Richards Reflections

Sunday, April 29, 2012

Happy 4th Birthday, Ryan!

My little dude turned 4.  He had a jump party and there was fun had by all!

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they jumped,

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they rode bulls,

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they hugged,

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they smiled,

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they drank,

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he blew out candles,

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and opened presents.  The best part of any party!
Happy 4th Birthday to my favorite 4 year old nephew!!

Saturday, April 28, 2012

Turning a Corner

 I wasn't able to go to Bella's game today but Daddy sent me some pictures.  As you can see things look a whole lot better than they have been looking.  Daddy decided to stay off the field and that really seemed to help.  It forced her to be out there on her own and "play" with her friends, even if it was in the dirt.  But, it was a good strategy because they got the other team to come play too!!

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Friday, April 20, 2012

Brynlee is 9 Months

Dear Sweet Brynlee,
You are growing up way to fast. You are pulling up on everything, crawling all over the place, and cruising the furniture like crazy. You seem to have no fear. You have already started crawling up the stairs so the gate is up. You follow your big sister EVERYwhere. You love her so much. You just gravitate toward her when she is around and you think she is pretty funny. You really love to play with her toys, she really doesn't love for you too. We are working on that. You are still not back to sleeping through the night all the time, but every once in a while we all get lucky. You are eating like a champ. You open your mouth wide as soon as you see you food being opened. You really love puffs, especially the vanilla flavor. You stuff them in your mouth as fast as you can, I think you are afraid we will take them from you. Don't worry, I'll stop Daddy! You have the sweetest smile and the most contagious little laugh. You scream when your sister screams, YIKES! You got your first tooth, it's the second one to the left on the top. Strange place for a first tooth but that is ok. You also just got your second tooth, bottom left. You are still nursing some. Mommy's milk has slowed waaaaay down but we still enjoy a quick nurse about twice a day. You are still wearing your size 2 diapers. You are wearing mostly 6 month clothes and some of those are still too big. You are weighing around 15 pounds. You still love your Mommy a whole lot. I love it so much when I come into the house after work and see how excited you are to see me. There is lots of hair pulling and big sloppy wet kisses involved. You still love hair, especially mine and Bella's. You always have a strand or two stuck to your hand. You got in "trouble" for the first time. You started up the stairs (bad Mommy and Daddy for not having the gate up), I told you "no ma'am", you turned and looked at me with you lip out and started crying. But it didn't stop you, you kept going so I got up to get you, and you (little toot) scooted up two more steps as fast as you could and laughed and laughed. It's a good thing you are so stinkin' cute!

Baby sister, we love you so much and I can't even remember what it was like without you (except maybe a few more hours of sleep)! We love you so much!!

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Saturday, April 14, 2012

Soccer Pictures and a Not so great game......

We are still playing soccer......  Today's game was not so great.  Bella had a major meltdown on the field.  There may have been lots of crying and possibly sitting in the middle of the field while the crying was happening.  Yes, the game continued around her.  Daddy was on the field with her and she just wanted to hold his hand.  But only she was allowed to hold his hand.  When another player needed some encouragement and Daddy took her hand was when the meltdown ensued.  It was a sad deal.  We all left the field hanging our heads a little bit.

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Sunday, April 8, 2012

Easter 2012

We spent Easter at Mom and Dad's this year.  You may remember that they abandoned us last year.  Obviously they thought better this year and stuck around.  Niki and her boyfriend, Peter, joined us this year as well.  I always enjoy her being around :)!  The kids hunted eggs and played and we enjoyed some great food and fellowship with the family.

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 We had a great Easter this year!!



Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Oh Dear!

Mom texted me these pictures today............  Apparently she's a climber!

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Sunday, April 1, 2012

Bella's 1st Soccer Game

It finally happened, Bella started soccer. Her first game was actually hilarious. Daddy is helping coach a little bit. He was on the field with her the whole game helping to coral all the Thundercats. Bella did spend much of her time waving to her fans and pulling up her shorts that were several sizes to big, but it was all very entertaining.

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Isabella as a Thundercat

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Warming up before the big game

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Getting some direction from Daddy

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Making sure she doesn't moon the crowd

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Giving a little grin to her fans

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Some of her best fans!

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And a little of the action!  Seriously hilarious!!