Happy Birthday Riley!

 Riley has turned two and she has been acting like it about a week or two before her birthday.  She throws tantrums, ignores mom's requests, and gets into everything.  It's a good thing she is cute, or I don't' know what I would do. 
We made a Winnie the Pooh cake with a basic star tip and a specialized cake pan.  It took some muscle, but it was well worth it. 

Asher Came to Visit

Asher came to visit with Grandma and Grandpa. Riley knows who Jeron's name, but she doesn't know Oly's name and she refers to her as Ashrrr.  She also refers to the baby as Ashrrr.  Riley loves Ashrr, and so does Eli, However, he didn't like Asher's name.  When Jeron and Oly were naming Aher, they were deciding between the name Asher and the name Evan.  Eli wanted him to be named Evan and when he was named Asher, he kept complaining, "Why did they name him Asher?"  Finally, he came up with a solution.  "I know, we could have an Evan!"  I proposed the solution to Jeron and he didn't seem too happy.  Apparently, they can't share the name and wanted to name their next child.  I told Eli that Asher needs a brother named Evan.  He seemed excited about this notion.  We'll just have to wait and see if any of this happens.

First Day of School

It was Eli's First Day of School.  He was thoroughly excited and was ready an entire hour early.  He got a new pair of shoes and a new backpack, that he completely loves.  I am really excited for him, he gets to go trick or treating and on a field trip, book orders, etc.  I am also nervous, because my life now begins with schedules, and planning around school.  I am ready for it and so is Eli.

Love

Riley has learned to say "I love you" only, it sounds more like "I la' ye" there would be times she would say it at least a dozen times. I still never got tired of it.
Eli, Riley and me were having a movie day because we were all sick and we were watching The Swan Princess. In the movie, the prince makes a vow of everlasting love and promises to love the princess forever.
After the movie, I was so sick and couldn't get the kids to bed fast enough and my patience was growing thin. Eli then turned to me and said " Mom, I love you and I will love you forever and after you die, I will still love you." It never ceases to amaze me how in tune with the spirit, the little ones are. After a quick prayer to the Lord, they settled right down to sleep.

Stop and Smell the Roses

This is just a simple reminder to stop and smell the roses. 
Eli did this at about the same age at the following link:
Roses!

Nae Nae Came to Town!

Nae Nae came to visit for a common relative's wedding.  She enjoyed her time with them as the visit was long over due.  She brought gifts with her as seen in the picture below.  Riley got a tea set that was pink and had the Princess Aurora and Eli got, you guessed it, Legos.  They had a great time with her and she was really patient with Eli as they sat down together and built the Legos.  I feel like this is a treat, since she wouldn't even do that with her own kids.

Riley's Wardrobe

Riley has been growing more and more persistent when it comes to getting dressed. She wants to choose her own clothes and sometimes she will get dressed over clothes already on. Yesterday, she was wearing a purple skirt and she wanted to change into a butterfly skirt. Daddy helped her change and she was upset. Daddy told her she could have one or the other. While Daddy left, she put both on, only she couldn't get the purple one over her diaper. She showed Daddy that she could wear both. She did wear both skirts all day' even though it was in the triple digits. As a parent, you have to pick your battles.