Nightly ritual

We've started a new nightly ritual. Before Riley goes to bed, she tucks in her baby doll. She's a pretty good little mommy. Incidentally, the cradle that she's putting her baby in (and deciding to crawl in herself) is one that my grandpa made for me when I was little. Too cool.

Oh Riley!

Okay, so I'm a terrible blogger, but I'm sure you all already figured that one out. However, this time I have an excuse for at least the last couple of weeks - computer issues.
Riley gets more incredible every day. She's talking up a storm, sometimes we completely understand her and other times we're completely lost. But, as long as she knows what she's talking about, I guess that's what matters! She's so smart- she does really well with flash cards and her books. She can jump and she loves the water. I think she might end up being a swimmer. I'm always impressed with how much she understands when we ask her to do something. It makes me wonder if other times she's just pretending NOT to understand. Hmmmm....
Well, I've got so many pictures to post and I'm not sure what they're all from, but I'm definitely going to put some on there from the Phoenix Zoo. We went up there with my cousin Andy, his wife Krysta and their two kids, Ethan and baby Kaelyn. My Aunt Judy and Uncle Terry also joined us. It was a great day! Riley really loved the animals, even though a sheep knocked her down at the petting zoo. She didn't know what to think of that one. She also tried her hardest to pet the stingrays, but her little arms just weren't long enough.