Merry Christmas To You Slide Show!

Apple Of My eye

After a day of shopping and a good nap, I took Rile' outside. I thought she'd like to try out her new walking skills outdoors, and I was right. We went over to our poor little apple tree who has been hung over for quite a while. We have tried so many different ways to get this little guy straight, but he's just growing up crooked. But he makes up for it with his beautiful little red apples! And because of his special stature, Rile' can pick the fruit right from the tree! She had lots of fun, too.

Finally, The Wait Is Over!

 
Andy and Rile' came over last night and when Brittany came out of her room, I set Rile' down in front of me so she could try to walk to Brittany. She took a handful of steps (which she's done before!). But this time seemed different. I got her again and did the same thing. She took eight steps! So Brittany and I said to her, "OK little girl...we know you can do it". We called Andy into the room, I stood her up again in front of me and she took off...right to her daddy! After that, she walked from one end of the house to the other for the next 1 1/2 hours! Yeah!! She was pretty proud of herself. 

Autumn Glory

I love this time of year! It's like God gives us one last burst of color (the finale'!) before the gloomy winter sets in.




And this isn't even a "good year" for fall color!

...the greatest way to finish the day...watching the sun go down over the hill, of course!

Rile' This And Rile' That

Smiley Rile'...This past week, she got her two front teeth, and another one on the bottom. She already had her top "fangs" as we call them and two bottom teeth. Teeth don't come easy for her...or the rest of us! On top of that, she got five immunizations! Poor baby!! It's been a rough week! (This was before!)

One of Rile's favorite things to do is play with her Auntie Boo's hair and giving her kisses and hugs. Brittany doesn't mind it too much either!

Rile' had fun hanging around the garden gate. She liked looking at the Black-Eyed Susan Vine twisting its way up through everything it could find.







Our next door neighbors came by with their twins, Ashley and Dillon, to have some play time with Rile'. She liked having someone around her own size...even if they are a year older!

Happy 50th Lamar!

One of the highlights of Lamar's birthday was getting the present that Andy, Vanessa (and lots of help from Rile'!)...a t-shirt that the three of them made. It has one of Lamar's favorite pictures (in his papa role) and Rile's handprints underneath it. This was her contribution...and you can tell she had a lot of fun doing it too!

Brittany's Sweet Sixteen!

Ahh, my baby is sixteen! We had a little celebration just with family, like Brittany wanted it. Time is going by too fast!