My such big lips you have!

Rya found my "lipstick" the other day. I hope you can see just how far she's sticking her little lips out. I gotta get a better video camera or figure out how to get a YouTube video on here. :D



Here are some still shots:

Debbie Downer

I have put off posting this week in hopes that our week would improve or I would find something to be positive about, but here it is Sunday and I'm still at a loss. Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday afternoon were some of the most trying days in a long time for me. Rya was being a royal Her Whineyness and my tricks and love just weren't cutting it. When I picked her up from Mom's Day Out on Wednesday she was crying and very unhappy...so unlike her, she usually LOVES going. I had set an appointment with the pediatrician for that afternoon because of the crankiness and low grade fevers, but after I got a quick glance in her mouth, I coughed it up to teething and cancelled the appointment. Well, after her bath Wednesday night we noticed a rash on her belly and back. By Thursday morning it spread to her arms and legs. We figured it was just a viral rash, but I called the pediatrician anyway before the long weekend. And what a long weekend it was! It ended up being a viral rash and we were told we were at the end, but the rash would stick around for about a week. Larry took off Friday from work and so we headed to the beach for him to surf and for Rya and I to play in the sand and sun. We met my mom and dad and had a nice time...there, there's something nice from the last week. So it's wasn't a TOTAL flop. ;) Friday evening Larry started feeling like poo and complained of body aches and headache. I figured he just overdid it in the water and sun. However, he started to run a fever and was having chills when Rya woke up at 1am throwing up EVERYWHERE. She continued to vomit every hour to hour and a half until about 6:30am. We went through all her towels, 4 sheets, both of her lovies and 5 pairs of PJs. I was doing laundry at 2:30am to try to get lovie cleaned. My heart broke everytime she got sick...I felt so helpless. She didn't throw up any yesterday day, but we kept her on a water, banana, rice, applesauce & toast diet just in case. Needless to say, we skipped the fireworks, but I watched some on TV w/ Neil Diamond. :D Larry is still running a fever but hopefully he's almost to the end of it. So we are 0 for 2 on favorite holiday celebrations this year due to illness. Sorry to be such a downer, but I'm sure one day I'll look back on this and laugh..hopefully.

WATER PARK!

WARNING: The following post has some major fun caught on camera! Yesterday the weather was beautiful! It was still 98 degrees, but SOOO much better than the 100+ we were experiencing. The little bit of rain we got on Thursday afternoon/evening REALLY made a difference. Rya, Mimi and I went to Baby Bookworms in the morning and then headed next door to the children's park. They had the water turned on for the fountains, so I just let Rya have at it. I didn't take her bathing suit, but I did pack a towel and extra onesie...just in case her feet got wet. :) Within minutes, she was soaked head to toe. WHOOPS! Next Friday I'll just put her bathing suit on under her clothes. LOL.

PASSED OUT!

Backyard Wandering

Here are some pictures and video from the backyard "stroll" the other day.

Cinderella

Rya LOVES to do the dishes and help with the laundry. I need to learn how to keep the fun in these two events so that I can get some help when she gets older. Yeah, right. :D I haven't sneaked any laundry video yet, but here is a quick clip of her helping with the dishes. :)

There's Nothing Like Chicken on the Beach

Miss Rya has tan lines. It's quite amazing, actually. She's never gotten sunburned and I put SPF70+ on her each and every time we go in the sun, yet she has tan lines. She LOVES the beach. LOVES it! I put some pictures below of a recent sunset trip. Larry went surfing while we had some dinner and mother-daughter time (as if we don't get enough, right?!) on the beach. I don't know why the third one is sideways...I must be doing something wrong, but I can't figure it out...any ideas?








We've had a busy week and a half. I volunteered as an assistant to teach 4 year olds at Vacation Bible School last week. It was a blast, but I was SOOOO worn out when I got home that I laid down with Rya each day! The kids were so much fun and had a great time. Katie came in town last Thursday to celebrate her 21st birthday on Sunday! SOOO much fun. She is such a wonderful person and has such wonderful friends...I'm glad I was a part of the celebration. We went to Tradewinds for dinner Saturday night and it was sooo delicious and a wonderful place to have a special dinner. We had a champagne toast at my house at midnight and I'm sure we'll be celebrating for a few more days, but I'm already sad to see her leave next Tuesday. :(

Rya's 6th tooth just broke through on the bottom. She has 4 on the bottom and two HUGE ones on the top. She looks like a woodchuck. I love it :) She loves to just wander through the house and I definitely have had to keep my running shoes on to follow her around. She's bonked her head pretty good twice now and has two bruises on her forehead. She only cries for a short time and usually when we react poorly to her falling. She's definitely a lot of fun and I don't want her to get any bigger...it's going too fast.

Round and Round

Rya's new favorite thing: spinning around and around. Whether she's standing or sitting the girl loves to spin. Only problem is she usually falls when she starts walking if she's standing up and spinning. Dizzy! :)

She's bonked her head a few times the past few days. She has a big bruise on her forehead from where she faceplanted into the island in the kitchen. Of course she hated the ice more, but the boo boo bunny helped for a few minutes. We are having a rough day today. She has a slight fever of 100.5. I gave her some Tylenol and hopefully that will help. She doesn't want to be held, she doesn't NOT want to be held. So we play the game and take deep breaths. Why is it that when we have a rough day I either want chocolate or alcohol? Two things I'm trying to avoid. The numbers on the scale are going up a little and I think there are two reasons for this: 1-It's TOO hot to exercise outside for more than 10 minutes. Our one hour walks are OUT the window until we learn to get up before 8. It was 92 degrees at 10 o'clock this morning! No fun for baby = no fun for Mommy. 2-The amount of beer I have been consuming b/c of the frequent trips to the beach. How can you sit on the beach and NOT have a beer? Regardless more beer and less exercise amounts to more pounds on the body. SOOOO, beer is being dropped from the diet for a least a week. ;)