Update...

I wanted to blog about a couple of things! First is the Binky situation, the first week was torture. Ryah refused to take a nap and would throw a tantrum when she wanted her nite nite and I wouldn't give it to her. But after that week was over it's like she forgot all about it. She now goes down for a nap between 1 and 2 and sleeps for a good 2 hours or more...and does without a fight! I am so glad that is over and she is doing well without it!

Dustin and I took Ryah to Yellowstone this last weekend. It was a long drive but well worth it! Ryah loved it! She saw elk and buffalo, old faithful and SNOW! She had seen snow last year but she didn't remember! Here are a few pictures...


This is on the way...she had to have both babies and her pumpkin (Alex) with her the whole way! As you can tell she is really into her movie! She is so funny!!



This is the first elk we saw on our trip! He was huge!



Dustin and Ryah checking out the view!



Dustin and Ryah next to some waterfalls!



Ryah at Old Faithful.



Playing in the snow! BURR



HELPPP! She didn't want to step over the tree root....and so she was stuck yelling HELP! She cracks me up!



Ryah and I snuggling on the east side of the Tetons! So pretty!


AWW...I love her!



Ryah and her daddy!




SO pretty! I had to end with this picture!

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Ryah sure did have fun carving pumpkins...especially throwing the guts around! She is such a tomboy! She is not afraid to get dirty!




Diggin' IN!



The pumpkin is almost as big as her!



Playing with pumpkin guts




Throwing pumpkin guts.



After she got cleaned off enough to go inside.



Thought she would have a taste...



Guess it wasn't that bad!

Ryah is 18 months old! WOW

So we went to the good old doctor yesterday thinking we were going to have to do the whole shot thing....but she was up to date on her immunizations!! YAY...I HATE SHOTS!
Anyway,
Ryah was 21 pounds 4 ounces and in the 11th percent. The doctor said she was growing fine and not to worry that she is a little on the skinny side. She was in the 80th percent for her height, definitely taking after her dad!

Ryah is now a "chatty Kathy"!! She is constantly talking and putting sentences together! She is always saying "what are you doing now MOM??" and "hi, how are you?"! Those are her two favorite sentences at the moment! I would guess that she says around 150 words on a regular basis and is adding more and more every day. She is already BOY crazy and loves the word BOYS! HAHA!! I cannot believe she is already one and a half!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DUSTIN!!

I just wanted to wish Dustin a happy birthday! He turns 27 today!! To show him how much I love him I spent a LONG time on this beautiful cake!!

GO BEARS! Love you Dustin! xoxo

You can call me Auntie Caysie!!

I know I am 10 days late but better late than never...right??!!
So anyway, my sister Kortnee gave birth to Jaylee Jean Johnson on September 22, 2009. She weighed 7 pounds 3 ounces! She is beautiful and so sweet! I am so excited to be an aunt and for Ryah to have a cute little cousin to play with!


On another note....Ryah is BINKY aka NITE NITE FREE!! She has not had one since the 28th! She wont take naps without it....so we are also nap free. But I would rather be nap free then have a nite nite!! I keep telling myself that she will sleep if she is tired! The last couple days she has taken a nap at 6pm because she just falls asleep wherever she is playing. Kinda funny really!

Check these out!!

So I was looking for something to put all of Ryah's hair bows on and I couldn't find anything I really liked. I came across these memory boards for pictures and I thought they would work for bows too! SO Kortnee and I decided to try and make them and this is how they turned out! I think they turned out super cute! We even custom made the buttons to match our fabric! If anyone is interested we would be happy to make one for you...just let me know! The yellow and red one is the one Kortnee made...it matches Jaylee's room. The green one is the one I made...it doesn't really match anything; but the fabric was cute! :)

FUN IN THE SUN!!

Kortnee's baby shower!!

My mom and I hosted Kortnee's baby shower! I can't believe she is so close to having her baby already! I am so excited to meet my niece....and I can't wait for Ryah to have a friend!!

Happy Birthday Nee Nee!!

I wanted to wish my sister Kortnee a happy 23rd birthday!! Here are 10 reasons she is the best sister ever!!

1. She has always and will always be there for me!

2. Kortnee was with me the ENTIRE time I was in labor, she never left my side. She even slept on the hospital room floor with only a baby blanket I brought for Ryah.

3. She will babysit anytime I ask her too!

4. She loves Ryah just as much as I do!

5. She was more excited than me when I told her I was getting married!

6. She always makes me feel better when I am down. She will talk to me for hours if I need her too!

7. She is the best shopping buddy a sister could ask for!

8. She is good at everything she does and sometimes her goodness rubs off on me! :0)

9. She puts up with me...need I say more?!

10. She is my best friend. It's funny how as time passes you realize who the most important people in your life are. When I was young I took Kortnee for granted but I want her to know that I don't know what I would do without her! She is a better sister than I could have asked for!!


Kortnee, I hope you have a wonderful birthday! I am sorry school screwed me out of going to dinner with you tonight! I am so thankful you are my sister! I can't wait to meet your little Jaylee and for you to experience motherhood for yourself. It's the most wonderful gift in the world! I hope I can be as good to you as you have been to me!

Love you sissy!!