Birthday Fun!

The BIG 7!
Riley - "Mommy, I can't believe that I am 7 already."
Quietly I reflected the past 7 years after she said that and I honestly can't believe she is 7 either! It is hard to imagine my life before kids! Our journey began w/ 4 years of infertility and a year of treatments before becoming pregnant with JD and then God blessed us with another child 14 months after he was born!!
Oh, how I am loving being her mom! I see her grow a little more every day and just the joy she brings to us!
Riley has this contagious laugh...a deep, down belly laugh followed by fits of giggles! She has had this laugh since she was an infant. She is always smiling and requires little sleep!
Her birthday was spent over two days....Wednesday her Nana took her shopping and for lunch and then Thursday we had lunch at Willow Valley w/ Maw Maw & Paw Paw, Dinner at the Olde Greenfield Inn with Sherri and Eden and then the four of us girls went to see "The Sound of Music" at the Fulton!
Here she is ready for her big night out!

Happy Birthday Riley!!

Uncle Ryan Is Home!!

The kids have been asking for weeks (well, for about 51 weeks to be exact) when Uncle Ryan is coming back home!

The big day is finally here, he made it home safely from the UK on Monday, 12/13 and we have been enjoying time w/ him ever since! The kids think that he is the funniest guy ever....being his sister, I don't think he is as funny as they do but I LOVE watching them spend time w/ him!

Here's to a Merry Christmas!!

Christmas Traditions...

Every year we ride the Strasburg RR for the annual Santa Train, it is a tradition I started w/ my best friend and her family back when the boys were like 6 weeks old. We can't imagine when the day comes (which I am sure is sooner than later) that our kiddos will think riding that train is to "baby-ish" for them.

Riley contemplating Santa...

Uncle Ryan was home for the fun this year (although I think they enjoyed his I-Phone the most)...

The boys...

This was our crew in 2009...
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Christmas Blessings!