how you feel I guess." Not quite sure what to say to that I told her I had to go. I dont know any greater feeling then being a mom! I am so so so so so beyond grateful for the chance to be a mom to little Ry! I am grateful for all the examples of moms in my life as well. I have taken a little bit of mothering from my sister, all my sister in laws, my Grandma Betty, my step-mom, all of my "second moms", mother in laws, and of course my own mom!

Me and Rylee

My sister, mom , and me!

Me my sister, my mom, and our girls!

Happy Mothers Day!

My sis in law Summer, My step mom, and me

We never got a picture with Katie ( my other sis in law) that day.. sorry Katie!

11 months

Crazy to think that 11 months has already passed, and and that the next post she will be one! When people told me to cherish every minute of her first year, and cuddle her, and just hold her cause it goes by so fast I never believed them. Now I see where they are coming from. I can honestly say that these have been the BEST 11 months of my life! The past month seems like Rylee has just grown up so fast. She has become quite the drama queen, rewarding her the name

RYLEE JEAN THE DRAMA QUEEN!

Here is what is new at 11 months...

* Ry is very independent. She gets mad if you try to help her do anything!

* When you say, " here kitty kitty." Rylee clicks her tounge. Thats how Chase calls the neighbors dog, so I guess she picked it up from that. Its the cutest thing!

* She wants to sleep with NO blankets on her.

* She has moved from the DVD's to her drawers of clothes. Now, instead of picking up movies all day, I fold clothes!

* She LOVES barbies

* Her hair is starting to come in more and more

* We almost have 4 teeth! The two on top are almost all the way through!

* Ry loves to eat green beans, string cheese, yogurt, blueberry muffins, and apple juice in her sippy cup!

* She says mama, dada, abby, and dink do ( thank you).

* Clipping her fingernails is like torture. It takes two of us, and even then we barely them get them cut!

* She stands by herself... almost walking!

* She tilts her head if you say , " Oh, how cute."

* My dad and Karen have a little step in their frontroom that Ry thinks is the funnest thing to go up and down!

* we put her in a froward facing carseat! It has made life easier for all of us!

*She LOVES her swing out front, and her pink plastic push car.

I think thats all the new stuff for the past month! Here are a whole lot of pictures form the past month!

ENJOY!