My Sweet Ryley

I just love this kid so much!! She is such a sweet girl and I am so happy to have her in my life. She keeps Clay and I on our toes everyday and we love it!! (well most of the time) She is really growing up so fast and it is crazy to think that we have already spent the last 2 amazing years with her. I am so grateful to be her mom and I hope that she will always know how much I truly love her!!

And also I know I don't talk much about Clay but I just want him to know how much I love him and am so grateful to have him as my eternal companion. He always wants what is best for our family and does whatever he can to make sure we are taken care of. He is so cute about our lawn!! He takes so much pride in keeping it looking nice and green and gets so excited every week to mow it!! It is so cute!!! I love you Clay!! Thanks for everything!!

Fun Craft Party

So My friend Brooke put together this fun craft party at her house and we all made a craft and then came to her house and shared what we made. So here is a picture of what I made. It was kind of fun. I wasn't so sure what I wanted to make and this is what I came up with. I thought they turned out pretty cute.

My Little Fishy

Little miss Ryley loves to swim. So I finally bought her a little swimming pool and she loves it. She kept saying "I'm a little fish, I'm a little fish!" It is so fun to see her having so much fun and enjoying the nice summer weather.

4th of July in Idaho!!!

We just got home from a fun trip back to Idaho!! We were able to go down and spend the 4th of July with family and friends and manage our way back out to the big Raft River party and see everyone out there. It was so fun. We took Ryley to the parade on the square in Rupert and she loved getting candy!! Ryley loved the fireworks and kept saying "Pretty" and clapping!! It is so good to go home and spend time with our families. It really makes you appreciate your parents and all they do for you when you are so far away and then get to come home and see them. We took Ryley swimming a couple of times and she is just a little fish! I can't wait to put her in swimming lessons next summer. She loves, loves, loves the water!! We also got to see our friends Kenny, Carrie, and little Noah!! They live back east so we don't get to see them very often. It was so good to see them and we miss them terribly!! It was a fun fast trip but well worth every minute!! We love you all and can't wait to see you again!! If you get bored though Washington isn't that far away!!!

CAMPING!!!!

Well I know that this might be hard for some to believe but Clay and I took our first camping trip together since we have been married!!! Ya I know it really took 5 years to go but it was worth the wait. We were able to spend the weekend with our best buddies and their families. We had a blast and lived up every moment. Between eating way too much good food, swimming, hiking, bike rides and getting eaten alive (literally) by mosquitoes I would have to say we survived and can't wait for camping trip '09!!