Recipes are back!

If you haven't seen, I have been posting recipes again on my recipe blog. There are many more new ones. I took a break from uploading recipes on there, but I am back now. Make sure to head on over to kickoffthoseheelsncook.blogspot.com and check them out! Enjoy!

First Haircut

Anyone who has seen Riley lately knows that he had a mullet. His hair hasn't really grown since he was born except for the very bottom back of his head. It started curling from the top of his shirt and just looked soooo bad. We finally just cut his hair this morning. Goodbye mullet! :)








What a funny kid...

Oh.My.Gosh!

So I was in the kitchen getting dinner ready. I knew Riley was in the pantry (that is his favorite place to play) but he stopped talking and making noise. So I decided to look in there and see what he was up to. This is what I found:

And I think during that last one he realized that after I finished taking pictures that he was going to get into trouble.

Yes, that is a loaf of bread in his hand that I made. I had left half of the loaf out on accident last night and it dried out...so I threw it away. I didn't know Riley was going to get it out of the trash can to eat.

It looks like we need to start putting up a gate in the kitchen.

Silly Riley!

My hyperactive child

Riley is so funny. He is turning into the biggest pill. He totally knows how to walk but he doesn't want to walk...he wants to run. So he gets so excited on his feet that he just start running. After a couple steps he falls over...and he does it over and over again. If he is walking...he can get about 10 steps in before falling over...but most of the time he just tries running. He is so funny! Also, he loves to tackle us. I especially love it when Allen is sitting it on the ground against the couch and riley is on the couch. He dives onto allen and starts freaking out. It is so funny! He is such a funny kid...but sometimes it's a little much.

It's crazy how quickly they grow. I feel like every week he is a brand new person. He is totally not a baby anymore!

I knew it, but I wasnt ready...

When I was pregnant we bought Riley a BEAUTIFUL, huge, cherry wood crib. It was expensive. It was gorgeous. It was to last for all of our kids. Everyone kept saying: "Riley is going to chew on the crib, he is going to ruin it". I knew this was bound to happen...it's okay if there were teeth marks on the crib. He is a baby, that's what babies do. I was prepared for that, however he has NEVER chewed on the crib. But what I wasn't prepared for was this: SCRATCHES. He has a habbit of scratching things. We woke him up the other morning to find all the finish scratched off on part of his crib. NOOOOOO!!! How could he? AHHHHH!! This is just so sad. I am not a happy momma!

And we're walking...

Riley is just the cutest. He walks so great with his walker, but he just didn't want to do it on his own. He got to the point to where he would stand up on his own for over a minute and just stand there. He wouldn't dare take a step. Well this morning he has been trying to walk. He keeps taking so many steps. Right now he can take 4 steps on his own before falling over. He is so cute and so proud of himself. He will be walking fully on his own any day now. Yay Riley! I love my little man!

My little Niece!

Paige Marie Perry
8.5 lb, 20.5 in

I love you guys! So excited for you!

It's baby time!

My sister is in labor right now and I am just so excited. My mom just called and said she is already at an 8...so that means my little niece is coming so soon. I am just soooo excited to see what she looks like, and am so excited for Carli and Kevin! We love you!

Missing my friends

Today I am just really missing my old friends. I am just having one of those days where I am thinking about fun times with friends when I was younger. I can't help but smile. I just wish that I could get together with all of them right now! I think about all the fun times I had growing up in Seattle and being with my two best friends. I think about Michelle and Jessica and just get sad. Why can't we be back in High School and just hang out and do stupid stuff? We used to have so much fun, and you could always count on finding us three together and just laughing our brains out. I miss you guys!

After I moved to Utah, I haven't really seen them. Michelle drove down from school to go to my bridal shower in Seattle and it was so fun to see her. The last time I saw Jessica was when Allen and I were in Seattle when we were just dating. We went out to dinner with her and her husband. I just miss the old times.

I had so much fun here in Utah. I loved (some) of my roommates! :) Hehehe. I miss the midnight runs to Wendy's with Dani and all of our fun times we had. I just miss so many of my roommates and friends.

I got married to my best friend. I love him so much. Together we had a beautiful little boy. He is our best friend. We love him so much. I LOVE my family so much. Why is it that when you get married, you just lose touch with some people who have made such an impact in our life? I just want to have my friends to hang out with. I get so lonely everyday just being at my house and changing diapers. I want to get out and get fresh air. I want to go out to lunch with friends and catch up.

I love having my two best friends with me always. Allen and Riley are the best! I just need some more fun girl times. I have a hard time trying to get out of the house with a baby. I feel locked up. Is this normal?

Let the countdown begin!

It is now 14 days until Valentines Day! Allen and I are doing this fun little advent calendar. I used THIS great idea over at one of my favorite blogs ever. Every day we read what's inside the envelope for the day. Each one contains a fun little thing for us for that day. It's kinda fun to do something for each other every day!

Love ya babe!