Happy happy little Ryland. She is becoming such a big girl. Hard to believe she will start school next year.


Champ reading books to the girls. Since Ryland is addicted to reading, Natalie has gotten some very early book exposure. She seems to love them. And what I really mean is that she loves eating them.


Looks like summer is coming to a close. As much as we like it when it arrives, it's nice to bring out the jeans and long sleeved shirts every once in a while.


Natalie is growing so fast, and she is getting to be quite the chubby baby. She's constantly grabbing at her feet, and playing with toys.


Ryland is finally getting some bike time, and doing pretty well with it. She seems to love riding it.

Reflection and ramblings

As I sit here and write this, Natalie is asleep on me and Ryland is in the bathroom singing away giving her Barbie a bath in the sink. It's surprisingly quiet in the house and I'm even feeling a little relaxed myself. Sometimes being a mom can be challenging when little ones are pulling you in different directions, but I would never trade this for anything! These little girls are my life, and teach me so much everyday. Ryland has been playing ALL DAY LONG, barely stopping to eat. And like every other day, she has managed to spread toys throughout the entire house. I always look at her in awe of how much fun she is having.


Summer is still here, but I can feel myself wanting fall to arrive more and more. And apparently Natalie is feeling this way to, since she is currently sporting her Halloween pajamas. Although, it was her big sister who actually picked them out.


I continue to take hundreds of pics of these girls daily because their cuteness and love for one another is constantly growing.

4 months

Today Natalie is 4 months old. We had her 4 month check up this morning, and she still proves to be a big healthy girl. She weighs 15 lbs 7.2 ounces (87% percentile) and is 25.5 inches tall (91% percentile). Today's visit was a dreaded one for momma because she had to get 4 shots. However, she actually did really well and was done crying after about a minute. Luckily we had Ryland with us to sing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star to Natalie as she got her vaccines. Proud to have a daughter who loves her little sister so much.

Natalie is now asleep on my lap. If its anything like her 2 month visit, she will sleep the day away. Which I don't really mind. I enjoy the cuddles.