June with the Rife's

Next month we will be in Seattle and Sun River, Oregon.  I thought I would share a few of the videos of our life together here in Chicago.  They are rather uneventful, but full of joy, laughter and blessings.

We miss you all.

Jackson Turned 1!

I'm sorry it's taken me so long to get back on the blog, but my life pretty much stops from late May to early June as I wait for the end of the school year.  Now I am officially a "stay-at-home-mommy" for the next six weeks before I go back to work in August.  I am loving each day with my sweet Boo, but I'm also seeing WHY this is considered a full-time job of it's own! 

On May 9th we had Jackson's first birthday party.  It was a monumental event and Jackson loved the chance to play with some of the other kids.  We were so touched by the outpouring and love that everyone showed.  Mom and Dad made the trip out from Seattle, but even if they hadn't, we would have known how loved we are from all of our "Chicago Family".  Here are a couple of short videos of Jackson's first birthday.  One is of him eating his gluten-free eclaire, but he wasn't all that fond of it so we just gave him watermelon instead.  The other one is of Jackson opening some of his gifts and his friend Olivia giving him a hand.  Enjoy!