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Mike flew to Utah today so I am home alone for the weekend.:( This is when I miss living only 90min. from my mom..it was nice to be able to go visit at times like this.

I am dog sitting for Mike's mom this week. Muffin has been good but I'll be glad to be back to one dog. But the good news is that Mazi finally let me know that she needed to go outside for the first time this week..Yea!! Hopefully she will keep that up...it really makes me like her a lot more.:)

So in other random news..I took my earrings out for the first time when I was at Amber's. For those who don't know...I got my ears pierced for the first time almost 3 years ago but then they got infected so I let them grow back..then my little sister Megan and I went this past May and got our ears pierced again but I've been so afraid to take them out...I finally did it.:) It's getting easier..but now I need to get more earrings!!

So here are some random pictures....

Miss Ena is such a mess!!

My sweet boy!!
I am not a big fan of this pic but I just wanted you to see my new haircut...

Here is the back...

I look like Megan.:)

Family Pictures

This week I am down in Corpus Christi visiting my sister, Amber. Mike had a couple of appointments in Austin so we decided to go ahead and head down to see Amber. Mike has to be back this way next week so he left me here for the week. Yea!

So Amber took my family pictures this past Saturday...Thank you Amber!! It was really fun! I've put a couple on here...
Mike loves to have Bradley jump to him..Bradley always acts really scared but then he screams "I can do it!" I love these pictures!
So I often make up little songs..our morning song while we eat breakfast is: "Who loves mommy raise there hand..I love mommy raise my hand.." We sing over and over untill we say everyone's name. We were trying to get ena to smile in this picture so we sang that song..

...to see more go to amberbrightphotography.com and then you can click on her blog.

It's about time!!

Well, as usual the Riches family is late...but we get it done..let me explain...My Grandmother Ault loved Christmas. My Christmas memories are filled with her and her traditions and her love of the season and of the Savior. No matter what time we showed up at her house at Christmas time she always thought we were hungry so she would pop in some pizza and make some cheese dip and pull out the soda and we would have a party.:)
So this year my sister, Amber, sent out an email suggesting we should all have pizza and cheese dip and soda in honor of my Grandmother..we were suppose to do this all on Christmas Eve but with Mike's family in I didn't get the chance. So for New Years Eve my mom and dad came up and we got to celebrate it the Grandmother Ault way.:) I miss her the most at Christmas time!
Here are some pictures of our "Fun Fun Fun! Party Party Party!"



Our little Miss Eanna fell the Sunday before Christmas and pushed her front tooth up into her gums..After I freaked out and took her to the ER and finally to a dentist (no one is opened during the holiday)..they decided it would be best to pull it out so that it wouldn't do any damage to her permanent tooth...That Sunday morning she had looked so pretty in her new Christmas dress so I had taken pictures of her moments before this all happened..so here is the last picture of her with two front teeth..at least for the next few years.:)
Here is the tooth after they pulled it..it was huge and she was a tuff little girl.:) We love our little princess..tooth or no tooth.:)

Merry Christmas!

Tonight was the ward Christmas party...no this is not the Santa at church..but we had been told that Santa was going to be there..so we had talked him up to Bradley..but then he never came...so we had to go find him at the mall. :)

Breanna was scared of him so we had to make it a family picture.:) He is the Best Santa I've ever seen..real beard and all.:)

Things are good here at the Riches home. Mike's Mom and Step-Dad came up today and spent the day with us. It was fun. We made a gingerbread choo choo train and Mike and I went shopping while they played with the kids. So we were able to get all kid shopping done.:) I love Christmas!!

I am a Sunbeam teacher now..tomorrow is going to be my first time teaching. I think it will be fun.:) I hope things go well.:)

Well, I hope that you all are having a great holiday season!! I am thinking of you all!

I love Christmas!!

I love Christmas!! I am so glad that it is here! Bradley keeps saying that he wishes two weeks were already past so it could be Christmas day but I keep telling him..but then it would be over.:( I love the whole month!

We've had lots of company lately....with Thanksgiving and then Abby came for a week and then our friends from Baton Rouge came for the weekend. It's been lots of fun. Mike's Dad is coming for the week of Christmas..I'm kinda glad that we aren't traveling anywhere we can just relax and be home and be together.:) Plus, with a dog now it's a lot harder to travel..

I took a pic or Bradley and Breanna the other day..the were both smiling and looking at the camera..it's a miracle!!!!

I was just remembering how small Mazi was when we got her...

She's grown alot and definetly has those sad puppy eyes...now you know why I haven't given her away...she looks at me like this...

but then she acts like this and I start doubting again...

My Kiddos

Hey Everyone,

I just wanted to share pictures of my little ones..they are growing up way too fast! I rocked Eanna last night and cried thinking of how little she used to be. I which I could record each moment and each feeling. I love being a mother to Bradley and Beanna!! I am so blessed!!

This is Bradley's Superman hairdo! He thought he was so cool!:)
Eanna's hair is getting so long..I put it in pig tails for the first time.:) She looked like such a big girl!
more pig tails!
Eanna loves playing hide and go seek in my curtains.:)

I hope all is well with all of you! Love you!

Well, I just wanted to update everyone on things here at the Riches. We are really enjoying Texas. We have the best neighborhood! I love our location. It is right on the edge of town yet Walmart is a minute away.:) I love my home..it stills needs a lot of decoration work but it will come eventually..(thanks Ginger and Amber for posting your pictures..my next question is how do you paint with kids running everywhere:})

Mike has been really busy with work. He was out of town pretty much the whole past week and finally was able to be home today. But he woke up not feeling well so he has been in bed all day.
Since Mike was gone this week I was home alone nursing a sick puppy and two sick kids..and being sick myself..it's been a long week. But we are doing much better.:)

I wanted to share some pictures from the past couple weeks!

Here is a picture of our little puppy Mazi. Mike said we could get her for my birthday..the day after we brought her home we had to rush her to the emergancy vet's office. She couldn't walk or eat or bark. They didn't know if she would make it..but after going to two vets she finally came around and now is like any other puppy.:) So we named her Mazi because we think she is amazing!:)

This is Mama and me at the Time Out for Women. it was a really neat conference.:) I am really glad that Mama got to come and visit and go with me. It was a lot of fun!

Bradley was a ninja turtle for Halloween..and if any one called him by the wrong name he was quick to tell them he was Raphael.:) He loves Halloween!

Eanna was our little witch..not in real life just for Halloween. They don't have a lot of costumes for her age. But when I found this dress she grabbed it and hugged it.:)

So here is an updated picture of our guest room..I've actually rearranged the furniture a little and we finally put the blinds up..but I just wanted you to know that it's ready for you when you get here.:)