Riley's School Pic

Well here it is. The first school picture! I had planned on having it retaken because the day of the pictures I forgot about them and didn't dress him the way I wanted. The picture was good though so we decided to keep them and not worry with a retake.

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The first pic is of Miley in the costume Riley wore his 2nd Halloween. Too Too Cute! The second is the costume I bought for her to wear this year at Walmart, which was way too small. I couldn't even get it snapped around her little legs. It didn't matter anyway - SHE HATED IT! But Mommy thought it was just adorable.

Miley got all decked out in ribbon for bubby's birthday but she was so mad at Mommy for putting her hair in pigtails. Again, Mommy thought is was irresistible.

The next pic is Miley getting ready for church one Sunday morning. She is such a little doll. I thought she looked a little too grown up in the denim.

Mommy got a hair cut! Miley wasn't too thrilled about this but has adapted. It's not as easy for her to pull out now.

She is taking steps and clapping, talking non-stop, and keeping us laughing. Oh My Gosh, I can't imagine life without her. She is such a blessing to our family.

Soccer Season Begins - AGAIN!

Riley was so excited to play soccer again. Last season we only got to play 3 games because of the rain. This season looks much more promising. He's already learned so much. Apparently City Stars were short on coaches and in order for Riley and Olivia to get to play, Kim and I ended up coaching their team. I know diddly squat about soccer but I'm learning as we go. Kim has coached before so she's in charge! I have to admit it's been pretty fun and I know Riley enjoys me being out there with him. He is also very excited that he gets to play on the same team as 2 of his closest friends, Olivia and Emma. Go Blue Birds!

Riley Turns 6

My baby boy turned 6 on September 13th. Both sides of the family and Riley's best friend ,Olivia, met at Chuck E. Cheese on Saturday night for pizza and games (and cake & presents of course). We all had a great time and closed the store down. Even Curtis's Dad got in on the action. All Riley's LITTLE cousins (Bryton, Talon & Emma) were there along with little sis, Miley.

Olivia Lee

This is my Best Friends daughter, Olivia. She is a clothes fanatic. There is no limit to this little girls closet. She loves to "pose" for the camera each time she puts on a new masterpiece. Of course, she's always adorable and each outfit has it's matching shoes and hair accessories. She will be a fashion consultant for Miley throughout the coming years.

Rainy Days & HOMEWORK!!!!

Riley was so excited it was raining today because he wanted to use his ducky umbrella. He didn't think he needed to take his raincoat since he had his umbrella but I won that arguement.



HOMEWORK - IN KINDERGARTEN, come on!
Riley has had some sort of homework everyday since school started. This poster was suppose to be done over our holiday break - but MOMMY forgot, oops! Anyway, we got it done last night and it's so cute. Riley did a great job on it.

He had to cut out pictures from magazine of things he liked and disliked. I was a little surprised at some of the things he came up with.

Things Riley Likes: Candy Bars, Gummy Worms, Baseball Trophy and Baseball (for Baseball), Dad, Mom & Baby (for his family), a dog, Scooby Doo & a Book (Riley has always had a fascination with books).

Things Riley Doesn't Like: Toothbrush (He doesn't like to brush his teeth), Cleaning Supplies (He doesn't like to clean, especially the bathroom so he cut out a picture of toilet bowl cleaner), Medicine (because he doesn't like being sick), purses (because he hates to hold Mommy's for her), green peppers, coloring book (because he doesn't like to color).
I THOUGHT MOST OF THESE WERE PRETTY CREATIVE!

If he could make 3 wishes what would they be:
1. To drive a race car
2. To eat gummy bears anytime he wanted to
3. To be able to buy anything he wanted

He had to draw a picture of his family and a picture of what he wanted to be when he grows up: He of course chose a race car driver. Drawing this one puzzled him so I gave him some stickers to help make part of his picture. This is too cute, you have to click on the poster and see this one for yourself.

We also had to weigh and measure: Riley is 49" tall and 65lb. He has brown hair and blue eyes and is 5 years old. Great Job!

10 Interesting Facts About Riley

1. Here he goes...Off to school. My little boy has just entered into a whole new world. He was excited but a little bit scared. I think Curtis and I were both relieved for him to go. Riley needs entertaining and he just about wore me out this summer. He can't wait to make new friends and learn how to read. The only part I don't like is not being able to see him at school. I volunteered to help out in the classroom just so I could get into the school without an interrogation.


2. Riley's teacher this year is Mrs. Maggie Sullivan. I've only talked with one person who's child has been in her class and she said Mrs. Sullivan is pretty strict but a good teacher. She's actually married to Brett Sullivan who Curtis and I both worked with at one time. Riley seems to really like her.



3. I thought these mats were made for Kindergartners! As you can see Riley is way too big for it. I told him to make his body fit. Doesn't look too comfy does it? We thought he would be the biggest kid in his class - but he's not. He may be the oldest, or pretty close to it, but definetly not the biggest.


4. Riley and I took Miley to see "Elmo Makes Music" at the ASU Convocation Center. Riley was so wound up that I spent most of the time getting on to him. Luckily we were up in the nose bleed section so he didn't disturb anyone but ME! I think he may have been a little bit too old for Elmo. He really enjoyed experiencing it with his little sister and cousin, Bryton age 2. Olivia and Kim also joined us. He always has fun with Olivia no matter where we're at or what we're doing.


5. Riley, Miley & I met up with Amy, Braden & Bryson at the Mall for play date. Riley & Braden hadn't seen each other since the last day of preschool in May. They were both excited to see each other and had a Great time playing at the play area. Braden will be entering Kindergarten at Lake City while Riley heads off to Brookland. Amy and I will have to make time for play dates with our younger kiddos who are the same age also.



6. Riley's BEST friend from Preschool, Emma Erwin, spent a day with us before the kids headed back to school. We attended a Brian Kinder concert at the library and then spent a couple of hours just playing at the house. Riley was surprised Emma liked to sword fight. After almost a year of preschool we found out that Emma lives right down the road from us (walking distance) so we'll be seeing alot of her through the years.


7. Anyone who really knows Riley knows that his whole world revolves around CARS... This particular photo shows him playing Speed Racer. Miley got in on the action and went along for a little speeding through the living room in a laundry basket (AKA the Mach 6). I have to say she has taken a big interest in cars along with her brother. Riley gets aggravated because she takes his cars away when he's racing but I know he likes having someone to play with.


8. Sunday night "Special Treat" as Riley calls it consist of a vanilla milkshake from Sonic. Every Sunday night after church Nana & Papa go through Sonic and get Riley a milkshake. He looks forward to this tradition - I hope Nana & Papa know they are creating a tradition that the kids will won't to continue for years to come.


9. We had to get rid of our pool this Summer because we were threatened with a fine for not having a fence around it. With us just building there are too many chances for inspectors to come around. I don't know why we need one since our property is grown up so much that you can't see into our 3 acre lot without actually driving in the driveway. Anyway, I didn't want to just pack it away so we gave it to my friend, Kim, and her family. The kids really enjoyed swimming in it together. Riley just LOVES the water. He was a lot braver this year and was so excited that he could touch the bottom.


10. Riley was so excited to have his BEST friend, Olivia, spend a night with us before school started. They laughed and giggled their way to dreamland on a pallet in the floor. They are just too cute together.