Breanna and Ashton

Breanna has been busy painting and redecorating her room. It is quite the place and very cozy place to hang out!! I think she is very proud of her work! we are still doing finishing touches, but for the most part we are completed














Breanna is enjoying second grade. She is a great student. She is involved in soccer, girl scouts, Anomlie, (www.anomlie.com) and keeping up on her school work as well. She has a fifties performance coming up which she is very excited about. She has been practicing her songs and has a part to memorize too.
The boys really miss Breanna when she is at school. Ashton and Breanna really play for the most part very well together, they are really good at using their imaginations. As you look at the hiking picture, this is one of their favorite snacks--chocolate chip rice cake!! Oh they are growing up to fast--so cute!! Buds Forever!!




That's my Ashton (notice super man backpack--
which is bigger than him)

Ashton is doing preschool Wednesday and Fridays. And is having a lot of fun!! He still enjoys going to the Y. But lately he has been under the weather. We miss his spunk. But he doesn't want to miss a beat. As you can see he loves his rain boots!! We get many comments on them--this was a purchase we made a STP- in Wyoming.

Riley's pasttimes

I am sorry I have not written for awhile. Riley has many things he likes to do. He loves to read books, brush his teeth, play in cupboards, and he is taking some steps. He would like to just take off running. This little man is very happy and content doing his own things. He really likes to be a big boy, climbing up on the step stool. He is watching his older siblings for sure!!




He has figure out how to rock himself in the rocking chair, It is really cute when he is reading a book!
He can make a few words--What a cutie!!
And doing what he does best smiling and making the rest of the family smile too!!

Riley is 1!!!

Well, my baby is 1!!! I have mixed emotions about him turning one! But is was a great day. It was very busy--but he had a blast. Including yesterday we went to Nebraska City for our annual apple fix. We got pumpkins from their pumpkin patch, did the corn maze, picked up our Blue spruce true that we hopefully will plant soon. The kids enjoyed the Tree adventure, which I am glad we did, they added some more exhibits and we considered getting an annual family membership, but maybe next year.

Well, as you can see Riley had no problems as to what he was suppose to do with the cake!! He was a natural! I am so glad he enjoyed it. He would make a Humm/Yumm noise along with some of the bites he took, It was so cute.





























As you can see we have quite the artist --He did a fine job. I think we are going to crop his highchair tray and put the artwork on canvas--Nice job Riley!! You sweet little thing!

check out the video here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKBN-nCEWi8

Riley's 9 month Well baby Check

well Riley seems to be growing wonderfully!!
Here's Riley's stats:
Height 30 inches (90%)
Weight 21 pounds 14 oz (75%)
Head 17inches
My mom had my 8 month measurements---weight 21 # 10oz
height 28 1/2"
So as you can see Riley has possibly inherited the Barnhard length traits--
Riley has been really chewing on apples, finger foods, I can't help but think some primary teeth are trying to erupt- we will see, Oh, i need to take more toothless grin pictures!!!

AShton Big Boy

Ashton is now a big boy!! For about a month he has been wearing underwear!! Yeah!! It has been awesome, we have not tried to master the night times, but I think he could do that as well!! But it is so nice to only have one child in diapers. He is fully aware that he gets to go to preschool in the fall and Riley does not!!

Riley is going though a cute stage of making noises with his lips and making them smack it is so cute. Another cute thing is he knows how to shake his head for "no". Which is really nice for communicating what he wants or if he is done with his food,etc.

Breanna is doing VBS this week. Breanna and Ashton seems to be playing very well together, lately.

vactioning

We got go on a vacation this summer to Montana, Yellowstone, and Grand Tetons. It was a very nice vacation. The weather was perfect. The kids traveled very well considering the long drive. WE stayed at the Tetons first for about three nights, four days. This was one of my favorites. We did a hike with ferry boat-nice--Cascade falls, David got to use his water filter/purifier, which came in handy. Everyone was so impressed with the boys because they got ride on our backs and they thought it was great that we did this with our children!! It was great encouragement because camping in a tent and bringing all the gear that goes with it is a lot a work, but good memories and times when I look back. Yellowstone was the next stop, we left Tetons very earlier on Saturday morning because we could not reserve a spot. We stayed one night but max out time both days to the fullest!! Fire Canyon drive was one stop but not as cool as I remember it. But we found a new spot Thanks to Grandma Rox (visit her blog Ma Rox--better dictation of what happened) the boiling point--great water for Riley, it was warm due the springs and then cold spots from the mountains. So it was perfect.
then w headed late Sunday for Bills and Grandma Rox's we were ready for house with running water, etc. And they welcome us like champs, unfortunately we were visiting during Bill's the busiest part of summer sessions plus all the extras he was doing too. WE appreciate all the sacrifice. ;-)
We headed for home late Friday and made it home Saturday night. Breanna really wanted to go Mahoney State park for a Girl Scout event. Very nice way to end the 10 day nice long summer trip.

Riley's first fourth of July

Riley loved the fireworks, I think he thought they were a bit loud, though. Ashton was not real fond of them. He was in tears at the Salt Dogs game we went to that had them for display which my parents and Josh got to attend. It was nice to have a group of us there.
Josh got to visit us for about a week before he left for Texas. He is a traveling man, but very good to have him around. It has been awhile. The kids really enjoy having him around as well as David and I enjoy the deep discussions and past experiences!! But it was too short. Josh is enlisting for Navy in January. This is hard one to take, but if he is happy great!