Day 2 in the Car

So after washing all of Rylie's bottles in the hotel room sink, we left Salt Lake and headed for Bozeman, Montana. Brandon was going to meet us there! Rylie again did great on the drive and spent most of the drive sleeping. We stopped for dinner at a really cute lodge in the woods in Idaho and finally made it to Bozeman. Brandon flew in later that night and met us at the hotel. The first long leg of our journey was complete! :)

Road Trip!!

We started out on our road trip to Montana! Our first day drive was going to be between 12-14 hours, so it was anyone's guess as to how Rylie would do for that long in the car. I came prepared with lots of new toys and books to keep her entertained!



Ready to go!

Well, we really didn't need to worry...she did amazing! She took little cat naps throughout the day and one long (I'm talking like 3 hours!) nap in the middle and was pretty happy most of the time. She had one fussy time, but thankfully only lasted 10 minutes before she fell asleep. Pretty good for a 4 month old!





Stretching her legs with Grandpa



The restaurant that we stopped at for dinner had a huge train that went all over...Rylie thought the train was pretty interesting!



We got to Salt Lake City and found our hotel (another first for Rylie!). We let her play and stretch out for a little bit and then she went back to sleep for the night, and really didn't have too bad of a night. :) I think we have a little traveller on our hands!



Rockin her new baby legs! :)



Practicing sitting up on the hotel bed...just the right softness to fall over on!

Mountain Baby

This past weekend, we decided to get out of the miserable heat and head up to the Mogollion Rim in northern Arizona to camp.





So this was going to be Rylie's first camping trip! I was a little nervous because Rylie has not been sleeping very well (up 4-5 times a night) so I didn't want to be near anyone else's camp since it could be a long night for everyone! We headed towards the Woods Canyon Lake area and found a beautiful campsite. My parents put up their tent trailer, and it turned out to be just in time because the rest of the day it poured down rain! Now, if you don't live in AZ, this might be a major bummer. But for us, it was awesome! We loved every minute of the cool weather and the rain noise on the tent trailer. The rain cleared for just enough time to have a camp fire, and then was back for us to go to sleep to the noise.



Rylie waiting for camp to be all set up (did I mention that the Bumbo is a great thing to have on a camping trip!)





I love that she finally got an opportunity to wear her adorable little Nike tennis shoes! It has been so hot that I haven't wanted to even put shoes on her, much less completely closed in tennis shoes!



Yeah! It was actually cold enough to bundle her up and put a beanie on her head :)



She thought the camp fire was pretty interesting!



I really shouldn't have been worried...Rylie slept better there than she has in a long time at home! Apparently she likes the cool weather and the rain!



The next day, we got up and went for a hike around Woods Canyon Lake. It is an absolutely beautiful hike! Soon after, we packed up camp and headed back to the heat. Rylie let me know that she was not happy about that when she started screaming about 45 minutes away from my parents house, and continued all the way there and then another 30 minutes all the way home. But let's be honest...who wants to leave 60 degree weather to come back to 110 degree weather??





"Daddy, can this be my car in a few year?" :)



This was Rylie's first ride in our jeep...she thought it was pretty fun!





She is pretty relaxed in her Bjorn...she slept for quite awhile on the hike!



Our other pretty baby, Wrigley. She loves to camp and hike!



The group on the hike. Isn't Woods Canyone Lake beautiful?

What a fun way to spend our weekend! We look forward to many more camping trips with Rylie in the future!

Rylie's Radiant Photoshoot

We are incredibly lucky to have some amazing photographers in our family. My cousin Bre and her husband Scott own Radiant Photography (they did our amazing maternity photos, which you can see right here ). They graciously offered to do a photo shoot of Rylie and my cousin, Ashley's little boy, Cayden. I can descibe the photos they took with one word...AMAZING!











Let me take a moment to brag about them for just a second. Not only are they amazing photographers, they are simply amazing people. I promise, if you book them for a photo shoot of any kind, you will absolutely love your photos and you will have an incredible time taking the pictures just because they are so fun and easy to be around. They also are extremely giving. They choose different charity's throughout the year to in which to donate a portion of their earnings from their photo shoots. They also donate their time and skills to organizations that they are passionate about (check out the most amazing shoot that they did for the Arizona Princess Program here ).













If you want more information about Radiant Photography or would like to book them for a photo shoot, visit their website or their blog or you can even like them on Facebook (just search Radiant Photography) .









By the time we got to taking pictures of Rylie and Cayden together, Rylie was pretty over it. We all loved this picture because of Cayden's facial expression...He looks like alot of guys look when a girl starts crying..."What do I do"! :)

Radiant Newborn

These are the photos taken by Radiant Photography of Rylie at one day old when we were in the hospital. Make sure to visit their blog.