I turned around and my little baby is now a little lady! I can't believe how smart she is. She amazes me, puts a smile on my face, and makes me love more and more everyday. . And there are times that her daddy and I feel like this at bed time:
But no matter how exhausted we may feel we just can't get enough of her squeezes, kisses, and "ya youuuu!"s. She is the sweetest little thing... but she is also a little spit fire. She is bossy... but can be so caring. She is a little ball of energy and still to this day has no time for snuggles. The 2 seconds we do get of a cuddle we cherish! She is very shy at first glance but when she gets to know you she is your best friend. I love her unique personality! I love who she is! And I love that she is ours!
We truly are the luckiest two alive to have our lives changed for the better because of a little girl!
I saw this on pinterest and thought it fit our little Rayni to a 'T'
Last post I started keeping track of all her words. Well there are just too many to count now. After I did the last post she all the sudden had like 20 more words the next day. So instead of words here are some of the things we love about her.
Mama and Dada's favorite things about Rayni: her budda belly, her toushy, the way she say thank you, the way she puckers her lips when you ask her "where are you lips?", when she recognizes her friends and family members and calls them by name, when I have been gone and I come home and she is so excited to see me, the way she calls me "mama", when she says "sorry" when she knows she is in trouble, and how she asks if you are ok when you get hurt, her baby blues, And it melts my heart when she tells me she loves me, that she is a good sleeper, how smart she is, she likes to watch sports with dada, and she has a goofy personality.
The 2 second cuddle!
She loves her papa Ron
Loves to brush my hair. But would you look at that belly!!!!!:)
Cooking with mama.
I sent this to my mom and she said that I look like her when she was young. I get told that all the time and it is such a compliment. I want to be my mom when I grow up. If I am even a sliver of a mom to Rayni like my mom was to me I am doing pretty darn awesome!
Rayni L.O.V.E.S herself some pretties!
And last about our little Lou. I love to teach her about her Savior and how much she is loved. I also love to teach her about the temple and how one day she will be a princess in her castle. Here we are looking at one of her favorite books (my relief society book) and her pointing out her favorite things:
Zach and I had the opportunity to get away for a long weekend. We hadn't been on a trip by ourselves since we went to Mexico 3 1/2 years ago. Zach's dream has been to go to San Fran and see a 49ers game. So San Fran it was. We were going to leave at like 5 in the morning. But was too excited to sleep so on the road at 2:00. Can you see the excitement in our faces! Zach was blinded by the flash... not recommended when driving!
Here was our entrance into San Fran. It was so amazing to drive over that bridge... and a rush! Our first stop of many yummy eats was Bubba's Diner. We saw on Food Network's Triple D. We had the soft shell crab BLT. Amazballs!
That night we decided to go investigating our surroundings. And ran into this Gem. From a distance it looks like nothing. But Zach kept on insisting that we go look at it. It was seriously beautiful. It was like a piece of Europe in the middle of San Fran. We were in aw by the stone statues and carvings. It was a romantic way to start the trip.
The next day was devoted to the Game. Zach was so excited to go that he was ready to go the night before;);)
It was surprisingly HOT! We were dying! But it was so much fun... and even better that they won.
After the game we went hunting for another one of Triple Ds picks and ate at Miller's Diner. It was unanimous that that place was the bomb!!! Our favorite. And their pickles!!!!... nothing like them! I wish we had one here. I would be there all the time!
Our next 2 days were devoted to Pier 39 and Fisherman's Warf.
We went on a romantic sailboat ride at sunset.
Ate amazing food! And I got my Bread bowl! (A must in SF)
Found some classics and new surprises
Our last day there was bitter sweet. I was ready to get home to my baby but loved being a couple and spending time with the love of my life. We ended our wonderful trip at this amazing restaurant.
And a Sundae at Ghirardelli's. The Salted Carmel brownie was To. Die. For!
It was a long ride home... and it couldn't have been slower. I wanted to get home to my Rayni so bad... I missed her guts. I cried when I left her. And I cried when I saw her. She was very confused because of my silliness but was so happy to see us! She was lucky and got to play where her Grammy Lou and Poppy for a few days. Then she got to go play with her babysitter/Grandma Teresa and Papa Mark for a couple of days. She is one lucky girl to have so many that love and adore her!
And lastbut certainly not least It was our favorite holiday. HALLOWEEN! We always go all out and have the best family to spend it with. We started off the festivities with stripping Rayni down and letting her paint her pumpkin. Of course nothing is complete without some "pretties" glitter. You would have thought that her life was ending when I made her stop and get in the tubbie. But just goes to show you that she loved it and I need to let her paint more often
We went to my Aunt Sidnee's for the traditional Halloween party. We were one of the first ones there and when we pulled up and didn't see any cars Zach said, "are you sure it is here?" and I said "It is always here... it will never not be here!" I love to spend this holiday with my silly goof family. They truly are the best.
Here are the 3 Hoffeteers Dressed as lady bugs and a bug catcher. Our dada caught 2 cute ladies;)
I loved mine and Rayni's matching tights!
It was so fun to take Rayni Trick-or-Treating for her first time. She was a little ball of energy! She was skipping, hopping, running, and bouncing down the side walk. We were tag teaming in trying to keep up with her. She was keeping up with the big kids!
Now that it is November I have really been trying to focus on all that I have to be grateful for. My Family both extended and my little 3 hoffeteer family are truly the greatest and biggest blessings of my life. I love My Rayni and my Hubbie! I love my life! I am truly blessed!
