christmas program

Daddy gave Riley some whipped cream for desert last night. She loves it!




Jahnna singing for their Christmas program at school. She told us she had stage fright when it was all done. Maybe that explains her deer in the headlight look!

Melt my heart

Last night I put Colby on the kitchen floor while I went to go put Riley in the bathtub. I know it sounds crazy but he's supposed to be on the floor so he will try and crawl. Anyway I told Jahnna to stay by him and maybe try and play with a toy. I came back to check on them and I just peeked around the corner. My camera was in the drawer just past them so I couldn't take a picture. Jahnna was telling Colby "You can do it, reach for it, reach for it." He was trying to reach for the connects set motorcycle that she had built. He finally managed to do it and then she told him good job and that she was so proud of him. He was smiling and saying Yes when she told him he did it. This past year has been hard on Jahnna because she feels like she doesn't get enough attention so it was fun to see her encouraging and praising her brother for doing his therapy! Sometimes brothers and sisters do get along!

My whirling dirvish!

That is a really good definition of Riley. She is into everything. I can do her hair and 5 seconds later it looks like this! She is the biggest ragamuffin! Notice the multiple bruises to her head. These are not inflicted by anyone other than herself. Yesterday she tripped over nothing and fell into the corner of Colby's bed. Here is the short list of things Riley did yesterday. Banged her head twice. Threw food from the table into the middle of the kitchen floor. Easiley 6 feet and over a counter and under the cupboards. I don't know if I could do that. Spilled a soda all over her clothes. Learned to climb up onto a big chest and stand next to the tv. Climb the bookshelf. She only got to the second shelf but still! We cleaned and organized the toy room two days ago. She managed to take every toy off the bottom two shelves in about 5 minutes. In the 15 seconds it took me to run upstairs to get the phone she managed to break a huge fishbowl filled with changed and then carry it down the hall without cutting herself. AHHHHHHHHH She has also learned a new word. Sock! It is her most favorite word right now. she runs around the house yelling sock sock sock. Only bad thing is ...... She doesn't say the S she says it with a C. I refuse to take her into any store with socks in it because I know she will start yelling it from the top of her lungs. Riley is such a fun little girl but for now she isn't allowed anywhere with out adult supervision. I'm afraid of what is going to happen next!

We always decorate the house the day after Thanksgiving. We play Christmas music really loud and drink lots of Hot Chocolate. This year was much better than last year. It was a lot of fun!