Doing? (that's what River says when she wants to know what your doing)

Many of you may be wondering how River and I are staying busy out here in Podunk USA. Rest assured, there are many wonderful activities that fill our days and keep us entertained. Just to name a few:

Visiting the horses twice daily. No more, no less. (old bathtub is the watering trough)



Trying on all of Grandma's hats and shoes.



Hanging out at the park. River has been practicing, and can now walk up the stairs and slide down the slide all by herself. You go girl. (these pictures look like the same one, only cropped...however, they are different. That's just the face River makes when you ask her to smile.)


Playing with sidewalk chalk. Lots of sidewalk chalk.




Planning and executing a bridal shower for Melanie and Ty. River helped with the salad bar.


We are also in charge of watering the lawn, cleaning the house, getting the mail and making dinner. Oh, yeah and pining after Cameron while he is gone.

The Girl .L O V E S. Shoes

It was great the day River found my mom's be-jeweled flip-flops. They are River's joy in life. She carries them all over the house so she can try them on whenever she wants. Yesterday, she came into the kitchen with one flip-flop dangling from her mouth. It was funny, however unsanitary, and I laughed real hard. I tell ya, this girl keeps me entertained.



Also, for record keeping sake, River is talking like crazy. She has started using 2 word sentences such as : 'Grandma's shoes' (admittedly Grandma sounds like ga-ma), 'bye Daddy,' 'happy baby!' and the like. Also we were walking outside when River said 'Let's sit down,' and plopped onto the ground in the middle of the driveway to play with an ant pile. I did a serious double take. Doth my ears deceive me? Maybe I was out in the sun too long and it affected my hearing. Then again, I don't hear all that well anyways. One ear just ain't as good as two.

Whitey Whites Go to the Zoo

Sun protection is a must around the White household. (just look at that fair skin, tsk tsk tsk) SPF 50, hats, sunglasses. You name it, I got it.


River loves animals. In Spokane, all the animals we ever saw were dogs, cats and birds. It's like animal heaven here in the Basin. Now we see horses, cows, lamas, goats, cats and dogs on a daily basis. River even rode on 'Sweetie'.

We also went to the zoo last weekend and saw lots of exotic animals.

Favorite part of the Zoo:
*Me* the raspberry slushy at the end.
*River* the train.
*Cameron* hanging out with his nephews.




Ps. If you haven't seen this movie yet, you should. Trust me on this one.

Eww, eww, eww.

*River ate a grasshopper.

*According to Cameron it was a minuscule one.

*After a half hour of me being sick over it, he told me she didn't swallow it, she spit it out.

*I suppose that is slightly better than eating it. I think.

'In the Midst of Moving' Post

We will be in Utah May and June, and then off to New York where Cameron accepted a administrative fellowship! So, as we are drowning in boxes, this post is all about slapping a few pictures and videos down for the family until we arrive.

This is the hospital where Cam will work. Looks like a snowflake.

In an amazing feat of hand-eye coordination, I finally succeeded putting pigtails in River's hair.

Last party with friends. :(

It is really hard to take video at the playground when you are by yourself. I kept worrying that River would fall off the equipment. Couldn't get her to go down the slide...

She had more fun climbing up and down the nearby picnic tables and crawling in the dirt rings around the trees than she did on the jungle gym.

ps. Congratulations to Cameron who is graduating this Friday from WSU with a Masters of Health Policy and Administration.

In DisDress

After trying on every dress in Eastern Washington, I got this dress at Kohl's. It was very cute. Until I wore it to church on Sunday and my G's kept peeking out the bottom. Very annoying problem. So I bought some capri-tights to wear with it the next time, but it felt like I was wearing pants. Then I had to take it back.

I continued my quest for a modest (reasonably priced) dress online and found this pretty number.

But I accidentally ordered this...
Which would've been fine because it's cute, only it came with no sleeves. In the picture it clearly has cap sleeves. I called customer service and asked where the sleeves were. Turns out that "the product pictured may be different than the actual product." Huh? It's like ordering a dress and receiving a toaster. I have religious issues, I need sleeves! Is that so hard to ask?

If you know a good place to get a modest dress let me know. Preferably a dress that I won't have to wear a cardigan over, or shirt under, and definitely not a dress that turns out to be a kitchen appliance. Thanks.

Strawberry River

I thought that these videos were kinda funny. The strawberry is bigger than both of River's hands and she was eating it like an apple. Looks scrumptious, doesn't it? I also love how River is kicked back, got her feet up on the counter and is enjoying a lazy morning in her pj's.

A Few Firsts

River got her first big owie yesterday. She tripped off a tiny 2 inch cement step and caught herself with her head. I felt so bad, she got two big bumps and a couple of scrapes. She recovered quickly, and was soon back to her smiling self.

River was invited to her first birthday party. I'm pretty sure she accepted just for the cupcakes and juice.

I love this next picture because Olivia and River have the same look on their faces. Mainly, "Mom, why are we out here on the wet grass when the party is inside?"

Also, we had our first day over 70 degrees this week! Pretty amazing, eh?