A little of this, a little of that.

Miss Riley loves her swing!

And has found that she can color on her face =)














She loves her Grandpa like crazy and calls him "Pa-Paw"

She loves to be outdoors...

Happy Birthday Grandpa and Uncle Paul!














She knows how to eat her chips like a lady and always has a smile for her Mommy!

Our Family Valentine's Day

We had a very laid back Saturday to celebrate the "Day of Love." Nick decided to make breakfast for his two favorite girls-some scrambled eggs (we love eggs) and toast. Simple, yet perfect. Riley had her first tastes of scrambled egg and once she had her first bite, there was no turning back after that!

Mommy and Daddy bought Riley an Elmo Valentine's balloon, which entertained her on and off for hours, (yes, I said hours!) and a Ty "Pinks" Collection Froggie. Ultimately, the balloon won her affection as her favorite gift but soon the helium will die and the froggie will take the top spot. She really WAS excited, I swear. It just doesn't look like it in this picture. I think she looks like she's wondering, "Why am I in the baby jail, Mommy?" LOL!

We spoiled Riley with her first tastes of a few things this day. First for breakfast she ate scrambled eggs and after lunch, her first cookie. Not just any cookie, but a "Cookies By Design" cookie! Only my most favorite cookie in the entire world! We only let her chew on it for a bit and boy was she mad when we took it away =/ Now, looking at these pitcures up close, I can see all the food left on her face from lunch-she's such a messy eater!

After lunch we ventured out to the Florida Renaissance Festival. Now, just for the record, the Renaissance Festival really isn't our "thing" but we did get free tickets and since money is a bit tight these days we thought, "Oh what the heck. Let's go anyways!" I remembered (from a class trip in H.S) this place was a bit dirty and dusty, but now that I have a baby my view has completely changed-IT WAS FILTHY!!!!! My stroller was covered in dirt along with our shoes, diaper bag, bottle (b/c Riley kept dropping it) and even Riley some how was covered in a thin layer of dirt. It will be a few, make that many years before we visit the festival again!

We did manage to get 2 quick pictures during the brief time we spent there.

Once we got home we checked the mail and Riley got her 1st Valentine's Day card from Nana and Grandpa! I handed the envelope to her and she looked up at me like,"Are you seriously letting me have this? You KNOW I will destroy it, right??" And then she smiled and giggled and proceeded to tear right into it (with a little assistance from Mommy of course!)

"See my card, Mommy!?!?!" She was so excited!

And finally I will end with a video.

This one is Riley swinging. We took photos this day for her Valentine's Day card and we had to get a short video too. This child LOVES to swing! Kick, Kick, Kick!

(And yes, I eventually realized the camera was sideways so it does turn about half way through. Sorry :/ )