Easter and the Storms that Followed

     We had an amazing Easter service at church. Rylee looked so beautiful in her Easter dress, and Bro. Dennis preached a very powerful message. After church we had an amazing Easter lunch at Ryan's grandparents' house.

     After lunch, Ryan's sister Melanie and her boyfriend Josh came over. Ryan and Josh had a lot of fun playing video games. Melanie and Rylee took a nap, and I had a good time listening to the boys carrying on. Then we had a delicious Mexican dinner at LP.

     After Easter, we had some pretty intense storms. We were under tornado watches and warnings Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. We decided to be safe rather than sorry and Rylee spent a lot of time in the interior hallway.

     We didn't end up getting hit very hard, but a lot of people did. It's scary and tragic how quickly things can change. Now a lot of people are watching out for some flooding due to the rising river levels from melting snow and lots of rain. I'm praying for everyone who has been and is being affected by all of this chaos.

She Can't Really Be 10 Months Old Yet, Can She?

      I'm sad to say it's true. My little baby is now 10 months old. I'm having a really hard time with her growing up on me. Probably because she's changing so fast! She wears size 6-9 M, size 3 shoes, and size 3 diapers. She has 5 teeth: 2 on bottom, 3 on top.

      Her favorite thing to do? SLEEP! She usually sleeps from 8:30 PM to 8:30 AM every night and takes at least two one-hour naps a day. That's at least 14 hours of sleep per day!

     She's becoming increasingly more mobile and increasingly more exploratory. She loves to go from room to room to find things to get into. Her favorite place to go is into the bathroom to get into her bath toys.

     She also LOVES to eat. I give her bits of table food here and there if she shows interest in something I am eating, but she mainly eats baby food, yogurt, and baby snacks still. She sure can put it down, though! She loves to chow down!

      She is also obsessed with books! She loves to look at them and point to things on the pages. She'll sit down and open one up and "read" it by making cute little baby talk noises and turning the pages.

     She is so very precious and her personality is infectious. She loves to rough house and wrestle. It's adorable! She'll come up to you and hit you when she wants you to tackle her and play. It's pretty amusing! I can't believe how fast she has grown! But I do believe she gets more and more beautiful each minute. :)

Pawpaw's Birthday

    Tonight we had a cookout for Pawpaw's birthday. Pawpaw is Ryan's grandfather. He's such a sweet man; I love him like my own! :) Sadly, since Ryan works second shift he wasn't able to come, but Rylee and I sure had a good time!!

     Ryan's dad cooked some hamburgers and hot dogs on the grill!! The hamburgers were sooo delicious!! I don't really eat hot dogs very often, so I'll just take everyone else's word that they were good, too! :)

      Rylee loved all of the attention that she got!! She especially likes to talk to her Nonna!!

     Everyone kind of fought over who got to hold Rylee, and she loved every minute of it! She loves being the center of attention!! :) She really likes to soak up some love from her Auntie Vicki! :)

      At the end of the night, it was finally Granny's turn to spend time with Ryles. Rylee really loves her Granny, and Granny definitely loves her Rylee! Granny was trying all night to get a chance to hold Rylee, and she was glad when it was finally her turn!!

     Rylee had so much fun, she got totally worn out!! She was passed out by the time we made the ten minute drive home!!

Best Friends

      Rylee and I LOVE Fridays, because on Fridays, Kaden comes over and spends the day while his mommy is at work! Rylee and Kaden are more than just cousins; they are definitely best friends!

      Rylee always has to be near or touching Kaden when he's around. She's like, "He's small like me! I want to be friends!" :)

      They have some pretty intense conversations. I wonder what they're talking about, or if they can understand each other.

     I can't wait to watch them grow up and see how their relationship develops. They have no choice but to be close, they're always together!!