Bestest Sisters

Bestest Sisters

Sunday, February 22, 2009

Backyard Fun!!

Riley LOVES to play outside! While we acknowledge that every 15 month old has quite a bit of energy (at least more than their parents)...we truly think that Riley has ten times more energy than any child we have met. It is a constant go, go, go! People who don't see her often ask if she is always on the move, the answer is Yes! Riley is either full of energy or sleeping, there is no in between. Literally before she goes to bed she is running around like she just drank a Red Bull. (see the next blog- Naked Riley)..we have to convince her that it is time to go to sleep. Once we convince her of such, we take her in her room, give her a bottle and read her a bead time book (One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish by Dr. Seuss...her fav this month), before the book is over, she pushes away the bottle and the book, reaches out to give us a kiss and then waves us goodbye...within seconds she is sleeping :)


On this adventure in the Rounds' backyard, Riley discovered the hose and as she does with everything, she put it in her mouth and started walking around.













One of her favorite things to play in (well, for about 15 seconds and then boredom sets in and she wants to explore something else)...the backyard swing!

Do you think she has an attitude?









And then there is the hammock...while Riley is very busy, she is also very caring and thoughtful...here she is taking a break with her baby doll Sophie. She loves to giver her dolls hugs and kisses! Notice her arm around the doll :)




Happy Valentines Day!

Riley got all dressed up for Valentine's Day...we went shopping at Nordstrom's for new mattresses and then had lunch at the Vig with Grandma and Uncle Pat (dad was working)...Valentine's day is also Uncle Pat's B-day. By the end of the day, Riley had so many holes in her stockings, we had to throw them away and the hair bows...somewhere on the floor of Scottsdale Fashion Square!







Saturday, December 27, 2008

Riley's Second Christmas

We spent Christmas Eve and Grannie Annie's house as usual. The entire family came over and we had a great time. We had ham/roast/pork and many sides for dinner, hot apple cidar and a wine punch to drink and homemade toffee, peanut butter brownies, lemon pie and coffee for dessert. After dinner we played the gift exchange game...Cody ended up with a zip-lock bag sealer (to prevent freezer burn, I guess?) and I ended up with a scarf, mittens and Dunkin Donuts gift certificate. Riley of course received tons of gifts....a poodle purse from her Cousin Grace, an adorable shirt that says "Smiley Riley", gold slippers and a hair bow from Arianna Colosimo and plenty, plenty more! Riley had so much fun (full of energy as usual) and crashed by 8:00pm...she was so tired she ended up staying the night at Grannie Annie's house.

The next morning (Christmas morning) we woke up early, went on a walk to see the sheep and horses down the street then we went to Grandma Sue and Grandpa Gary's house for breakfast...we had pancakes with blueberries and hot syrup...Riley opened even more gifts and enjoyed spending some time with Uncle Charlie, Aunt Amy and Cousin Siena.


Here are some of our pictures of Riley's second Christmas...


Riley's Christmas Attire...sparkley tutu, vest and shoes...

Dad with Riley and Siena Bug (Riley 13 months, Siena 7 months)


















Riley with her cousin Grace and Madison Riley (Riley loves these girls so much!)
Siena and her Aunt Gina (Amy's sister)














Riley giving Cousin Siena kisses on Christmas morning...














The "mini" Christmas tree at Granny Annie's house...

Riley knows what she wants and when she can't do it herself (i.e. opening the door below) she gets a bit frustrated...


Christmas Bells...Riley loved to shake them and hear the noise that they made...

Riley in her swing and ringing bells with Uncle Patrick Christmas day...it was very cold out but Riley really wanted to play in the swing (she sings "help" and that is how we know what she wants)




















Riley and her family...





























Some random snapshots of Riley...

















Siena Marie Rounds...










Saturday, December 20, 2008

Santa Claus is Coming to Town!

Last night Riley met Santa for the first time and was like most kids...a bit scared. We went to a Christmas Party at Paula's house (co-worker who lives down the street)...Riley had a great time, minus the 10 seconds that she was in Santa's arms (she was signing "help" the entire time...it was sad but cute!).