mom`s girl

and as you can see I am mom`s girl that day we were riding horses and I we had a great time as we rode hoses

Finally Some Sun!

I'm such a slacker.  I've been out of town.  We've been farming.  I have a thousand excuses.  But I do have a video of Riley playing with her dog Lizzie that is pretty cute.  I think about half-way through she figured out I was standing there.  But the making up of song lyrics and singing is pretty much the way she always acts.
Here is the link if you want it full screen. http://youtu.be/GPB5_AWxtzs

Riley turns 6!

I'm still in denial that my baby girl is this old.  This birthday has been the toughest for me.  It is becoming very evident that there is no baby here anymore.  Here are some throw-backs to birthday's past for comparison.

2014

 2013

 2012

 2011

February means Farm Show!

With the first realish snow of the season, Riley was able to scrap up enough snow to make a wee little snowman.  But the layer of ice underneath the snow was perfect for sledding.  Probably the best sledding conditions we've had.  The cousins came over and had some fun.

 

We had a great time this year at the Farm Show in Louisville, too.  Riley and Taylor got to chum around a little bit and we enjoyed the tractor pull once again.

Puppy Love

Riley loves her new puppy, Lizzie.  She has been a lot of fun to have around (but I'll be glad when it gets warm enough for her to live outside all the time)!  She is a blue heeler, border collie mix.  I saw somewhere they were calling them "blue collies".  We hope she'll make a cow hand when she gets a little bigger.  David took her out to check the cows and when they started coming towards her she barked and growled.  That might be a good sign.

Best Friends!

These girls love to play together.  Riley and Jamie are the same age but Riley adores Jamie's little sis, Chelsea too.

Wow! What happened to December?

Can't believe how I've lost track of time.  We've had a very busy holiday season this year.  We've had some sick, I've been to a worship conference, Riley spent a week in Illinois and Tim work a gozillion hours at the funeral home.  I'm pretty far behind.  Here are a few pics from the festivities.

Princess Ariel

Riley went this year as princess Ariel from the Little Mermaid.  We had some trick or treaters from down the road, too.  Teshome and Will were a fisherman and a cowboy.  I love homemade costumes.  Glad the boys were so creative this year!

Is October Really Over?

 Wow, time has flown by and we've been running like crazy trying to keep everything going.  I did catch a few pictures.  Riley is sporting her new gloves as we are getting ready to take the trash to the dump.  And I managed to catch a quick picture of her climbing a tree in Aunt Clarise's yard one afternoon.  It was on one of those really cold days and the wind must have been blowing to create that wild hair do.

Riley and Millie

 This girl loves her dog.  And Millie tolerates it pretty well.  She loves to ride on the golfcart with Riley.  She's brave!

Fall, Yard Sales and Dirty Faces

 Riley found this hat at our church yard sale.  I thought she looked like the "man in the yellow hat" from Curious George.  Riley grew some pumkins this summer and we had an abundance so we've been "decorating" for fall.  She has enjoyed putting them out.  And all that hard work tends to leave her filthy from head to toe.

Guest Photographer

Riley grabbed my camera when we went to watch some girls from the church play volleyball.  She and her friend Aiden took turns taking pictures.  I was pretty impressed at how they turned out.

First Day of Kindergarten

 We had a very excited girl to start kindergarten this year.  She has enjoyed school and has been happy about going for the past two weeks.  She does NOT love riding the bus home a couple of days a week but I'm not sure I ever loved it either.  I hope she has a great year.

Family Visit

 Most of my family was able to make it in for a long weekend visit again this summer.  We made it to Patti's and Venture River and enjoyed some time hanging out in the back yard.  The kiddos had the most fun playing together.

At Travis and Megan's Wedding

Tim and I decided she was looking way too grown up at his nephew's wedding this weekend.