Sidney's 1st Photo Shoot

How could we not be in love with these precious babies!

I am waiting to post more pictures of Sidney until after we send out her birth announcement.

Thank you to RACHEL THURSTON for the amazing pictures!

When he was done taking his pictures this is literally what we saw! Haha!!! Asleep on the couch sitting up with Blueberries and Doritos. Classic!

Riley's RED bike

For Christmas Riley got a new bike that he affectionately refers too as his "RED BIKE". He rides it EVERYDAY with Daddy and obviously he loves it! Its so great living in a neighborhood that has streets with so many kids and no traffic :)

Happy New Year 2010!

We may have partied at 7pm but we still celebrated! Confetti Guns, Poppers, noise makers etc. Riley LOVED it all and Sidney Slept. We watched a movie, had some Ice Cream cones and called it a night. When we woke up this morning Paul had cooked waffles and bacon, YUMM! We drank Martinelli's and went outside to set off the rest of our Poppers, the best part this morning was when Riley said "Mom, wait! I need my Party hat"! Thats right buddy, you cant use poppers without wearing our party hat, hahahaha

Merry Christmas 2009

Christmas morning was so much fun! Riley ripped open his presents as to be expected and opened Sidney's for her as well. We headed to my moms house for breakfast and then spent the afternoon with Papa and Tutu. Later that night we went back to Mem-moms for a wonderful Christmas dinner! Mmmmm SO much yummy food and my favorite dessert, my moms English trifle, it's a good thing she only makes it once a year! All 3 kids (Riley, cousin Macy and Sidey) were all fast asleep on the couch, it was so cute!

Riley at Mem-moms chilling in his new chair and his LIVERPOOL soccer kit that he's been wearing for 2 days straight!

Papa and Tutu meeting Sidney for the first time!

Thanks Auntie Lou for my new bike!

Cousin Macy, about a week older than Sidney

Christmas Eve 2009

We love Christmas Eve and the anticipation for Christmas morning! This year Paul and I cooked dinner for family and friends at our house. It was the first year Riley had an understanding of traditions, Santa, reindeer and leaving cookies and carrots out for them. Although, it wasn't until Christmas afternoon when we were driving to Mem-moms house that Riley said "Mom, I see Santa and hear the reindeer"! It was a little strange considering he was in his car seat but we played along anyway. Sidney was a perfect angel, sleeping through everything :) Riley kept himself busy dressing up...Buzz light year, fireman and a cowboy made appearance's during dinner and he finished off the evening playing monster trucks with Grandpa.

LOVE

It's been 1 week since Sidney was born and it has been so wonderful! We LOVE having a new baby in the house and having a little girl is so new and exciting. I am so grateful for all the help and for the friends who have brought dinner over so I didn't have to worry about cooking. Riley is adjusting well to his little sister and really embracing being the "big brother". He LOVES to hold her, kiss her, make sure she has her paci and that she's wrapped in her blanket. When she's in her cradle he rocks the cradle and says "Sidney likes this"and when she crys (which is hardly ever) he tells her "it's ok Sidney don't cry". He loves to "tickle tickle" her head and hold her hand. He shows great love and concern for his little sister and it makes us SO happy that he's sweet and kind to her. On the other hand when people come to visit he does act out getting wild doing anything to get noticed! We hope this part ends soon because he seriously gets crazy running and jumping on everything including the friends and family who may be visiting.

Our dog Herbie is very curious about Sidney!

Aunt Jami

Riley, Grammy and Sidney

Sidney's Birth Day

We headed to the Hospital at 7am and our princess arrived at 2:30pm. It was a wonderful afternoon spent in the hospital with my Mom and Paul (thank goodness for solitaire) and reminiscing how we were doing the same thing just 3 years ago awaiting the birth of Riley. I am so grateful that the delivery went smoothly and that she arrived healthy. A big thank you to my brother Jared and his wife Lindsey for all their help with Riley. I'm in love with my sweet girl, and she is so blessed to have so many people that already love her!