Monday, July 14, 2008

First Camping Trip

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Our first camping trip went off without a hitch! Shana and I stayed with the little ones Friday night while our husbands went to Rockaway Beach for a bachelor party. The boys were so good, and really loved being outside playing in the dirt and walking (with assistance) everywhere my back would allow. Saturday we spent the afternoon by the River. Riley was in heaven watching all the other kids jumping in and running around. He went marching right in the water, splashing and loving every minute of it. His favorite activity besides splashing was trying to eat the rocks. I think only a couple little ones slipped by! Saturday our husbands joined us once again, just in time for the mamas to take a well deserved break!

Riley took his first couple steps on Sunday once we returned home. We were sitting in the basement and he was walking back and forth between me and Brendan! He gets so excited and pleased with himself, as he should!

Wednesday, July 2, 2008

10 Months

Greetings all, whew! We've been really busy since out last post. Where to begin, well my parents and youngest sister, Brittagh, visited in early June. We spent a weekend on the coast in Manzanita, which was a lot of fun. Riley really enjoyed his time with his Grandparents, Mike and Casey (or T-Bone) and Aunts (all three of them). He went to the Oregon Zoo and he loved looking at all the fish tanks and interesting animals. Riley also enjoyed his time at Fernhill Park getting pushed on the swings by Britt and Kenna. He was also able to hang out with his great grandma's cousin, Bobby and Diana, when they came over for a wonderful dinner for Bobby's birthday. Megan's good friend Susie and her husband, Brian, came to visit from Singapore on their summer break before heading to Tokyo on their next teaching adventure. At 10 months, Riley now has about 6 teeth (1 is just coming in) and enjoys all the food he tries. His main focus is on walking, it is pretty much all he cares to do. So we now spend most of our time hunched over walking with him, our backs are hurting. Hopefully his Aunt/Nanny, Kenna, does not file a workers comp injury for a bad back. Riley's newest face is sticking his tongue out, especially before eating. He is going camping for the first time next weekend and we're very excited for our trip to the San Juan Islands later in July. That is about it, here are some photos over the past month: