Birthday Bash #2!

We had a little party for Riley at Pirates Island Pizza in St. George! It was actually a really fun place to have his party and I think all the cousins had a great time. We had mostly family there and that ended up being about 20 people or so...We ate pizza, played in the arcade, Riley played in the little pirate place( so cute), opened presents and of course had chocolate cake from costco and ice cream! It was a blast!

He wouldn't part with his "bones" baloons for the rest of the trip =)

Just a small little pizza affair.....

Gramy helping Riley play wack a mole.

Okay...I ordered this cake over the phone...a littly girly with the flowers but Ry guy really didn't care!

Grandpa teaching Ry how to handle a riffle......

We are a little late but...

we had our 20 week baby ultrasound on Fri....Since we had gone to fetal photos to find out the sex I scheduled it kinda late but anyway.....Everything is healthy as far as they can tell! I can't explain the relief I feel knowing that so far we have a healthy baby. Aaron says he was more nervous with Riley but I for some reason wanted needed that reassurance with this little guy. I guess once I have had Ry-guy and realize how much you can love someone and want all the best things in the world for them and give them the best life possible a good start is for them to make it here safe and sound. So for the time being I feeling blessed have a new baby on the way and all the joy that brings...
All of the "Guys" in Aaron's family were here this weekend for the SuperBowl Party and I have to say I think it was a huge success all the boys had a great time and Val (Aaron's dad) puts so much effort into bringing gifts and prizes for things like closest score and if your team made it to the Superbowl..etc.. and making it really memorable and fun for everyone! He even wrapped all the presents! Aaron had fun using his deep fryer again for all the "Footballesk" foods we served! I love that Riley is a tough little guy because he has fun keeping up with all his "big" boy cousins and they love roughing around with him. He was thoroughly entertained.

Riley "BeAn" Dean Woods...2?

HaPpY BiRtHdAy to my independent, loving, strong willed, smart, hilarious...Now 2 year OlD. Oh my where has the time gone? It seems like not to long ago he needed me more than I had time to give now he acts like he is so big he hardly needs me at all. Except for the basics such as food, shelter, safety. But one things for sure I NEED this little man in my life. He has taught me more about love, patience, and understanding than I ever knew in my 24 years "pre" Riley. Now with a new baby on the way I hope that I am able to still give you all that you need and enjoy all of your milestones on this journey of life that we are living through you. I love you so much Ry Guy...Happy Birthday

One of the milestones in point....he is now climbing out of his CRIB!! I've dreaded this day....So last night I took Suppernannys advice and put him back in bed about oh 20 TIMES (calmly I might add)...then finally we tied his door handle to the bathroom door with a scarf and after about 45 min of crying this is what we found...notice he pulled the door stop off of the wall too.....What a big boy!!!!????

Christmas and Such..

So today I think I trying to find any valid excuse to continue to post pone cleaning my all ways dirty floors...So I'm finally blogging about Christmas and our latest happenings! We had a great Christmas this year, my sister Summer and her two boys Caden 12 and Tristan 5 came to visit for a little over a week! It was great, I really only get to see them about 3 or 4 times a year. She stayed her with us for a few days then we headed to St. George to have Christmas on Christmas Eve with my mom. It took us way too long to get down south with the weather and at one point we had all the kids screaming and my sister looks to me and says "If you want to have 3 kids go right ahead"...We were laughing so hard! Ya this whole kid thing is not easy in fact I'm a little nervous about adding another to the mix although I know, I know it will be FINE! But I just can't help but question my maternal skills and wonder how good I'll be...You know I only get one shot to raise these babies.....that's alot of pressure? Oh, and we found out we are having another BOY! I am happy and my check book is ReAllY HaPpY! So Anyway, we had a ton of parties ( thanks Summers amazing cooking skills) and get togethers with both Aaron's and my families and Riley got totally spoiled( as usual) in fact his birthday is on the 22nd and I can't think of anything that he is possibly in need of! My house is being overrun by ToYs! Oh and the pictures of Aaron cooking.....Well he got a deep Fryer for Christmas and has been using it obsessively since...my favorite was the donuts...so yummy!

A little weary of Santa...

So we took Riley to see Santa at our ward party...As you can see in the pictures he was slightly apprehensive to sit on Santa's lap..these are the best shots we got what with all the "movement" he was making=)

The funny things you say...

So Riley is totally into Handy Manny these days....He evens trys to sing the song! In the song he says Vamanos ( in Spanish...) so we were trying to teach him to say it...Aaron broke it down into 2 words vama and nos. So Riley repeats after Aaron and says vama and then nos, naturally we were cheering and saying good job Riley....then he turns to Aaron and says daddy nose! The whole time he thought we were saying Mama nose.....so funny, we were cracking up, I had to write it down before I forgot!

While I was out ...

While down south we took a trip to Vegas for our 8 YEAR Anniversary and caught the fountain show at the Balgio just in time.... Went to dinner at the Cheesecake Factory and took a little trip down memory lane visiting our old neighborhoods and houses while we had lived there for 5 years. Aaron had not even been back since we had moved here to Lehi so it was a fun look back...happy to be where we are now...

And dropped Hunter off at In and Out.....(to go with Krissy to Disneyland...lucky kid)

Ry-Guy had the CHEESE down for picture taking....I swear he wanted me to take a hundred pictures while he said "CHEEEEESE"

I love this "CHEEEESE" picture with Nathan, Hunter and Ry-Guy

And While I was out my sweet, lovely, hubby finished the Christmas lights...surprisingly no injuries to report this year...