Happy 2nd Birthday, Riley!

Riley Colson - July 8, 2010 - 7lb. 15.9 oz. - 20.5 in.

 

July 8, 2011 -- 1st birthday

July 8, 2012 -- 2nd birthday

Things you love

wrestling with Daddy

drinking milk (all the time)

playing outside 

taking a bath

eating cookies

snacks

swimming

Elmo

Toy Story

taking your shoes off in the car

dancing

watching movies with your brother

snuggling with Mommy

being sung to

reading books

Things you dislike

eating

sitting still

being confined in anything (highchairs, carseats...) 

getting your teeth brushed

being told "no"

getting your diaper changed

We are so thankful for your 2 sweet years of life, Riley.  You warm our hearts & lives everyday just by being who God created you to be!  You have such spunk and energy & your smile lights up my world every.single.day. 

You have given us a wonderful gift & we are so blessed by the sweet boy you are. You love life & live it to the fullest.  We can't wait to watch you continue to grow.  You are the perfect addition to our family and we thank God for you every day!  

HAPPY 2ND BIRTHDAY RILEY-ROO!

 

Happy Independence Day!

The day started with making some homemade whoopie pies!  4th of July style of course!

Me, Monica, Amy, Sally, & Jessica enjoying some 4th fun at the Dawsons!

Rodney & his good buddy, Mitch

Daniel & Reid enjoying some playtime!

My sweet Bible study friend, Amy.  Love this girl! Now that they live in Rockwall, I'm really gonna miss her!

Daddy & his little Riley-Roo

Riley taking his little turn at hitting the pinata!

Reid knocked the pinata DOWN to the ground folks!!

Me & my gorgeous hubs.  LOVE this man!

Riley checkin out his pinata loot

Daniel was sweet enough to share some of his candy with Riley. 

Me & my Bible study girls.... precious friends.

Reid got to stay up late with Mommy to take in the fireworks show! 

We started the evening with a little celebratory dinner at our sweet friends, the Dawsons.  We had a great time eating, watching the kiddos play and just hanging out with sweet, dear friends.  Afterwards, Reid & I went down to our neighborhood lake to sit & watch the fireworks for the evening.  It was a great night and even more enjoyable to be with precious friends & their kids.  Hope you all had a happy 4th of July!

Movie time

It's a very rare moment when I catch these two sitting together just being still.  I couldn't grab my camera fast enough when I saw this last Saturday.  A little Lightning McQueen action gets 'em every time!  

 

Mema's Bday

My sweet grandmother turned 82 this past Sunday. 

I love that my boys know their Great Grandmother.   Mema. 

Three generations... My grandmother, my dad, my parents grandchildren, and my Mema's great-grandbabies.

We had a sweet lunch together at La Madeleine last Sunday with her.  She is a precious lady and I'm so thankful for her in my life.  I spent many a summer hanging out at my grandparents home when both of my parents worked.  She took such good care of me.  I have a lot of good memories with her & my Papa. 

82 years is a long time to live.  I pray she has many more years left.  She is such a healthy woman for her age.  I hope I look that good when I'm 82!  Happy Birthday, Mema!  I love you!

Boys in baby towels

Yes, we still use baby towels.  Even for Reid.  Don't judge.  ;)  There ain't nothin' cuter than a baby (or an almost 5 yo in this case) in a baby towel!  Love it & love babies after their bath. 

Tryin' to multi-task... and oops!

Mama loves some baby feet in the sand.

Riley got to sit in a real booster seat tonight... whatever works to get him to eat, right?

And while mama was outside trying to take pictures of baby feet & dump trucks in the sand, this is what happened.  Oops!  Luckily a doctor lives in the house & he used his scalpel to cut off the burnt part. 

Last day of swim lessons 2012

CAN. NOT. BELIEVE this is my kid!

Swimming all by himself! 

Waiting for the dreaded turn to jump of the diving board.  None of these little ones look all too thrilled. 

And he jumps... right on his belly!  We'll have to work on this one... :)

Mrs. Ginger.... this woman rocks!  She got my kid to swim this summer!

This summer was Reid's 2nd summer to take swim lessons.  Last year he learned the basics.  How to put his face in the water, breathe under the water, blow bubbles, etc.  This year was a whole new ball game.  He had a new teacher & it was more than just the basics this year.  Reid bonded with Mrs. Ginger right away and was doing exactly what she told him to do.  I couldn't believe it.  Last year he would hardly stay in the water with the teacher & there were lots of tears.  This year it wasn't an option & he did great!  He jumped off the diving board on the 2nd day and swam like a fish every lesson!  AMAZING!  I am so proud of him.  These lessons were huge for Reid & he made a TON of progress!  We will definitely be coming back to see Mrs. Ginger next summer!  Yay Reid!