THIS BLOG HAS ENDED: August 2009

8/28/09

Lots Of Pictures...Mostly Ryiah Of Course!

My angel baby. This would be even cuter if she had those angel wings and it was professional! This is one of my favorites!

Love this smile!

I left Ryiah with G&G for about 30min. She started getting fussy so my dad took her into threir room and started vacuuming. He said she fell asleep within a couple minutes! Like this. . .

This is such a cute outfit! Thanks Autumn! I was waiting for the day she would fit in it!

Another one of my favorites!

Precious daddy - daughter moment!

Mmm, celery.

Ready for our nightly walk!

She LOVES the mirror! She makes herself very happy!

Picture from my cell phone that was sent to daddy. We send him one every day while he's working for a little "pick me up"!

Grandma, baby Jeremiah and cousin Eliza over for a BBQ.

Grandpa. He's so funny!

Sean and I at the family BBQ

Bathtime is her favorite time!

Baby Alisha Ann Berdine

Is this not one of the prettiest babies? This is my cousin, Melissa's daughter. This is one of my favorite pictures of her. It looks better than most professional pictures taken. Melissa actually took it herself with her little digital camera! Good job, girly! Alisha was over 8 pounds! What a whopper! You did good Melissa!

8/22/09

Jenny Jump Up

This is one of Ryiah's first times in her jumper. She was cool with it. Now it's not her favorite, but I think she will get back into it eventually!

8/20/09

My Life With A Spin

Have you ever been stressed out so much that is consumes every part of you mentally, emotionally, physically, spiritually? Have you ever been so overwhelmed that you almost forget to breath? Well, I never stopped breathing, but I did wake up the other morning and realized that I had literally forgotten to shower for two days. To a girl that showers daily, sometimes twice a day, that was bad! That is when I had to snap out of it and pull myself up. I've been going through some things that have turned my life in circles a bit. It's true what they say, "It's not about the hand you're dealt, it's how you play your hand." I believe that. So I can either sit around and dwell on what's happening and be miserable or I can make the best of things and choose to better myself though it all! I choose the latter. I've always thought that I was a positive person for the most part. So sitting around and doing nothing productive just wouldn't be me. I am going to concentrate on my beautiful baby girl and being the best mom I can be. I'm also going to take this as an opportunity to find "me" again. I'm a firm believer in things happening the way they are suppose to if I'm doing my part. What the outcome will be is completely unknown, but whatever it is, is for the best.

8/10/09

Baby Chyler

My niece, Chyler Olivia Taylor is finally here! She was 7lbs! She is perfectly healthy and beautiful! Holding her, I think back to when Ryiah was born and cannot believe she was a pound and half smaller than her! She is so itty bitty! It's true about how fast they grow. I don't really miss that newborn stage when they just lay there limp, though. I love how interactive Ryiah is now! Anyway, so happy to have her here with us! PS. That is Shannon's arm in the picture, not her boob!

Camping In Flagstaff

The end of July, Sean and I went camping in Flagstaff, AZ with some good friends and their entire family! We were only able to go and stay 2 nights, but it was really fun! It was obviously Ryiah's 1st camping trip! She absolutely loved it! I think her favorite thing right now is to be outside seeing all the pretty colors. I'm not sure what her deal is with the camera, but she gets totally serious when it's picture time. She has 1000 different facial expressions and when I bust out the camera it is all business with her! She brings out her daddy's serious side! Her are some pictures from our trip. There are more I wanted to put up, but I haven't gotten them from Tiffanie yet!