The Grey Lodge Reserve

Today we headed to the Grey Lodge Reserve with Nana. We didn't stay too long since by the time we finally got there it was close to naptime. It was cool to see all the different birds and Rilyn especially like seeing the snow geese. It seemed as though there were millions of them, and they would all fly over us in a huge flock. It's hard to see, but if you look closely you can see a large flock in the back behind Rilyn and Nana.

Here's Rilyn getting excited to head up to the cabin tomorrow, let's hope the forecast for snow is right. All she keeps talking about is building a snowman and having a snowball fight.

Back To Cali....

Unfortunately, I finally found some time to blog, but am using my parent's computer and can't figure out how to upload pictures. We made our way to California to spend the holiday's and had a great trip here. We left Monday afternoon, stayed in Valencia, which is the halfway point, then made the rest of the way on Tuesday morning. Everything went well, the girls did surprisingly well, Emerson pretty much slept most of the way. It is nice being home, Rilyn is really enjoying all the Christmas lights, decorations and tree that my parents have up. It's beginning to feel a lot like Christmas......We are still trying to get used to the cold weather, but that's all part of the Christmas season, right? Well, hopefully I can figure out how to get some pictures up soon. We are heading up to my parent's cabin in Almanor on Saturday morning, where Rilyn is so anxious to play in the snow, so I will have to get pictures up by then!

Home For The Holiday's

Here's a picture of us with our wonderful neighbors, Clay and Molly. Most of you know them and know how much we love them! They are the nicest people and we are so lucky to have such great neighbors.

Our Little Reindeer enjoying her snowman cookie that she decorated.

Tonight was our neighborhood's annual "Home For The Holiday's" Christmas party. Rilyn was very excited for the event since she new there would be horses, snow and santa there. The first thing we did was take a horse and carriage ride while singing carols with Mrs. Claus. Next, she went to play in the snow that they brought in. When she caught a glimpse of Santa she decided he wasn't for her. We really enjoyed our night and were glad my Dad was able to go with us.

Grandpa's Here!

My Dad arrived yesterday, but could only stay to visit for a couple hours before heading to Scottsdale for work. He will be back to stay with us on Saturday night, which I know Rilyn is excited for. While my Dad was here he enjoyed working on getting smiles out of Emerson. I think he was surprised how big Emerson has grown since he was here when she was born. Looking back in my journal from when Rilyn was born, she was just 7lbs. 7 oz. at 2 months. We weighed Emerson yesterday and she is already a whopping 11 1/2lbs. at under 2 months. What a difference!!

Rilyn decided we should become robots today, it is amazing how creative kids can be.

Double Take

It was fun to dress Emerson in a warm outfit for once, since I decided to take her for a walk this evening while Jeff and Rilyn hit the park. We are definitely looking forward to being in California soon where the weather will feel more like the holiday's. Anyways, I remember when Rilyn wore this outfit towards the end of the season in Washington and I loved it then and still love it now! It is crazy to Jeff and I how similar the two girls look, it will be interesting to see how much they look alike as they grow.

Here is Rilyn at 3 months.....Funny thing is Emerson, at 6 weeks, is already about the size Rilyn was at 3 1/2 months.

New Found Fun

Jeff got a Wii for his birthday this past year and has really enjoyed using it. Tonight he decided to teach Rilyn how to play with him and it is so cute seeing her "fish". She loves it and gets so excited when she catches something. We might be up all night though, because after every game she tells Jeff, "let's play again Dada", and I think he is having just as much fun as her too!

6 Weeks, Can You Believe It?

Today Emerson is 6 weeks! It's hard to believe that is possible, time really does pass quickly. She is such a great baby and I melt every time she smiles at me. She has just started cooing and it's funny to see how hard she works at getting such a little sound out. Rilyn is still enjoying having her around and is such a big helper to Mama. I love my girls!

Here's even more proof that Rilyn is Jeff's daughter, she is already a little tickle hound. She loves when Dada tickles her back. Every time he stops she'll say, "no Dada, more tickles", huh, that sounds familiar. :)