Happy Birthday Riley Joanne!

 

WOW! It's hard to believe it's been a year since she was born! Our little Peanut is becoming quite the young lady:) So full of energy, happiness, and love. She weighed in at 17 pounds 4 ounces and 26.5". Just barely has has a bit of hair and no teeth, but I am pretty sure some are coming soon...I hope! More pics from the party coming soon!

Butterfly Pavilion

 

What a great place to go! Riley is still a little young, but we had a great time! The Butterfly Pavilion is a place here in Colorado where they harbor and grow butterflies. As you can see there are many different butterfly species. I was only able to capture two, as they are very illusive. Much like our little "peanut"...gone are the days where I could sit her down, make a funny face and snap a picture! These days my shutter is just way too slow for this fast moving gal! She was more interested in the mesh bottom of the "maze of knowledge" than learning about butterflies. The ropes represent a spiders web which was their "special feature" this month. The very first room you walk into was chalk full of...yup...spiders. You could even hold "Rosie" the Tarantula!! YUCK!...needless to say Riley and I moved VERY quickly to the next display...In the middle of the building they have beautiful lush garden with butterflies flying all around. If you get there during certain times you can help with the daily butterfly release. Pretty awesome. It was here that Riley ate her first clump of dirt. Such proud moments...All in all we had a great time and will be sure to take Grandma Evans when she comes to visit again (soon?) so she can tell us the name of all the plants!

Happy Halloween!

Getting treats and Grandma Pam's and Pappa Russ' house

uh oh...is my mom watching???



Yoda, Darth Vader, and Miss Daisy. A.K.A. Rachel, Samantha, and baby Riley



Happy Halloween Everyone!

Snow Fun

Uncle Matt showing me the tractor with the snow blade to clear out our driveway.



Going for a ride! "Snow" much fun!!!

Happy Birthday ZACHARY!

The 27th was our nephew Zachary's 4th birthday. We are sooooo happy for you! You are such a wonderful, fun loving, burst of adventure! We can't wait to see you again soon!

Camera Phone

 

It's amazing what you can do with phones these days :) I was able to get a USB cord for my phone and now I can download the pictures I've taken. So here are some of Riley through the months you might have missed!

My First Carhartts

 

They finally fit! Dan has been trying them on Riley ever since she was born. Anxiously awaiting the day his baby girl could put on a pair of Carhartts like her dad. We all enjoyed playing outside in the beautifal fall weather. A few days after this pic was taken it snowed! She loves playing with Daddy. And Dan was beaming with pride at his little farm girl :)