Riley's Blessing

Today was Riley's blessing.  And, like they always are, it was awesome.  A father's blessing is so amazing and spiritual.  I'm always so thankful that Shaun holds the priesthood and is able to give not only our kids blessings, but me as well.  I can't wait to see Riley (a very long time from now) blessing his newborn baby!

Flagstaff

We went to Flagstaff this weekend with our good friends, The Richardson's.  It was crazy, but fun!  Travelling with three kids is nuts!  They did not like being cooped up in a tiny hotel room. 
The guys got to go snowboarding while Shauna and I manned the four kids.  We took them all to the mall.  The next day we took the kids sledding and of course to play in the snow.  They had a blast.  It was pretty windy and Riley did NOT like that.  He slept in my arms most of the time. 
The kids did very well on the drive there and back.   

Six Years

Shaun and I celebrated six years of marriage yesterday.  We went to a Brazilian Restaurant in Scottsdale called Fogo de Chau.  It was so yummy!  If you like steak, I highly recommend it.  And we just spent the day hanging out together.  Shopping around and enjoying each others company, ALONE!!  : )  We went to this cool used clothing store called My Sister's Closet.  They have name brand and designer clothes only.  I found some cute stuff for a really good price.  I left Riley for the very first time.  It was hard, but I had to leave him some time.  Thanks to my mom, sister and aunt who took such great care of my munchkins!! 
I am still so in love with Shaun.  And am so grateful to have him as my husband. 
(We attempted to get a picture)

Wildlife Zoo

We went to the Wildlife Zoo with our good friends The Richardson's.  It was pretty fun.  Emma and Spencer both loved looking at the animals.  And we ate at the restaurant that they have there.  It is an aquarium with sharks and fish.  Before we left we asked both kids what animal they were excited to see.  Emma, of course, said a giraffe.  And Spencer said zebra.  They both got to see their favorite animals!!  Emma even got to feed a giraffe!!  Riley was there too.  He slept most of the time.

Riley has been smiling more and more.  He even laughed the other day when I tickled him.  He is really happy for the first half of the day and then gets kind of cranky towards the end of the day.  One day he cried for an hour and a half straight.  I hope he does not have colic.  I have heard that it is not very fun.  :(  But, seriously, how cute is this baby!?!? 

Lately....

We went to Emma and Spencer's friend Chase's birthday party this past weekend.  They had such a good time.  It was such a cute party, Superhero theme.  They decorated capes, ran a superhero obstacle course, silly stringed the bad guys, hit the pinata and jumped in the bounce house. 

Emma and Spencer have finally gotten over being sick.  I was so stressed out trying to keep them off of Riley.  All they have been wanting to do is kiss him and hug him and hold him.  They sure love their little brother.  I was kind of worried about how Spencer would react to having a baby in the house.  He was been great.  He always says "Hi baby Riley."  We just have to work on being soft.  : ) 
I have been giving all three of them a bath together.  Works out pretty well.

Riley has been such a great addition to our family.  We all are in love with him.  He is so sweet.  And just yesterday he started really smiling.  His smile is so cute!!  I have not yet caught it on my digital camera, just my cell phone.  (Which I don't know how to get pictures off of. )

He fell asleep during tummy time.