Calling all synchronized divers.....

I love the Olympics! I get so pumped up.. it is almost that same feeling I get when I watch the movie The Mighty Ducks when they are playing Iceland in the finals and the music starts playing "We willl, we will rock you." I get very patriotic. I always wanted to be in the olympics but my dream was crushed when I failed out of gymnastics(I couldn't do a "normal" cartwheel..I did a variation). Everytime I see someone win or watch a medal ceremony, I get all warm and fuzzy inside. It's like I know Michael Phelps personally or something.I decided that I would want to be a synchronized diver, that is some serious stuff.WOW is all I have to say. What would you do?? I need a synchronized partner.

I have just returned back to real life from Forks, Washington...

I don't usually write book reviews on her but this book is all I can think about! I finished "Breaking Dawn" yesterday night and I am in love. !Poor Riley I think he missed his Mommy this week.As i look back now that I am out of Edward love land i realized maybe I shouldn't have prayed for nap time. I never want the series to end but alas all good things must come to an end.I am just dying to talk to somebody about it so if any of you that have read this book are done(Lauren Hubert..I know you are close if not finished) please oh please let's talk.

It definitely went faster than pregnancy!

Today Riley is 9 months old!! I can't believe it. He is such a little man. He is crawling all over and into everything. We put couch cushions up so he doesn't leave certain areas well he now knows how to climb over them (he is very persistent!). He also is standing and walking all around furniture, people, couch cushions! He can stand by himself for about 30 seconds and then realizes he is doing it and drops on his bum. He loves water .When we go swimming he kicks his feet and splashes his hands( we wish we could swim in Grandpa Glen and Grandma Janet's pool). He also loves to look out windows. anytime he sees somethings new or that he likes he says "whooo, whas sat??"" . He loves to chase my Mom's cat..OK it's tail. He loves dogs and ice cream. He does this thing with his mouth where he smacks his lips together when he likes it and wants more. he also does this dog panting thing it is so hilarious! Dressed up for Church (thanks Valgene for giving me Sebastion's closet!) Riley with his Uncle Jimmy( also note to Adam and Natalie notice the family trait!) Looking out the window. He gets so excited The love of his life..his mommy!

I usually don't do these but i thought this would be fun!

I got this from a friends blog and thought it would be fun! I hope you will play along.Here are the directions: 1. As a comment on my blog, leave one memory that you and I had together. It doesn't matter if you knew me a little or a lot, anything you remember! 2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you.It's actually pretty funny to see the responses.

Some of our dealings from May until July...

These are completeley out of order but this is our family at Silver Creek falls in Oregon Riley at his Daddy's flag football game. Ryan's grandma Shurtz Ryan's mom and her mom Grandma Whelan My brother came home from his mission from Washington, this is a pic of him and our Mom

This picture of Riley was taken at Tautphaus Park in Idaho Falls he is getting ready to be a buckeye! Bad pick of us but we were having fun at the beach(Lincoln City) in Oregon while Riley napped We went with Ryan's sister Rachel and our two nieces and nephew. cali let us bury her Riley's firts experience in a pool, ok it was cold so I would cry too! Ryan and I decided to go on a hike in Silver Creek and we forgot the sling so I made one. it ws hilariuos because Ryan was talking on the phone and when he turned around i concocted this which killed my back so we only wore it for like 50 steps.

I realized that I need to take pictures of more things because this isn't even half of the stuff we have done!

I almost forgot my password...

Finally I know. I have been so busy but we are alive and doing well. We arrived in Ohio about a week and a half ago and have been running nonstop. We miss Oregon and Idaho mainly the people,but are excited to start again in Ohio at least for four years while Ryan is in Dental School. I have lots of pics to post from the last two months and hopefully will get some time tommorow. If you want to see some of Riley right away you can go to my friends websitehttp://valgeneericksonphotography.blogspot.com/ of our day at the beach today!! Thanks again Valegene!

Ok Finally

Well I have a lot of things to blame the absence on. First we moved out of Rexburg(after 8 years for me it was time!!!).Thanks to all those that helped. Ryan is going to Dental School in the fall at Ohio State so we are moving to Ohio with my family for the summer to work and save money but not without taking a vacation which leads me to my second reason...we are in Oregon for who knows how long thanks to the Johnson brothers and flag football tournaments we may stay here to the middle of June!(that's a huge run on sentence oh well I'm not a English teacher anymore!) That's OK by me it is so beautiful here. We went to the beach the other day and it was 96 degrees!!! pictures will be posted soon!