That weirdo kid of mine!

Riley has a TON of personality lately. She never fails to do something to amuse me, make me laugh, and amaze me at the creativity she has already.

Today, her toy of choice was a strainer. I have no idea what attracted her to it, but she played with it for about an hour.







She also LOVES my make-up, and has now mastered the art of getting the top off the lipgloss. Oh well... another Riley distraction bites the dust!


Look at the coordination...she's too little to be able to do this!


Finished look....She was NOT happy when I wiped the final results off. But it was a good color for her, no? We'll have to remember that in, oh, 16 years.


Rock-star hair!


Rock -star kid and mom.


Man, I love that crazy, adorable, super-sweet, mischevious, attitude-laden weirdo kid of mine!

A Bug's Life

Just a few things Riley has been into lately....


eating mom's makeup brushes

hanging out at Gramma Nita's

"Washing" hands and playing in Harley's water bowl

"Washing" dishes in the water bowl (she does this when I'm doing dishes)

Playing in "her" drawer in the kitchen (I keep the bottom drawer full of stuff she can play with).

Free: To a Good Home

One 14 month old female.
Blond hair/ blue eyes/Caucasian.
30 inches tall, 26 pounds
Answers to the following: Bug, Bugga, Miss Ya-ya, Monkey, Ba-ba, and occasionally, Riley.
Very sweet but has demonstrated lack of decorum necessary for church setting.
Has all her shots.
Available immediately.

**Her mama reserves the right to take her back when her sanity returns.

"Tickle-Tree!"

First, I should explain the title. Riley has been able to say "tickle-tickle" for a while, so when it was time to teach her "trick or treat" she got stuck on "tickle" instead of "trick". We worked on it for quite a while, but only got to "Tickle-Tree". Oh, well...It's really cute and close enough!

Riley's costume was made by my very talented friend, Jane, and it was a custom job. She was one of a kind, and it was the most adorable thing ever. Riley loved the red velvet lining and kept rubbing it on her cheek. So cute! Thanks Jane!

We went to Idaho to celebrate the holiday with my family....a few pics from the evening!

In the "ha-hoe" (Tahoe in lexi-speak) ready to go to the "trunk-or-treat".


Ready for trick-or-treating with Hallee, Lexi, Aunt Jamie and Uncle Keith


Me and Bug at my mom's. No, I'm not in a Halloween Costume. That's my real face. I was tired and sick but really enjoyed seeing Riley get into the spirit of Halloween.


Super-cute Girls! Emma, Riley, Hallee and Lexi.


Riley and Grandma Nita. She LOVES Grandma Nita but was a little weirded out by her costume at first. She got over it, as you can tell by the smile!


Helping Aunt Jamie hand out candy at the "trunk or treat".

Riley *hearts* her Uncle Keith and I think the feeling is pretty mutual.


Kale and his Grandson (yes, I said Grandson) Cooper. Coop is the CUTEST little boy! Just adorable!


Miss Ambrie actually decided she liked me. Oh man, is this one sweet little girl!

This wasn't Riley's first Halloween, but she was only 8 months old last year, so it doesn't really count. Still, i thought it would be fun to post a pic of her from Halloween 2007. She gets cuter every day!

Happy Halloween!