I DONT HAVE A CLUE WHAT TO DO!!!!!!!

Well, we figured out why Riley had such an easy time getting out of her bed and we fixed it so we are gonna wait a while before we are gonna switch her to a "big girl" bed! But now we have a new problem and I am stumped!!!!! She has figured out how to take her diaper off really well. Like, she will take it off by the tabs, one at a time!! She is so excited for herself when she does it so its hard not to be excited with her. So I thought that maybe it was time to TRY the potty training step again! Well sometimes she seems like it is fun for her to sit down and other times I feel like I am forcing her! I DO NOT want to push her into this it will just make it worse.....BUT she will not leave her diaper on for 2 seconds and no matter how hard I have tried for the past 3 days she will not sit on the potty when she needs to. Then I am left with pee spot after pee spot to clean up! But it just doesn't seem to phase her! I learned a little trick when I was putting her to bed and naps that I thought would work for more than 2 days! She has a problem taking off pants or shorts with a tight elastic waist band on it. She just couldn't figure out how to get it passed her big bum but that problem proved easy as of today at the end of nap time! PEE EVERYWHERE!!!!!!!!!! Ugh I am so frustrated because it feels to me like she is just not quite ready for the potty training but she will not leave her diaper on for 2 seconds!!!!!!!!!! HELP!

4th folder 4th Picture

K I just found this on my sister The Diaper Divas Blog she found it on her friends blog as a kind of tag! So I figured that I would do it cuz it sounded like a fun thing to do! I looked in the 4th folder of our computer picture files and picked out the 4th photo and decided to post it! Then you give a kind of back story to it! Its not normally something I would post about but I guess I am not sure why! ha ha We were getting ready for church one day (well Riley and Dale were ready they were waiting on me of course) and Dale called me in to witness this! Now, Riley loves to be tickled lightly ALL THE TIME but I guess I never thought of ticking the face with a tie! ha ha she was almost falling asleep! She loved it! And when Dale stopped she picked up his tie and picked up his hand and forced him to do it again! So cute! Its funny what you will find when you are not thinking about ti! So I am not gonna tag any specific people but it would be fun to see other peoples random pictures!

Moo Moo Palooza!

My sister the "Diaper Diva" ( I don't know how to link) called me up a couple days ago and asked if i wanted to join her and my other sister " Sister K" to the Moo Moo Palooza this morning! So Riley and I went and tagged along. Riley was so excited to see the animals, especially the cows! It was at this farm out on Hawes Road, (did I spell that right?) that, for a day or two, lets people in free and sets up so that that kids can pet and feed the animals. Riley had a blast! She loved hanging out with her cousins and being able to run and be free for a little while! (which she totally took advantage of ha ha) I had to chase her down quite a few times and almost lost he once but she had fun and that's what it was all about! I even got interviewed by some guy from channel 12 news asking about how i felt about this being a fun thing I could do with the kids for free and be able to get together as a group and have fun! He asked about how LARGE my group was and why I was there! It was interesting to say the least. Of course the guy had no idea that I am a nervous talker and that I am not very well spoken! Poor guy..... I bet he cant use any of the interview! Just a waste of film! ha ha But other than that we had a lot of fun! Oh... it was a tad too hot but of course the kids could care less about that! Now, I didn't get very many pictures of "The Bug" (she didn't want to cooperate with me) but he Diaper Diva was always ready with her camera and got some really cute shots so check hers out to see when she will post them so you can see the rest of the bunch! But here are the ones I did get! Riley loved to pet the Bunnies there!
The turkey kept staring at her and she kept calling it a chicken! ha ha
She really wanted to go get the horse to pay attention to her! But it never did!
My little wannabe model! Look at those eyes! Sorry hunny you will never be tall enough! ha ha
The kids loved this calf! A little bit after this malling the lady that worked there told us this calf was born YESTERDAY!! So new and so fun!!!

WHAT THE......?????????

So this is ToTaLlY UnExPeCtEd!!!!! This morning Dale and I are laying in bed trying to wake up and Riley is yelling for mommy and daddy to come get her out of bed. All of the sudden she stops we don't hear anything so we figured that is was early and she decided she wanted to go back to sleep....... NOPE!!!!!!!! Dale got out of bed and went to go see if she was asleep. When he didn't find her in her room he stared looking for her elsewhere. Well he found her..... In ThE KiTcHeN!!!!!!!! Are you kidding me!!!! Dale and I were thinking about getting her in her "big girl bed" but we wanted to give her time to get used to the new apartment we moved into before springing something like that on her! Well apparently its no big deal and the month or 2 we were gonna wait is not needed! On to setting up and getting the "big girl bed" ready for her! I will keep you posted!

Tagged again!!

8 Things I am passionate about.
1. Dale
2. Riley
3. Dale
4. Dale
5. Riley
6. Riley
7. Dale
8. Riley

8 Words or phrases I say often
1. That's good
2. OK
3. Never mind
4. I LOVE YOU!!!!
5. OUCH!!! That hurt!
6. Can I please stop hurting myself?!?!
7. RILEY! Don't touch that!
8. I'm gonna get you!!!!!

8 Things I wanna do before I die
1. Get out of debt
2. Buy a house
3. Figure out how to be more "Frugal"
4. Learn that eating out only ONCE A WEEK is OKAY!!!!!
5. Learn to be a better Mother.
6. Figure out how to eat right for my crazy disease
7. see a little more of the world than the 4 states I have been to.
8. Be more patient

8 Things I have learned
1. I can only be on the computer so long before getting totally bored!
2. Its not easy for me to come up with fun things to do with Riley that don't cost a ton of money.
3. Your always a little bit serious even when you are kidding!
4. No matter how old I get I will ALWAYS get picked on courtesy of my 9 older siblings!
5. I CAN ACTUALLY COOK!!
6. It doesn't get easier to move no matter how many times you do it! (11)
7. Having to clean up other peoples nasty messes is NO FUN!!!
8. I can be sorta creative when given the chance.

8 Places to I would love to go or see
1. Brazil
2. Sweden
3. Ireland
4. Greece
5. Hawaii
6. Somewhere in the Caribbean
7. The "Church Tour" in the east.
8. And the rest of Europe

8 Things I need or want
1. A nap
2. A shower
3. Someone to come unpack the rest of my boxes for me.
4. Something to eat
5. A new computer desk
6. Someone to come help me decorate. (Ashley)
7. A new pair of flip flops
8. New pots and pans

8 People I tag
1. Ashley
2. Erin B.
3. Jamie
4. Kelsie
5. Kelsea
6. Lisa
7. Meesa
8. Kaydee

Rileys First haircut!!!!

Well we went to get Riley's First haircut today!!! It was long and stringy and none of it was one length!! It was war from the very beginning! She loved the little race car seat they had and wanted to get in it immediately....until she realized what it was for! Then she couldn't wait to get out! When the lady tried to put the "Cape" on her she was not having any of that!!! There were moments of calm. We we gave her a Lollipop to distract her.......... that worked for about a minute! Then we had to get her to look down so she could get the back hairs that did not work out so well! Then she started cutting her bangs! That was the WORST part! Now she could see what was going on and she didn't like that AT ALL.

So the other lady that was there started blowing bubbles! Again, that worked for about a minute! I tried to calm her down by holding her hand but she is too strong and every time I would get close to her she would lunge at me and hold on for dear life! I was actually thinking at one point we would have to resort to cutting her hair with me holding her! She would not let me go! So I learned to just stay away!!! But eventually she was done! Hairy and all (because of course that cape was NEVER gonna touch her body!!) But it turned out SOOOOOOOOO CUTE!! I Am very happy with how it turned out!

She loves it as well! Every now and then we would catch her shaking her head to feel the lack of hair she has and how well it moves now! Its too cute! Thanks Marisa for the cute pics of Madisyn to give me some courage and motivation! I am so happy I did it!!! Look at that Cute little girl!!! I just cant stand it!!!

Tag! .....Thanks Meesa!

A- Attached or single? Very attached!
B-Best friend? Dale
C-Cake or Pie? Ugh I hate Pie!!
D-Day of choice? Saturday. The day i get to spend the most time with my whole family!
E-Essential Item? A cold bottle of water.
F- Favorite color? Depends on my mood. Bright blue, Green or Brown! (notice my blog back round!?)
G- Gummy Bears or Worms? Worms are soooo much better!
H- Hometown? Mesa.
I- Indulgence? Gotta have me some of that Dr. Pepper!!!!!!!!!!
J- January or July? JANUARY!!!!! I love to be cold! (I live in the wrong state!)
K-Kids? One crazy cute Riley Bug!
L-Life isn't complete without? My family!
M- Marriage Date? July 16 2005!!!!!!
N-Number or brothers and sisters! 5brothers 4sisters!!! With that comes amazing brothers and sisters-in-law that are just as close to me!
O- Oranges or apples? Can't beat an Arizona Orange!!!!!
P- Phobias? Claustrophobia and Fear of the dark!
Q- Quotes? "Its not perfection yet...... How boring if it is" Jimmy Eat World!!
R- Reasons to smile? I have an amazing family and great friends!
S- Season? Like i said WINTER!!! BRRRRRRR
T- Tag........ Lisa......... Emily........ Emilee
U- Unknown fact about me. I love to exercise! I just hate waking up to do it!
V-Vegetables? YES!! I love corn on the cob, artichoke, And asparagus!
W-Worst habit?- I have to pick one??? haha Biting my nails and chewing on things!
X- X-Ray Or Ultrasound? Ultrasound!!!!!
Y- Your favorite food! Mammas Home cooked Pepper Steak!!( I am drooling!!)
Z- Zodiac sign? Aries

"STOP IT CAJSA!!"

Too Cute!

Riley and I were sitting on the couch watching Charlie and Lola a Cute little show Riley likes on Playhouse Disney. For Chrlie and Lola it was the first day of school and they were putting their back packs on and tying their shoes and Riley decided she wanted to go to! She said "Pack Pack" walked over to where her back pack was, picked it up and handed to me to help her put it on. Next it was shoes... She said "mommy, shi shops." So she went over to the shoe bucket and got her Flip Flops and put them on. Next it was glasses. She went and found my sunglasses and had me put them on her face for her! When she was all done she said "Mommy Lets go! Go School!" She was so excited to go to school she walked to the door tryed to open it and kept yelling at me to go. "Come on Mommy" Ha ha It was too cute no shorts and all!

Fun at the movies!

YEP!!! We finally took Riley to the movies to the FIRST TIME!!! Ya I know .....why haven't we taken her before this???? Those of you who know Riley well know that she has the HaRdEsT time sitting still! More than any baby I have ever seen! But we saw that Kung Fu Panda was at the dollar theaters ( or 2 dollar theaters) and decided to finally try our luck! Dale and I had seen it before and knew it was full of action so we didn't have to worry about Riley getting bored! Well we were prepared for the worst but that was not needed! She had a blast! And we had fun right along with her! We were so excited to find out that there is another fun activity we could do as a family!

Riley singing to clumsy

A few more little things.....

About Riley! I said last post that she is growing up so much I cant stand it and that is sooo unbelievably true........ However it is a blast and when I head off to cosmetology school next month I am gonna be missing a lot of it and thought of it is almost too much to bear! But she has done some really funny things this morning I thought I would share! I am sitting at the computer waiting for her to wake up and I finally start to hear her make some noise but I wait until she is all the way awake or I will have a very unhappy child the rest of the day. All the sudden I hear her scream "Momma Weeeeyyaaa awe you?????" translation for those of you who do not speak Riley.... "Where are you?" She yelled this twice and I thought it was the funniest thing ever! then I was getting her a bowl of cereal for breakfast and my phone rings. I have the song "Clumsy" that is on my playlist as my ringtone. I guess she has heard it enough that she knows the word! She sat there and sang along to it until I answered it! She definately keeps me entertained! And her new thing.... once I have her all dressed and have her hair done and we are ready to go she looks at herself in the mirror and says "Boo-e-foo" (translation- Beautiful) She is my little diva!! 

My Baby is sooo big!!!!!

So I decided a while ago that I would use my blog for little updates as well as big ones and to report the little things that Riley does so I can remember them. I haven't been doing this but somethings have happened the past few days that just boggle my mind!!! First.... a couple days ago I get Riley ready to leave the house so we can go run some errands. I have her all dressed and she starts talking to me...

Riley- "Mommy dwesh dwesh" 

Me-" Ya I got you dressed huh? Were gonna go bye bye."

Riley- "Bye bye? Shuuuuut shuuut" 

Me- "Ya you have a shirt on huh? Its very pretty"

Riley- (in a very frustrated voice and face) "Come oooooon Mommy"

Me -"Ok where are we going?" (I follow totally confused) She takes me into her bedroom and to her closet. She points to her dress rack in her closet and says.....

Riley- "Dwesh Mommy"  So I pull a dress down for her and she says no till I pull down the right one and says

Riley- "Weeeeeyaaaaa" ( wear in a New yorkers accent) 

Me-" You wanna wear this?"

Riley - "Weeyaa" (she doesnt say yes to anything but if she wants what you say to her she will repeat it... if not she screams)

Me- (Totally in shock!!!!!!!!!) " You are 2 and YOU ARE ALREADY PICKING OUT YOUR OWN CLOTHES!!!!!!"       NO NO NO..... SERIOUSLY , YOU HAVE GOT TO BE JOKING?? I COULD NOT BELIEVE IT!!!  Why do they have to grow up soooo fast!! I cant stand it!

Second thing that happened.... We were just sitting on the couch and I am watching the olympics totally distracted by the synchronized swimmers....(ya I know) And she says something I didnt really comprehend than I guess she got frustrated of me not listening to her she started singing.... It took me a second to figure out she was singing "Eentsy Weentsy Spider" She did not miss one word! Ya they were a little weird sounding because of the accent that she has but it was Eentsy Weentsy Spider none the less.... every word and every action all by herself. SERIOUSLY????? I am having a blast watching her grow up I love every little step along the way but do they have to come so DANG FAST!!!!! My baby is almost not a baby anymore :(

On a sad note.....

I know that this normally isnt the thing you put on blogs and i hate to ruin the happy aura of the blogging world but i have some very sad news! I received a call at 9:30 tonight telling me that one of my closest friends Ashley Mortensen was hit by a car and was in very bad shape. 2 minutes later I called the person that told me back to find out what I could do and where I needed to go to be with the family. I was informed at that moment that she had not made it. They did everything they could and she just didnt pull through. She was an unbelievably happy girl! She went through life facing her family adversities with a smile on her face! She never let anything get her down! She was going to be married to the man of her dreams on September 25th and she was the happiest I had ever seen her in the many years I have known her! She was at the peak of her life! It was her time! I have never gone through something like this so  this has been hard on me but I will pull through with her soldier of a spirit on my side! She was a great friend! She was always there when I needed her no questions asked and I know that will continue! I know she is more happy now than she has been and that she is where she needs to be! I will miss her sooooooo much! I love you Ash!!!!!

FAMILY PICTURES........ FINALLY!!!!!!!

Well we FINALLY got family pictures taken! The last time we had family pictures done was when Riley was 9 Months!! ya I know..... WAAAAAAY too long ago!!!! This is actually our second attempt at pictues! The first attempt was a nightmare!! We thought we could do them outside but it was way too hot and Riley was not cooperating ONE BIT!! The pictures in the header of the blog are really the only 2 that turned out that had Riley smiling or the right lighting and so on.... The second attempt was a HUGE success. Here are some of the best ones but there are tons of other fun ones and we are actually playing around with the color with some of them so they are not all in color. But here they are . Thanks to my bro. Randy and his friend tracy for coming over and setting up the studio and taking these wonderful pictures!!! I love them!!!!
Riley would not put that stinkin' Flower down for almost the whole time! But if it got her smiling in a picture we were okay with it!!!

I think this is the only real picture Dale and I have of the two of us since our last family pictures! Most of the pictures taken are of Riley!

She just loves her daddy! Isnt that picture just too cute?!?
She wouldn't kiss me so I had to kiss her!  I wonder who her favorite is??? Hmmmmm.........
AAAAAAHHHHHH She is just too cute!! I can't handle it!

We started singing "Slippery Fish" to her to get her to smile at the very end. She was getting tired of picture time!
She didn't want to give piggy or the flower up!  

And now you all know how nasty our feet are!! ( Dales and Mine I mean)