Belated birthday wishes

On Sunday our little cowboy turned 4 years old.  4 years old!  Already?

Happy birthday, Hayden!  We love you!!!

Birthday wishes

Guess who......

is celebrating

his 30th birthday today.....

Happy birthday, Daddy!!!  We love you!!!

Happy Veterans Day to all who have served to keep us free!!!!

3 years later

3 years ago today, this sweet girl was diagnosed with Leukemia.  3 years ago today, this sweet girl would be forced to grow up WAY faster than any little kid should.  But, now...3 years later...this sweet girl is doing fantastic and has grown into a beautiful little lady.

To say we are happy and thankful to be 3 years out from Riley's diagnosis, would be an understatement. There were many moments, mostly during steroid weeks, where we thought this day would never get here.  Even though we live everyday with the nagging thought of relapse in the back of our minds...we have learned to treasure each day and live life to its fullest.  That is what cancer has done for us.  Well, that and making our sweet princess a tad bit on the spoiled side.  But, I think we all know I wouldn't trade that for anything.

Here's to many more glorious cancer free years!!!!!

School days

Today was Riley AND Hayden's first day of school!!  Riley is a big 1st grader now, and Hayden has started going to pre-school for 3-K.  They were both super excited, and did great going into their classrooms...not a tear was shed.  Not even from Mommy!!  I am anxious to pick Hayden up and hear all of his first day of school stories...I'll be sure to share the good ones tomorrow.

Somehow amidst all the first day hustle & bustle, I only managed to take these few pictures...but they show how excited everyone was!!!!!

Remember us?!

If I would only learn to be a little more diligent about my blog posting, you wouldn't have to suffer through these mile long catch up posts.  But, since I don't see that happening any time soon...here's another record breaking post of pictures to show what we have been up to lately.

Riley turned 6 years old at the end of July, and in true Princess Riley style - she enjoyed a whole week of birthday festivities.  She loved every minute of her "birth week" and is already planning what all we will do to celebrate next year!!

We kicked off the birth week celebration with a girls trip to Austin to visit Aunt Nenni and Cory.  They treated us to a wonderful dinner at Buca di Beppo...Yum!!!!!

This little missy devoured this entire birthday brownie...although, she did share a few bites...

My sweet little birthday princess

Thank you Jen and Cory for making one

little 6 year old princess

VERY HAPPY!!!!!

After being spoiled in Austin Riley and I went back to Brenham to pick up the little Bubster, and what do you know - party # 2 was in full effect!!!!

Birthday barbie!!!  Thanks Nana and Pops!!

Hayden missed his big sister...aren't they sweet?!

and so gosh-darn cute!!!

Par-tay #3 was on Riley and Jans' actual birthday at Josh's grandmothers house.  Here are the birthday girls blowing out their candles together...and it's scary to look at this and think that in only 10 more years, Riley will actually be blowing out the candles on her sweet 16 birthday cake...YIKES!!!

The big 6 year old

and the big 1 year old!!

In true 1 year old fashion...Jans enjoyed the bags and tissue paper more than what actually came in them.

As you'll see in the post below, my niece was born August 4th...and this past weekend the kids and I went to visit and spoil the little Missy.  It was Riley and Hayden's first time to meet her, and they loved every minute of it.  Can you blame them...look at how stinkin' cute she is!!

We are a family of baby-hogging women, so it was hard for us to share with each other...but we were nice and let Granny and Aunt Dede join in the fun.  She is one loved little baby girl!

Don't you just love all this hair!!!  So CUTE!!

If this picture doesn't make you smile, I'm not sure what will!!

We couldn't get these caps to fire in his cap gun, so Pops showed him how to make them "fire" with a hammer...hence the fashionable eye wear.  Safety first!!

Guess who lost one of her front teeth!!!!!

I had to share one more of the goggled-cuteness!!

Sweet little Harper Kay

On August 4th my dreams came true, as I was finally blessed with a sweet little niece to love and spoil.  My sister Shelby and her husband Justin welcomed their first child into the world, sweet Miss Harper Kay Colley.  Harper is healthy and beautiful, and VERY loved.

Shelby and Justin - anxious and excited to meet their new bundle of love

Sisters - Jen (Aunt Nenni), Shelby and yours truly

She's finally here!!!!!

Harper Kay

9lbs 6.5 oz

20 3/4"

The Colley fam

Proud Aunt Kari

Way to go Shelby...you rocked it!  Now get to working on my nephew!!!!!!!

Guess who....

...is turning 6 today!!!!!

This girl is!!!!!

Happy Happy birthday to you, sweet Riley...your Daddy and I are amazed at what a beautiful young lady you are becoming, and we are so proud of all you have accomplished in your 6 short years of life.  We love you more than you know, and can't wait to see what the future holds for you.

We also want to wish a very Happy 1st birthday to little Miss Jans!!!!

We love you, Jans Ky...and all your sweet little curls!!!!