4th of July Weekend...

Well, we had an action packed, fun 4th of July weekend. Despite being a little nervous about handling 2 kids, we had a blast with Drew over for most of the day on Saturday. We went to Jump!Zone and the pool, so they we tuckered out at the end of the day...which was one of the goals!

On the 4th, we spent the day eating and hanging out at the pool at Laurie and Greg's. Gary and I were able to do alot of relaxing as well, since Riley was havinga great time with Michelle and Stephanie!

Great weekend...we are pooped! :)

Happy Father's Day!

Riley took her daddy for an early Father's Day breakfast at school on Friday and made him a card. We celebrated again with Gary's dad on Saturday at their new home, which was nice to have them close enough to be together this year! Then for the grand finale, Gary was able to take a guilt free nap and allow his appetite to build for an early dinner at Uncle Julio's. Riley loved Julio's and she even ate off the menu!

Summer is Here!

Riley will be 22 months this week! :( SO BIG! She now has her own pool in the backyard and woke up this morning talking about "My Pool", and of course wanted to swim before going to school this morning! She is talking up a storm and also singing, singing, singing! Her favorite songs to sing are, "Happy Birthday", "Baby Bumble Bee", "ABC", "Rock A Bye Baby", and "No More Monkeys Jumping on the Bed".

You've Got to Start Somewhere!

Well, it is time...potty time! Despite what it looks like in this video Riley is doing quite well with her interest in the potty and been quite successful for a beginner. This video was shot right after we got her potty, which even plays a song when she has success! She no longer puts her dolly in the potty. ;) By the way, we didn't keep the potty in the family room!

Don't Say P-A-R-K!

We have discovered that we can't say park unless we mean we are going NOW! So, now we talk about if it is a good time to go to the P-A-R-K. Riley knows exactly how to get to the park and lets us know if we are going the wrong way. When we are outside, she has been known to make a break for it if we tell her we are not going to the park today. :)

Riley Is 18 months Old!

It seems like we just celebrated Riley's 1st birthday and now we are half way to the next...she is getting too big! This past month she has been using so many more words, listening very well, more sure footed than ever, and very curious. Again, she is just getting too big!

What Have I Been Up To Lately?

Going to gym class and jumping on the trampoline
Riding in my wagon
Going down the tornado slide...all by myself
Playing outside
Obsessed with Elmo ("Elmo, Elmo, Elmo!")
Singing (especially ABCs and Twinkle, Twinkle)
Taking the clothes off my dollie
Having tea parties (She likes fast tea parties...but have them often!)
New words: cracker, orange, egg, outside
Favorite new foods: eggs, peanut butter

Snow Bunny

We have been snowed in for the week! Kim and Riley were "snowed in", so we had to find some new indoor things to do...for both of our sanities! Gary made a few trips to the store to pick up art supplies to freshen things up for us. All in all we did pretty well, but we are looking forward to some warmer, drier weather!