Nightgowns

When Kylie stayed over she wore a nightgown so of course Riley HAD to have one. We were in Target the other day and saw a Tinkerbell nightgown so I got one for Riley. Well, that sent Reagan into a fit. She screamed "bell-bell" the whole time I tried to find her one. I kept telling her we were getting her a nightgown, but if I stopped and we were at nightgowns she flipped a lid... she is one crazy kid. We finally found a princess one small enough for her. Even though it was a little chilly last night they both wanted to wear them. Aren't they just the cutest??!!

Future Photographers

The night of the sleepover we stayed up late visiting with Derek and Joy and then we were up at the butt crack of dawn with the crazy kids. After Kylie and Emma left Riley wanted to watch a movie and just lay on the couch so Jason and I layed in bed and watched movies (we love our new bedroom... I rearranged:)!). I thought the girls were so good and quiet just watching the movie and resting. This is what they were really doing.....

Taking pictures of just about anything

Some turned out really good

But most looked something like this

Riley did good taking lots of pictures of the tv and of her pictures she was drawing.... Reagan got the one good shot of Riley and then all of the floor, LOL.

Slumber Party

Riley had her best friends, Kylie and Emma, sleep over this past weekend. They had tons of fun, but me not so much. Riley was up before 6 of course and woke up Emma who decided it was time to play. They were giggling so loud... it was very aggravating, but also very cute. Kylie and Emma loved being here without their parents and I think the best part for them was breakfast... we had cinnamon muffins with strawberries and oranges and powdered sugar :). After breakfast Kylie sat them all down and read them books... it was soooo sweet. We are going to miss greatly!

Strawberry Pickin'

We went and picked strawberries today with Riley's friend Elizabeth. We had so much fun... didn't last long, but it was still fun. Riley loved carrying the basket and filling it up. Reagan just watched and would occasionally try to pick one, but just couldn't get it to pull off. The best part about it was that we went to a small one by the house and didn't have to drive far so we didn't feel bad when we were done in 10 minutes:)

Jammin Jambalaya!

Riley wanted to make dinner for Gumpy out of her Princess Tiana's Cookbook. He chose Jammin' Jambalaya and Riley HAD to make Bengiets. Kylie was here so she helped. They peeled the onion, the green pepper, and garlic. Of course Gumpy didn't think I was doing it right so he had to help:) Riley helped him stir and pour in the tomatoes and chicken stock. She did really good and it tasted GREAT! We had none leftover!!

Reagan helping stir up the sink!

Daddy's Girls

It's no secret that I have 2 Daddy's girls, but today Riley wrote it down for everyone to see. She asked how to spell the words, but wrote it all by herself.

She said it say's "Riley and Reagan love Daddy"! How cute is that. (Sorry tried everything to get it to be normal, but the computer just wants to turn it for some reason).

Blue Angels

Jonathan's dad was so generous and gave me and the girls VIP passes to see The Blue Angels. I don't know if Riley really knew what an airshow was, but she was so excited to go and see the planes. We went with Haley and Jonathan and had a really good time. Jon was out on a boat because he was partially "in charge" and Jason was also working, but it was nice because he was also "in charge" of the area where we were.

So I thought that the VIPs were going to be the Blue Angel's family and some big wigs from the base, but to my surprise there were some really important people there. Haley and I were too scared to go talk to them and I am not going to win photographer of the year anytime soon. I couldn't get a good picture to save my life. But here is what I got.... If you squint you can see the man in the blue ball cap, that's John McCain and the man to his right is Lindsey Graham! I did actually stand next to them for awhile until they went upstairs to watch the show, but I felt like a nerd taking their picture while being right next to them... haha.

The pilots were super sweet! The Blue Angel in this picture was CJ and he did all the commentary and the guy in the flight suit is Jon's boss. There was another pilot there, Amy, and Riley just LOVED her. She wanted the "pilot girl" to write something on her sticker (our pass into the VIP section). So we got both autographs, but no picture of Amy because Riley was pouting because I wouldn't let "pilot girl" write on her shirt... geez! Last night she told Jason that when she gets older she is going to wear a dress and a hat and fly the plane with pilot girl :)

Waiting for the show to start just messing around.

Charleston's Finest!

Fat Albert starts every show.... it's a C-130

Again, not winning any photo contest here! The planes flying around and the one with just the white... it was the smoke from the planes and Riley thought they made a rainbow.

Princess Tiana

Our new favorite movie is The Princess And the Frog. Riley knows almost all the words to the movie and she knows every word to every song! We saw a book in Target one day that was Princess Tiana's cookbook. For some reason Riley just HAD to have it. This was even before we saw the movie and she begged and begged me for the cookbook and said she wanted to cook like the princess and the frog. So the Easter Bunny brought her the cookbook. Now, I'm not too sure about this cookbook because it's not what I thought. I thought it would be a kids cookbook with kid recipes, but it is just a cookbook of stuff that Princess Tiana would serve at her restaurant.

The other day we made her Blossom Sandwiches... now these were a hit. Could it have been that they were from the book, that the kids actually made them, or were they just hungry. I'm going with hungry because Riley had 4 waffle for breakfast that day... haha. The kids had fun making the sandwiches and Reagan had the most fun eating them :) We made PB&J and then some with Nutella. Tomorrow Riley is making Gumpy jambalaya and benenes... we'll see how that goes and if she eats it.

Beach Time

After church on Easter we headed to the beach . The girls were so excited... poor Riley thought Dylan would be there so she was a tad disappointed when we got there, but still excited! The temperature difference between the beach on home was amazing... so much colder at the beach, but we hit the beach in the afternoon anyway. I came home on Monday to pack and watch Jonathan, but Jason said the beach was nice that day also and it was a good thing because on Tuesday it was down right cold!

Candy, Margot, and Tapley were all at the beach also which my kids loved. Jamie was soooo great and he let us all come out and see his cows and he showed us all around his land and farm and gave us a great tour. The cows were really cute and I think Reagan had the best time. They came right up to the truck. A couple tried to eat Reagan... they were right at her window. Now for anyone that is wondering Tapley has named all the cows.... all the girl cows are Tapley and the bull is Tapleyo.... yes she is a weirdo :)

We had a great time at the beach with everyone and we were worn out, but it wasn't over yet. We jumped in the car and headed to North Augusta. We had a great a few days there and it was so nice to have time to see everyone and not be so rushed. Also, Jason and I went to the Master's!!! Sorry no pictures there because they don't allow cameras on the day we went:) But we had a blast and I hope to be able to go again, BUT this does not mean I like golf or will become a fan... it's still the worst sport ever to watch on t.v.!!!!!

Hoppy Easter

First off I would like to say that I know that I haven't been good with updating, but it's not my fault.. it's Jason's... the computer doesn't work right and he won't fix it :) AND... I noticed yesterday after the airshow that I have been taking pictures on the "indoor" setting so they have a funny look to them... oh well :)

We had a great Easter. We went to a Egg Hunt in the neighborhood. We walked there with Joy and her kids and Jon and Haley and Jonathan. The kids had a blast and loved hanging out with their friends. I was very surprised that the kids weren't scared of the Easter Bunny. Reagan gave him some shaddy eyes a couple times, but they both did good in the picture.

We ventured off to church even though there was no children's service. To my surprise, the kids were actually ok (my dad might disagree, but they really were good). After church we headed off to the beach for the first time this year!