A Roaring Good Time!

Life has been busy! Very busy lately, so we decided some fun was in order! Over the weekend we made the drive up to Lion Country Safari
I think we picked one of the hottest days of this summer to explore an "outdoor" park. It was a scorcher and the animals were more than feeling it too. Each and every one of them were crowded in any bit of shade available. I was super grateful we were in our car with a glorious air conditioner blasting! Riley loved seeing all the animals! She would scream and shout when she'd spot an animal and her excitement level was through the roof! I'd say her favorite animal was the ostrich, surprisingly...for some reason they seemed to be in every section of the driving tour which I thought was odd but it made no difference to me. Out of all the animals, she would spot them the most and by the end of the drive she would be screaming, "OSTRICH, MOMMY!!" Nick and I were laughing so hard-we love how her vocabulary is exploding at this age.

After the drive, we had some lunch from their cafeteria (which was a bit yuck in my book) and then we headed over to the new Splash Safari area. This area, was of course packed, not only because it's new but because of the severe heat we're experiencing right now. I was weary to let "Miss R" join in all the chaos that was occurring but Nick said he'd be her bodyguard so I approved and I'm so glad I did! She had so much fun! Riley L.O.V.E.D. it-every bit of it! She ran the entire Splash area about 50 times in a matter of 30 minutes or so. It broke my heart to take her away from the fun she was having but with a thunderstorm is on the horizon, playtime is over and our little getaway came to an end.

We had a great time, even in the heat and we definitely have to make more time for fun outings like this one!

Farm Friends

This weekend, we attended a birthday party of one of Riley's friends. It was so amazing! I wish I had taken more photos, but the day was ridiculously hot and the party was during Miss R's nap time, so we stayed for a couple hours but had to call it quits all too soon.

There was a petting zoo that consisted of every barnyard animal you could imagine as well as pony ride for all the kids. It goes without saying the kids had a blast!
Happy 3rd Birthday, Jack!

Riley's 1st Movie-Toy Story 3!

It seems like we have been waiting years for this movie to come out. Riley has been obsessed with Toy Story 1 & 2 and practically has them both memorized. We couldn't wait for June 18th and the release of the newest addition to the Pixar films! Riley was so excited this morning. She knew we were going to the movies to see Buzz, Woody and Jessie and she couldn't wait! We made it into the theater and got ourselves situations. She was an angel! Well, for the first 1/2 of the movie she was. Once we got to the second 1/2, she was all over the place! Running to the front, the back, in and out of the aisles, jumping, yelling at the movie out of excitement and the best part, eating candy and popcorn off of the movie theater floor. Honestly, I thought she would have done a little better but, then again, she's only 2 so I think I've learned my lesson with Riley and the movies. Thank goodness the theater was filled with other moms and dads doing the same thing with their little ones or I would have felt pretty bad that we were ruining the movie! I would say it's a safe bet she'll be 3 before we venture off to the movie theater again-lol!

Youth Day on the 1st Day of Spring!

Today, Oakland Park celebrated it's 53rd Annual Youth Day. The City plans all things exciting for kids! Rides, Fair Games, Parade, Fireworks, let's just say, after 53 years, the Youth Day celebrations are still going strong because kids of all ages (and adults) enjoy all this day has to offer! I wanted to bring Riley to the parade last year, but being only 10 months, I thought she still might be a little young for thrown candy, loud sirens and crazy characters. This year, she was definitely old enough. She LOVED running around, picking up candy and was more than mesmerized by the marching bands and dancers.





After the Youth Day Parade, Riley wanted to read Wile E. a book...in his bed-lol!


And after a long nap, more running around the backyard and checking on our caterpillars, we decided to jump in Nana and Grandpa's pool.


Happy 1st Day of Spring to all!