Super Mom

I have a friend from high school whose blog I recently ran across. She is a stay at home mom with 3 kids ages four and under, and baby #4 is on the way. She has a thriving garden that she actually uses the food from. (it's not just flowers to look pretty, although she has one of those, too) She's recently gotten into canning. She even canned her own salsa not long ago, rather than freezing it. I thought canning was something people did in factories or before tupperware. She's also an avid scrapbooker and baker. I just read on her blog that she's gotten into making her own cleaning products. She also makes her own body washes. Did I mention she finds time to workout? And she's positively positive. She writes the most lovely blogs full of fun stories about her children (and some that scare me- babies can take off their diapers and spread poop everywhere? when does this start happening? I need to invent something to prevent that and I think I still have time) She manages to find the bright side of everything even though I can't imagine she sleeps much.
My child is just fortunate that Costco makes industrial tubs of laundry detergent, that Gerber has come out with packaged food all the way from birth through toddler and that I take her picture, even if they don't get put in a scrapbook.
Yes, my friend is amazing. She's like supermom- on prozac- at disneyland- with her best friend Martha Stewart. But, I'm happy just being me, crawling on the floor with Riley hoping that what she just put in her mouth was a Cheerio.

teeth

I don't have any pictures of Riley's adorable little teeth because she sticks her tongue out and it's hard to capture a glimpse of them, but they're there. Two little teeth on the bottom. And- they're sharp!
She's also crawling up on all fours now. Before, she kinda looked like a soldier trudging through the mud on her belly, using her elbows to pull her along. But now, she's figured out she's much fast up on her hands and knees.
She's also trying to pull herself up on everything she can find. And I swear yesterday she waved "bye-bye." This is a fun age!

Trip to Minnesota

Last week we made a trip to Minnesota to see Riley's great Aunt Leslie. Great Grandpa and Great Grandma also made the trip. We were there for the Fourth of July. We saw a parade and a big fireworks show. We went to the Mall of America, Minnehaha Falls, Centinniel Lakes and a little town on the St. Croix River. It was a very fun, busy trip and we can't wait to go back!
While we were there, Riley started crawling and cut her first tooth! She had a very productive week. Plus, everywhere we went people oohed and awed over her. She literally held up the security line at the airport because people in line were all turned around looking at her and talking to her. Riley, of course, was eating it up and putting on quite the show talking and laughing with them. What a doll!
Thanks so much to Aunt Leslie for having us. Again, we can't wait to come back!

Father's Day

Ty's first Father's Day was great. We hung out with the clan up at his parents' house. Ty and Riley even found time to take a dip in the pool. Ty got a Wii for Father's Day, but Riley was actually too excited to wait for Father's Day to give it to him, so he's had it since April. So, for he day she got him a hat and t-shirt that say "Rookie Dad." For a rookie, though, he's an awesome dad!

Mt.Lemmon Picnic

On Saturday, we went up to Mt. Lemmon to have a family picnic. It was an absolutely gorgeous day to go up there. Riley was so facinated by everything around! She liked the squirrels and trees and creeks...maybe we're going to have an outdoorsy baby. Her daddy will be pleased. Enjoy the photos!

Andy's Birthday dinner

Memorial Day Weekend

We had a great weekend. Ty and I got to go out on a date night on Friday night. Riley stayed with my friend Alix's daughter. It was her first baby-sitting gig, and I'm pretty sure Riley gave her a run for her money. But, when I asked her what I owed her, she told me nothing. She said she should pay me for letting her baby-sit! I, of course, did not take her up on this offer, but it just goes to show how great my kid is. :) Saturday we moved Mom out of the apartment and then I had a little get together. Sunday was fairly lazy. Today, we took Riley swimming for the first time. She loved it! Plus, she looked great. (As always!) We went up to the parents' house for a bbq, and she got to swim some more there.