Cool Website for Readers

So I found this cool website where you can enter some of your favorite books and it will generate a list of books you might like to read next. This was a list it made for me, but if you like reading you should get on and check it out.

The What Should I Read Next? website suggests items you might like reading based on real readers' recommendations.
These were the results:

Blue Bloods - Melissa de la Cruz

The Worthing Saga - Orson Scott Card

Pastwatch - Card Orson Scott

Peeps - Scott Westerfeld

Marked: A House of Night Novel - PC Cast, Kristin Cast

Masquerade - Melissa De La Cruz

The Integral Trees: And the Smoke Ring - Larry Niven

A Canticle for Liebowitz - Walter M. Jr. Miller

The Forever War - Joe Haldeman

More Than Human - Theodore Sturgeon

First Words

Who knew it would be hard to pick out your babies first words? Its just that they make so many sounds that COULD be words, but they don't really seem to fit any particular pattern. Among all his nonsense sounds, we've had ma ma ma's and da da da's but not directed at either Benson or I, so its remained a mystery. But, I think we've finally come to a concensus on Riley's first offical word. Its DOG! When he is staying at Aunt Krischelle's he is fascinated by Ranger and Molly. He hears them scratching at the screen door and sure enough, he speed crawls to the door practically yelling "Daw! Daw! Daw!" Hannah keeps trying to convince me that I'm going to have to get one when he gets older but I'm not ready to be a pet owner yet. For now, the cousin's dogs will have to do.

Funny Faces

Riley loves to do silly things to make us laugh. Even though his expressions seem to be pained, these pictures are actually his attempt at smiling for the camera. He scrunches up his whole face and puckers his lips. We laugh so hard that it just makes him do it more. The pictures don't do it justice, but I'm beginning to wonder if I'll ever get any more of the those cute smiling pictures we used to get.

I Get Around

Last night while helping our neighbors move Riley found one of their walking toys and starting going up and down the sidewalk. He played with it for almost an hour and had so much fun we knew we had to get one for him. I've never seen him as excited as when we were putting his new one together. So here's our little video tribute to Riley's favorite new toy and the joys of getting around.

Riley's First Time Swimming

Last weekend we went to Heise Hot Springs with some of my family. It was Riley's first time in water deeper than the bathtub. He had a lot of fun splashing and watching his cousins but he didn't want to let go of whoever was holding him. I have a feeling he'll be our little fish in a few years.

Eagle Ridge Barn Collapse

Any of you who remember the barn at Eagle Ridge Ranch in Island Park where Benson and I did our internships will recognize the remains after one side collapsed this spring. The snow load was too much for the old wood to handle and now the whole thing has been condemned. It makes me sad, we had a lot of fun memories in that barn.

Weekend in Boise

Riley was being a ham for the camera during breakfast

We went to the park on Saturday.

Riley thought the playground was pretty fun

We walked along the greenbelt at the Boise River

Then stopped to visit Great Grandpa...

and Great Grandma Smith

Riley found Grandma's Tupperware Cupboard and had hours of fun!