Goodbye Crib!

Here is Riley's toddler bed! She did very well with the conversion and is enjoying her new setup.

Painting

Riley "loves" to paint. Her Mawga and Papa got this easel for her, and she absolutely loves it.

Dress-up time!

You never know what Riley might be dressed up as. She "loves" make-believe. She is always pretending to be anything from a princess to the big bad wolf!

Favorite Drink

Riley loves this drink. She asks for it all the time. It has blueberries, strawberries, raspberries, bananas, yogurt and milk in it. She will always ask me if she can have her "special drink."

Riley's First Black Eye

Riley got her first black eye at 2-years old! We were at a friends house and the bad mommies and daddies were playing Guitar Hero. Riley ran into the guitar that our friend was playing. Her eye instantly went through many colors, shapes, before ending in a nice shade of black and very puffy. I have to say this was a very hard time for mommy also, to see her little girl with a black eye. I actually wanted to cry right along with her. Riley was tough, as always, and was ready to go play not too long after the incident. She was very proud of her black eye. She went very proudly to daycare and told everyone about it.... several times!

Chloe

There are no words that can say how much Riley loves her kitty, Chloe. Look at this haircut, in the second picture, of Chloe. We took Chloe to the groomer and Riley cried forever when we left. She didn't understand why Chloe would have to stay there, why we would be leaving her there. She kept asking us all day when we could go pick her up. When we picked her up, Riley cried again saying that they had "shrunk" her. (Chloe had been shaven.) She still talks about the fact that her kitty "got shrunk in the dryer." Riley loves to feed her kitty, pet her, cover her up in blankets, and absolutely harrass her beyond belief. However, Choe is a real trooper and tolerates it and is even starting to enjoy some of this "attention."

Pajama Party!

The children's museum near where we lives holds periodic evening pajama parties. Riley and her friend, Lauren, had a great time. The first pic is the girls on a stage doing a little show. Second pic is Riley doing some grocery shopping - in her P.J.'s, and third pic is a water area. This museum is pretty amazing and the girls were plenty entertained! ( For Poppy and GG, this is where we spent her 1st birthday.)

Gymnastics Graduation

This was Riley's "Super Beasts" gymnastic's class graduation. She will be starting classes all by herself on March 15th. Very hard to believe for Mommy! She really enjoyed this class and has a great teacher, Teacher Natalie. Another favorite part of gymnastics for Riley is going to the pet store before or after her gymnastics class, which is in the same complex. Riley and I have even been a little late to gymnastics due to a cute puppy or kitten! Riley loves animals and asks us all the time if she can have a puppy.

Snow Day!

Just look at all the snow in Seattle! Jason had to go to work this day, but Riley and I stayed home and enjoyed the snow! Do you see the hat that she's wearing? Riley "loves" superheroes, especially Wonder Woman. However, Superman is very high on the list also (or Supergirl!). She loves wearing this hat.

Chistmas 2007

We had a wonderful Christmas; of course, how can you not with a 2-year-old little girl? Riley was opening presents "all" day. Her favorite gift was her Baby Lissy doll from Santa Clause. As a matter of fact, she takes Baby Lissy to daycare with her every Friday for show-and-tell. (Do you think the other kids are getting a little tired of this already?) After opening her doll, she kept saying to me, everytime I would even come near the doll, "This is my baby, not yours. I take care of her." She still lets me know that Baby Lissy is hers, not mine! We had a beautiful dinner. Mom made prime rib that was to die for! Mom, grandma and I took in some after-Christmas shopping the next day, while dad and Jason babysat Riley. And to top everything off... we got snow that afternoon. We couldn't resist and had to go out and make a snowman and throw a few snowballs, of course!

Christmas PJ's

This is Christmas Eve night. Does Riley look a little anxious to you?

Cookies for Santa

Riley is working very hard to make her cookies for Santa. After this she poured a nice glass of milk for him. He must have loved her cookies because they were all gone in the morning!

Christmas Train

Riley really enjoyed her train this year for Christmas

Christmas parties

So this year we had two Christmas parties, one for Byers and Anderson, the firm I work for, and a party for Riley that her little friend invited her to. Riley had such a great time at her party. It was a cookie exhcange and the kids had quite a sugar high! Perhaps the adults did, too? All the little girls had a table set up just for them with presents. They all felt very grown up and special.

Thanksgiving

We had a very nice Thanksgiving. We spent it with Jason's family and were able to get in lots of fun activities. The first picture of Riley is checking out the great Christmas lights display that they have in Lewiston, Idaho. It's pretty spectacular. The second is Riley and Jason doing a little dancing. Riley has great moves, huh?