Our Riehl Sweet Life

Having Fun

2010-05-06T12:04:00.000-07:00

Last weekend we finally made it up to a Mariners game. Zachy had a wonderful time running up and down the stairs and playing with all the other kids in the sweet.

Zachary sporting his Mariners jersey and looking so old :)

Last week we were able to get several loads of rock dumped on our property, so Brandon and Zachary spent hours spreading it all out. Zachary and Brandon bother enjoy playing on the big equipment together.

He is such a little helper!!! We were suppose to be making cookies for our visitors, but I think Zachary ate most of the cookie doe before I could cook the cookies. He definitely has a sweet tooth.

Heppner Trip

2010-03-09T07:39:00.000-08:00

This past weekend we went on a 4-wheeling trip to Heppner. Zachy was in heaven the entire trip. What more could a little boy ask for; 4-wheeling in the woods with mom and dad!

Hospital Visit

2010-02-26T09:19:00.000-08:00

Two little happy clams:)

The last couple of weeks Auntie Nicole has been in the hospital recovering from surgery. She has been doing a lot better and should be aloud to head home any day now. While at the hospital visiting Zachy and Cailyn loved to take rides in the wheel chair. Papa Dan couldn't wheel them around fast enough.

Monster Truck Show

2010-02-04T07:44:00.000-08:00

Last weekend the family made a trip up to the Monster Truck Show. Ellie loved all the yummy food and could really care less about the trucks. At first Zach didn't really know what to think about the loud trucks, but when they started the free style he really got excited! I'm not really sure if it was a good idea showing Zach how big trucks can crush little trucks because now he is taking his battery powerd 4-wheeler and running over all of his small trucks and cars. At first I could figure out why he was doing that, then my dad reminded me where he got the idea from :)

December???

2010-01-06T08:11:00.000-08:00

Where did the month of December go??? Once again time is flying!

Zachary loved Santa, but Cailyn on the other hand could have done without having to sit on his lap.Zach's new buddy!

Cousin Ellie and Zach looking so innocent after getting in trouble by Papa Ron.

Zach helping Daddy wash his truck in the bitter cold

Spending time on the four wheeler with Papa and cousin Cailyn

Our very "exciting" trip to Zoo Lights with cousin Maci

Hundred Miles An Hour

2009-10-16T14:31:00.000-07:00

The last couple months have flown by. We have been going hundred miles an hour and enjoying every minute. Zach is growing up way to fast and becoming a little dare devil. I can say for sure that he does not have a only fear of heights. He thoroughly enjoys climbing up on things and balancing on the edge. I think he may be trying to give me a heart attack. We now have to keep our dining room table chairs up on the dining room table because Zach has figured out that he can pull them out and climb up on top of the table. (Which is at bar level:))

Beach four wheeling trip!

A couple weeks ago Auntie Des and Granny Jeanette took Zach to the Portland Zoo!

Crazy Summer

2009-07-30T11:56:00.000-07:00

This summer has been absolutely crazy... Every weekend we have been on the go! The weekend after Zachs Birthday party we went to the Beach. On the 4th of July we went camping up at the river with the Fam. The following weekend Brandon and I had an adult trip over to Sumpter for some 4-wheeling. Last weekend we went back up to the River and enjoyed the hot weather and this weekend we are headed back to the River for the entire week. We should definitely get all of our camping out of our system. Good thing Zachy loves being outside and getting dirty:)

1ST BIRTHDAY

2009-07-01T11:55:00.000-07:00

Last weekend we had a little BBQ for Zachary's 1st Birthday! It still amazes me that he is already one. Where did the year go??? Zach got tons of toys and clothes, which by the way I have absolutley no room for in my little house. You can definatly tell who rules the roost the minute you walk into our house. Zach had a wonderful time opening all the new gifts and playing on his new toys. It was funny to watch him eat his cake. He actually didnt like the fosting on his fingers and he cried:(

Good Hygiene

2009-06-16T15:04:00.000-07:00

One of Zachies favorite times of the day is bath time. When you tell him its time for bath he runs straight into the bathroom and peeks over the tub at all his toys. He tries to get undressed, but he hasn't figured out how to take his clothes off yet, but tries very hard. He would spend hours in the bathtub if I would let him. He is for sure a water lover:)

Camping

2009-06-05T07:48:00.000-07:00

I never knew an 11 month old could love 4-wheeling as much as Zach does. We had the best time camping a wheeling in Sumptner with the Dodge family. We went out on several rides with the kids and Zach loved every minute of it. We would put him in his Baby Bjorn and his arms and legs would start flapping with excitement when we started the 4-wheelers. He just loved the sound of the motor and the wind blowing in his face. If you listened carefully you could hear him making motor sounds as you drove down the trails. I couldn’t stop laughing at him; every so often he would look up at you and smileJ He his such a boy! When we would stop for little brakes he would get down and double check every tire and wheel to make sure they looked good. Back at camp he would checkout all of the 4-wheelers several times and then want to be put back up on the seat to pretend he was driving them. He couldn’t get enough of them. It was by far one of best vacations we have taken in a long time!

At The Races

2009-05-14T13:36:00.000-07:00

Last weekend we went to the Elma race track to cheer on Daddy! While on our way to the restroom Zach found a race car just his size. I have never seen a kid so excited to sit in the drivers seat of a race car. It was so cute he sat in the seat and made motor noises and pretended to drive. Its so amazing to see how much he loves things with wheels and motors. When it was time to move on and go back to our seats you would have thought I had just beat the poor kid. He kicked and screamed at me for at least 10 minutes, then he wouldn't even look at me for another 30 minutes. I had never seen him so mad. Needless to say we avoided walking back by the race car!

2009-05-01T14:30:00.000-07:00

On April 23rd cousin Cailyn turned 1. We had a wonderful little party in her mommy's hospital room. We had cake and opened presents. Cailyn loved her cake and dug right in!!!

SPEED

2009-04-22T15:38:00.000-07:00

Zach just loves everything that has wheels and speed (not surprising when his father is Brandon!) He hasnt figured out that he needs to hold down the throttle to keep the bike going, but every now and then he hits it and gets all excited.

Tulip Festival

2009-04-21T11:05:00.001-07:00

On Saturday Zachy, my mom and I went to the Tulip Festival. All the flowers were beautiful and Zach loved the wooden shoe. In fact he was so cute sitting in it a random lady asked if she could take his picture because he was just so darn cute!

Easter Bunny

2009-04-15T14:02:00.001-07:00

We had a wonderful Easter weekend except Zachary had a fever and wasnt his normal happy self. On Friday night we headed up to Vancouver to visit Granny Jeanette who gave Zachy a new Tonka truck (his favorite toy) and a chocolate bunny named "Zachary".

On Saturday we just hung out at my parents house and tried to catch up on some sleep from the sleepless night before. Zachary started to feel a little better by Saturday night and his fever was doing much better. By Sunday he was almost 100% himself. All I know is that baby Tylenol has the opposite effect on Zach and makes him wired! No sleeping is happening while on baby Tylenol:)
Zach was not happy he had to stop playing with his new truck to take a picture. It is really funny to watch him with the truck that plays music. He has started this new thing that when he hears any sort of music he starts to dance and getts a really serious look on his face. Then when he is done dancing he claps for himself. He is such a ham! I'm not sure were he got his dancing moves from because Brandon and I both are probable the worlds worst dancers. Hopefully he inherated his Aunt Desirees moves.

This is a picture of all the little cousins. It amazing we were able to get them to all sit together and take a picture! (Elli, Maci, Maddi, Zach, & Tyler)

Our Little Trucker

2009-04-09T15:08:00.000-07:00

Zach has a very large imagination and has for some reason decided that he needs to climb into his Tonka truck and be pushed around the house. His little bottom fits perfect in the dump of the truck and he will just sit there and rock back and forth until you push him. So spoiled:)

Man of the House

2009-03-24T09:47:00.000-07:00

Zach and cousin Cailyn on the move

This week Brandon has been away, so Zachary decided that he needed to step-up and be the man of the house and helpout with some chores:)

9 Months

2009-03-18T10:45:00.000-07:00

Today Zach will be 9 months old. We went to the doctor yesterday and he now weighs in at 22lbs 14oz and is 31.5 in tall. The nurse actually remeasured him because she couldn't believe he was that tall. He is the average height of a 16 month old. The doctor said he looks really health and is very developmentally advanced for his age.

Zach's new favorite thing to do is growl like a bear and sometimes he will growl for so long that it will make him have a coughing attack. I tell him he needs to stop but he just looks at me like I'm the weird one:)

Busy Life

2009-02-26T13:22:00.001-08:00

This last month has been very busy. We have been visiting a lot and have had a handful of visitors ourselves. Zach turned 8 months on the 18th and now has four teeth; two on the bottom and recently got the other two on the top. He can crawl like a mad man and disappear in an instant. He walks really good if he is holding on to something and I think he will be walking within the next month.

Crazy boy stole his cousins hat!

Zach and I watching the Daytona 500

If you could only read his mind! I know he is planning out how he is going to get those draws open:)

Growing Up

2009-01-29T09:22:00.000-08:00

Zach is officially a crawler! It has become hard to stop the little guy from getting into everything. He knows exactly what he is not suppose to be in and heads straight for it. Not only is he crawling now, but he is strong enough to pull himself up on things. He has become to strong for his own good. His balance isn't the best yet, so he will pull himself up and wobble for awhile then fall over. He makes me so nervous, but I guess that's what kids are suppose to do:)

Fun in the Mud

2009-01-16T10:22:00.001-08:00

On New Year's Day we went and watched Brandon race in the "Hangover Scramble." It was a wet, muddy, cold mess! Of course Zach loved it because we were outside with loud motor noises. He is his fathers son!!!

It was so muddy you couldn't even tell who was who.

This is Brandon flying by us!

Grandma Annie and Zach hanging out in the trailer waiting for the race to begin:)

Christmas

2008-12-31T15:14:00.000-08:00

We had a wonderful Christmas!!! It was very busy, but we enjoyed every minute of it.

Zach went to town on opening his presents. He was so excited for the wrapping paper and didnt really care what was inside. I wish I would have known that, I would have just gotten him a roll of paper:)

Zach got a big boy chair with his name on it. He absolutely loved it:)

Ellie thought it would be fun to put Zach in her doll stroller and push him around. I dont know who liked it more Zach or Ellie.

Pappa Dan and Nanna Lisa got both the babies there very own cars

My little Santa!!!

Let It Snow

2008-12-24T07:34:00.000-08:00

I think Zach is ready for the snow to go away:(

The giant Snowball with ears is my poor little car!

On Satuday night we got together with our friends and had a blast out fourwheeling in the snow. You trully can do to many cookies and get dizzy!

My little Monkey

2008-12-17T12:36:00.000-08:00

Yesterday Zach had his 6 month check-up. He is doing really well and now weighs 20 lbs and is 29 in tall. The doctor informed me he is the height of an average 10 month old:) Zach now has two teeth on the bottom and absolutely loves to eat real food (baby food) We have been working on crawling and he should be crawling any day now. He gets up on all fours and starts to rock back and forth, but when he picks up his arm he falls over. That's okay... he doesn't seem to mind falling over, he just thinks its funny:)

Watchout Christmas Tree!

2008-12-12T14:31:00.000-08:00

Zach absolutely loves the Christmas tree!!! If you turn your back for one second he his headed straight to the tree. Good thing he's CUTE!

Thanksgiving Weekend

2008-12-01T08:01:00.001-08:00

Brandon and Zach at the Tacoma Dome

Macy in front of the largest tree in the World

Pink, Pink, Pink!!!

Happy Boy

Maddy, Zach and Macy

We had wonderful Thanksgiving this year! On Wednesday night we headed up to Grandma Jeanette’s house for dinner and had a yummy spaghetti dinner with her famous garlic bread. After dinner we made the rest of the trip up to my parents house. Thursday morning we got up early and helped make the turkey. It was really nice to hangout and relax all day with the fam and of course eat way to much. Friday morning we headed up to the Tacoma Dome to watch Kyle’s football team in the playoffs, but unfortunately they ended up not being able to play because the apposing team was in a bus accident on the way down. So…we left the Dome and went and visited Karlye and Josh. After visiting for a while we made our long journey up to Humptoolups. We stayed two nights with Kelsey, Scott, Maddi and Macy in the "tuna can". Zach had a wonderful time playing with Maddi and Macy and all of their dolls. It was quite funny watching them dress him up in pink and chew on a pink purse. The whole time Zach was never bored and always had someone to play with or watch. Sunday morning we headed up to Grandma Annies. Brandon was finally able to see the very WET Lake Quinalt and the largest tree in the world. It is amazing how fast a weekend can fly by when your having a good time!

BathTime

2008-11-21T07:42:00.000-08:00

One of Zachies fravorite times is bath time! He gets so excited when he hears your running the bath water or you just say "Bath Time!"

Our Visitor

2008-11-18T09:26:00.000-08:00

We had a wonderful weekend:) Our friend Becky game down from Monroe to spend time with Zach and I while Brandon was off hunting. It was a very relaxing weekend with a whole lot of laying around and being lazy. Just what Zach and I needed!

Zach ended up loving Becky and was a little bit of a pill after she left. I think he was mad his new Buddy had to leave:(

The Zone

2008-11-13T14:56:00.000-08:00

Every morning after Brandon feeds Zach they both lay on the couch and zone out. Nothing can distract them as you can see. I call it the Zone and have to remind Brandon 10 minutes before we leave to get going and get dressed for the day. Early morning is both Brandon and Zachs weak piont, they would love to lay on the couch all day if they could:)

GO COUGS!!!

2008-11-12T08:04:00.000-08:00

Supervising Daddy hard at work!

2008-11-11T10:43:00.000-08:00

Getting Ready for Din Din

2008-11-11T10:41:00.000-08:00

Watching the morning News

2008-10-24T07:22:00.000-07:00

Quad riding in Sumpner

2008-10-21T07:14:00.001-07:00

Good Morning

2008-10-21T07:13:00.001-07:00

On a hay ride at the pumpkin patch!

2008-10-21T07:07:00.000-07:00

Pumpkin carving

2008-10-21T07:05:00.000-07:00