It's Been Too Long...

...since I posted updated pictures of Lil' Riglet. Oh, what am I saying, that's totally not true, I just can't help myself. Here he is at one of the best parts of my day - right after he wakes up from a nap (a good nap that is).

Happy Halloween from Billy Ray, Hannah Montana, and our Little Dragon

Man, we had a great Halloween this year - we had fun dressing up as Hannah and her Dad, loved getting little Riggs in his cute Dragon outfit, and got to go to two smashin' Halloween parties.

First, was the Server's party. I'm not sure I've ever been to a party like this - the decor, the food, the location. It was all amazing. Breath-taking, really. Check out pictures of the party decorations here, here, and here. Really, go look. It was sweet. Plus, here are a few of my not-as-nice-pics.















Here we are with our neighbors, Ashley and Mikkel, at the partaay. (I have Ashley and her little sister to thank for most of my costume!)

A few of our friends that were at the party all dressed up, however appropriate or inappropriate (Tanner and Heidi):)

The Hosts - Anna Nicole and her Hubby.

Then there was the Olsen bash...Between the amazing soups (where on earth do you find soup like that??:)) and being lucky enough to have the Obama's stop by to play some splash and decorate a few sugar cookies...it was quite the treat! Riggs was up for about 10 minutes of it and then he crashed in a spare room upstairs, which was just a dream (thanks Olsens!).

Our little dragon.

And finally, here's the little guy after Trevor's work's office trick-or-treat. It's tiring being so cute. Good thing Mere has a comfy belly to snooze on, although little Branedith may not have enjoyed getting squashed by his cousin.

Hiking the "Y"

Yes, I have the best job ever - hanging out with Rigsey every day, and with family when they're in town...like mom and dad were at the end of September. We decided to go hike the "Y" and appeared to hit one of the last nice hiking days of the year.

Here's Dad at the base of the hike.


He was a trooper and carried Riggs up. It was Riggs' 3rd hike of his life, and he successfully slept through it too.


The view from after about switch back 1.


Starting to feel it at about switchback 5 or 6.

View from the top

Heading back down....

And finished.

3 Months

We'll call this our official 3 month photo shoot:

Two Years of Bliss

As you can probably tell, I've been catching up on some blogging that is long overdue. Our 2nd wedding anniversary seemed to just get brushed over (in fact, I'm not sure I even remembered it until my sweet husband got me roses and a picture of our new son) given it was the day we were heading home from the hospital. Luckily, I sensed my time would be coming as our anniversary approached so the Saturday before I went into labor I tried to do something little, knowing we likely wouldn't have a chance to celebrate for a while. Thus, early Saturday morning I just packed up the fixin's for a "camping style" breakfast - Trevor's favorite; and took him up into American Fork canyon (as seen below).



I would have been the one to prepare the meal, but my ankles looked like this at the time. There was no way those shoes were going to get tied.


So here is my hubby, in his element - the cooking a greasy, gooey, great camping breakfast element.



We then headed further up American Fork Canyon en route to our next destination. That's a darn beautiful drive any time of the year.


Here we are at Cascade Springs. I'd just read about it online and thought we'd venture out to it. (There wasn't much hiking involved either, which was why I chose it). I just had to include these pictures because I look like I've "had it" with pregnancy. Just huge, having to sit on benches, totally pregnant while wearing my " I Love BYU" shirt - made for a lot of staring from other passerbyers. Just stare back.


I'm sure I'd over done it after just those morning festivities, but couldn't pass up the good ol' Draper Rodeo. We didn't even know our great city had a Rodeo - turns out it's awesome and beautiful. It's set back in the corner of the mountains, looking out towards the mountain range in the west. Oh, and mutton busting is awesome - little kids getting totally tossed off crazy sheep.

Knowing our Lil' Riglet would likely be coming around our anniversary we had decided to celebrate it a little later by going to the Oregon Coast. We both love the Oregon coast and it's somewhere we have wanted to visit since we got married. So, after Jeff's wedding we drove over to the coast for a bit to celebrate!

First we went to Lincoln City, where we ate at Mo's, hit up the outlets, did some swimming, and ate at Pig 'n Pancake. You can see Riggs was helping us party in style with his new shades from the outlets. Also, here's the fam at Mo's and Riggs and Dad practicing their swimming at the hotel pool.

On day 2 we made our way up towards Canon Beach. Trevor had researched a hike that was at Cascade Head, called Hart's Cove, which was on our way. It was originally our goal to get to Canon Beach fairly early so we could go on a date and have Grandma and Grandpa watch Riggs...this hike changed our plans.

Here we are, eager and ready to go at the beginning of the hike. Little Riggs in the bajorn.


The hikes in Oregon are so different from hikes in Utah - both have a very distinct beauty.




Here is what you hike to...a meadow over-looking the Pacific Ocean. It was amazing.


Then, if you're really ambitious, like Dad and Trevor, you hike down to the edge of of the meadow and get to see this beatiful cove, Hart's cove. Pictures don't do it justice.


Well, the hike was about 5 and a half miles roundtrip, took about 4 hours or so. Mainly downhill on the way there, and then switchback after switchback up on the way back. And this is what Hart's Cove did to us....as well as made us miss our date night! It was a great hike though, well worth it.


Well, we finally made it Manzanita, a tiny coastal town right outside of Canon Beach for our second night. The gem of the trip was the motel Trevor found us to stay in Manzanita - The Spin Drift Inn. It was a real treat, let me tell you. Wallpaper, seashell covered bedspreads, no mass purchased furniture. Here's a taste of #14 at The Spin Drift Inn, as well as Rigsy post-bath - he liked the Spin Drift.

Lastly, our briefy trip to beach in Manzanita and a drive by of Haystack Rock.




Oh, and our quick stop to get milkshakes and salt water taffy.

Baby Showers

So we had two marvelous baby showers for the Lil' Riglet. Here's the pics and the low down on Riggs' Utah shower:

1) It was back in April when I was still pregnant and large (as seen in pics below)
2) Meredith did a wonderful job of planning it (with the help of Mom and Adrienne, who happened to be in town for Mere's graduation, as well as the dream of a party planner, Marci - see mini cupcakes below)
3) About all of my favorite people in this dear state came and it was so great to see them! They just put a huge smile on my face and got very generous gifts for little Riggs. Everyone was so kind, thank you!.
4) The bulk of the photos from this event were not on my camera, so many attendees are not represented with the photos below. I'll get the pictures soon and post at a later date.

Here's the pics and the low down on Riggs' Oregon shower (I already did a brief highlight of this event, but then came across more pictures):

1) It was back in August, after Riggs (as seen in pics below) was born
2) Ilynn, Mom, and Joy did a wonderful job of planning it amidst a very busy weekend
3) We got to see many of our dear friends that we don't get to see nearly often enough! It was so enjoyable just spending time visiting with those we have many fond memories with. They too were also very generous, giving Riggs many adorable outfits, toys, blankets, and more. Thank you all!
4) We didn't have a delegated photographer for this event, but between Pammy and Sarah Foster, we were able to capture quite a bit. Thanks you two!

Timp Caves

While Brad and his family and Evan were in town for Rigdon's blessing, we decided to trek on up to Timp Caves. We didn't realize the hike was a couple miles and nothing but switchbacks, but we took our time and it wasn't bad. The view from up there was unbelievable and the cave was pretty cool too.

Here are a few pics of our adventure.

These first few were taken on the way up when we still had energy.


Cam had to be carried on the way down. Signing the guest book. And no, I didn't gain that much weight, that's Rigdon under my sweatshirt. Made for some tight fits in the cave.


At the top of the hike and waiting to enter the actual cave.


The Chime Chamber. The love birds.


Me and the Mrs. and Riggs. Me and Kaya and Cameron.

If you have a chance before winter sets in, head up American Fork Canyon and check out Timp Caves. It's worth it.