"Walk this way"

Ryah has really been getting brave in pulling herself up on things and then letting go for a "quick" moment.  It is so funny to watch how excited she gets when I let go of her to let her stand (sway) by herself.  The other day I had to buy a new toy for her so she could practice walking.  Not that I am trying to push the walking stage on to her, I just felt she was getting a little bored with her "baby" toys.  I swear it feels like I just posted a video of my little turkey attempting to crawl!  Well... let the journey begin...

Ryah loves to help her daddy and is so inquisitive about everything that we are doing.  She decided that she was going to help her dad get the radio set up.  She kept turning the volume up and down, which she thought was pretty neat. 

Mother's Day

Wow, My first Mother's Day!  What a great feeling.  The weather was so beautiful here, so we spent most of the day outside playing in the yard (and Matt cleaned the vehicles inside and out).  Matt suprised me with a gift- or maybe I should say... I promised him I would keep the house clean if he bought me this...
                          Presenting...................................The Shark!

This thing is awesome!  When they first came out, I really didn't think I needed to have one, but now I find myself wanting to steam every floor in my house!  I would recommend this to anyone with hard surface floors.  It sure beats getting on your hands and knees to clean the floors (even though I didn't really do that, it sounds good though)

Ryah made me this card and apron at daycare.  It is so cute!  I knew they were up to something, cause there was left over sparkle paint on her toenails one afternoon. 

Hope all the mothers had a wonderful Mother's Day!

Random Pics

These past few weeks have been going by so fast!  I start my new job on Monday, so I have been rapping things up at my old job, to make the transition easy for my replacement.  So sad to leave wonderful co-workers and great friends, but I think I made the right decision for my family and I.
Ryah continues to be on the go.  Never a dull moment when she is around (kind of like her dad!).  Here are a couple pictures that I had to share- cause they are too cute not too! 

Right now Ryah has an obsession with the spice rack.  I don't want to lock the cabinet because she has too much fun playing with the containers.

Mischievous!

Playing outside

Beautiful Baby!

Easter 2011

What an exciting day it was!  Even though Ryah didn't really understand- I had a great time making up her Easter basket the night before and setting it out so she could "find" it in the A.M.  After playing with all the Easter goodies she got in her basket, we went to church.  Such a beautiful service, and it was so good to see the church packed with families.  After church, it was off to Aaron and Franny's house for Easter dinner.  What a delicious spread we had and great company too!

Grandma Kathy and Ryah

She fell asleep immediately in Aaron's arms

All the Easter goodies

Weekend at Grandpa and Grandma Jensen's

Since Matt was going fishing for the weekend, Ryah, Jessie and I decided to pack into the car and head up to MN for the weekend.  It was a fabulous trip- even though it was FREEZING cold all weekend!  I thought I did a really good job in not over packing and remembering all the necessities.  Let me tell you, it was much easier to make this trip when Ryah was just an infant, but all in all- we made it safe and sound.  Of course Ryah got spoiled by grandpa, grandma, and her aunties.  I even got spoiled by my parents!

While in MN we had Easter dinner, visited with my brother and sisters, and spent a few hours with my bestest friend in the world! Here are a few pictures from the weekend.

She cuddled right up to my brother- so cute!

Auntie Ashley

 Auntie Alisa

Opening Easter presents

playing with grandpa

 Cousins- Cooper, Carter, Ryah, and Rylee

I meant to add this to the previous post, and forgot to... so here you go...

Ryah jumping