House updates

I woke up a couple of days ago with a sore throat and all achy..I am feeling better but my voice is totally gone still. This morning Bradley woke up not feeling well and with a fever. I hate when my kids are sick! I made him a little bed on my floor and he has been sleeping all morning...so I decided to share some photos..

A few weeks ago when I was at Amber's I realized I had never put pictures of my front room on here..it was the last room to get furniture..and then Mike was trying to show someone a picture of the outside of our home and he couldn't find one..so I thought I'd put some updated pictures of some of the rooms...nothing too exciting...I still have a long way to go until I get everything the way a I want it..but enjoy.:)

This is actually an older pic of the outside..right now that little tree just looks like a twig since all the leaves are gone and the grass is no where that green... My neighbor made this sign..it is in my front room..I love it.:)
I don't think this room has changed much...

Here is the playroom with the furniture back against the wall
Breanna's room..I've changed her room around a few times but Bradley's is exactly the same..
Our room..always messy..and you see that picture I haven't hung laying in the corner..I am so bad!!
This is our front room...there is another shelf on the other side of the big couch
and this is our guest room again..I moved the furniture around in here a couple of times before I liked it.

this is for my sisters...so I hope they enjoy.:)

Welcome to the 2008 edition of getting to know your Friends. Change all the answers so they apply to you, and then post them on your blog! The theory is that you will learn a lot of little things about your friends that you might not have known!

1. What time did you get up this morning? 7 something..
2. Diamonds or pearls? diamonds
3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema? Alvin and the Chipmunks..I went with the kids while Mike was in a meeting in Austin
4. What is your favorite TV show? American Idol and The Office
5. What do you usually have for breakfast? cereal or pancakes
6. What did you eat for dinner last night? KFC..my parents were here for the day and brought it to us
7. What food do you dislike? seafood
8. What is your favorite CD at moment? I don't really listen to CD's but I'm starting to really like country music again
9. What kind of car do you drive? Chrysler Pacifica
10. Favorite sandwich? chicken salad
11. What characteristic do you despise? a know-it-all
12. Favorite item of clothing? my many pj's:) I like to be comfortable
13. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation, where would you go? If it were safe I'd love to go to the Ivory Coast in Africa where Mike served his mission..I'd also love to go to Paris..one day..
14. Favorite brand of clothing? I'm not really sure...
15. Where would you retire to? a condo near the beach
16. What was your most recent memorable birthday? they are all fun..as long as I'm with my family
17. Favorite sport to watch? Basketball--Go Spurs Go!!
18. What was the last sporting event you watched? NBA all star game
19. Person you expect to answer these questions first? Since Amber and Ginger already did this I am not expecting much
21. When is your birthday? October 25th
22. Are you a morning person or a night person? night
23. What is your shoe size? 9
24. Pets? Mazi, our little beagle
25. Any new and exciting news you'd like to share with us? nothing too exciting here..sorry
26. What did you want to be when you were little? A Mom.
27. How are you today? ok
28. What is your favorite holiday? Christmas
29. What is your favorite flower? tulip
30. What is a day on the calendar you are looking forward to? March 13th-15th I am going to prepaid legal's national convention with Mike.
31. What is the most exciting thing that happened to you last week? Mike made me breakfast in bed and gave me a beautiful necklace for valentine's day
32. What is your full name? Allyson Kay Riches
33. What are you listening to right now? nothing I am about to hit the sack
34. What was the last thing you ate? chicken nuggets
35. Do you wish on stars? I did all the time growing up..and I even wished on a star that Mike would kiss me moments before we had our first kiss..but now I can't think of anything to wish for..I feel so blessed
36. If you were a crayon, what color would you be? purple
37. How is the weather right now? It's dark but it was cold and cloudy all day
38. Last person you spoke to on the phone? my mother-in-law
39. Favorite soft drink? Sprite
40. Favorite restaurant? Olive Garden
41. Hair color? light brown..dirty blonde
42. What was your favorite toy as a child? I had a stuff dog
43. Summer or winter? summer!
44. Hugs or kisses? hugs
45. Chocolate or Vanilla? chocolate!
46. Coffee or tea? neither
47. Do you want your friends to email you back? yes..I love getting real emails
48. When was the last time you cried? when Pres. Hinckley died
49. What is under your bed? I have no idea but I am guessing that Mazi has probably hid some things under there...
50. What did you do last night? hung out with my kiddos and honey
51. What are you afraid of? Something bad happening to my family
52. Salty or sweet? sweet
53. How many keys on your key ring? 4 or 5
54. How many years at your current job? being a mom...4 years
55. Favorite day of the week: Saturday
56. How many towns have you lived in? 10
57. Do you make friends easily? it takes me a while

Bedtime update

Awwwww..soooo cute.:)

Bedtime

So every night we have a little bedtime routine..put pj's on, brush teeth, read the scriptures, read two books, say prayer, have family hug and then hop into bed..we do the reading and saying prayer part in Bradley's room so lately when we get to the hop in bed part...Ena jumps into Bradley's bed and tucks herself in and then looks at me like she is trying to say..."Please mom can I sleep with Ba, please!!" So I've given in a couple of times and told her to stay in Bradley's bed or it's straight to her bed. Most nights I've attempted this I hear constant giggling and then Bradley scream out "Mommy, Ena's out of the bed!" so I go and put her in her bed. So when I attempted it again tonight I thought I'd have the same results...but so far I haven't heard anything. I peeked in a couple of mintutes ago and I think Bradley is asleep...Ena was still wiggling but so far still tucked in.:) I think it is so cute! My favorite part of having two kids is seeing how much they love each other! I love seeing Bradley protect and help his little sister. I love seeing Ena crack up at her big brother and screaming the whole way home from dropping him off at preschool..and then hearing the "yea ba!!" the whole way there to pick him up.:) I love being thier mom!

Random

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.:)