Gary's First Father's Day

Riley gave Daddy a tie and poem she made at school and a gift certificate for a little pampering. She, of course, had know idea it was Daddy's big day, but still showed him he was her #1! We had a fun day playing together, shopping at the Guitar Center, and going out for a little Mexican food at Pappasito's!

Riley Is 10 Months Old!

What Am I Up To These Days?

pulling up on everything

cruising around the furniture

saying "Mama"

clapping my hands (especially when I am told "Good Job Riley")

wearing shoes

eating meals in my highchair

graduated to the next class at school

drinking from a cup with a straw

pulling all the Tupperware out of the cabinet

Little Fish!

It has been exceptionally hot lately, and perfect swimming weather. Riley loves the bath tub, so we knew she would love it. After a few minutes to adjust to the cool water, she decided it was pretty fun...we will do this again soon! Also, she looked adorable in her polka dot bubble bathing suit! We just ate it up!

Nana and Grandpa

Gary's parents came in town from Florida for a visit. We enjoyed showing off Riley, of course! Riley learned how to show everyone she is "so big", went on a picnic, visited Riley's school, shopped at the toy store, spent time with The Schroeders, and really just spent time playing! Good times!

9 Months!

What am I up to these days?

• Crawling everywhere



• Pulling up on everything



• Dancing to music



• Getting brave with standing up with one hand



• Playing peek-a-boo



• Showing everyone I am "so big"



• Still loving my bath



• Loving to swing outside



• Saying "ba, ba"

New foods I like:

• Butternut squash



• carrots

New foods I do not like:

• Greens beans...the most hated food to date!

Creative Crawling

If you have been to our house, you know the downstairs is alot of wood floors. Riley has overcome this potentially painful route by improvising her crawling technique when on the wood floor...hilarious! She is getting pretty fast, and we fear we are in for some exciting times soon...babyproofing here we come!

Visit with Grandma and Gramps!

Last weekend, Grandma and Gramps were in for a quick weekend trip from Indiana for a visit. We had a great time with them, as well as time to see Kim's sisters and family. Festivities included, a picnic at the park complete with baby ducks!, lots of food, playing with Cousin Drew, and a rematch basketball tournament between Gary and Tyler. Riley loves all the action...the more the better! She is quite a social girl- gee, I wonder where she may have gotten that from? :)

We had to say goodbye to Grandma and Gramps most likely until August. We will miss them, but look forward to seeing them at Riley's first birthday! In the meantime, we will have to make do with Skype video phone calls.