What a Messy Mess!!!!

But it's awesome to watch my youngest little one eat by himself with a spoon for the first time :) Ty is such a determined little guy. He weaned himself off the bottle very early, and he wants to eat everything by himself. So, i decided to give it a go at 14 months ...... he caught on very quickly and now feeds himself EVERYTHING with only minor help from mom and dad. You rock Tyster!

Spinach Mushroom Saute

this is an easy peasy healthy side dish that my family LOVES!!!

1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
2 bags of spinach, chopped
2 containers of mushrooms, chopped
1/4 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
salt and pepper to taste

Heat olive oil over medium heat in a pot. Add spinach and mushroom and stir occasionally. While cooking, the vegetables will GREATLY REDUCE. You may need to put only a little in at a time depending on how big your pot is. When the vegetables are tender add the parmesan cheese and stir until melted. Add salt and pepper. Serves 4.

Chicken Artichoke Orzo

Ingredients:

2 chicken breasts
8 oz. dry orzo pasta
1 can artichoke hearts, chopped
2 roma tomatoes, diced
1 can olives, chopped
1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 clove garlic, minced
1/2 cup parmesan cheese, freshly grated
1/2 tsp poultry seasoning
salt and pepper to taste
curley parsely, for garnish


Instructions:

Bring a pot of water to a boil. Add chicken and poultry seasoning. Cook until done. In the meantime, bring another pot of water to a boil and cook orzo pasta according to package directions for al dente pasta. Heat olive oil in a large saute pan, and saute garlic until light brown. Shred the chicken and add to the saute pan. Drain orzo pasta and add to the saute pan. Add the chopped veggies and season with salt and pepper. Add the freshly grated parmesan cheese. Stir and viola! xoxo.

Levi's Football Camp

He learned a bunch of new skills to take with him to Pop Warner Football this year! Hopefully he will be able to earn his spot back as middle linebacker! GOOOO Levi!!!!!

the zoo

After the awesome 4th of july happenings, grandma wanted all of us to go to the zoo!!!! wooo hooo. The zoo is one of Landon's favorite places. He loves animals, books about animals, movies about animals, anything animal related basically. He frequently asks me to go to Africa to see the zebras. lol.

4th of July

We has a GREAT time visiting Grandma Linda in Solvang for the 4th! She had a bunch of super fun things planned for us to do and that town is just the cutest little thing. There was an awesome parade!

They also had a bbq in the park with a band! The town reminded me alot of Stars Hallow on Gilmore Girls. After the bbq, Grandma took us on a walk around the town. They had blown up obstacle courses that Landon just loved! Later they had fireworks! It was one of the best firework shows I've seen! Thanks Grandma.

Ty's Birth

This was Ty's Birthday. July 24, 2008 at 1:13 pm .... I got to do my VBAC! and was so excited! Thank you Rhonda for making my second birth experience a wonderful one.

Dadda, Momma, Ty

Levi and Ty

Coming home





Ty and Grandma Linda

i will ....

start posting here more often ... i've got to get caught up with my blogger ... im so bummed i've neglected it for so long. there are so many new things with the boys it's unbelievable! Landon's speech has just taken off. ty is growing like a weed! so i am off to see where in the world i left off and get everyone caught up with all of the Riley happenings! xoxo

My Rockers.

Levi absolutely loves Guitar Hero. We got it for Christmas. He has been playing it ever since. Now, Landon has totally gotten into it ... it's awesome. We have 2 guitars, and we let Landon play with Lou. It is so cute. here are some pics:

Ty and the Taste of Cereal

Here is Ty's first taste of rice cereal. he has been crabby after his bottle and was getting to the point where he would eat 1 1/2 - 2 bottles at almost every feeding. so we came to the agreement that it was time for cereal! at first he was like huh? then he liked it. he ate a whole bowl! lol. go Tyster. here are some pics of the event:

first bite

what is this?

yum-o!