New York - DC Trip

We flew to NYC last Sunday then on Tues night we flew to Baltimore, Maryland in the smallest commercial airplane possible. This thing was unreal. I was panicked we were going to die. The plane was so loud and I was sitting next to the prop. My dear husband Travis leans over and says "well if the prop flies off it will kill you instantly." Thanks hunny for the reassurance. I took a picture of the plane when we got off. It has only 8 rows of seats.

Me and Elmo in Time Square.

Ford's Theatre were Lincoln was shot.

House were Lincoln died



Lincoln Memorial

Me in front of the White House

The Washington Monument


Arlington Cemetery

Iwa Jima

So I found some more pictures of Ridlee that really made me laugh. When we were swimming at the hotel she wanted to be like mommy and daddy so she decided to lay out and get a tan.

Utah trips

So in June we took 2 trips to Utah. W took Ridlee to the Hogle Zoo. She enjoyed seeing animals that she knew like: bear, dog, cat, bird, etc. She wasn't very interested in the elephants, giraffes and so on. She did like the Zebra though. We also had the Terry family reunion and took Ridlee swimming (which she is not a big fan of). She also likes to tantrum now. Ya, it's pretty awesome. We were staying at the Hyatt in South Jordan and in the elevator with 7 strangers she threw herself on the ground, screamed and kicked her feet. The whole elevator was laughing. Then when we put her in the swimming pool she screamed and voiced some complaints, which had the other guests at the pool laughing also. One good thing is that Ridlee talks alot. When went to dinner with friends. Ridlee kept saying "I want sit by baby". That was the only time she has lasted at a restaurant more than 15 minutes without being a pain.

"Go Ridlee, go Ridlee, go..."

She will dance and sing "go Ridlee" It's pretty cute. Here is a preview of it.

Memorial Weekend

We went camping again. This time we went with 5 other families. Ridlee had fun playing with the camp chairs. I swear that is what she did most of the day.
Siting in the back of the truck

Riding the 4-wheeler with dad

The boys loved on her all weekend smothering her with kisses and pinching her cheeks

This is what sunblock will do in your hair

Our camper, 4-wheelers and trucks. And yes I towed up the 4-wheelers.

Riding with Grandpa

We had to go through lots of deep mud to get home

Oops, is that a combination of bubbles and mud? Yes, yes it is.

We went camping this last weekend. Ridlee had a blast. She loved to run around, eat rocks, climb in and out of camp chairs and explore.
She brushed her teeth for 20 minutes.

Having fun with Ashley.

She gave the bear in Jackson high 5.


We went to Boise for Easter. Ridlee did good at the egg hunt. She picked up 4 eggs then said she was done. She just wanted to eat all the candy. She was terrified of the Easter Bunny.

April

The snow has finally melted, yahhhh. Ridlee loves to be outside.
Ridlee now pulls an "O" face and she says "where did it go" It's hilarious. She will throw something then look and you and say "where did it go?"



She had a sleep over with her cousins. She pretty much hogged all the popcorn.

Talking up a storm

So Ridlee is talking in 2 and 3 word sentences. It really cute. She will say "I want mommy" (even though she is reaching for daddy sometimes). She will point to anything and say "What's that?" She loves cheese and when you give it to her she says "It's cheese!" When we take her to the doctor she will look and him and say "No" and then "good bye". It's pretty funny. She recently fell in love with dogs. When she sees one she gets all excited and says "It's a doggy." We watched Bolt the other night and she pointed and said doggy a million times. She hates the grass. She would not walk on it. We had to bribe her by holding chocolate in the middle of the lawn. Then she would slowly walk on the squishy grass to the chocolate, then walk strait back to pavement. She also is fascinated by airplanes. When were outside 3 planes took off. She pointed and started jabbering excitedly. Then she said airplane. She amazes me.

March

Watching an airplane

Running around outside

Ridlee loves to brush her teeth. She thinks it's funny to spit in the sink. She even likes to rinse off her toothbrush.

I need to be better about blogging. Well we just got back from a week in Arizona. Travis's company opened a new office and we went down for the grand opening. My job was to decorate the office. I had fun decorating. We also were able to hang out with one of Travis's old college buddies from BSU. Matt took us to some cool places. Coming back to the snow made me realize how much I want to move somewhere warm. I hate the cold. Ridlee was very upset with us when we got back. Thank you to Justin and Tangi for watching her while we were gone (and Mom). Ridlee would not let us out of her sight. She would scream and cry if we tried to leave the room. Poor thing. Next time we will take her with us. Bye for now.

Randomness

Here are just some random pictures I thought would be fun to share. Travis shot and Elk and Deer this season. We had fun butchering the animals with Travis's Dad. We now have meat to last us a long time. Ridlee also got to walk in the snow for the first time. She didn't know what to think but she was happy.

Dancing Kids

The kids were so cute and just couldn't stop dancing at TGIF.

Happy New Year

I hope 2009 brings great things to everyone. I can't believe that another year has already come and gone. 2008 was great watching my baby grow. She is such a chatter box. I can't wait to see all the things she learns in this coming year. And in 2009 Travis hopes the Panthers win the Super Bowl (don't you love our matching jerserys).

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.