9.26.2009

beach

finally! rivers had his first trip to the beach and he loved it! we went to the aquarium and to the wright brothers memorial, we went swimming, and played in the sand! he was so excited just to be somewhere new and loved exploring both the beach as well as the condo! there were just too many pictures to post so here are a few favorites, but click here to see the rest!

crazy i know, but this was actually rivers' first time in a pool! he wasn't too sure about it at first but within a couple of minutes he was all smiles!

at the aquarium- showing dada the waterline.



building sand castles...

rivers with his uncle alex- so cute!


how big is rivers? sooooo big!


9.22.2009

here's another image to tease you all with...

more to follow! ;)

9.14.2009


i have more pics from this day soon to follow, but for now, i just had to share this picture of my pretty mama and handsome son! love you both bunches! xoxo

9.13.2009

jackson's 3rd birthday

rivers was invited to jackson's 3rd birthday party! naturally, i brought my camera along and couldn't help but snap a few pics. this was rivers' first party to attend where he was able to get around, eat cake, and enjoy all the kids. he was one of the youngest ones there, so he wasn't fully able to get in the mix, but he still had a great time!
checking out the scene...

jackson's party was a pirate theme, so courtney led the kids on a treasure hunt!


here's rivers getting into the mix...

how cute is he in his little pirate hat?!


cool pirate centerpieces and cake...


pirate jackson, the birthday boy!

ohio trip - summer 2009

rivers, grammy, and i made our way up north at the end of july. i figured it may be my last chance to visit my old home (which is on the market for sale) and it may be rivers only chance to see where i grew up. i certainly don't expect him to remember the visit, but of course i can now say he's been there and i've got pictures to prove it! ;) this was shortly after his first birthday and he had been doing pretty good with his walking at home, but this trip kind of threw him off. i think being in a new place he wasn't as confident in his walking, so almost everywhere we went he wanted a finger to hold on to.

one thing that i do love about ohio is how very green it is in the summer time. because of all the rain and cool weather the grass and trees are extremely green. i decided to sit rivers down in the back yard and do a little mini photo session.
me: hey rivers, where the heck are we?
him: pondering the question...

me: are we in ohio?
him: i don't know!

then his grandpa got home from a business trip and he was all smiles!


rivers and his grandpa

while visiting i decided i had to take rivers to see the falls in chagrin. he had never seen a waterfall before and i figured when in rome...yada yada yada. we also walked along the path in the park.




9.01.2009

it's bath time! is your wash cloth nice and wet?!

rivers' first favorite book was "barn yard bath". we read it every night during his bath, (obviously jeremy and i have it memorized), grammy probably does too! it even contributed to his first word being "duck". well that, and maybe also the fact that he bathes in a duck! ;) anyway, he's actually big enough that he would now be able to take a bath in the regular tub, but the duck is just so darn cute and i guess that would just make him too grown up for me to handle. so while i can, i'm keeping him in the duck as long as possible! but figured i needed some pictures before he truly outgrows it.