Monday cookin' fun

Reid had a little fun pretending he was cookin' in the kitchen this morning.
He got this chef's hat at Sunday School yesterday and as soon as the pretend cooking
started, I grabbed the chef's hat before he could say no.
He thought it was hilarious and had a ball!
I love this stage and Reid is so good at pretend play. :)
Can't wait for you to join in the fun next year Riley!

Sunday night s'mores

Last night we decided to start a new Lindsay family tradition.
Roasting s'mores in the chimnea. After we put Riley to bed,
(You can roast a s'more next year little Riley man)
we went out on our back patio and Rod lit up some pinion wood.
Oh the smell was divine and the s'mores were even better!
Reid seemed to enjoy roasting his marshmellow, but he could
hardly wait for mommy to show him how to make his s'more so
he could put it in his mouth! It was love at first bite!


Reid roasting his first marshmellow in our chimnea.
(notice Rod with the video camera.... too cute Daddy!)

The roasting is done. Time to make a s'more!


Mommy & Reid enjoying our s'mores. Yummmm.... :)

I think Reid is diggin' s'mores.
Who doesn't love chocolate, marshmellows,
and graham cracker sandwiches?
I think this new tradition was a hit!

4 months & rice cereal

The first bite....

Not so sure about this new cereal thing.



This is pretty yummy!

Now I'm a happy guy! I think I'm gonna
like this new cereal stuff!


I can hardly believe our little Riley is 4 months old already!
Seems like yesterday we were bringing him home from the hospital
and we were all acclimating to life as a family of 4. Now he is a
permanent fixture in our lives and it seems like he's been here
forever. You are precious little man and we are SO in love
with you & your big brother! Thank you for increasing the
love in our hearts and for blessing our family with your
sweet spirit and precious smiles!
We love you Reid & Riley!

Exersaucer Fun!

Riley feelin' "not so sure" about this new toy!

Reid showing his little brother the ins & outs of an exersaucer!


Little man hangin'.


My sweet boys "playing" together!


Reid in the exersaucer about this age...
LOVE seeing the difference in their little faces!
They look so different!


I pulled out the exersaucer the other day and thought maybe it was
time for Riley to try to sit in it. Of course he has no idea how to play with the
toys on it or push the buttons, but it's so stinkin' cute to see his little body
sitting in it! He is so little compared to how big Reid was at this stage.
They are both precious and I love discovering these ages & stages all
over again with little Riley.

Trick or Treating with our 2 cows

Riley didn't go trick or treating with us,
(thank you for babysitting, mom & dad!)
but he sure looked cute in his little cow costume!

Cow #2... ready to get some candy!


Riley about to fall into the pumpkins...
Reid hasn't quite figured out how to hold his little
bro just yet!


Our sweet fam before the trick
or treating began. :)


Reid & his little friend Matthew.

Reid thought this was a "cool cat!"


Reid was just a little excited about trick or treating this year!


Some sweet friends Reid trick or treated with!


We had a ball and Reid loved every minute of Halloween and all the festivities this year!
He really got into the whole trick or treat thing and kept saying, "Let's go to the next house!
Let's go to the next house!" It was so cute to see him walk up & open his bag for candy.
He wasn't shy at all. After about an hour & a half though, he was asking to be carried.
We were done & headed home to pass out some candy to other kiddos.
Hope everyone had a safe & happy Halloween!

Pumpkin Patch 2010

Last Saturday we went to the pumpkin patch in Flowermound.

usually do things like this during the week without Rod, but I always hate for him to miss out on fun, memorable times like this, so I decided to wait till the weekend to go with him. Plus, it was a lot easier with him to help me with the baby
and Reid could have more fun running around and doing exactly what he wanted.... playing on the bounce houses and riding the cute barrel train ride!
What a fun day this was!! A little crowded, but it was worth it to see the fun that Reid was having and Riley woke up just in time to join in on the fun
a little bit too!! Happy Fall Ya'll!

Barney is always a hit!


My cool man in his sunglasses!


Can I really pick this thing up?


Precious boy!




Riley slept most of the time... we'll do it again next
year, little man!


Riding the "barrel train" with Daddy!
So fun!


Taking a corny dog break. :)


He woke up just in time to take a picture
in the pumpkin patch bucket on our way out!


Reid's first time holding Riley since he was born!
What a good big bro!


Riley got to join in on the fun for just a bit after he woke up!





Our sweet family. Can't wait to do it again next year! :)

Riley's first trip to the farm

So we went to my in-laws this weekend for a family reunion. We had a great time and I think Rod & I were both stressed about how it would go with little Riley and all his sleep issues. He did GREAT!!! I have never seen this kid sleep SO good!! He went to sleep Saturday night at 8:30 with no trouble and didn't wake up until 7am!!! Whoo hoo!!! We were both AMAZED!! Sunday he went down for naps with absolutely NO trouble at all! We couldn't believe it! No crying... just fell asleep without being rocked! Really?? I thought this was the beginning of the new Riley and alas, we came home last night and all the crying started all over. Put him down at 8:30 and couldn't get him to sleep till 10pm. Woke up at 6am crying and ready to eat! Oh well. Guess the farm air agreed with him and the city air... well, not so much. That's okay Riley man. We love you no matter what!

I wish I had pictures to post of his first trip there, but of course I forgot the camera in all of our chaos to get out of the house!

Oh well. Next time. We may be going down there sooner than we think just to get some good sleep out of this kid!

Happy little guy. :)
(He is happy a lot more now.
Just doesn't sleep very easily!)
We'll get there, right?

Riley's favorite place to sleep... the swing.
The most peaceful sleep he gets!

We love you sweet Riley.
You are a precious gift.