Mr. Attitude!

I wanted to take some photos of Owen yesterday because he was in one of those 'look how cute I am' modes. So, out comes the camera......................and this is the look I get! He knows how to spoil a good photo shoot (I really do love this look, so maybe not a wasted effort after all)!

A Long Winter's Day!

Yesterday was a very long day in the Riddle home! Benjamin and Jack both stayed home from school with the flu and Owen was just worn out trying to keep up with it all!

I went upstairs to check on Jack and when I came back down Owen had snuggled in for a nap!
Ben had the roughest time yesterday with a fever peaking at 106.9 (yes, I have one of those temporal scanners and I managed to get that reading 5 times). Needless to say.....Ed came home from work and off to the Dr. we went. We had the hardest time getting him to stay coherent in route and by the time we arrived his temp was at a nice 103.5 (the Tylenol had finally kicked in)! They checked him for meningitis and pneumonia but he had been on amoxicillin for an ear infection (last week) so he was diagnosed with a viral infection (the flu)! We kept him on Tylenol and Motrin all day and not once did his temp drop below 101.5. In fact, this morning he was back at a 103.5 temp, so another day home to rest,recover and hydrate! He's actually feeling much better this afternoon and thank goodness, we leave on Sat. for our family trip to Disney World!

Jack was feeling much better last night (not only did he have the nasty flu bug, but he managed to get pink eye too). He couldn't resist making a fort in a new big box (yes, it's 'Jack' in a box)!

I think everyone is on their way back to peak health (except for me, who needs a mental health day)! Thanks goodness Saturday we are getting out of the rain and will be enjoying 10 days in sunny Florida!

Snow Day!

The boys were off from school today because of the "snow". There was some ice and maybe a little sprinkling of powder but not enough to play in and enjoy. We ended up having a low key, slacker day! It was a good day (as shown in the smiles above)!

Don't you dare!

Owen usually loves his pic taken, but he was eating
and wanted the moment to himself and there I was
with a camera in his face!
Can't stay mad at mom for long........back to his smiley self!

Luna Chix!

Portland Luna Chix Tri Team
(L to R: Terres, Melissa, Sara, Me)

Most of you know that I'm an ambassador for the Luna Bar company and part of the Portland Luna Chix Tri Team. There are 7 women on our team (yes, one of them is my sister Melissa), our main purpose is to raise money for breast cancer research while helping women connect to sport (our sport focus is Triathlon). It has been an AMAZING experience (this is my fourth year) and I love to know I am a small part of the bigger picture in the fight against breast cancer. We all have been affected in some way by breast cancer and I'm hopeful that this effort will save lives if it has not already! Luna Bar is an incredible company to be affiliated with! They even host a Luna Summit where all the ambassadors from around the country join together to learn more about our cause, learn more about our sport and workout with professional athletes to boot(sponsored by Luna/Cliff Bar). In fact, our next summit is in April and I'm looking forward to it (it will be the 3rd for me).

Our team is also part of fund raisers and clinics that are held in the Portland area. Last night we were part of a small film festival at PSU and above is a pic of our team (4 of us attended this event). I will post more info about future team workouts and clinics coming up for this season!

Weekend.........

Just some pics of the boys taken over the weekend......
Ben is an amazing big brother, very protective of Owen and loves spending time with him!














Mom made us waffles and Owen is all smiles!














Jack lost another tooth and was pretty excited about the impending tooth fairy visit!

Oh, how I've grown!

This is one of my favorite pics of Owen in his Bumbo (he was only 4 weeks old and a little young for the seat, but I couldn't resist)! I laugh so hard every time I see his goofy expression! Fortunately, he has developed better eye control since then.






This is a recent pic taken of Owen in his J. Cash onesie (thanks to Brian and Amanda-Hello in Chile)!






It's hard to believe our little guy has changed so much and is already 14 months!
I love that people ask me when I'm going to try for our "girl"? Hmmmm, three boys are a pretty wonderful gift from above and if you ask Ed, he says he would have another only if we were guaranteed a boy (it's all he knows)! Of course, that would be great if he could be pregnant and deliver, I'd be up for several more boys or girls if that were the case (ok, not really)!