Here is a new adorable picture of Owen and Riley! I can't get enough of them!

It was Nathan and my 5 year college reunion this past weekend. We dropped Owen off with ChaCha and Jido and headed to Georgetown with Riley-girl. It was so fun being back on campus! I no longer think visiting your alma mater is over-rated. This is probably mostly because I met Nathan on that campus on the very first day of school of our freshman year at Southwestern....wait for it......... NINE years ago. Whoa! Ok, that's out of the way....

We checked out the KA House, the ZTA chapter room, the new buildings, everything. Oh and raided the bookstore. What can I say? If WalMart carried SU stuff I wouldn't have raided the SU bookstore, but since they don't and let's see, NO where else does... raided is the appropriate term.

Here are some great picture with our college friends. Hopefully at our 10 year reunion more people will be able to make it. BTW, Riley was a huge hit! Of course! And Owen was spoiled rotten with ChaCha like he should be when staying with grandparents. :)

Happy Halloween!

We had a wonderful Halloween! The only thing thatwould have made it better was if Daddy could have been here. He got to experience Halloween New Orleans style! Sounded like the real crazies were out on Bourbon Street... yikes!

As for Owen, Riley and me, we went trick-or-treating with B, Lee, Ashley and Kara. It was great! Owen was Lighting McQueen's crew chief and Riley was my sweet little black cat. My niece Kara was the cutest ducky I've ever seen!

Riley-girl is 3 months old!

Riley is 3 months old today! She is so happy and beautiful.... and starting to sleep through the night! Woohoo! When she smiles, all of our hearts melt. I know she is going to be just as sweet and smart as her big brother. He sets a wonderful example for her. Thank you God for all the blessing in my life!

Pretty in pink! All gums!

Daddy is so funny! Being this cute wears a girl out!

Nathan's 28th Brithday

We celebrated Nathan's 28th birthday at the Salt Lick. He was surrounded by family and friends. I think he had a great time. Happy birthday my love!

Here are some pictures.

Nathan and his awesome birthday cake Cousins!

Nathan and his birthday card from Owen Owen and Cadie - best buds!

2 months with Riley

Riley turned 2 months old this week. It has been amazing having her in our lives! She is growing so fast! She is 13 lbs 3 oz and 22 inches long. She loves her brother and Daddy so much! She lights up when they talk to her. Her smile melts all our hearts.

She is doing really well with the Previcid. It seems to be making her feel much better and in the end, that benefits us all. She typically sleeps for 4 hours, wakes up, eats and she is back in bed after about 30 minutes, then sleeps another 4 hours. We seem to have a pretty good routine. However, I'm ready for her to make the jump to sleeping all the way through the night. We aren't too far from it, maybe a month or so longer.

I started coaching volleyball this week as well. It's been a blast being back in the gym and working with the girls. I've had the 11 and under age group. Here are some of my favorite quotes: "I'm really sweaty." "Can we do something funner?" and my #1 pick... "Wait, we have to compete in practice?"

I love being home with Owen and Riley! Week 1 was awesome! Owen helps me cook and do some housework (don't call CPS.... he LOVES sweeping and wiping stuff up). We found a great show on PBS called Word World. It's really educational and cute. He loves watching it. They do a lot of spelling and building words. We've been going to the YMCA where he gets to play with other 2-year olds. I'm so happy they have a great Child's Watch program. It allows him to still play with other kids his age. It's pretty awesome overall!

A new chapter in our life

I am so excited to announce I'm a full-time stay at home mommy! Nathan and I are so excited about this new change in our life.

Another new thing in our life is me coaching for Fort Bend Fire Volleyball starting this Monday. From now until the end of October, I'll be coaching a developmental program camp (4th-8th graders). Then in November, club season starts. I'm so ready to get back in the gym and be around volleyball again.

Another thing I started today is a basic cake decorating class. My girlfriend Clair is taking the class with me. It is awesome! I'm ready to bake lots of cakes and try out all the new techniques! The only problem with that is then we are eating a lot of cake.... which is not conducive to "Mission Lose Baby Weight"... humm...

Riley is doing great! The medicine seems to be working more and more each week. She slept from about 9:45pm to 3:20am last night! That's the longest she has ever slept! Yay! She has her 2-month well check on Tuesday.... time is really flying. Owen is more loving than ever, always wanting to hold and kiss Riley. He is a wonderful big brother!

Turning 2 is fun to do!

OWEN IS TWO! Where has the past 2 years gone? Nathan and I can't believe he is already 2. We had a great little birthday party on the 11th. Here are 2 pictures are from that night. He was so excited to have a big cake in front of him and to blow out the candle. Also, when you're 2, you get to hold your baby sister just like a big boy. Check out that awesome cheesy grin!

On Saturday we had a birthday party for him. It was awesome!!! We got to celebrate with our close family and friends. Owen's buddy Jase came. They had so much fun together! Since Owen loves the Disney show Phineas and Ferb, that was the party theme. They have a pet platypus Perry.... that is who is on the cake. Owen (and us too) are so blessed to have such wonderful people in his life. He got all sorts of fun new games, toys, clothes, a SLIDE!, and an Owen size table & chairs!

On another note, Riley seems to be doing MUCH better! She is now on a new medicine which seems to be working. She is much less fussy and acting like a regular newborn. We are so thankful! She was really hurting. She is just about 5 weeks old now. I can't believe how fast life flies by!