Daddy's Big Helper

I meant to post this right after Father's Day, but if you know me, it sometimes takes me a little while to get around to all my ideas. Rylie is such a daddy's girl, as you will note in the following pictures! She is his little sidekick & loves to "help" him with all his handy-man projects around our house. Last night they came in from the garage & Rylie was FILTHY....complete with dirt smudges on her face & grease under her nails. I asked Stewart what they had been up to & he said they had been working on the Jeep! He promptly took her to the bathroom for a bubble bath!
I love this picture of her little hand....it is dirty, because she just helped daddy pot some plants.

Daddy teaching Rylie how to use a hammer & drill.....hmmmmm? Useful skills for a 19 month old to have! I will have to watch her ever more closely now! Did I mention that we got a Jeep power wheels at a garage sale on Saturday? It was a steal, a bright blue wrangler complete with KC lights! We went home & plugged the battery, but the next day it still wasn't running. Not to be discouraged, Stewart & Rylie headed off to the garage & after some tinkering, Stewart yelled, "IT's working". Now for those of you who know Stewart well, you will know why I became a bit wary when I heard this. I went outside & me fears were confirmed, because her power wheels went from your run-of-the mill battery to one TWICE as fast....thanks to her daddy's master rigging skills! Rylie literally burned rubber taking off in the jeep with Stewart frantically running after! Don't worry....it is all on video for your viewing pleasure! Rylie had so much fun riding around the yard & doing doughnuts in the driveway! She is just like her dad!

A sweet picture of Rylie & Stewart on the boat.

Story time with Daddy right before bed each night. Stewart asks her how many stories she wants to read & she always says something like "nine stories" & they negotiate a smaller number! It really doesn't matter how many they settle on because she always suckers him in by holding up one finger & saying "mooore 'tories".

I am a slacker....here are some random pictures!

It has been waaaaay too long since I have posted! I have so many pictures to post that it will take a few posts to update you on all of them! Disregard the dates on the pics....they say Jan., but I am not that far behind! I just left the battery on the charger a bit too long & it resets the date & I didn't notice until I had taken a zillion pictures. I love this one of Rylie....she has her Daddy's big brown eyes & curly hair!

This was lunch at Victoria's with Grandma Fox & Mamie. We had a great time & Rylie entertained our fellow diners with a dance!

This is a shot of Rylie & her cousin Haleigh getting ready to take on the sprinkler! They had a blast running through the water!

Our good friends, the Roberts, gave us this cute table & chairs....it used to be Keely's. (Thanks again, Keely!). She LOVES it! She has tea parties with her babies & whatever friend is over at the moment! Here is her "Elmo bear" having a chat with her at her table....she calls him that.

Once again, Rylie showing her love for all things Elmo! She loves her Elmo shoes & her Elmo bear! (Note: this time for some reason the date says Feb., but it is really May!)

Rylie & Grandmom hanging out on the boat! This was a fun, relaxing day on the water.

Rylie & Grandmother posing for a pic after church!

Rylie & Aunt Haley & Aunt Lakyn....not sure where Aunt Alaney was? Anyway, we couldn't get Rylie to smile or look at the camera! I have very pretty sister-in-laws!

I love this picture of Rylie & her daddy on the trampoline! They had so much fun!

Daddy's big helper! Stewart calls her that & she will say "big halper, big halper!" He is getting her started early on the power tools!

More posts soon!!!!!