Kaydence's Birthday Party 2010

After a fun day at Wallowa Lake we stopped by a local restaurant and celebrated Kaydence's Birthday with some cake and Hot Chocolate.  It was funny to watch Kaydence start with her fork and quickly progress to discover that it was easier to use her hands to eat her cake.  I do want to make a special note that the cake was made by Ryan and every one was able to eat the cake and up to this point there have been not reported illnesses related to its consumption.

Wallowa Lake 2010

Emma working her way up the rocky slop to the stairs.

Roc throwing rocks, I've seen this before.

Jake watching Kaydence throwing rocks into the lake and joining in on the action.

Grandpa Scott teaching the kids to skip the rocks across the lake to add another dimension to the fun.

Emma and Kaydence found a little puddle of water to splash in, very refreshing thing to do on a cold February day.

The park left its sprinklers on to form these giant mounds of ice.

Emma and Roc getting close to the deer.

We had a Saturday off so we traveled to Wallowa Lake and were met by Grandpa Scott, Grandma Kathy, Jake and Kaydence.  We had a fun day in the cool February weather enjoying all that nature has to offer.  As the sun fell so did the temperature, so we continued the fun at a local restaurant for some cake and hot chocolate.

Roc's 5th Birthday Feb. 17, 2010

This was another successful birthday party surrounded by friends and family to celebrate the years past and looking forward to the years to come.  Roc is now 5 years old busy with school and sports, but is still able to take time to enjoy his birthday party and is always thankful for the gifts received.

Welcome Porter to the Family Jan. 31, 2010

Porter Jett Riggle 5 lbs. 7 oz. 19.5 in.

Look at how skinny he is!  He's more than made up for it now.

Roc holding Porter for the first time.

Emma holding Porter for the first time.

Porter was very impatient about coming, he came at 34 1/2 weeks.  My water broke a little after 10 PM and he was born right before 2 AM.  Have to admit was a little stressed about him coming that early and not having his lungs not fully developed but he's been a strong one from day one.  The hardest part was teaching him to eat.  Babies born before 36 weeks have no suck, for the first day and a half we had to feed him through a syrnge that had a little tube on the end that looked like it was half way down his throat but was probably just at the back of his mouth.  He picked up on the concept of food real quick and hasn't looked back since.  We had to stay in the hospital an extra day because of his size and they wanted him to stay longer but I didn't want to go with out him so we talked to our pediatrican and he let us all go home due to Ryan being a nurse.  I don't think you ever feel totally relaxed with your new baby until your in your own space and setting up your own routine at home. 

Emma's Winter Dance Recital 2010

Emma always enjoys her time learning new performances and spending time with friends. With each new dance recital you can see Emma's confidence expand.  This recital was fun to watch, Emma worked so hard during the months before the recital watching her dance instructor to making sure to learn the routine and during the actual routine she continued to watch her instructor (notice the head looking to her right at her instructor in the pictures above) to ensure that she was doing it the way she was taught.

Taking advantage of the snow 2009

Roc and Emma always seem to know how to have a good time.  It only took them a little snow on the ground and a slight hill to decide that it was a perfect time to go sledding.  As much as they love snow, it is ironic that the most snow that the LC valley had in the last 10 years happened in 2012 after we had made the move to Medford Oregon.

Christmas 2009

Let the fun begin!

For those of you with any concern that our kids don't have enough toys feel free to quickly scroll down through the next 17 pictures and your fears will be alleviated (keep in mind that I did not include all the pictures, I did not have the time to download all of them).

Roc enjoying his sister's new toys, Emma must not be in the room because if she was she would not stand for it!

Emma enjoying her new fake nails that she got from Christmas.

 Another successful Christmas, the kids got what they wanted and the parents are left to hope that the toys will keep the kids occupied long enough for them to get a nap.  Does it get any better than this?