Snow Day!

So, it snowed today. Fortunately (or unfortunately... depending on where you live and how you feel about snow) it wasn't quite cold enough for it to stick.
We got just a bit that accumulated on our back deck, but that's about it.

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Here's a quick video we took when we got home from shopping today...

I dare you NOT to smile!

WARNING: The following video contains the most adorable baby EVER and and an obnoxious southern accent!

At dinner on Saturday night I made Riley perform. I wanted Brandon to see her newest "trick".

Smile for the camera...

Riley at 14 months

Well she didn't crawl until 10 months. She didn't attempt to stand until 12 months. WHY WOULD WE EXPECT WALKING TO BE ANY DIFFERENT?!?

She's not walking on her own yet, but at least she's interested in it.

I bought this pushing/riding toy yesterday. She has been trying to push Chandler's grocery cart, but it's a little too tall and not quite heavy enough... I tried loading it with books, but I decided that was a little dangerous!

She really got excited about it and even took a few trips up and down the street in front of the house....

Does she remind you of an old lady wearing a mumu pushing a grocery cart??


Chandler got a kite (can't beat a $1 Wal-mart kite!)....

Riley Walks!

It's assisted, but it's still walking!

She actually did it twice before it even registered to me that SHE WAS WALKING!

Thank goodness for video cameras on cellphones... that's all I had on me. :)

Riley Slides!

Warning!: Obnoxious Southern Accent! You may want to turn off your speakers...



This is the honest to goodness truth:
I put Riley down at the foot of the playset steps.
She climbed right up to the top of the slide.
She went down!

Of course this video is not the footage of the actual first time... During the first trip down the slide, I was hovering over her terrified that she would fall off and we would have to rush to the ER!
This was more like the 20th or 21st time. :)

10 months!

Well, it is hard to believe, but Riley is 10 months old! I should have posted this last week, but she has had a runny nose (actually she still does) so it was hard to get a picture that didn't have snot in it! :)

Riley has FINALLY learned how to crawl!!! I was hoping it would be after Christmas... I really wanted to get my tree down before she figured out that she could "play" with it!

She started crawling last Saturday during Chandler's tea party (party pictures coming soon!). Unfortunately, I missed getting to see it, but Brandon was there. I'm glad he was able to see the 1st crawl. I often feel bad that I get to see the majority of Riley's "firsts" while he's at work.

So, here's the 10 month photo... I'm not 100% pleased with the outcome (she's had better month by month photo sessions), but considering the snotty nose... it could have been worse!

Here is a little video I shot last night. Excuse Riley's nakedness (it was almost bedtime) and the quality of the video. I recorded it on my phone.