What Riley's up to...

This is one busy, busy girl. She hits the ground running in the morning, (and I do mean literally, she is sprinting down the hall these days), and she doesn't stop until bedtime. Her two naps are pretty much down to one because there's just too much going on in the world that she needs to be a part of. In fact, this weekend, she didn't nap at all either day. We are learning how to climb and will practice on just about anything, including poor Bauer. We love to entertain the adoring public when out and about running errands. Grocery shopping in Walmart has gone from a dreaded activity to one of my favorites. She's a virtual extension of the official Walmart greeter, as everyone who walks by gets a "hiyee" and a wave. It stops people in their tracks, and they all come over to visit and smile and tell her how adorable she is. And we're not just talking old ladies here, I mean everyone...teenagers, the burly men who work in the meat department, college boys who work stocking shelves (and come on now, that is a demographic unlikely to be interested in babies). It just doesn't matter, she charms them all with ease. Her vocabulary hasn't changed much lately, but she understand words and can point out different things when you ask her "Where's the giraffe, or where's the duck?" She's very good at sharing, and will bring you any number of household items she thinks you might like. Stacking and smashing objects is still a constant source of amusement. You can tell just looking at her that she's taking in the world around her and the wheels are constantly turning. Below are some pictures from Paradise Park, a kids entertainment center, where we celebrated my friend Lori's last day of summer (her daughter Kerington--in one of the photos--is Riley's age) before her teaching job began.

Walking machine

Riley is perfecting her walking skills. She can make it across an entire room and hallway now in one swoop. In this video, she hears the water running and knows it's bath time, so she's truckin'

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