Riley Got Her Ears Pierced!

Riley has been talking about getting her ears pierced for months. I always have told her that after she turned five she could go whenever she wanted to. Her friend down the street called last Saturday and asked if Ry wanted to go with her to get her ears pierced. This was kind of sudden for my kid who needs to really think things through, but we agreed to go and check out what it was like. After watching Braelyn (Ry's friend) get hers pierced, Riley decided not to do it after all. She was really bummed the rest of the day Saturday...she really wanted her ears pierced but was kind of scared to actually do it. This is all she could think about the rest of the weekend. By Monday Riley was raring to go, and right after school I took her back to the store we were at on Saturday. This time Ry jumped right up in the chair and we went from picking out the earrings to ears pierced in about five minutes. She said her ears were shaking just a little bit before actually getting the earrings put in, but she did great!

I know it is kind of hard to see, but look close and you can see her cute silver flower earrings she picked out.

The Jimmer Show

For several years Cory and I have talked about going to Las Vegas to watch BYU play in the Mountain West Conference basketball tourney. With Jimmer to on our team we decided this was the year! We went with three other couples from our neighborhood, and had a rare kid-less weekend. We watched a TON of basketball, went shopping, the boys went golfing, the girls all got pedicures (we were kind of a freak show in the shop we went into...three of the four of us are pregnant and we got a lot of looks and comments...obviously we weren't in Utah anymore!) and we got to see Jimmer's 52-point special! The only downer was the San Diego/BYU game...didn't end exactly the way we were hoping! It was fun, though. Totally worth going!

Cyclopes....AGAIN!

Look at what happened to Bailey tonight....she was playing in the hallway and tripped over something and landed forehead-first into the heater grate on the wall. Within seconds she was sporting a HUGE bump and bruise. Unfortunately for her, this isn't the first time her forehead has taken the brunt of her falls...if you look closely at the picture of her in her red sweater, you can see the permanent dent she already had in her head BEFORE this current accident. Maybe we should get the kid a helmet...

Poor kid...look at that bruise!

It seemed to grow bigger right before my eyes!

Do you see the dent that was already on her forehead? Hope this latest incident doesn't leave permanent damage!

Thinks she looks awesome...

Bailey thinks she looks so cute with her hair like this...

Quite the look, huh?

Memory Marathon

As soon as Cory walks in the door the girls start asking if he will play Memory with them after dinner. We have been playing a family game every night for about a month now. Bailey has a pretty short attention span for the game...she just wants to find the cards with Sleeping Beauty on them, and then she is happy to quit. Riley, on the other hand, is quite competitive. She and Cory play for blood and guts as soon as Bailey and I drop out of the game. Their games usually come down to the wire, with the winner being the one who "cleans it" (matching up the remaining few pairs of cards on the floor). Riley has had to learn how to be a graceful winner and a good loser...so has Cory! No matter who wins, each game is ended with Riley saying, "Sometimes you're the windshield, sometimes you're the bug." She sure is happier when she is the windshield and her dad is the bug!

LOOK WHO'S 3!

Last week we celebrated Bailey's 3rd birthday. She had been waiting for weeks to turn 3! Cory always has a late work week during the first week of February, so if we want Dad to be involved in the bday celebration, we always have to celebrate early...which translates into nearly a week of birthday activities for Bailey! The Saturday before the bid day we went to dinner at Red Robin with Mimi, Papa, and our neighbors (who's daughter is Bailey's best friend!). After eating the "bestest" macaroni and cheese in the waiter brought Bailey a huge slice of mud pie. She was excited! Top off that with a Red Robin balloon on the way out of the restaurant and her birthday celebration was off to a great start!

Bailey and her best friend at Red Robin

She was thrilled with her HUGE piece of cake.

The next day we had Bailey's official birthday party at Mimi and Papa's. She loves the color pink and had been talking for weeks about the pink cupcakes with pink frosting and pink sprinkles on pink plates with pink napkins and pink candles that she wanted to have for her party. Everything had to be pink! She even wanted only pink presents! Good thing Leapsters and scooters come in pink! Needless to say, she was "tickled pink" with her party!!

So excited to be 3!

Opening her pink presents with Dad.

The pink cupcakes with pink sprinkles and pink candles...

Now that the celebration is over, life can get back to normal around here! It was a fun week, though, and we sure are glad to have Bailey in our family!

At 3, Bailey's favorites are:

- the color pink

- wearing skirts (she nearly refuses to wear pants...so unlike her mother at that age!)

- Little Einsteins (especially June!)

- blueberry yogurt (only Yoplait brand...she is snobby about her yogurt!)

- reading stories

- singing songs with Dad

- going to stores with Mom

- apple juice (she can tell when I dilute it with water and does NOT like it when I do that!)

- Moo Cow (her stuffed cow)

- "bankley" (her blanket she LOVES)

- Disney princesses (especially Sleeping Beauty)

- new clothes (she got some money for her birthday and all she wanted to do was go to Old Navy and buy some new skirts with her cash).

- Riley, the best big sister in the world!

- being 3!

WE LOVE YOU, BAILEY-O!

Jr. Jazz

Riley is playing Jr. Jazz basketball again this season. Our neighbor across the street is her coach and most of her team is made up of kids from our neighborhood. Ry is doing great and hangs with the boys just fine. She has scored a basket or two in the few games we have had so far. Cory is really good about working with her on her shot and dribbling. She loves playing and that makes her mom and dad very happy!

Ry and the rest of her team.

A goofy picture of the team.

Isn't she cute??