Happy Birthday Turbo

Colby turned 8 yesterday! We cannot believe how big he is getting. We had a pizza party at the park last night and then today for our present we took him shopping and let him get whatever he wanted. Colby is such a sweet boy and we are very lucky to have in our family.I know that it has been hard for him to bounce back and forth but he always is happy to see us and we love him so much! Happy Birthday Turbo! Thank you to everyone that came and for all the presents. I will post pics of his birthday ...asap.

Today was the perfect weather for the PARK

We went to the park today with Kylie, Boston, and Nash. Ry loves his cousins. We gave Boston his birthday present(light saber) and so all three of them had a blast playing Star Wars. Days like this makes me appreciate my sister and how close we are. I know all of us will have a hard time when we move to England. Kylie's boys and Riley play very good together and McKinley loves to follow all of them around. We had fun today and got some really cute pictures.

McKinley SLEEPS through the Night!!!

OK so for those of you that don't know McKinley has not been sleeping through the night and on weeknights I stay up until like 11:30 or 12 until she gets in a deep sleep. Starting Monday I just let her cry for like a half an hour(i felt like the worst mom) and she finally slept until 8:30 in the morning. YEAH!!!! Last night she went to bed at 8:30 and woke up at 7 and only cried for like five minutes. It is funny how it works-the more sleep they get the more sleep they want. Her sleeping pattern was not that great before-she only took one nap in the day -no matter how hard I tried. Now she is taking two naps and it is MARVELOUS! Happy Baby means a Happy Mommy! Next challenge is conquering the whole potty training with Ry Guy. Wish me luck-I need it!

I'm HuRt..... quick get me a band aid

Today I put some music on and let the kids do some dancing. Well Riley got a little crazy with his bad self and fell and got a pretty good size cut on his lip. I comforted him and after about five minutes or so he was over it. Jer got home from work and we had to tell him all about Riley getting hurt. Well Riley the dramatic monkey he is...told Dad all about it and acted like he fell all over again. Needless to say Daddy came to the rescue and gave Ry a band aid. Well Ms. McKinley kept grabbing the band aids, so she got one too. McKinley wasn't hurt when the band aid went on but she was when it came off...SORRY Kinley. Riley is such a trooper.....Poor thing.

Random pictures of the boys throughout the years

Here are both the boys at the age of 3. Blowin bubbles.

CoMpArInG tHe Kids

Here are all 3 of the kids around the same age. What do you think? Do they look the same at all?

Very Interesting!

Grandpa Tietjens

We love you and will miss you so much. I only met you once and talked to you a few times on the phone, but man you were an amazing person. You showed me love and let me know that I was part of the family. You left a very strong impression on me about family and your love for them. You should feel proud of what an amazing family you have raised and know that you will be missed dearly. Please give our love to Grandma. God Bless!

Me and my dolly

McKinley is so funny with her doll. We got it for her last Christmas and she just lately has been taking a liking to her doll named Loulee. I think she is so stinkin cute with her and she drags the doll everywhere with her. Riley says that Loulee is Kinley's sister because they look the same. McKinley is very protective over Loulee and if Ry goes anywhere near the doll-she screams! Got to love the girly girl!

Our fun filled Friday

We had a busy day. Lots of yard work and lots of playing. The two monkeys were so good during all the yard work that they got to have a treat. Riley ate his just fine. McKinley had a taste of her first chocolate donut and well it got ALL over. Riley just now got a chance to play with his bubble blower from his birthday. As you can see- he had a blast! Thanks Grandma

The kids playing outside

Riley really likes to play star wars(only because Colby does). McKinley is funny. Every time I get out the camera, she wont play. She just sits pretty and smiles. Riley is different. He will run right up to the camera lens and say"CHEESE!"

I promised the rest of Riley's b-day pictures

My sister in law just emailed them to me and she got some really cute ones....thanks Denise

Pizza Pizza

McKinley has a bunch of teeth now and she is not a big fan of eating baby food. She won't even eat it anymore and wont let me feed her either . She thinks that she is so big and that she can feed herself. Last night we gave her pizza to she how she liked it and WOW she was going to town and her is the proof. Funny Girl!

Never a dull moment

It has been getting pretty hot outside in the daytime and when we go out we are only out there for about a half an hour cuz Ry gets too hot. There is only so much Riley can do without getting bored. The other day me and the kids were in the toy room and I noticed Ry found tape. I could see he was trying to hide it from me so I just sat back and watched.....about five minutes later he turns around and says "Look I'm a MONSTER!"
I love him so much. He always gets me to laugh and I really appreciate the enjoyment he gets out of the simplest things. He's my little man!

My Little Woman

Kinley is starting to feel a whole lot bettter. She loves to eat her bananas and noodles (as you can see they are all over her!) She is starting to notice when I get out the camera because she grins from ear to ear and laughs at herself. She is VERY girl.