Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays

Ridlee did good opening her presents this year. She loved all of her new toys. She even got to meet Santa. She didn't really like Santa at first. Ridlee loves to run around the house now. It's quite adorable. She loves to say: mom, dad, no, go, bye-bye, more, uh oh, wow, yummy, thanks, grandma, papa, etc. She also picked up on sign language. She signs more and eat (she loves to eat!). She loves to give hugs and kisses. She is a complete ham and we love every minute of it.

Family Photos

Computer Crash

Ok, so today is the first day that I have had internet in a week. Our laptop crashed on us. I was not a happy camper. I felt very lost without internet. We had family pictures taken a few weeks ago. They turned out really good. The kids did great even though it was really cold.I can't believe that it is already Thanksgiving. It snuck up on me this year. I am not prepared for the Holiday season.

Ridlee in her monkey costume. She is a little monkey.

Boo at the Zoo

Our little monkey had fun at the zoo. She couldn't take her eyes off all the kids in their costumes. She loved the tiger, too. She enjoyed getting nerds and dots because she loved the sound they made when she shook them uncontrollably.

The Walk

Ridlee loves to run when she is holding on to toys that move. Yes that right RUN not walk. For the past week Ridlee has been walking/running back and forth between me and Travis. At first she would take 2 steps then fall forward. Now she can walk ten feet before she falls. She has learned to slow down and not run. She hates to fall and if we don't catch her she gets discouraged and stops walking for the night. She is so cute when she walks. She giggles and sways. She has great balance when she is standing. She has been standing for a few months and she dances. I thought since she was standing and dancing that it wouldn't be a big stretch to walk, but to her it is. She doesn't want to walk unless she can do it perfectly. It won't be long now until she starts running all over the house.

Ridlee's 1st Birthday Party

She did pretty good opening her presents. Of course her cousins had to help and took over some of the time. She loved all her presents and played with them for hours afterwards. She dug right into the cake. She loved it. When she's eating somthing that she really likes she does touchdown. She did touchdown quite a few times. She didn't even mind being put into the sink to wash off afterwards. It was a lot of fun. Thanks to everyone who came and helped celebrate with us!

New York

End of Summer Days

She loves mirrors

Digging to get her snacks

At the fair

She loves to be thrown in to the air

Ridlee first horse ride

The Mirror

Ridlee loves looking at herself in the mirror. This day was particularly funny.
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Ridlee Crawling

Our Crawling Baby

Ridlee started crawling in July. She is all over the place. It is so cute. She loves to get into mommy and daddy stuff. Her toys are not good enough. Her favorite things are the tv remote and the phones. She has her own cell phone but it's not as fun as mom's cell phone. She loves to clap and shake her head no.

Ridlee loved the fireworks. She actually stayed awake to watch them. The loud noises never scared her. She really enjoyed watching all the people at the parade.
We went to Lagoon with the family. She laughed when she rode the carosel. I think she is going to love riding the rides in a few years.

Texas

In June we went to San Antonio, Texas. It was a nice relaxing vacation. I loved Texas. The people are really friendly. Everyone stopped to say hi to Ridlee. Strangers even asked to hold her. Ridlee loved all the attention. We went to Sea World and the Alamo. We also went to Austin.

The warmth has finally arrived! Time to head outside. Ridlee does not like the grass. Everytime we sit her on the grass she cries. She loves to hang upside down though. Ridlee is 7 months old and has a funny personality. She loves to imitate noises she hears and facial expressions. She thinks it's hilarous to fake cough. She loves bath time.

Spring Pix

More Ridlee Pix

Riddle Bugs