Finally getting into it!
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Happy Birthday Rylee!!!
Reading Cards from our awesome guests...
Scoping out which gifts to tear into first...
Getting a "Pat the Bunny" book...
I have smelled the flowers in the book a million times already!
" Cake for you Daddy?" YUMMY!
I got cake all over me...the floor, and my chair!
Trying to decide the best way to cut into the cake...strategy is important.
Sitting like a big girl with Jordan and Ava :)
Drinking her milk like a big girl!
Eating on our deck at the party...
Rylee's blackberry cake :) Half chocolate, half yellow,
" Cake for you Daddy?" YUMMY!
I got cake all over me...the floor, and my chair!
Trying to decide the best way to cut into the cake...strategy is important.
Sitting like a big girl with Jordan and Ava :)
Drinking her milk like a big girl!
Eating on our deck at the party...
Rylee's blackberry cake :) Half chocolate, half yellow, the buttons were funfetti!
The yummy goods....
Playing downstairs prior to the main festivities...
The yummy goods....
Playing downstairs prior to the main festivities...Rylee is 1!!!!
Hello Everyone,
Well...it happened...my baby is 1! Rylee Hope is now officially a toddler...a walking, whole milk drinking, b-bopping toddler. She has a smile that will draw you in...a fiesty spirit that makes you say, "wow- did that come from that tiny girl?!", and a devious side that loves to play hide and seek, leap and crawl off of furniture, and throw caution to the wind...We deeply love her. I am amazed daily at how much she has grown. The other day I asked her to take something to Daddy...and she quickly took the piece of mail in her hands and walked over to her Dad..and said..."Augh..." Precious...simply precious. Rylee and Ava now play together daily...it is quite the sight to see. They get along for the most part really well...as long as Rylee is in charge! All kidding aside- Ava is double her size and Rylee has already beaten her up twice! We were able to celebrate her B-day at our home and had nearly 30 or so people...She did so well. We had a wonderful time just talking and celebrating her! She got some sweet gift, of which I am sure will be used,used and then used some more! I thought that it might be a bit overwhelming, but I think being the pastor's daughter gets you accustomed to having people around a lot :). I was committed to making her cake, as I did for Ava on her first birthday. I thought about what I should make for her for over a month...Flower? No...not for her...Princess tiara?...No...not my Rylee...Butterfly?....Ummm...way too hard for Mommy :)....I finally came up with making her a cell phone cake! Rylee from a very young age has loved cell phones To the point where she would put just about anything on her ear and pretend like she was talking :)(Must say alot about Mommy!)...So my good friend Christin and I were able to do it. I thought that it might be hard to top Ava's ladybug cake..but I think we matched it! Too fun :)
I have been really enjoying this stage with the girls...they are both so full of personality, and growing so quickly. Corey and I are super pumped that we have been able to undergo our first stage of our kitchen remodel. I was EXTREMELY pumped to actually get a dish washer! YES! Such a highlight of my life! Corey is going to be doing his second triathalon this coming week. I am super proud of him...he gets more attractive to me as the days pass...I can't help but think and say.."That is MY man!!!" YES!"
Ava is as beautiful as ever. She knows her ABC's, can count in both spanish and english, recites various songs, dances all the time, and loves to be out and about ALL the time. She has recently begun to use Corey and I's first names when she is arguing with us or wants to prove a point. Daddy is "Corey" when she wants something or is trying to manipulate him. We laugh about it all the time. Somehow she connected in her brain that when people argue (i.e. her parents) they always use first names! HA!
We will be having some really great house guests soon! Our friend Hunter will be headed into town this weekend, and then the following weekend we get to see Grandma and Grandpa Garris!!!! I have a feeling that the girls will be spoiled all around...So much to look forward to! I have tried to post as many pics and latest videos from the party, and also a couple of other cute videos. Enjoy the latest!
Love,
Cyndia for Corey, Ava, and Rylee
Well...it happened...my baby is 1! Rylee Hope is now officially a toddler...a walking, whole milk drinking, b-bopping toddler. She has a smile that will draw you in...a fiesty spirit that makes you say, "wow- did that come from that tiny girl?!", and a devious side that loves to play hide and seek, leap and crawl off of furniture, and throw caution to the wind...We deeply love her. I am amazed daily at how much she has grown. The other day I asked her to take something to Daddy...and she quickly took the piece of mail in her hands and walked over to her Dad..and said..."Augh..." Precious...simply precious. Rylee and Ava now play together daily...it is quite the sight to see. They get along for the most part really well...as long as Rylee is in charge! All kidding aside- Ava is double her size and Rylee has already beaten her up twice! We were able to celebrate her B-day at our home and had nearly 30 or so people...She did so well. We had a wonderful time just talking and celebrating her! She got some sweet gift, of which I am sure will be used,used and then used some more! I thought that it might be a bit overwhelming, but I think being the pastor's daughter gets you accustomed to having people around a lot :). I was committed to making her cake, as I did for Ava on her first birthday. I thought about what I should make for her for over a month...Flower? No...not for her...Princess tiara?...No...not my Rylee...Butterfly?....Ummm...way too hard for Mommy :)....I finally came up with making her a cell phone cake! Rylee from a very young age has loved cell phones To the point where she would put just about anything on her ear and pretend like she was talking :)(Must say alot about Mommy!)...So my good friend Christin and I were able to do it. I thought that it might be hard to top Ava's ladybug cake..but I think we matched it! Too fun :)
I have been really enjoying this stage with the girls...they are both so full of personality, and growing so quickly. Corey and I are super pumped that we have been able to undergo our first stage of our kitchen remodel. I was EXTREMELY pumped to actually get a dish washer! YES! Such a highlight of my life! Corey is going to be doing his second triathalon this coming week. I am super proud of him...he gets more attractive to me as the days pass...I can't help but think and say.."That is MY man!!!" YES!"
Ava is as beautiful as ever. She knows her ABC's, can count in both spanish and english, recites various songs, dances all the time, and loves to be out and about ALL the time. She has recently begun to use Corey and I's first names when she is arguing with us or wants to prove a point. Daddy is "Corey" when she wants something or is trying to manipulate him. We laugh about it all the time. Somehow she connected in her brain that when people argue (i.e. her parents) they always use first names! HA!
We will be having some really great house guests soon! Our friend Hunter will be headed into town this weekend, and then the following weekend we get to see Grandma and Grandpa Garris!!!! I have a feeling that the girls will be spoiled all around...So much to look forward to! I have tried to post as many pics and latest videos from the party, and also a couple of other cute videos. Enjoy the latest!
Love,
Cyndia for Corey, Ava, and Rylee
Monday, August 16, 2010
Triathalon Pics...Daddy completes 1st one August 2010!
Dishing out the love after they returned from their triathalon! YEAH!
Look at all of those manly muscles... Corey, Dave & Tony
Our trophy for Daddy...
Ava trying on Daddy's bike helmet the day prior to his triNew Pics...
She loves having shades on anytime of the day :)
Oh Yeah Baby!
Playtime with Morgan
Hair net from our favorite head cheese lady at Kroger...Brenda
So tall and beautiful...I get sad thinking about how big she is!
Such a great smile...Puerto Rican Betsy Ross...So cute!
Doll Baby...I know...Love her so much!
Sweet smile, and devious to the core :)
Everyone was raving about her gear for the fourth of July...too sweetSaturday, August 14, 2010
Walking!
It's official..............Rylee is walking! She started taking her first steps about 3 weeks ago and now she is able to walk across the room (a little wobbly-but walking none-the-less). She does really well when she can hold something in her hands. Ava is about to have her world rocked with her new little "shadow" :)
Enjoy the videos, they are from a few weeks ago when she started taking her first steps.
And since I'm writing this blog (that's right, it's corey!), I have to brag for just a moment about my latest feat. I've been thinking and dreaming about doing a triathlon for years. Cyndia and I watch the Hawaii Ironman every year and are amazed at how people can complete a 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike, and a 26.2 mile run - back-to-back-to-back. Makes me feel like a slacker! So it's been on my "bucket list" so to speak, wanting to complete a tri and taste just a little bit of what they go through. Had a great time. Picture is of Dave, Tony, and myself - the 3 of us drove up to Norwalk, OH and competed in the race.
Enjoy the videos, they are from a few weeks ago when she started taking her first steps.
And since I'm writing this blog (that's right, it's corey!), I have to brag for just a moment about my latest feat. I've been thinking and dreaming about doing a triathlon for years. Cyndia and I watch the Hawaii Ironman every year and are amazed at how people can complete a 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike, and a 26.2 mile run - back-to-back-to-back. Makes me feel like a slacker! So it's been on my "bucket list" so to speak, wanting to complete a tri and taste just a little bit of what they go through. Had a great time. Picture is of Dave, Tony, and myself - the 3 of us drove up to Norwalk, OH and competed in the race.
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