Springtime

Ri's first Egg Hunt on Easter Sunday @ Grandma & Grandpa's Church...
She was much more interested in opening and dumping the contents of the eggs, rather than collecting them. 

Her new playhouse from Grandma Booth:

...Lucky & loved girl

Oceanside 70.3

Robby finished his first half ironman today and I couldn't be prouder. Good job babe!

Growing up fast

The things I hear just about every day from other parents is something along the lines of "they grow up so fast." Once you have a kid of your own you can't help but think that so often yourself. Riley is becoming such a big girl. 

She loves her baby doll and her bike. Her personality is so silly. She is hilarious, making us laugh all of the time. I love her hair in a ponytail...but the pictures below are the only times she has ever kept anything in her hair long enough for a few pictures. And for how beautiful her eyes are and how social she is, sometimes we wonder if we took the wrong baby home from the hospital. 

Can't wait for Luna!

I was honored to throw my sister in law Holly a baby shower earlier this month. With the help of friends and family, it seemed to go smoothly. Holly loved it, which is all that mattered anyway. Holly is the most amazing aunt to Riley. So as I planned her shower I told Robby that I could easily spend thousands of dollars to get every detail impeccably creative and perfect. It kind of had a little theme of "We love you to the moon and back," because her name will be Luna. I cannot wait to meet her. Holly is the most natural mother already. Have I mentioned how lucky I am that Holly is apart of Riley's life?! As I am sure most people already know, we are expecting our second baby girl in July. How much fun these 3 little ladies will have growing up together. 

Trash truck

The other day Riley was taking a nap on Robby's chest. It was trash day. The trash truck drove down our street. Instantly, Riley woke up and popped into sitting and said "trash truck." She says it now with an expression like a light bulb came on in her little mind. Then she smiles big. Neither of us know who taught her this, but we are pretty sure it is the first two words she has linked together. This girl is such a tomboy sometimes.

Wild

You know the way you feel after a full day at an amusement park? That's the way Riley makes me feel some days. It's not meant to be negative. She just has a TON of energy. She LOVES doing trust falls backwards off of furniture into Robby's arms, LOVES when Robby flips her in the air, LOVES when Robby pushes her around in her car...I could go on. When I say in her car, we are talking supercross slash indy car racing, every square inch of our living room. When he finishes a round of that (and let me just say he is in the best shape he has ever been in right now), he is clearly winded, and all she has to say is "more (giggle, giggle), more, more (giggle, giggle)." When she isn't pointing to the front door or the backdoor to go outside, going on walks with Heinz, going on stroller rides, riding her bikes (get it?)...then she may be found terrorizing Heinz as seen in the video below. The girl has more energy expenditure than one could ever imagine from such a petite thing. She is wild. Then again, it's no wonder where she gets it from. Payback time for mama makin' her mama worry all of the time. Daredevils. 

Ri n' Oz

I can't get over how quickly these little ones are growing. Watching their moves and listening to their words floors me. I know I've mentioned it before, but I was lucky to meet some amazing women in prenatal yoga that I get to share amazing dinner dates and girls weekends with now. And Riley gets to grow up with the coolest little friends. Erin and I share a nanny. Her son Ozzy spends a lot of time with Riley. Seeing them hug and kiss and learn  each others name melts me each time. Even the simplest thing, like seeing their familiarity, that they recognize and know each other is fascinating.

Acai dates

I have been intentional in taking better care of myself lately. For the past few weeks on every day off of work I have managed a way to get Riley watched if Robby is working and have gone to yoga. I am so much more useful, cheerful, and such a better mama and wife (I think) this way. After I finish yoga and pick up Riley we have been getting Acai bowls together. It's delicious and makes me happy.