Vegas, Baby!

Hello Everyone! We recently went to Las Vegas on a little family trip. We stayed with
my aunt and uncle, who finally got to meet the famous Riley! We had such an awesome time. It was nice to get away for awhile. We also saw my cousins, Trina and Christina who I hadn't seen in a long time.
Ty and I got to go to a Cirque de Soleil show. It was amazing and makes me want to see all of them. (This was a present to ourselves for our four year anniversary.)
Riley is talking so much and was just a chatterbox on the entire trip. She often spits out a full sentence now and shocks everyone. It's so funny and impressive.
After a few days in Vegas, we hit the Grand Canyon. That was so beautiful, and it was here that we learned what a great hiker Riley is. She really moves it. Our hotel was on the rim, so keeping her away from the looming edge made me a little nervous, but she did fine.
Enjoy the pics!

Her famous "Say Cheese" face!


Ty and Riley at the G.C. Why doesn't he smile?

Riley at lunch one day.


My aunt and uncle with Riley.

Ty and I before our big night and the show.


Riley with her shopping basket and picnic basket.(Just two of the many toys she got from her great aunt and great uncle)

Riley, my cousin Trina, me and my cousin Christina. (pardon what a mess Riley and are, but we had spent the entire day traveling!)

Riley and my Aunt Tammy. They loved each other! Tammy spoiled Riley and bought her toys every day and rocked her to sleep every night.


The three of us at my aunt and uncle's house.

busy, busy

Last weekend was very busy. We started off Saturday morning with Riley's "graduation" from her gymnastics class, Movers and Shakers. It was really fun and they gave each of the kids a certificate. Riley was crying because as they were giving out certificates they were also giving each of the kids a stamp on their hands and she really wanted they stamp and was not happy about having to wait her turn!
But eventually her turn came and here she is so happy with her certificate (and stamp!)

Here are some more pics of that day at class.



After class we headed to Phoenix to welcome home Riley's new cousin, Sarah, from China. That was so a lot of fun, and she's such a sweet girl!

Saturday....

Hello, people...

I can almost do the splits...

Chillin' in my new pool- fancy!

On the parachute at gym class- I love it!

Going through the obstacle course

Mommy helping me across the big balance beam

Climbing on the low balance beam by myself

Daddy and I at breakfast

Drinking my cereal milk



I love Saturdays- no work and time with my girl. Today we went out to breakfast, then we went to her gym class and finally, Daddy went and bought her a little pool for our backyard. I don't know why we haven't done this before- probably because we know so many generous people who let us use their real pools, but Riley really seemed to enjoy her time today.
Take note of a few different pics here:
Drinking the milk from her cereal bowl- she usually does this even before her cereal is gone.
Walking across the balance beam- she has amazing balance!
"Smiling" for the camera. She makes a really funny face whenever we ask her to smile. It reminds me a Chandler from Friends the time he and Monica went to get their engagement photos done.
Her and Daddy at breakfast this morning. They're so cute!

A wonderful week!

Hello Everyone! Riley's great-grandparents, on my side, came to see us this week. We had such an awesome time with them! We hung out at my aunt's house every night swimming, eating, visiting, eating...did I mention my aunt is an amazing cook? We also took my grandpa to the circus with us, which was so incredibly fun and special. I know Riley will never remember it, but I will ALWAYS remember it. He had such a good time, and Riley put on quite the little how herself! She laughed and clapped and played right along almost the whole time. However, since the circus didn't even start until 7:30 (her bedtime) we did lose her to her sweet dreams about 45 minutes before the show was over. But, it was still so fun to see her clap and dance and sing along with everything. She pointed out things that she liked and was generally impressed overall.
On the fourth of July, we went to the mountain with her Grandma and Papa to see the little parade up there. First of all, it was great simply because it was about 30 degrees cooler up there than it is down here- so nice! Second, it was good to hang out with Ty's parents for awhile and give her some time with them. We had fun and she really enjoyed throwing rocks into the pond. That afternoon, we went back to my aunt's house for more swimming and had a bbq there. We saw some fireworks last night, but the big show we were supposed to see was delayed for nearly an hour and it just got too late (and hot) to be waiting, so we all headed home. On the way back to our house, they finally started and Ty and I pulled off to the side of the road and watched them. Not great seats, but not terrible. There was a lot of cloud coverage anyway that made it slightly difficult. (Riley missed the fireworks completely- this is one worn out little girl!)
Today, my grandparents left to go home and I declared Ty, Roz and Riley day, since I felt we hadn't seen much of each other, just the three of us, lately. We went to the Children's Museum this morning. I think Riley enjoyed it. It was okay, but I'm looking for a bigger and better one to go to. Then we went and grabbed some lunch. Of course, she was OUT by the time we got home and nearly 3 hours later, she still is. I can't blame her though, I just woke up from a pretty decent 2 hour nap myself, and Ty's still sleeping. I guess we are all really worn out.
So you can imaging, that I have tons of pics coming. I still haven't figured out how to get my text in between pics. Janae- I know you told me but I think I need written instructions, so if you get a chance...
Thanks everyone and I hope you're all having a fabulous weekend!