Finally Catching Up

!Since, Riley's 2nd Birthday & Owen's Dedication...we've all ben a little sick, and then sick again as it seems. With two kids our sickness seem to get passed back & forth. Yesterday I spent most of the day disinfecting toys & everything else in the house as well.

It's hard to believe Riley is 2! Even, since his birthday, he is TALKING so much!! It is SOOOOO Much Fun!!!

Owen is Mr. Smiley. Even sick he still smiles! His new accomplishment...is clapping! Favorite Activity playing with his Piano & riding brothers Police Car.

My Little Musicians

My Little Musicians

January 2008

Owen - Gets his 3 month pictures tomorrow!! (Few days shy of four months) Alan was holding Owen on the couch the other day and realized....HE HAS A TOOTH...then a couple of days later...ANOTHER TOOTH!!

Riley - He is turning into a big boy!! His language is developing so fast. He has turned into his mommy a bit...which is ok...he picks up HIS TOYS and wipes up his own spilled milk!! Its hard to believe in two more months he'll be 2!!!!

Alan - Surprised me with a Haircut/Color and a Pedicure for our 5 year anniversary!and still more 2 dozen roses!! There's another hard one to believe...5 years...we are still planning a trip to New York in the spring...hopefully, everything will fall into place. If not, we are going camping....a lot!!!!

I am really enjoying the boys a ton!! I am also enjoying the many other things going on. I started a moms group at our church, called Moms Together. It is amazing!!! We have about 20 women who get together twice a month.

Cooking Dinner

Cooking Dinner
Riley & Mama

September Highlights

September was a month...I thought we would never get to experience. We welcomed the birth of our second son Owen on September 20th! (Pa's Birthday)! One of the easier birthday gifts we've given! We finally headed to the hospital at 5 in the morning...we kept thinking and heading out to the car for couple of hours before that but I didn't want to get to Modesto and then have to go home! I had been having contractions the day before and all night! Alan was amazing! He did more than I thought he would! For someone who planned on staying by my shoulders the whole time didn't! My mom was second in command! I knew she would be great to have in the room! I needed both of them to help push little Owen! He was born at almost 4o'clock in the afternoon, weighing 8 pounds 13 ounces measuring 20 inches long!
WHAT A JOY!!! Riley met little Owen soon after but wasn't too sure and didn't not like seeing me in the hospital bed! It took Riley awhile to warm up to me...he loved Owen instantly!

We have throughly enjoyed watching Owen change so much! AND SO FAST!

September Picture

September Picture
The Weekend Home with Owen

Greatest Love Story Ever Told

Riley...my sweet boy...
That smile of his is just contagious. May 22nd, adoption day, final happened for us. Thinking, I would be very emotional.....I wasn't. I had one tear. Tear for Joy to know that God finished the work he had promised, he started for us. We were family, before we even meet him. As I am writing this months later, I laugh because when we the same day we went to go buy our van (the only good thing about being robbed) Riley was Riley and we found him playing in the mud!!!

Playing in the Mud

Playing in the Mud

WOW! What an amazing 2007!

I have tried for a couple of months now to get my blog going....but with two boys....the day (morning) goes by so fast!

So, hopefully...with a new year and somewhat of clean slate...I'll be better about keeping up to date with the family news.