It's hard to believe that our little baby is 2 1/2. Riley is such a sweet little kid. She has always been my little helper. If I'm unloading the dishwasher, she's right there helping. If I'm putting clothes away, she wants to help. If Mia asks for milk, she'll bring her the sippy cup. She's always grabbing Ethan's blanket for him. She's very much a people pleaser.
Though, she has started acting like a 3-year old. I was just thinking that the twins have finally gotten easier and now I have another 3-year old. Riley reminds me a lot of Ethan. I think she may have inherited some of his quirkiness. I made the mistake of tucking her baby in with an old baby blanket. Since then, she has me tuck her babies in multiple times a day. She'll bring me 7-8 baby outfits and expects me to put them all on. She'll then bring me washcloths and towels and I'm supposed to tuck those around the baby. Then she'll bring me a couple of baby blankets and I'm supposed to wrap those around the baby. She watches me like a hawk and if she doesn't like how I do it, she screams. After 20 minutes of this, I finally get the baby tucked in how she likes it. She'll hold it for 10 minutes and strip everything off the baby and wants me to start over. :)
She loves putting "ake-up" on and putting it on her babies. She watches how I do it and then copies me. She's getting a little better about getting into my mascara. She'll still get into my powders and foundation though. Riley also loves having her fingernails and toenails painted. I try to do it when the kids are sleeping because otherwise, I'll have 60 extra digits to do.
Riley insists on picking out all of her own clothes and pajamas. She is pretty decent at matching. She's been wearing underwear for a month now. Everytime I put underwear on her, I tell her not to pee in her underwear because the underwear will get mad. Haha. She now says it every time I put underwear on her.
She has accidents sometimes but is really good about telling me she has to go to the bathroom. Riley still copies Ethan and pees outside. She is very proud when she does it. She still needs a diaper at nap and bedtime. Speaking of nap time, she still usually needs an afternoon nap. She'll sleep 1 1/2 hour and she usually goes to bed around 10:30pm and wakes up around 9am.
Riley is still a huge mama's girl. She is getting better with the clinginess. She'll run off and play babies with Mia, so that gives me a much needed break. Riley likes to rough-house with Ethan but he tends to be a little too rough, so it doesn't last long.
She has just started watching tv. She really likes the, "Bubble Guppies", "Umi-Zoomie", and the movie, "Tangled." Riley loves to color and paint and read books. Her favorite thing is to play with her babies. She pretends to feed them, change their diapers, and rocks them.
She really likes going to daycare. The last time I dropped her off, she kept saying, "bye mommy"--like she wanted me to leave. She didn't get sad or cry. There are a couple of little girls there and they play really well together. I'm so glad she likes it there!
Riley is a pretty good eater. She tries almost anything. One of the weird things she likes is coleslaw. I had never given it to her because I figured she wouldn't like it. Over the 4th of July, she had some off of Grandma's plate. She wolfed it down. I received a text from Elizabeth (their daycare) a few weeks ago, and it said, "I served coleslaw for lunch and Riley inhaled it." :)
Riley has been talking a lot. She likes to tell me that I'm "ucky" and "gross" (she gets that from Ethan.) She copies everything the twins say. She also tells me to "go away" a lot. She's now very private when she uses the bathroom, so after I help her up on the toilet, she points her finger at me and says, "go away, Mommy." Ummm...okay. If I do something that upsets her, she tells me that I'm in "big trouble" and tells me to go to my room. It's so funny what they pick up.
It hasn't always been easy having 3 little kids, but I couldn't imagine what our life would be like without them! They're growing up way too fast, and I constantly have to remind myself to enjoy every little moment. Before too long, they're going to be in school and I'll be wishing that they were little once again.
Jude was kind of crabby, but we weren't surprised. :) She's lucky she's cute because she's got such an attitude!
Doesn't she look like a Spanish princess? She is so pretty! The picture doesn't do any justice.
Matt and his parents. This picture is really dark. 
The flower girls and ring bearers right before they were to walk down. They had Janai, Jude, Mia, and Riley for flower girls and Noah and Ethan for ring bearers.
My little brother, Nathan, and little sister, Kelly. Don't they look cute?
My little sister, Sarah, and Matt's friend, Mark.
Me and Matt's friend, Jason.
My little brother, Billy, my big sister, Amber, and my future niece or nephew.
Walking down the aisle. So cute!
Believe it or not, they all walked down, even Jude!
Here comes the bride, all fat and white....totally kidding, of course. My dad and my little sister, Jenna.
Mr. and Mrs. Matt Jahnke. Don't they look so happy?
Time for the fun to begin...
It's hard to believe that our little baby is 2 1/2. Riley is such a sweet little kid. She has always been my little helper. If I'm unloading the dishwasher, she's right there helping. If I'm putting clothes away, she wants to help. If Mia asks for milk, she'll bring her the sippy cup. She's always grabbing Ethan's blanket for him. She's very much a people pleaser.
She loves putting "ake-up" on and putting it on her babies. She watches how I do it and then copies me. She's getting a little better about getting into my mascara. She'll still get into my powders and foundation though. Riley also loves having her fingernails and toenails painted. I try to do it when the kids are sleeping because otherwise, I'll have 60 extra digits to do.
Riley is still a huge mama's girl. She is getting better with the clinginess. She'll run off and play babies with Mia, so that gives me a much needed break. Riley likes to rough-house with Ethan but he tends to be a little too rough, so it doesn't last long.
She really likes going to daycare. The last time I dropped her off, she kept saying, "bye mommy"--like she wanted me to leave. She didn't get sad or cry. There are a couple of little girls there and they play really well together. I'm so glad she likes it there!
Riley has been talking a lot. She likes to tell me that I'm "ucky" and "gross" (she gets that from Ethan.) She copies everything the twins say. She also tells me to "go away" a lot. She's now very private when she uses the bathroom, so after I help her up on the toilet, she points her finger at me and says, "go away, Mommy." Ummm...okay. If I do something that upsets her, she tells me that I'm in "big trouble" and tells me to go to my room. It's so funny what they pick up.
It hasn't always been easy having 3 little kids, but I couldn't imagine what our life would be like without them! They're growing up way too fast, and I constantly have to remind myself to enjoy every little moment. Before too long, they're going to be in school and I'll be wishing that they were little once again. 
We have some grape vines on our acreage. The first year we lived there, they didn't produce much at all. We had a little more last year, but we've had the most this year. Mike and I tried some last year. I thought they were the grossest tasting grapes ever. It turns out that you're not supposed to eat the skins. :) The skins taste gross, but the inside of the grape is really sweet. Good to know.
Instead of picking the cluster of grapes, Ethan picked them one by one. It kept him busy for a very long time.
He actually calls the grape vine his house. He climbs all over it. I've caught him standing on the very top of it.
The end result--two full coolers of concord grapes. I'm looking forward to trying the jelly!
WoodWick Candles smell so good! They make a cracking sound like a fire is burning. They also last a long time.
I love perfume. It was hard for me to choose my top five, but here they are! Romance by Ralph Lauren, Clinique Happy, Light Blue by Dolce and Gabanna, Miss Dior Cherie, and Chance by Chanel.
I love Dior Show mascara. I have sensitive eyes and this stuff doesn't bother them. It's a total splurge at almost $30 a tube. I've tried a couple different kinds of Dior Show mascara and have loved them both!
My CeraVe face wash and lotion. I have very sensitive skin and this is gentle. It's very similar to Cetaphil, but I think this does a better job. It's slightly more expensive, but it's very good for a drug store brand.
My IPad. I can't tell you how much I love this thing. I'd be absolutely devastated if something happened to it. It's so fast compared to my laptop. I love how light weight and portable it is. You can buy all sorts of apps for it and the kids love playing games on it. 
My Dyson vacuum cleaner. This thing picks up so much stuff from my carpet. It's kind of gross and fascinating at the same time. My mom lent me her Big Power vacuum which is like the Rainbow. It looks like R2D2 from Star Wars. You add water to the base and all the dirt and gunk goes into the water. I've noticed I have less dust in my house since I've started using it. The issue with it is it's SO big and clunky.
The Scrubbing Bubbles wash cloth. It has microfiber on one side and a coarser side for stuck on stuff. The microfiber side picks up coffee grounds and other fine crumbs and they cling to it. It's awesome!
Coffee is one of my guilty pleasures. I like to buy whole bean coffee and grind it myself. Some of my favorite brands are: Seattle's Best, Caribou, and Starbucks. My mom buys some whole bean coffee off of the internet from monks. That stuff is really good too!
The Capresso coffee bean grinder. You can set how fine or coarse you want the beans ground.
Ahhh! My Technivorm Moccamaster Coffee Maker. It is hand-made in the Netherlands. I did a lot of research before picking this coffee maker. It makes great coffee! I also like how simple it is. There is an on/off switch and a switch to turn the hot plate on/off.