Engagement pictures

So Dustin and I went and took engagement pictures! I stole these off our photographers blog! I wont get all of them for another couple weeks, but here is a peek!

Potty Training...

SO we have been talking about potty training for a LONG time now and Ryah was just not interested! Everyone told me not to push it and she would use the potty when she was good and ready! So yesterday I decided to get some potty books since she loves to read books! Well we went from freaking out when you mentioned the potty to wanting to use the potty in a matter of hours! Ryah went #1 in the potty last night and #2 today! YAY!!! I have spent most of the day in the bathroom, but it will be worth it in the end! Wish us luck!!

Ryah's 2nd birthday!

Ryah turned 2 yesterday and I still cannot believe it! She is such a big girl now! I waited to post until we went to the doctor so I could post her 2 year stats! Ryah weighs 23.5 pounds and is 35.5 inches long! She is in the 12th percent for her weight and the 67th for her height! She is so smart and funny but also so full of attitude! She copies everything and is saying 4 and 5 word sentences!

Here are some pictures from her BEE-day party!

Messy face!

The banner Kortnee made for Ryah's party!

Bee and beehive cookie favors!

Ryah and Grandma before the party!

The BEE cake! SO cute! Thanks Kortnee and Mom for all your help!

Miss Jaylee and I!

Ryah with her new iron and ironing board to go with her kitchen set!

This is Ryah when we were singing her happy birthday!

Ryah and Ryker

Ryah wants to be just like Dad!

Ryah loves to play disc golf with dad in the back yard! We are excited for nice weather so we can spend more time outside!!

Dustin and his old NEW girlfriend!

Dustin has been spending a lot of time out in the garage working on his bike! He is kind of obsessed with it! I thought I would post a couple pictures....it does look pretty good!
I had to post a few of my baby! She is getting so big, she will be 2 in less than a month!!

Random pictures

So I don't really have any specific event to blog about, but I haven't updated in a while so here are some random pictures of the recent happenings!

Here is Ryah helping dad shovel the driveway!! All she wanted to do was eat the snow and she would not keep gloves on...so we went inside.


Here is my little nudest! I can't keep clothes on this girl! If she doesn't have a onesie on, her diaper is off! This is not a good thing! I thought that maybe since she wanted to be naked we should start potty training....well she wants nothing to do with the "potty" and throws a fit if you go near it! So I am guessing she is not ready for that!

This is her running from me ... I was going to put her diaper on. Cute little bum!!

My baby is getting so big! It's exciting and sad at the same time!!

PS: If you have any tips for getting Ryah to let me do her hair...please please let me know! She won't even let me brush it most of the time!

Family Pictures!!!

So we had family pictures taken a few weeks ago and we just got them back! I tell you what, I am surprised we got any good pictures! Ryah was a little beast during the session, she was super clingy and crying most of the time!! Probably because we were in a strange place...but I am glad we did it!! Here are a few of them!She looks like me in this picture....I think its the ears!

Reading the book....upside down!

Halloween

This year we went to Pocatello so Ryah could hang out with her cousin Alivia! They love to play together! By the time we got home Ryah was sleeping...so no trick or treating this year! Maybe next year.
Here is our little lady bug! She is too busy playing with Aliva's toys that she wouldn't even look at me! Little busy body!We were getting ready to decorate cookies...that lasted one cookie for the girls!

Alivia and Ashton next to their pumpkins. Their grandma grew them and carved their names in the pumpkin while they were growing! SO cool!


Here is our little ladybug!

Getting a ride on Aliva's motorcycle!

Trying to get the girls to take a nap! That didn't happen!

These three pictures are so funny! HAHA

And here is my adorable niece Jaylee! She was a cow for Halloween! Too cute!

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!