Family Mountain Vacay

Last weekend we did a little Colorado vacationing and headed to the mountains for a long weekend.  My Aunt Judi and Uncle John were visiting from Oklahoma and we were so happy to have them and Gigi and Popdaddy with us too.  We rented a big house near Glenwood Springs so that we could all stay together, Riley loved having everyone under one roof and of course she enjoyed all of the undivided attention.  We had a great time hiking, shopping in Aspen and hanging out in Glenwood.

Sitting by the koi pond with her mermaid friend

Hiking in the Maroon Bells

Reading with Uncle John.  They had lots of treats for Miss R, including some new books.

 Roasting marshmallows in the outdoor fireplace.  Not quite the same as over a campfire...

but still pretty good

 My little girly girl playing make-up with Aunt Judi. 

Happy Father's Day!

On our way back down to Denver we stopped for lunch in Vail and walked around the village.  Riley spotted a water fountain that kids were playing around and she was determined to go in with them.  The second that she set foot in that freezing cold water we realized that it was a lot deeper than it looked.  She was instantly soaked up to her waist.  She could have cared less about how cold the water was, she just went for it.  She had a great time wading and splashing, until it was time to get out.  Lucky for us we had a

suitcase of warm dry clothes in the car.  This was her grumpy getting out of the freezing water face....

We had a couple more days with Judi and John after we came back home and Riley also got to spend some time with a couple of her other favorite people, Aunt Phoebe and Maddie too.  Over the course of their stay, Aunt Judi and Uncle John unveiled some pretty cool gifts for Miss Riley including 4 fabulous capes that Judi handmade especially for the little princess.  She was so thrilled! 

Modeling her shiny pink cape

Another beautiful cape...this one being modeled as a dress with the new crown that Aunt Phoebe and Maddie gave her

Eating ice cream with Maddie 

 The spoiling continued until the last night of their visit when they brought her a new Ladybug Girl book and surprised her with her very own pink trunk complete with a Ladybug Girl outfit.  She is one lucky little girl!

Swimming!

Riley has been spending lots and lots of time enjoying one of her favorite summer activities...swimming!  Our little fish can spend hours just playin' in the water till she's pruney.  She's pretty good at jumping, diving under the water and swimming with her vest on and she has also discovered something new...swimming with no vest!  She decided to give it a try the other day and was she was so excited that she could do it all by herself.  We are so proud of her!

Takin a quick rest

Riley's 1st ice cream sandwich from the Ice Cream Man and she got to eat it in the pool, what could be better?

Riley's Big News!

We are very, very excited to announce that we will soon have a new addition to our family!  We are expecting a new baby this fall and Riley cannot wait to be a big sister!!!!

Random Rileyness

The whole month of May came and went so fast and I only just realized that it has been far too long without a new post.  We haven't been up to much lately, mostly just getting outside and enjoying the start of summer.  Riley has been doing lots work helping us with our community garden plot and she has also been having fun playing at the park, hanging with friends at the zoo and pretty much just enjoying the sushine when we get it.  So, here are just a few random Riley pics from the past few weeks....