Ryne's New Bike!

It was a little out of our price range but it was definately well worth it. Ok, obviously I'm joking. This is not my bike. Our neighbor Josh Gobble went out and got him a bike and allowed me to hop on for a ride. Well finals are almost over. Summer is fixen to be here.

Surprise Visit!

This is Riley in her ADORABLE new outfit from Grandma and Grandpa at the lake. The polka-dots for me and the cherries are for my mom.

She was so tired tonight. She slept through the last part of the meal. That was after she fussed to be held. She dosen't like to not be part of the group.

Us a Posados. Thanks again for taking us out. We had such a good time and we sure did miss yall.

Riley liked to just lay with grandaddy and listen to his deep voice.


After a long week of school, it was very exciting that G-G and G-G-P (Great Grandma, and Great Grandpa at the Lake) came for a surprise visit. They hadn't seen Riley since Christmas. She has definitely grown since then! It was good for us to get out and to visit. We love hearing all of Grandpa's story's and enjoying good 
conversation. Thanks again and we love you.

Riley's new toy

Riley got a new toy this week. I was so excited because I put it together all by myself! At first she wasn't to sure about whether or not she liked it, but has gotten used to it and loves to chew on all the little toys.

Riley Anne - 4 months old!

Today Riley is 4 months old!
She has so much personality and has brought so much joy to our lives.
She LOVES to play with her daddy.
She has learned to make spit bubbles and babbles.
She is very strong; she can hold her head up and kicks around her legs. This morning we found her scooting around because she moves her legs so quickly while holding her head up.
She likes baths and water in general.
We tried on her new bathing suit from Janie, Eric, Carly, and Hannah. Thank you all so much. She looked so cute and had a good time in the water!
She is starting to not like laying back in her blue chair. She tries to to sit up. She will grab hold of the toys and try to pull herself up. It is so much fun to watch.
She is growing so fast, but we are enjoying every minute of it.

Birthday

Ryne watched Vincent, Corban, and Riley so that Maryanne and I could have some girl time at Target. We had a great time. Thanks Ryne.



Ryne bought me a pair of Kangaroo shoes for my birthday. I think that the colors are so fun, but would never by a pair for myself. Thanks Ryne, I love them!

At the end of the day, Ryne took me out to dinner. We had a great time. 

Thanks to everyone who called, wrote, texted, or commented me yesterday for my birthday. It was a great day and all of you made it even better!

Snap shots

When I was going through pictures on the computer, I found some snap shots that Ryne had taken. I thought they were so cute so I decided to share.

March Madness!

So Many things happend in March.
We were so busy, I hardly had time to write. Then one thing led to another and the posts have just continued to build up!
Most of these pictures aren't in order, but here is a small glimpse of things that happened in March!


March:
8-10: The weekend before our spring break we made a trip down to see my family. We arrived just in time to drop Riley off and go to Waco to watch some of Ryne's friends in a
a show. It was great! Thanks Mom and Dad for watching Riley so we could have a night out. Monday before we headed home, I got to go up to the school and eat lunch with Dad, Hannah, and Leah. I had such a good time. I love and miss you all so much!
10-14 Our SPRING BREAK!!!
12: Miss Riley Anne turned 3 months old!!
She enjoys her bumbo, her play mat and chewing on her hand. She is getting so big!! We think she is already teething. She is so wonderful and such a blessing. Riley, we both love love you so much.
13: We finally made a trip to Atlanta, TX to visit Pap, Debbie, Jimmy, Jamie and Krystal.
Riley made herself right at home in Pap's arms. She just snuggled right up and soaked up all the attention. This was the first time that Jamie met Riley too, so it was really exciting. Jimmy Dale made us lunch (thanks it was GREAT) and then Ryne, Riley, Pap, and I all went on a walk. Of course we couldn't leave without seeing Krystal. We stopped by her work for a minute before heading back to Longview. This was also my very first night to work! I finished up all my training the day before, and I became an official Olive Garden Waitress!
14-15: We headed down to Detroit! This was Riley's very first time, she was so excited, she dreamed about it all the way down there. When we got there she met All of Uncle Jeff's family for the first time. Later she met Uncle Bruce, Rob and Daniel for the first time too. We played lots of games and of course had GREAT food! Thanks everyone for all of the hard work that was put into the meals. (and for those chips Aunt Beth) While we were there we celebrated mine and my dad's birthday's early. Thanks G-ma for my cake. It was perfect!!! We had such a good time, I hope we can do it again soon.
16: Palm Sunday my family got to come to Longview and go to our Church. Hannah and Leah had been before, but Mom and Dad hadn't. After church, we ate lunch, then all headed home. We had a good time visiting and playing games. The time slipped away all to quickly but we were sure glad you came! Hope yall can come back soon.
17: We had to head back to school
20-23 Then on Thursday after our classes we headed down to the Bergren's house. We were so excited to see Ryne's parents but missed his sisters. Caitlin and Hannah, we hope you had great trips for spring break, but we sure did miss you both. (especially Riley) On Friday I got to go and see my good friend Shelley. Shelley, I love you so much and I had such a nice time visiting with you. I hope I get to see you again soon! Ryne got to go and hang out with his friends in the Gap and have lunch with them too! That afternoon I got to play secretary for the Bergrens at the Clifton office. Thanks again for letting me fill in for the girls. I had a great time. Saturday was busy too. That morning I got to go see another good friend, Holly. She has twins, so I enjoyed seeing them and how much they've grown. It was so good to see you Holly! Then some of our friends from Midlothian came to see us in Clifton. Steven, Rhea, and Trent. We played games, ate, and caught up, all before going on a triple date that night. We had a really good time. Thanks for comming down, hope we see you all again soon.
23: Easter!! We tried to get some pictures with all of us that morning but as you can see Riley had other plans. After church we headed down to Honey and Preacher's house. We even got to spend some time with our dear friends the Beards. We were so glad that we got to spend some time with yall. We think of you often and love you alot. Our Easter was filled with great food, good company, and most importantly, we celebrated the resurection of Jesus Christ. Once again the time passed to quickly and we finally headed home again.
29: On Thursday the 27th, Grandma Bergren from South Dakota flew down to see Ryne's family. We were thrilled when Mr. Lee, Joan, and Grandma Bergren all came to see us on Saturday! Riley just LOVED her Great Grandma Bergren! We all got to visit and of course, play with Riley. Thank you all so much for coming to Longview. We had the best time and miss you all, already. That night we had a MAJOR storm here in Longview. LeTourneau got some humungo hail. They were bigger than golf balls. I tried to get a picture but it had already melted some. Many students winshields were completly shattered. We were fortunate and only had some minor damage to our vehichles. It continued to pour down until the middle of Sunday morning. I dont have any pictures but our neighbors Maryanne, Josh, and Corban, were all sliding in the water/mud with boogie boards so Ryne and I went out to play as well. I snapped a picture of Corban waiting for us to change. He wasn't allowed to move. He had to stay right there on the towel. He just looked so cute! Later that evening, Ryne and I went to my Cornerstones party at Double Dave's Pizza. We had free, all you can eat pizza. We had a really good time and of couse, we loved the pizza.
O.K. so I tried to get everything in there, I'm sure there is stuff that I missed but all in all, we had a very busy, and a very wonderful, March.