So sad...yet so hopeful

Thought this was very inspiring. I cannot begin to imagine something so horrible. God has given this faith AMAZING faith and hope that they will see their little girl again.

WHOOPS :o/

I will start by saying this...MOMMIES SHOULD NOT CUT LITTLE BOYS HAIR!


Yes you heard me right.


Unfortunately, we had to learn that the hard way here at the Riedl home.


Daddy had to clean up my "mess" and did a rather nice job at it.

Doesn't he look so grown up! Thank goodness his hair grows fast...although I may get use to this style;o)

Sibling love

As of late, Cooper has decided to be Kylie's new playmate. He copies her all the time and wants to be involved in EVERYTHING she does. It is way too cute, so here are some pictures that document there sibling love.

Yes even going to the bathroom....


Wish I could have gotten a video of the two of them dancing this morning, but I ran out of battery!


Figured I should document these moments as they do not last long....

ps. Anyone have any info on how to get your 1 year old to stop biting!!!! It's driving me crazy!

randomness

While collaborating with some fellow bloggers last night I decided that I need some more songs on my playlist. Hope you all enjoy the added feature of songs while reading my awesomely entertaining blog. Feel free to "clean your basement" to my selected songs. Feedback on song selection is always welcome!

On another note...we started another book, "Sweet Caroline" . I am excited to get into another book! I will let you know how it turns out.

AND...I took a tutorial from my blogger friend on how to make a table cloth with celery stalk stamps. I twisted this idea slightly and used leaves as my stamp. Check it out and let me know what you think.


Speaking of vegetables...it's "harvest" time here at the "Riedl Homestead" (copyright: Joel Smith). Look what mini me and myself gathered from the garden yesterday! She is my little helper and is CONSTANTLY looking for new growth on my plants. Apparently they all decided to bloom overnight.

Wedding in Phili

I am a wee bit late at posting this, but thought it is better late than never. A few weeks ago, Zach and I got a night away in Philadelphia. One of my best friends from high school got married and we decided to make it a mini vacation! The wedding was awesome. She was a beautiful bride and was glowing with happiness. She choose a great hubby and they fit together perfectly. Anyways. Thought I would add a pic or two from the wedding.

Zach and I all dressed up ;o)

Did I mention my parents were there too...Deb and I

Jess and Ben's first dance

Jess and I

Prayer request

or now. 10:30: Hello all my dear friends. I am writing this morning to ask you all to pray for Cooper. It really isn't a grave issue, it's just that he is really having a hard time with his asthma. He seems to be in a cycle of getting a SLIGHT runny nose each month which turns into a full blown asthma attack. He doesn't seem to be responding well to treatments and needs to be nebulized(sp) every couple of hours. SO...we are off to the doctors this morning to hopefully get some more answers! PLEASE pray that they can help us out. I really don't want him to be on steroids once a month anymore...it cannot be good for his little body. I will keep you all posted! Thanks~~Me

12:30: Went to the doc and he prescribed steroids for a week (surprise, surprise) and put him on a daily dose of Pulmacort. Lets hope this works for now...

whacha think

I found so great fabric on sale at Joann Fabric's and thought it would look great in my office. This is the LAST room in the house without a "theme" or any decor. ANYWAYS...my friend loves brown and blues and has spiked my interest in this color combination. I will be making a futon cover in blue and brown pillows to go on it. So here it is...give me some feedback...

I also made some new curtains for my kitchen window. The previous one was shrunk unexpectedly by a crazy lady who decided the window treatments need to be washed...ya..not sure what I was doing.


Here is my new mantel arrangment...Zach said it looks like i cut down a tree and put it on the mantel..for all of you uneducated people..this is NOT a tree branch but GRAPE VINE. I cut it down myself thank-you-very-much.
And, to TOP things off I received my new MOPS bag this past week! I am soooo excited and it is the perfect size for an intermediate diaper bag.