Riah (pronounced Rye-uh) is our 3rd born baby…..he is four.
His real name is Xavier Yuriah, and his initials are XYZ.
The nickname came from his big brother Adin trying to say Yuriah and only getting out “Riah.” It stuck.
If we want to take photos, Riah is the most likely to be our model.
Riah plays alone the best out of our four. He is also a good singer. If he was playing by himself this week and you walked by, most likely you would hear, “How the Day Sounds” by Greg Laswell coming from his mouth-word for word.
His favorite hymn is “Amazing Grace” which has to be sung to him every night before bed.
He concentrates, is very methodical, and borderline obsessive compulsive about his schedule and routines. Even though he is Mr. Safety, he is the only one of our kids to have been in a near death situation. (Thank you Lord for keeping our baby boy with us.)
He loves his toy wooden train….as you can see.
He is funny, and he knows it.
Most of all….his smile. I could never explain what that gorgeous smile does to me. The closest would be to say that it lights up my life, every single day.
jess
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what a gem…these pictures are stinkin fabulous…i love the black and whites with the train and man does he have a great smile. I can see why it brings you joy :)
i want to squeeze his cute little guts out! what a sweet lil thang, i lurve him.
So adorable. I love his little teeth.
THREE near death experiences. I love my baby boy and I’m so glad you gave birth to that cute little kid!
Awwwwww, how precious mommy!!!
isn’t it wonderful the little (and big) things that make each of our children special. i think his smile will be lighting up and melting hearts for a very long time;)
What a cutie!! My favorite is the first shot where he’s peering at the camera. You and your hubby make the most adorable children :)
even though he looked like a little ferret when he was little, he has the most beautiful, contagious smile. i love that it takes a few minutes for him to warm up to me after he wakes from a nap, then he’s a relentless ham for the rest of the day. he is every bit BOY, but he has the softest, most kind and selfless heart. riah rocks in front of the camera and off camera. i love that little boy.
i like that you put the pronunciation in there. lol. was that bc of me? xyz. awesome. on the way home adam and i were discussing their names and wondering where they derived. my guess was biblical. we very much enjoy ‘different’ names. i love that last shot. adorable.
Mel…I put the pronunciation in there because I had a few people who called him “REE-YAH.” :) Just an FYI.
When he wouldn’t go to bed, i pulled out the full name in an attempt to sound stern. “Xavier Yuriah Zwolinski, please go to bed.” It worked. ;) He’s such a charmer. He gave me homework to learn the rest of the lyrics to “Amazing Grace.” (I only know a few verses.) love.
he is beautiful.
i LOVE that his initials are XYZ.
He is too cute!!! I love his laughing shot…looks like he knows how to have fun!