Where did the time go??

Is January really over already? Whew. This month seems like a whirlwind. It started out in Vegas with Brad and Kim's wedding...and that was the last post I did with pictures. Crazy! And I know of a couple grandmas who are dying for current pictures of the kiddies...but all I have to say is....You ladies are at home with NO little ones to keep you busy...why aren't you posting more?? I will post when it is convenient. Remember how I am in school right now on top of all my other responibilities? I am literally exhausted. Some days I think I cannot get any more tired and then the next day...I am. I am poor with time management, I suppose.

Here is an update of what has been going on...
-Riley is finally potty trained. She hasn't had an accident since Wednesday. She even tells us when she has to go when we are out and about and will actually use big potties with mom's help. Still, the clean up of potty chairs sometimes actually makes me think that diapers were easier. But now we are saving money because she is out of them! Can I get an "amen!"?
-Isabelle has a growing vocabulary and it is so fun to teach her new words. Although we are probably the only people who understand her.
-Riley just keeps getting sassier, smarter, prettier, and more difficult. Those of you with daughters know how that goes!
-Travis was busy, busy, busy with work in January...and it has been hard. He would work up until the very minute I needed him home so I could leave for class...it sucks. I have to keep reminding myself that school is only for a year. Slightly less than 9 months to go now...
-At the beginning of the month we had stake conference and our Stake President asked us to read all the addresses from October's General Conference. Travis and I have begun to do so and man, it makes me think of how much I have to work on but also gives me a lot of hope!
-Mostly, I cannot believe how much this month just flew by. I hope the next few months do the same... And please excuse me if I don't post as much as what I used to. School will only get more challenging, I am sure....and it is kicking my butt right now anyway. MY ANATOMY CLASS IS HARD!!! It's pretty in-depth and a lot of memorizing crazy big words. Sounds fun, right??

And now, here is my attempt at playing picture catch-up.

First off: Love sac sleep pics

On this particular day I put Isabelle in her crib for nap time and she just cried and cried. This is not normal...so I took her out of her crib, set her on the love sac thinking she would want to play a little longer before her nap, and within a couple minutes, she was out!


Travis sleeps with his arms behind his head like this.
Sleeping beauty :) I take advantage of the photo opportunities when Riley naps...because she is napping rarely these days. She thinks she is too big for naps. She might take naps once or twice a week if I am lucky.
We recently bought a small table and chair set for the girls to sit at. The only problem is that Riley can move it all around the house and loves to drag the chairs around...but one day she decided that she wanted the table for something...and so I go in her room and find her like this:
Apparently the table seemed a perfectly good piece of furniture to lounge on while watching Care Bears. She pushed/dragged this from the dining room to her bedroom to get up close and personal with the tv...
(In this picture you can also sort of see her new bed...thank goodness for IKEA. The girls room is almost all IKEA (Riley's bed, the dresser, the white toy bench, and that table, too).

Where are all the toys?
Well Riley decided to give them to Isabelle who had just gotten up from her nap.

I guess she figured sitting in the crib with no toys was way too boring...
Another thing I caught Riley doing is hanging out in the toy bench once she has it emptied...


For my last bunch today...I want to show you the sweetest, cutest one year old in the world...enjoy her adorableness.

GO STEELERS!!!!