6 months
Riley is six months old. Weighing in at 19.0 pounds and 27.5 inches long, putting him in the 70 somethingth and 80 somethingth percentiles respectively. He's good at sitting and has 2 teeth. I think...
View ArticleLots of Homes
When I tell people that we live in Pittsburgh during the school year I am sure this is what they imagine.You can tell by the look on their face how sorry they are for me.But it actually looks a little...
View ArticleSome Pictures of Riley
We had some visitors last week. Riley had fun with his grandparents. This is when we went up the Tram to the top of Sandia Peak.Riley got a life jacketHe likes cold things and he likes bananas, but...
View Article4th of July
We had a fun Independence day! We started the morning with the ward breakfast. We had breakfast casseroles, fruit, bacon, and pancakes. Andrew was on bacon making duty for most of the morning. In...
View ArticleFine line. . .
I feel like there is a fine line between being good at saving money and being a crazy lady that needs to be on a TLC show. I love free stuff so much. I haven't signed up for free samples for a while...
View ArticleVisit from family and baseball game
We had a visit from my mom, Carly, Brianna, and Brianna's boyfriend Dan. They were good sports about sleeping on couches and the floor. Riley was happy to get all the extra attention.We went to...
View ArticleQuick update
We went to Utah and saw our families. It was fun to see them. I didn't take too many pictures oh well.Bryce learned how to hold Riley.Riley played in the rainRiley played with flowersThen he realized...
View ArticleNew Car
As promised, I am writing this blog now that the Olympics are over. I love the Olympics so much!Our Nissan had a nice long life, but it was time for it to be replaced. We decided that we needed...
View ArticleWhy would you say that?
"He's cute now, but wait until he's older..."I've had so many variations of this phrase said to me, usually at the grocery store. Half the time I want to say, "I know! Can you imagine how cute and fun...
View ArticleBiking up a mountain
Andrew had a goal of riding his bike up Sandia peak this summer. The bike ride is 12 miles up hill with a 3,000 rise in elevation. On Saturday he did it with Tim, a friend from our ward. Ariel...
View ArticleABQ to PGH
So we moved across the country again. We did it in 4 days, here are the highlights:Riley crawled into a sticky bug trap at the first hotel it took me about 15 minutes to get all the glue off of himWe...
View ArticleOur Most Recent Run Ins with the Law
Tuesday we decided to go to the water steps and play in the water. I picked up Andrew from class and I saw athletic tape on his foot. I knew he had ultimate frisbee class earlier that day and I was...
View ArticleSteelers Game
Last week we went to a Steelers game. Pre-season was the way to go! The tickets were way cheaper and it wasn't on a Sunday. They played against the Carolina Panthers, who shouldn't be confused with...
View ArticleWalking
Even though I've been telling people that Riley is 9 months for a few weeks now, he doesn't actually turn 9 months until tomorrow. He has strong legs, good balance, and determination those combined...
View ArticleThe First Step to Being a Crazy Lady
Last week I decided I was going to make my own refried beans. Ambitious, I know. They are about $1.50 a can, and I know that in the grand scheme of things an extra 75 cents for beans isn't really...
View Article9 months
Riley is nine months old (and two weeks). He's 21 pounds and 29 inches long. He crawls about half the time and walks the other half. Sometimes it still surprises me when he comes walking into a...
View ArticlePittsburgh Zoo
On Saturday we went to the zoo. Riley was kind of interested in the animals, but I think most of them were too far away and blended in with the grass for Riley to see them.He did like the flamingos...
View ArticlePirates Game
Last night we went to a Pirates baseball game against the Atlanta Braves. We had a good time. Riley was really good, but he decided it was time to go during the 7th inning stretch. Walking across the...
View ArticleTraffic Court
I feel like it would be pretty intimidating to be at court against an entire Commonwealth, but Andrew was up for the challenge.Last Wednesday Andrew went to traffic court to fight our ticket we got a...
View ArticlePalmyra, New York
On Friday we went to Palmyra, New York. The drive was so pretty. Every twenty minutes I would tell Andrew how pretty I thought it was. He studied a lot of the time when I drove. The drive was five...
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