The Pig that goes moo!

(That's for you Ash) Well I just wanted everyone to know... That for all of you who know the famous Piggy that Riley Bug has decided as of this morning, that he is officially a cow!!!! And yes I know that he is Very dirty! He WILL get a bath soon!Maybe I will post an after pic. so you all can see just how loved this little Pig (cow) is!

What I love about Saturdays.....

1st family hand prints!

A day we have with Daddy all to ourselves.

Daddy and I having fun with Mommy's homemade puff paint!

Check out my artwork! Aren't I one talented little girl?!

I am the best at my sassy looks!

My fun Orange fingers!

The cool potato stamps that my Mommy made!

The fun colors that got all over the kitchen Courtesy Of me "The Bug" Then Its time for my nap! Don't you just love Saturdays????

Woe is me!

We bought this vacuum about 2 years ago..... It worked wonders on normal carpet! We loved it and were very happy with our purchase! Then we moved into an apartment with the worst bur bur (????) carpet A.K.A carpet from hell....excuse my french) One run on that carpet and the vacuum dies a temporary death. (or so we thought) Dale and I think that once we move to a place with "real" carpet it will work wonders again. We thought wrong! Apparently that dumb carpet ruined our lovely vacuum for good! UGH!!!!!! With Christmas season coming up and trying to make sure we can afford all gifts for everyone on our list a vacuum was the last thing we wanted to buy. I feel like this might be my fault though. I was secretly wishing it would die sometime (not quite this soon...after we were re-cooperated from Christmas maybe?) because I have a want for a Dyson (thanks Ash!) But die this soon... NOT in the plans! So now have to save my pennies and borrow vacuums (ASH??) until I can get the vacuum of my dreams! Cheesy? YES! Well I guess this is what I get for "secretly" wishing it would die! K-K-K-K-K- KARMA!!!!!!!! WOE IS ME!!!! HA HA HA

It works...

Like a charm! Thanks for the advice! ha ha THE END

(FOR NOW)

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