domination.

bed domination. it happens every time you sleep in our bed.

that's you...you little horizontal sleeper you.

 and yes, your hair is crazy when you wake up...makes me look like i don't ever take care of you.

 i love you!

♥mom

presents have to stay wrapped?

We went over to play at grandma and grandpa’s house tonight, and they had just put out all of the Christmas presents under the tree…there was something about those bows that you just couldn’t keep your hands off of.  You took them all off and put them in a pile…I guess presents don’t really need bows.

You don’t quite have the unwrapping down yet, so that is good – hopefully you will discover this goodness before Christmas morning.

With you crawling now, there are no limitations. You do what you want, and I have no control over you now, and you love everything about that.

I love you.

♥Mom

moustache.

uncle steve and aunt hailey turned you into a little baby-man today…moustache and all.

you sat still just long enough for us to snap a picture and then you wanted nothing to do with it ever again.

there was just something about that nasty thing you didn’t care for…

but, I still think you’re cute.

I love you ry.

♥mom

early christmas.

we got to work this morning and crew was waiting right by the door for you to arrive.  he had set up your christmas present for you and just couldn’t wait for you to try it out.  It is quite a mad contraption if I do say so myself.  you loved it. you even forgot about eating breakfast it was that cool.  you and crew played with this for 2 hours straight today…

I love it when you’re happy.

♥Mom

christmas shopping.

We spent the day Christmas shopping with grandma Mitchell and Kelsey….kelsey was trying to walk out her baby – but, nothing worked.

It was freezing cold today…and you didn’t want to wear your coat at all – so you got stuck inside of grandma’s.  she was going to keep you warm one way or another.

After shopping all day we went home and got all the presents wrapped that we shopped for, and then headed off to our ward Christmas party.  It was dad’s last day of school and he was so excited to come home and go to the party with us.  For the Christmas party we shopped for families in need and then went and secretly dropped them off at houses.  The family that we went to caught us red-handed, but they were so happy that we came…then back to the church we went. You and your bestie Amarra played all night together on your blankets. I love that you can entertain yourself all the time.

I love watching your every move.

You are my favorite.

♥Mom.

hairdo.

I left you this morning so that I could take my last final and I come home to you and this hairdo.  Kelsey is going to get visiting restrictions if this happens again J

'tis the season. for a turtleneck.

I can’t believe I made you wear this.

Hopefully you will forgive me one day.

But then again, I might make you wear one every holiday…

I love you.

♥Mom

souper sat.

It was my first relief society "souper Saturda"y and you got to play with dad all day.  For this souper Saturday, I attemped potato soup…You played with him all morning until you begged him to take you to the library. And we all know dad loves the library.  He got you every Spanish book that he could find! You two must have worn each other out…

I came home to this - 

You have a good daddy ryleigh.  He loves you – and so do I.

teething wars.

I tried to do everything to make you happy today…but teething got the best of you. You just bit your little gums together and made the saddest of faces.

And the worst part-you only have one tooth so far…this is going to be a long one…

I love you babe.

♥Mom