Tahoe

Last month was our 3rd anniversary and as is becoming tradition, we spent the weekend at Tahoe to celebrate. Our anniversary weekend always consists of doing absolutely nothing which is really quite nice. Many times last weekend, I found myself comparing this anniversary to our first, when Riley was exactly the same age as Emily is this year. Boy was life different. Our baby boy had just turned 5 months old. He was sleeping through the night-12 hours-and we had figured out how to take care of him. We felt like we could conquer the world! This year, we just felt tired. Don't get me wrong-we are very happy. Very happy, and very tired. Anyways, here are some pictures from this year at the lake and some from our first anniversary too.

Emily and the Skunk

Once upon a time

there was a pretty pretty princess

who was minding her own business

eating her breakfast

when suddenly

she heard something she had never heard before

a song

she paused

she looked for the source of the song

but could not find it

so she went back to eating

after she finished

she sat up

and in front of her was a large skunk

what on earth is that?

she thought to herself

and then it started singing

it was singing that song

she grabbed for it

i want that!

i want that now!

wait....i dont really like this thing

or do i?

hmmm what else is there to do...

This Morning

7am

Me: Good Morning Riley!

Riley: Good Morning Momma! Nice to meet you!

7:30am

As I'm looking under the bathroom sink for something, I pull out an old

makeup bag. Riley picks it up and walks out of the bathroom with it. Shouts

from the bedroom.

Riley: Momma! I don't know where my backpack is. Do you know where my backpack is?

Me: It's in your closet

Riley:Oh, Ok!

Riley finds me in the kitchen.

Riley:I can't do it all by self me! Can you help me?

(zip the backpack. the makeup bag is inside)

I hold the backpack so he can zip it up

Riley: Thank you! Can you help me put it on?

I help him put it on his back

Riley: I'm ready for school now. I'm going to school.

I have no idea where all this is coming from. I'm just along for the ride at this point.

Riley walks to the front door.

Riley: Mom, can you open the door for me?

I do.

As the door opens, the sun hits Riley in the face.

Riley: The Sun! Sunny sunny sunny! (pause) Mom, I need a hat.

Let me pause at this point and explain that it has been cloudy and cold here

for the last week so we have told him he can't go outside to play until the sun comes out.

Hence his excitement over seeing the sun.

Riley looks outside again, puts his foot out to take a step. Pauses. Puts his foot back inside

Riley:Mom! But I don't have shoes on!

Me:Well, let's go get your shoes and hat on.

We do.

Back to the front door.

Riley:Mom, I need my squirt gun!

(Riley found dave's old squirt gun yesterday and

thinks it's pretty much the best thing ever made)

We find his squirt gun and refill it with water. To the door again.

This time we make it outside.

Riley walks down the sidewalk a bit and squirts his gun.

6 or 7 minutes later

Riley: Momma, my fingers are cold! (In a shaky voice)

I want to go inside now.

I'm not going to school anymore.