July

4th of July:

Payton loved this car

From the time the Fireworks started Hudson covered his ears

Payton on the other hand LOVED them and kept pointing and clapping it was so cute!

And with all the noise the boys still fell asleep what a great 4th of July!

Random pics of July:

July has consisted of bike rides, visiting with friends, Omsi (not pictured), Zoo (not pictured),enchanted forest and family time

I came home from Zac watching the boys and found them in this Hudson loves his Buzz outfit and I guess Payton was left out so Zac took the outfit from Huddy's Build a Bear and put the shirt and booties on Payton it was sooooo funny!




Enchanted Forest:

We thought it would be fun to check out Enchanted Forest in Oregon it was fun Hudson didn't really want to go on any rides but he did want to go on the bumper boats and it was great it was a pool with a girl in it to make sure the kids and boats okay. Hudson and Zac did go on one roller coaster together I was soooo proud of Hudson in the pic you can only see Zac but Huddy is in the cart too!

The boys were so tired after a long day they slept sooo well it was a fun month and a great way to end it!

Payton Turns "1"

I can't believe Payton is a 1 year old! June 20th 2008 Payton Zachery Rider was born I honestly can't believe that a year has passed by Payton has been such a joy and a blessing in our family! He makes us laugh and then
sees us laughing and just keeps going and going! He is our cheeseman with his cute smile with his little teeth showing its priceless!

For Payton's Birthday we went to a in door water park it is so much fun and perfect for younger kids. Payton loved the lazy river and the fountains!

When we got back to my parents house for the Party Payton was sound asleep and so we had to sing to him while he was asleep it actually was really cute and sweet he slept for about 2 hours we were just waiting for him to wake up and open his presents.

Payton loooves the Wonder Pets and so of course we decided to make it a Wonder Pets party here is the little creation I designed and Fred Meyer made thank you Fred Meyer but the little bath set was so cute and worked perfect. After everybody left and 2 hours later we finally opened presents and let Payton eat his cake!

He loved the mail box and balls that nest in each other and one makes music soo cute! he got some cute fun clothes and the bouncing Zebra Horse that he loves as well! he loved the dinging seals that he got for the bath tub too thanks everyone for making his day soooo special!

He wasn't to sure about the cake and the frosting getting all over his hands

he then started to share

I think he also figured it was a good way to get his hands clean! and Bella didn't mind it either

A good bath was definitely needed after this one not much got into his mouth but he had so much fun!

HAPPY 1st BIRTHDAY PAYTON!

We LOVE YOU

June

Zac's 28th Birthday :

I surprised Zac for his birthday which we celebrated a week before his actual birthday!
I made him wear the blindfold just when we passed by the signs but he was embarrassed
just for those few times it was so funny! I think the hardest part for him was letting me drive!

Skamania is so nice and beautiful and it was sooo nice to just have it be Zac and I! We went to their buffet and and it was amazing I think Zac and I were rolling out of there hahaha but it was sooo worth it!

On our way home we took the Old Historic Hwy it was so much fun we drove through a place called horse tail falls and then Multnoma and then to the overlook and there was this place called Vista House it was an amazing view!

Sunday we went to my parents for Zacs birthday dinner it was so fun we had Navajo tacos and it was decorated like a fiesta (thanks mom) and Zac had his own little "Hot Tamale Train" but of course he began eating the candy before I could get a picture (bummer) anyways it was a nice evening for Zac's present he NEEDED new church shoes and clothes so yeaaah!

Strawberry Festival:

We went with our play group to The Strawberry Festival it was so much fun they had a baby pony and pony rides Hudson wanted to ride but last minute opted out, so then we went to the big slide and when we reached the top I was a little nervous (I know I am a baby and if you could see my face its pathetic) We went over to see the bunnies (Hudson's favorite) and Payton loved feeding the horses. We can't wait to go next year!

Next post is Payton turns 1 Years Old stay tuned

Finally Pictures

So it has been sooo long since I have been able to update my blog and finally I am able to! I will start with April and May on this posting and June next posting then I should be caught up.

April:

Hudson Turns 3! So for Hudson birthday he asked My parents for a Spiderman Skateboard and he loves it!

He has to be cool like his Uncle Nick! He also had a Spiderman Birthday Party as well!

When I asked him who he wanted to invite to his party he came and said "Nick, Jacob, and Max" It took me a minute to know who these boys were but they are Uncle Nicks friends yep thats right for Hudson's 3rd Birthday he wanted 3 12 years old it was pretty cute and funny but we took our Spiderman cardboard mask invites and the boys were all pretty excited to come. At the party we had candy, games, and silly string and then we took them to BK and back to my moms for Cake(I can't find the pics of his cake the the silly string fight but I will) Hudson had a great Birthday!

May:

Mindie's Birthday

For my Birthday we had a celebration in Seattle and went to Red Robin and had so much fun! We came home on Sunday and had a my favorite Birthday Dinner Crab legs, Artichokes and of course Ice Cream Cake I had a great Birthday!

Seattle trip Hannah's Birthday

We went up to Seattle for my Cousin Emmi's little girls first Birthday party which was on my Birthday what a fun way to celebrate the day!

We gave her the cute little doll she is holding! it looked just like her

Fun pic with my Cousins and My Sister

Park days Love love this pic of the boys
Zoo Days

I can't get pictures on grrrrrrrr!

I am so frustrated right know we don't have Internet and I have been having to go over and use my parents computer and for some reason the pictures will not upload correctly. I have so much to update and pictures to post and I am still trying today I was already to update and yep I the cord I needed wasn't in the camera box you wouldn't think it would take so long for a simple blog update but I will be updating Okay so I haven't blogged in forever well at least updating with pictures that is! I am sooosooon!!!
Here is what is happening with the Rider Family:
We finally had a Family Picture taken so I uploaded it but it has the places stamp on it but thats all I could get so oh well I love the picture of the 4 of us. But the original is hanging on our wall in our new place

Hudson turned 3 can't believe it!!
Payton will be 11 months on the 20th can't believe he is almost 1 where does the time go
Mindie is loving no Managing and enjoying the boys
Zac is working so hard and keeping busy
Well there you go a little update on our family. Pictures and more info to come.

UPDATE TIME

Okay so I know it has been a while since I last blogged so here is an update on our family! First off I am no longer managing Apartments any more hallelujah I am so grateful and excited to be able to focus all my time and energy on my family and just being a mom! Of course I will still continue to work my 3 days a month for Ortho but that is cake compared to what I was doing. So yep we have moved yet again I think we are becoming notorious for that (unfortunately) anyways we moved into a bigger apartment thankfully 3 bedroom ALRIGHT! and we love love the new ward Hudson has more buddies in nursery and I have a weekly play group to look forward to every Tuesday now its so much fun! So we are all enjoying this new life that is ahead of us and love the time that I am not having to be on the computer or showing a unit or on the phone (for work that is) I will say that it definitely was a great learning experience and I will NEVER take being able to STAY at home with my loving boys for granted ever! so unfortunately we have had to go back using our old computer not the managing computer so its slooow and not as easy to upload pictures so pics are yet to come.

An update on Huddy he is going to be 3 next month can't believe it at all its crazy going way to fast for me. He is such a good big brother to Payton and is loving Spiderman right everything must be Spiderman. He love asking questions all the time and I honestly think the word that is repeated most of the time is "huh" gotta love it. He loves going to the library and picking new books to take home, its so great to just sit and read to him and knowing he understands a lot of what we are reading he can pretty much tell me the Curious George stories when we read them. I will be posting pics of his party of course Spiderman party so stay tuned...

On a different note I will give you an update on Payton he is now 9 month and crawling and pulling himself up on EVERYTHING and getting into all kinds of trouble:) he love remotes, outlets (with the covers on) loves loves Hudson and anything he does he just laughs all the time at him. At his 9 month appointment he is weighing in at 20 lbs and 28 inches he is about 50% for both height and weight, he has 2 teeth on the bottom and I can see bumpy gums at the top so not too soon! He is just so much fun to watch and observe and play with I love this stage!

Okay so about his little sleep issue i want to THANK everyone for their advice and support during this hard time and I must say tonight for the second night he has been asleep in his CRIB now last night he did end up with us in our bed but not till early early in the morning so I was proud (baby steps) Tonight he has put himself back to sleep 3 TIMES amazing!!! So I will keep you updated and hopefully there will be a complete end in site and he will remain in his bed and not wake up to feed once in the night. I figure I better get the going to bed in his crib mastered than I will start the sleeping through a midnight feeding. AGAIN THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO HELPED ME AND HOORAY IT HAS WORKED!!!

HELP ME! MOMMIES I NEED ADVICE

You look at this face and how can you make him cry....

Okay so Payton is 8 months now I can't believe it! But there is a problem the kid will not sleep in his crib! okay so I know I probably brought this on myself the fist 4 weeks he was born I slept with him on the couch (wrong wrong wrong) and now he sleeps in our bed but not just in the bed he HAS to lay on top of my chest! For naps in morning he will sleep in his crib so thats nice but afternoon naps and at NIGHT he will absolutely not sleep in his crib. I have tried to let him cry and cry and he will scream for 45 min and still be sitting up not even close to sleeping, so of course I go get him I have a hard time with letting cry longer than 45 min. I have also tried the give him a bath, feed him, and lay him down on his tummy but it doesn't work. I also have tried the baby whisperer method where you lay them down pick them up when they cry then lay them back down and repeat the process I did it for over an hour it is didn't help one bit.

So I am asking all those great mommies for help and advice I really want to have Payton sleep in his crib(which is in our room) and get good sleep for all three of us. SO please help me