Hurricane Riley's Adventures

We don't have any pets of our own and Riley loves cats and dogs.  He especially loves my mom's dog Toni's bed.  Apparently it is just the perfect size to cuddle up in and play.  Generally when we are out at mom and dads and it gets too quiet we can find Riley sitting in Toni's bed and on really special occasions he is playing in Toni's water or eating his food.  YUCK!!!  Anyway on Christmas Riley went so far as to drag the bed out in the living room get it up on his new trampoline and cuddle in with his see n say.  Apparently dad was bugging him by taking his pictures. 

Busted!

But look how fun it is. 

OK Dad enough with the pictures.  Leave me alone!

The Christmas Whirlwind continues......

We headed out to my parents house for our traditional Christmas Eve sleepover.  We spend the day with my brothers and their families and then after church they head home and Rex and Riley put out the cookies and fudge for Santa.

Rex and my niece Kayla waiting their turn to open a gift

Santa Riley chased the toy pig under the table and did want to share with his cousin so he pulled the chairs around him and hid.

Check out this book Santa brought me mom!

Rex rockin out with his new Rockband game-  Beattles Edition

I'llsit right here and watch my bubba

My lil drummer boy sneakin in some playing time while Bubba isn't watching.

Christmas 2009... The week begins

Our Christmas celebration started with a visit from Gramma Debbie.  She was able to sneak a few days up before Christmas but Grampa Tom wasn't able to join her.  The boys had so much fun with Gramma.  I think she may still be recovering from playing the Wii with Rex.  Gramma brough presents of course so we opend gifts while she was with us.  Then we headed out to see the lights. Coeur d'Alene ID has a gorgeous hotel that goes all out with the light display.  We had a yummy dinner and enjoyed the sights. 

Riley got a new puzzle and Color Wonder so the boys had to test it out.

They had sleigh for the kids to sit in.  Doesn't Justin look excited for this photo op.

Who knew we would get so much use out of the Children's Place sweaters this year. 

The lights were amazing.  Photo's just don't do them justice.

Not often do we capture our entire family, and especially when we all have smiles. 

What a great time we had while Gramma visited!!!

Christmas 2009- Greetings from the Kibbe family

Dear Family and Friends,

It has been another busy year at the Kibbe house. The boys keep Justin and I busy and we love every minute of our busy lives. As we prepare for Christmas we have much to be thankful for.

Rex is 7 and started the 1st grade in the fall. He is attending All Saints again this year and really enjoys his teacher and friends. It is fun to watch him learn to read and get excited about the books he brings home from the library. He played soccer and t-ball again this year and also has joined the cub scouts. Rex has also become an accomplished bike rider this summer and tossed out the training wheels. The older he gets the more confidence he has in himself. Rex is growing into such a wonderful young man. He is such an amazing big brother to Riley.

Riley is in constant motion and has lived up to his nickname of Hurricane Riley this last year. Riley has a huge signing vocabulary and though he generally is very clear about his wishes we are excited for his verbal skills to grow to match his sign language skills. When he turned 3 in November Riley graduated from the Guild School and has successfully transitioned to the public school preschool program. He rides the school bus each day and loves his new school. We knew he would thrive but the entire process causes Justin and me some anxiety. Riley’s favorite person in the entire world is his big brother. He loves to imitate every thing Rex does and try to keep up with Rex in everything he does. Some days it feels like more of a wrestling match than anything else, but we like to call it “therapy”.

Justin continues to work for EZ Loader. We are thankful that this position provides us with good health insurance so we can continue to provide Riley with the therapy he will need in addition to his preschool class. His schedule has been reduced to a 24 hour week so Justin is able to be home to meet the bus and spend the afternoon with the boys.

I continue to work for the American Cancer Society. It has been a great stable job and allows me the flexibility I need to take care of the boy’s schedules.

This year we have opted to send you this gift of photos instead of the traditional card. I hope you enjoy sharing in this journey through the year with our family. You will see first hand the beautiful gifts that we celebrate each and every day.

Love to all,

Justin, Mary, Rex and Riley

Photo and video editing at www.OneTrueMedia.com

My Future's Soooooooooo Bright!

Yes, I'll admit that I'm a child of the 80's, but doesn't this picture just scream at you:

  My Future's So Bright I Gotta Wear Shades!

Riley and I went to a 1st birthday party for my friend Leyna's little boy Danny this weekend and these great shades were in the goodie bag.  They are a current favorite of Riley's.

My little guest at the Inn

The Sunday School children put on the Christmas story today after church.  Rex was a guest at the inn.  I don't think he could have had a less excited look on his face.  He actually yawned through most of it.  Can't say that I blame him much.  The little guys didn't have speaking  parts and the entire thing is always a bit unorganized when 4 or 5 of the angles with the speaking parts don't show up.  The teachers always have their work cut out for them. 

Riley was all ready to watch bubba.

IT'S OFFICIAL..........

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It's official.........I am not ready for Christmas!

It's official........I have a million things to do and not much time to do them and what seems like zero money to do them with.  Justin's company reduced to 24 hours a week and the cut is paycheck is starting to take its toll.   

It"s official......that about the gifts that I have picked out for my boys.  I think they are going to LOVE them.

It's official..........I am so proud of Rex that he totally understands that Christmas is really about Jesus and not gifts.  He is totally excited for Santa but I know he gets it. 

It's official......Riley has no idea what Christmas is but he is so enjoying the season anyway.  He loves the lights, trees and sparkles of the season.  It is so fun to watch him experience Christmas. 

It's official.......Christmas is coming reguardless if I get my shopping done or not so I'd better get to crackin.