Riley as a 2-year-old!

Due to popular demand, we are going to get this blog back in action! Riley has been a very active girl over the last several months. In order to cover a lot of ground in a little bit of time, we'll give some highlights (and pics!) for each month we've let the blog lapse. Once we are caught up, we'll aim to give updates much more regularly.

First, a little bit about Riley as a 2-year-old: This girl amazes us every single day. She is talking more and more every day, even putting together full sentences. She can count to 10 and knows the lyrics to many different songs (You Are My Sunshine, 5 Little Monkeys, and more!). She is very silly, and loves to have dance parties (thanks to Liz, she also knows to wait for the "beat drop"). The sweetest girl I know, she is always quick to give out cuddles and lots of hugs and kisses! Ski is most definitely her favorite in the house, and it still amazes us how much torture her doggy will put up with. As long as she gets her licks in, Ski is happy! Riles is a great eater and a not-so-great sleeper (we are working on it though - she thoroughly enjoys the "M&Ms for breakfast" she gets when she sleeps through the night!). She also likes to "do work" - sitting next to Mom at the table, she will get out her cash register and start counting her money!

And now for the updates...

September highlights: ODU football, Steeler football, a parade at the beach, shopping with Mommy

October highlights: picnic in the park, trip to NY for Grandpa's birthday, Hunt Club Farm, and of course, Halloween!

November highlights: Bruce Monro light display, Cloud 9 trampoline park, Grand Illumination parade, watching Daddy race, Thanksgiving, ODU basketball, children's service at temple

December highlights: making gingerbread houses, Ghent tree lighting, decorating the xmas tree, pictures with Santa, Hanukkah, Christmas, and ringing in the new year with friends

January highlights: Levi turns 3, Levi's birthday party, car show, Riley turns 2!!, Riley's birthday party at a bounce house, a birthday trip to Build-A-Bear with Gigi

February highlights: visiting an indoor water playground, riding the train, painting our fingernails and toenails, lots of snow days(!!), some more Cloud 9, and Cece's birthday party

March highlights: Color Me Mine, children's museum, a playdate with Cece, the zoo, St. Patty's Day parade, Aunt Shell's birthday dinner, Riley running the Leprechaun Dash, the aquarium, Colton's birthday dinner and birthday party, and lots of playing in our newly finished attic!