memories . . . .

lately, i have been thinking about my childhood and simpler times. i remember when i would come home from school, playing with friends, or whatever feeling sad or upset. my mom would sit down have me lay my head on her lap and run her fingers through my hair. she would listen to me and then tell me everything will work out the way they should. at times i really miss my mom and wish i could still crawl up on her lap and have her run her fingers through my hair and tell me everything that is going badly in my life will work out. i hope i am that kind of mother to rilynne


ice cream, ice cream, who wants ice cream . . . . . one of my best memories is going to reams grocery store with my mom. i didn't love grocery shopping (i still don't) but my mom would always get my a hard scoop ice cream cone . . . . if i was a good girl. i would always get the pink bubble gum ice cream with a little cup to collect my bits of hard bubble gum. it was the highlight of my day.



camping on a rainy day. my mom would pull out all the blankets and books. she would helps us make huts in the living room and mazes throughout the main level of our house. we would play house or read books all day or even take naps. it was always so much fun, although clean up was a mess.

for my dad, a lot of my memories are around sports, food, and camping. that's probably why they are still my 2 favorite things to this day. my dad was always my biggest fan. he was at every basketball game i ever had and was my jr. jazz coach. i remember playing pig or horse in our driveway with him and he would always let me win. he would always try to make these crazy shots and when he would make it he would run around the driveway saying "did you see that cass? I can't believe i made it" (cass meaning me - that is my nickname with my day). then he would try to distract me while i tried to make the same shot. if i made it i would run around the driveway yelling the same thing. it was so fun.

my dad is a huge byu fan. huge may be an understatement. i remember going to a lot of byu basketball games and later to football games with my dad. the best part was when the refs would make a bad call. my dad's hat yank off his hat and throw it to the ground. then he would complain about how bad the call was. he would say over and over again "i just can't believe it. that could cost us the game. horrible call". if we would win he'd say "i knew it all a long". win or loss we would always list to the post game show on the way home. my dad would get just as mad at the bad call as he did when he watched it live - even when we won the game. i love my dad and i love that he took me to so many games. i am sure that is where i get my passion for sports.

thanks mom & dad for being fabulous parents and always putting us first. i have tons of fabulous childhood memories and sometime i still wish i could relive them. love you!

i ♥ my little girl!

so i know that all my posts are about rilynne but she is so cute and it's so hard not to post about her all the time. she just makes me so happy. this picture is her dressed in a pretty pink dress all ready for church. we started putting a bit of baby oil in her hair to make her curls into ringlets. she is just so adorable! last week we had complete strangers coming up to us saying that rilynne was the cutest little baby they had ever seen. when ever we go everyone lines up for their turn to hold and play with her. i love to watch people melt, just like i do, when they see her.

i just can't believe how lucky i am to be the mother of such a special little girl. every time i see her my heart just melts. i've been reflecting on our life over the last year or so and rilynne is the shining light. she has been such a blessing in my life. i can't image anything better than her.

rilynne is 5 months old today!

time is going by so quickly. rilynne is 5 months old and becoming quite the little/big girl. her new things are her tongue and the bath. she loves to stick her tongue out at everyone and everything. she loves to splash in the bath. last night she splashed around until the water got cold. it's a great way to tucker her out before bed plus she loves it. she is such a happy little girl. she smiles and laughs all day long.

pics of rilynne

about a month ago i lost the charger to my camera battery. the battery only lasted about a week and so i haven't been able to take a pics of my sweet girl for almost 3 whole weeks! i am so bummed that i have missed so many great picture opportunities with her. i hate that i missed capturing any moments of her life. i have posted a few pictures that i snapped the day i found my camera. she is just so cute! she is quickly becoming a big girl. i just love her beautiful little smile. it just makes my day every time i see her smiling face! sure love you, rilynne!

happy with daddy! she's all smiles.

i just love this little outfit. thanks for becky for getting it for her!

i ♥ the bath

rilynne is starting to love the bath. the pic she looks a bit scared but it's just because she is focused on the camera. when she gets in the water she starts to giggle and splash. she loves to get her hair washed. she closes her eyes and is totally relaxed the whole time. she doesn't like to get her body washed though. she thinks it interferes with her play time. it frustrates her! she is so cute. i love my darling little girl!

rilynne + park = love

rilynne and i went to our first official play date. rilynne loves the warm weather and the sun. she loved to watch all the kids playing on the play ground and listen to all the moms talk. to finish off the day we walked around the park before heading to the car.

rilynne had had it with her passie and started to just use her fingers.

rilynne was watching all the other walkers and people in the park.

we came across these geese and their little babies. they were so cute. i did however had watch were i stepped. there was poop everywhere!