Riley's 1st Hair Cut

Just a few days shy of making it to two years, but Riley finally had her 1st hair cut today.  Of course, Riley kept Mommy and Tiffany busy trying to keep up as she took her to-do list with her to the salon.  She is a good sport and luckily so is Mommy and her new hair dresser, Tiffany!  Here are a few shots from today.

Happy Halloween!!!

Today starts Halloween weekend!  Today daycare is doing a Halloween party for the kids.  Here is a picture of Riley and Drew this morning before heading to daycare!

Drew is still sick...

We hope to find out more today at his 2:45pm appointment, but for now we are just baffled.  About every 2 to 3 days he will puke.  At first, we thought it was just from the Similac recall, but then we're pretty sure that he also picked up a stomach virus, but that was 2 weeks ago and it is still happening.  Perhaps he is just having a reflux issue.... hopefully we'll find out more today.  Riley is doing much better, but she was really only down for a day or two... not much can keep her down for longer than that!  Here are a couple of shots we took this past week.

Riley wanted to play in Mommy's car Friday night, so Mommy and Riley had a pizza party in the car while jamming to music!

Riley loves to take care of her baby dolls!

Notice how Riley makes sure to have a burp cloth for her baby doll!

Riley's 2nd Bday Party in Jesup

Last weekend we held Riley's 2nd Bday party in Jesup and it was awesome!  We had a great turnout and everyone seemed to have a load of fun, especially Riley!  This past week hasn't been so great as we've all been fighting colds and Drew has a nasty stomach virus that has proved to be difficult to deal with.  We had to take Drew to the ER on Thursday because he couldn't keep any food or Pedialyte down... he's doing much better today.  Here are a few pics from the party.

For the rest of the pics from the party check out this slideshow!

Riley's Bedroom Goof

These are the shots from Riley's new bedroom furniture.  Rooms to Go delivered a bed and nightstand that does not match the dresser and chest.  The dresser and chest were purchased just before Riley was born.  When it was delivered we noticed a green hue, but I told Erin that was just from the green paint on the walls.  I was wrong.  When the new stuff arrived it was white... really white and you can tell a difference.

1st Time

October is the month for 1st times!  Christopher went to the playground for the 1st time with his siblings!  Riley had Christopher following her around the playground.  He was a good sport about it!

Last night while eating dinner as a family, Riley stood up in her seat and announced she needed to go poopoo!  She usually tells us she has gone poopoo, not that she needs to go poopoo.  Mommy took her to the bathroom and Riley sat on the potty.  To her surprise amd Mommy's she went poopoo in the potty for the 1st time!!!  She was scared when she saw what was in her potty and wasn't sure what to think.

After a lot of cheering and telling Riley good job, she was in amazement!

Drew turns 3 Months old today

Happy Bday, Drew!  OK, he is just now turning 3 months, but can you believe it has already been that long?!?!  I know I can't!  It seems like just yesterday Riley was poking his eyes.... wait, that did just happen yesterday! LOL

Big news... Drew decided to beat his sister and he turned over a full 2 weeks ahead of her!  That's right last night Drew rolled for the first time!  I was going to try and get a picture, but Riley started jumping on him so maybe I can tonight...

Here are some shot over the past few days...

Football Weekend

This past weekend was the opening weekend for the NFL 2010.  I saw both of my teams lose (Raiders and Falcons) not to mention what happened to the Dawgs in Columbia... However, Riley did her part to help the Dawgs by looking exceptionally cute in her dress and bows. 

During the Thursday Night Kickoff Game, I was dealing with some weird vertigo symptoms ... Erin took the opportunity to capture a picture of me watching the game drinking something other than delicious beer... well, it may not have been a brew, but it was certainly delicious!  Zaxby's birthday milkshake is awesome!

Drew is finally starting to really get into using his play mat!  He really enjoys the lights and music... of course he has his big sister right in there to show him around... yes, that is a boy's baby pacifier in her mouth. LOL

Drew 2 Months

Well, Drew turned 2 months old on Sunday.  It is so hard to believe that two months has already passed.  I guess it's not that hard to believe when you take a look at him, as he is now 12 lbs.  That is a 50% gain in weight since birth in just two months!  Here are a few shots I took during the weekend.

Mr. Smiles

I do not currently have a good picture to show, but I wanted to share the news anyway.  Drew is really smiling a lot!  Yes, it's usually when he sees his mom's boob headed his way, but not always.  :)  Seriously, it is quite cute watching him really start to interact with us as we play with him.  I hope to get a picture up soon. 

In other news... Drew narrowly avoided a lasagna disaster yesterday!  I'll explain.  Riley, of course she has something to do with this story, was doing her usual dinner time routine of pushing the boundaries of normal social behavior at the dinner table.  Suddenly, she decided to cross the line and throw, and I mean throw, her lasagna spork five feet across the table and into the cradle where Drew was minding his own business dreaming of boobs!  It missed his head by one inch!  How can I be so sure??  Well, it left a lasagna mark just above Drew's head where the always dangerous spork made impact.  Riley, of course, just laughed.  For now, I think we shall stick to plastic flatware... :)

Dancing In The Rain

Well, this week Riley started a new daycare. This daycare has an exceptional educational program for children of all ages, including for Miss Riley. Everyday they have a "Letter of the Day" and they work on that letter all day, working it in to just about every scenario possible. Needless to say, Erin and I are very excited about what's in store for both of the little ones. Drew was supposed to also start this week, but each time his mommy takes him (with bags and bottles packed), he doesn't make the cut and comes back home with his mommy! lol

Here is a shot of Riley playing in the rain one afternoon this week.  Also, here is yet another sassy pic of Riley. 

Most of you know about our Border Collie, Mia.  For those that don't, Mia is a ball nut.  And when I say "nut", I really mean NUT!  She will literally chase a ball all day long, if the person throwing the ball wouldn't get tired first, which is usually what happens.  Anyway, she has already started recruiting Drew to start throwing the ball, even though Drew can't even rollover yet!  Here's a shot of her placing the ball by Drew, then staring in anticipation of Drew picking it up and throwing it...

Brandon and Cat came over Sunday for a day full of children screaming and yelling... oh what fun! lol ~ We really did have a great time!  For dinner, I smoked a 5lb Boston Butt and a whole chicken.  The Butt sat overnight in my secret rub recipe (don't even bother asking ;), and the chicken sat in a brine overnight.  Both turned out great!  I don't have an "After" photo because they were both eaten too fast! :)