Rylie the Rattler

Hello my name is Rylie and this is my rattle! I love to chew on it and squeeze it. It's my favorite toy!

1st Day of Kindergarten

Rylie staring at her sister, the Kindergartner.
Holly ready to leave the house.
Stylin backpack.
She certainly enjoyed playing at the playground before class.


Holly's teacher, Ms. Amy, is great! She has lots of great things for the kids and encourages them to do their best. Holly received a good behavior ticket and was able to go play in any of the play areas of her classroom. She went into the baking room and the painting room. She thoroughly enjoyed school. Her mom and dad worried all day long and her mom certainly missed having her home. Upon picking her up from school though, I was relieved to see how much she enjoyed school. We look forward to many more days and we will be doing a blog about her first year of school.

Sisterly Love

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Half way there!

Way to go Holly, you made it to Lesson 50! Keep it up and you'll be finished by the time you start Kindergarten. We are so proud of you!

Bella, Bella, Bella Dancerella

So Holly loves ballet. We've told her that she will get to start going after she shows us she's doing well in school. So probably January is when she'll start. We have a friend who makes custom tutus and we got ones made for the girls to wear. We can't wait to do their portraits in them!


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"I Can See Clearly Now..."

So a few months ago Holly started showing some signs that she was having a hard time seeing things. She could see large objects but when it came to reading on a page, she told me she couldn't see. So we got her to the eye doctor and come to find out, far away and up close she sees blurred images. She now rocks some awesome glasses to correct her vision! She goes back in a couple weeks to make sure the prescription doesn't need to change. Way to go Holly on letting us know you couldn't see very well!

Guess we need to plan some major trips back to Disneyland/Disneyworld to see what she missed!

Rylie's First Month

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Rylie had jaundice for two weeks and had to be under the bili-lights. It was a very trying time for our family and we are so happy for the prayers and thoughts that surrounded us. No doubt it helped. She is healthy now and doing really well. We look forward to the many more special moments we have with her. She is such a joy.

Rylie Noel Mitton

So on May 12, 2010 our second angel arrived into our arms! Below is her birth story.

After weeks of labor and many trips to Triage, my doctor decided to try to get active labor on its way. She stripped my membranes for the second time and even tried to encourage my water to break. She said that if I hadn't gone into labor by Saturday, this was on Tuesday, that I needed to come in and she'd start me since she'd be on call.

Contractions began around 1 AM and by 5 AM I couldn't stand it any longer. I woke Justin up and we dropped Holly off at our friend's house. The doctor wanted to send me home again and I was having contractions every minute. So my wonderful husband came to the rescue and demanded I be induced and that we weren't going home.

By 9 AM I needed to get the epidural after just having IV medication. The epidural was much easier this time around.

Around 1230 I sent Justin to go down to Subway and get him something to eat, but within 2 minutes of him leaving the room the doctor said I was ready to push. I sent a text to Justin and he returned quickly. After 3 pushes Rylie joined the world.

She was 19 in long and weighed 8lbs. 5oz. We are so blessed to have her in our home. She is such a joy and she and her big sister have a special bond already.

Hop On Pop--Holly's Favorite Book

Recently Holly has been working hard on her reading lesson book. She has surpassed her first 20 lessons and earned an ice cream outing with her dad.

The other night Justin read Hop on Pop to her and she was instantly hooked. She now reads it to herself and I even caught her reading it to her daddy so he could fall asleep for a well deserved nap.

Easter 2010

Holly sure enjoyed finding the eggs around the house to put into her basket.
Holly's loot. She got some academic workbooks and lots of candy!
This is Holly waiting for the Egg Hunt that our Wing put on for all the kids. She had a ton of fun and even found one of the prize eggs. It had a McDonald's gift card in it with a lot of candy and Easter toys.

Pregnancy Photos & Family Update

Okay so I'm not a huge fan of maternity shots, but my dear friend Thaomee insisted I do a few. So I picked my top two favorites and thought I'd share them with our friends and family since we are all so far away at times. The booties are from my mother, she saved them for many years, and we are so pleased to have Rylie wear them for her baby blessing.

Baby Rylie is moving a lot and Holly gets more excited each day to meet her new baby sister. I couldn't be more blessed with my little family. We tease Justin that he'll be forever outnumbered between me and the girls and our dog. Poor guy. Good thing he had 3 younger sisters to prepare him.

Justin is doing well, he was moved to a new squadron that will benefit his career. He's working strictly on the CV-22 Osprey, which is a heliplane for those who don't know. He's liking the guys he works with and they enjoy him there. He is also going to be coaching the softball team for his flight-shop as well. He's very excited to be able to play sports again after surgery.

Holly is actively working on her reading lessons and preparing for Kindergarten this Fall. She can't wait to meet new friends and learn all she can. We know she'll be a very successful student throughout her academic years.