I do my best thinking in the car

Unfortunately it's rarely about what I'm doing at that moment, like driving. Craig has my GPS which means I shouldn't leave my house. But I did. I like to think I have a good sense of where I am and which way I should go. Sometimes that works out for me, but rarely. Today it did not. As I was driving down a dirt road through a pasture, I could tell the horses were confused by my presence. However, I just knew my house was in that direction. There wasn't a dead end sign. Shouldn't there be a dead end sign if it was a dead end? I continued on my way, the bumpy road was giving Riley a good nap. Turns out it was in the direction of my house and I actually found pavement within a short 10 minutes. Today I learned I can get around in this new place. Efficiently? No. Safely? Probably not. But I will make it eventually.

Hello Life.

Don't worry I still have plenty to catch up on, but I'm jumping ahead to RIGHT NOW. Monday Craig finally received the much anticipated letter that he was licensed and could officially begin practicing as a dentist. No time was wasted and he starts work tomorrow!
I feel that we are definitely putting two feet into the world of "grown-ups" tomorrow. Craig is basically beginning his first job after 9 years of college. (Yes, it's about time.) And me, well I've enjoyed having Craig around every day for the past couple of months and I feel as though I'm really beginning my life as a stay at home mom. Just me and the kid. All day. 5+ days a week. :)
So wish us luck- I'm not sure who needs it more!

Riley just over 5 months.
Here's a recent picture of our little family. Riley is blurry because he can't be still enough for a camera to capture him very well. I must tell you more about him soon.

Things we like about Texas:

#1 Lots of Sonics!

A little something to tide everyone over while you wait for more of my blog catching up...

Route 44 diet coke with vanilla is our favorite.

Happy 29th Craig!

May 20th was Craig's birthday. Of course we had a celebratory dinner at Sonny's!

I attempted a cookie cake this year. It turned out pretty well, except I had spelling/drawing issues.

Orlando Fun

Kent and Natalie and their family came to visit from Washington and to be at Craig's graduation. They invited us to spend a few days in Orlando and we enjoyed some relaxing by the pool.

Riley rolls over!

May 17th, Riley rolled over for the first time! He rolled back to belly and it was quite some time before he learned to roll belly to back and still rarely does that.

"Momma, I'm not sure what just happened..."

"..but it was awesome!"

Riley's baby blessing

May 2, 2010 we had Riley's blessing in church given by his Daddy. We're so glad we got to share this special day with friends and family- sorry we don't have pictures of everyone as people had to get to their classes to teach, play piano, etc, but we're so glad you were there!

Riley was obviously very excited about things. Typically babies are blessed much younger than Riley, but we had trouble getting a date with everyone in town. We joked Riley would be old enough to turn and wave to the congregation after his blessing.

The Rodgers. These are the parents of Craig's friend Chet who passed away in college and who Riley's middle name is after. We were so happy to have them there!

George and Laura.

The Harrells.

The Toblers.

Val and Christian.

The Barlows.