my weekend

tyler was out of town this past weekend on a work trip so riley and i spent the weekend in seattle. we started off with a visit with kristen, aleah and all the kids. i have known these gals since i can remember...early elementary school probably? anyway, it is so fun to get together and catch up and feel so comfortable. i hardly took any photos of our morning/afternoon together, so here are just two. love you ladies!

the next day we had a shopping trip to the u. village with martha, henry and andrew. riley wanted auntie mar-fy to play dress up with her so the picture below is what they came up with. i found a maternity suit for our up-coming trip to maui and uncle drew spoiled riley and bought her a hello kitty compact mirror and comb. while they were sitting down waiting for me, riley said to andrew, "uncle drew, i just need a yittle (little) treat". he asked her if she wanted something to eat and she said, "no, i want some candy". so he let her pick out a bag of gummy peaches...talk about riley fully taking advantage of the fact that mommy is gone and uncle drew is watching her! she knows exactly who to ask!

on sunday morning we drove to buckley and got to visit with angela and hold her newest little girl, kate. riley was very eager to hold her and was so sweet. i think she had more fun playing with ellie though. it was a gorgeous day so the girls put on dress-up clothes and played and ate lunch in the backyard. thanks for having us mcdonald's!

after riley's nap on sunday afternoon riley and henry helped nana in the yard for a bit before we drove home. i'm not sure how helpful they actually were...but they sure were funny and enjoyed the sun!

last night we had dinner at kari's house and you'll have to just read her post here about our evening. the combination of both of our husbands being gone and the personality of our daughters makes us a bit crazy and also extremely lenient about what takes place. we will do anything for some peace and quiet and a chance to chat (and laugh too)!

the picture below describes about how i feel right now after tyler being gone for 5 days...this is where riley fell asleep for her nap today. she asked me to close the door (which i'm usually required to leave it open) so i was nervous that she wanted to just play and not fall asleep. i heard her chatting for just a few minutes and when it was quiet i opened the door and this is what i found. passed out and snoring on the floor. priceless.

tomorrow afternoon tyler will be home...thank goodness...and tomorrow afternoon we also learn the gender of our baby!