Riley Updates

The first picture is the very first time that Riley has ever been on her hands and knees. (and stayed) Her face is priceless. I am not sure if she thinks it is fun or is a little scared. I was happy our camera was their to catch the action. 

The second picture is of Riley and her piano. She loves her piano. Often times in the morning we will eat breakfast and then have piano time.

The third picture is Riley's 6 month photo. So much has happened with her lately. She has started to eat some veggies. She does NOT like green beans but she LOVES carrots. She loves applesauce, bannana's, apricots, and our new favorite pearberry. As you can see she is a good eater and still a great sleeper. Sometimes she even sleeps til 9:00! She loves to talk and always has something in her mouth. It won't be long before were crawling and have some teeth...

The last picture is of Riley and Me. Someone once said that there are never any pictures of me and Riley so I decided to put one up. 

-Riley, you are the happiest and most precious gift that I have ever recieved. I can't tell  you how much I love you. Thank you for waking up each day with those giggles and grins. I love you.

Wonderful Weekend

Ryne and I were so excited because his parents decided to come down for a visit this weekend. We had a great time visiting and working. Thats right, working. They offered to help us with some things around the apartment and we took them up on it. On Saturday we all worked outside (I must admit, I did more watching and thanking than doing but...) and fixed up the flower beds. For those of you who didn't get the opportunity to see the before, it is hard to imagine what a transformation this really was. I can not tell you both thank you enough. It makes me smile everytime I see the apartment. It just makes it look more like home, not our temporary living space. I was really excited too because we planted some Zanias which are the main flower that we used in our wedding. They bring back good memories and put a smile on  my face. Thanks for spending time with us and with Riley. We always enjoy your company.

Memories by Picture

Making Memories...

I know it has been a really long time since we have written, but we have been making many memories. I wish that I had more pictures to show for them, but I thought I would start but just filling in the gaps. Here are some of the things that have been going on in our lives...

• Our good friends James Thompson and Tamera Bible were married on May 17th!
• Caitlin asked Ryne to robe her at the robing ceremony at First Baptist Clifton.
• That weekend we also got to see Uncle Dan and Aunt Lori's family. That was the first time that Riley had met them. - I'm so glad we got to see you, it was a great weekend.
• Then of course, our Caitlin became a part of the Graduating class of 2008. Congratulations Cait, we love you!
• We got to see a lot of family that weekend too. Scott and Kathy's family was there (minus Robby and Matt. We missed you guys.) We also got to see Grandma and Grandpa Bergren and Grandma and Grandpa Scott. Joan's Sister Jill and brother-in-law Mark were there with their two daughters as well. Some of Ryne's buddies from Midlothian were there as well.  As i'm sure you can imagine, we had a full, busy, and memerable weekend.
• Riley turned 6 months old on the 12th!
• Because we were going to be gone, we celebrated Fathers day early. - We love you Ryne, you are my best friend, an amazing husband and we think that you're the worlds greatest dad!  -Riley and Rebekah
• Riley and I made our first road trip together. We took the two day drive, there and back, with Aunt B and her 3 kids and Grandma Anne. This was the first time that Riley met Aunt Joy and Uncle Danny's family. She loved everyone and did such a great job on the drive. Thank you all so much for letting us tag along. We had such a wonderful time. We took home some great memories and stories from that week.

So that was just a glimpse of some of the memories were making. I will try to post some pictures.

Mothers Day

When I got home from Clifton, Ryne had lunch waiting for me! He made Cordon Bleu (chicken stuffed with ham and cheese) and scalloped potatoes. On top of that, he got us a new table from the free bins here on campus and for mothers day he bought us some new lawn chairs. I was SO excited! And as if that wasn't enough, he totally took me by surprise when he gave me a package of pictures. He had asked Maryanne to take pictures of him and Riley for me! So here are a few pictures of my two favorite people...










Thanks babe, I love you both!

Tamera's Shower

This weekend My mom and I through my friend Tamera a shower. She is getting married next weekend and Ryne and I are both in the wedding. I wanted to do something different so we headed to Practically Pikaso in Waco. We had some snacks, played a game, and painted some plates. The personalities are all so different! Tamera really enjoyed herself and so did I. Thanks Mrs. Dowdy for bringing some snacks and thanks to Jennifer and Donna for the cake! It was great!
I love you Tamera! I can't wait to see how they will turn out.
-Thanks for watching Riley Bergren Family!

Our trip to Arizona

Us on the shuttle headed to Arizona for our first family vacation!

This was our very first trip on an airplane! It was so exciting.

I thought that the airport in Arizona was so pretty. I loved the plane and the stained glass.

Grandma Scott fed Riley so we could all go swimming.

There was a great mall nearby and we all had a great time hanging out and shopping.

We had the very first Bergren Family Olympics.
It was so much fun. This is us playing shuffle board. Ryne and I came in 1st and 2nd!

Four Generations

She just looked so cute!

While we were down we got to see Uncle Ed and Aunt Shirley. My camera died and I didn't get a picture of Riley and Uncle Ed :(
It was so good to see you both. Hopefully we can see you in South Dakota this summer.

Another generation pic

Grandma and Grandpa Scott bought Riley an adorable hat. Thanks so much; it has sure been handy here in the Texas heat. Not to mention it is MUCH cuter than a bow :)

Grandpa and Riley

I just LOVE palm trees. I think they are so spunky and happy. They make me smile. I was super excited to see that the neighbors had some mini one's so of course I got a picture.



Riley looked so cute with the KU bear

Were on our way back home!

Wow! What a great Vacation. Ryne and I had just finished up our finals and then we headed off to Arizona. All of Ryne's family was able to be there and it was wonderful. Riley did pretty good on her first flight, however, the time change was pretty hard to get used to. We did all sorts of things, but one of my favorites was the Bergren Family Olympics. I think we should do it every year (especially because I really need to redeem myself in horseshoes!!) We got to stay two extra nights. We really enjoyed the extra time we had all to ourselves.
I loved Arizona and can't wait to go again.
Grandma and Grandpa Scott, we love you both so much. Thanks for letting us stay in your home. We'll see you soon!