Riley at the Zoo

We went to the zoo today. I went there one time before with Mommy but this was the first time I got to take Daddy there. He liked talking to me about the animals.

We got to see some penguins. They were swimming around. They are funny birds. It was nice and cool in the penguins house.

Mommy showed me the elephants. They are really big! Even the baby elephant is big. They pull down branches out of the tree and eat them. Wow!

I also got to see a white alligator. He really is white. He must never get to go out in the sun. His house was really hot too.

I got to pet some goats. I read about goats in one my animal books. They say "maa maa". I liked calling the goats from a distance but they were a little scary up close. They are bigger that Wrigley or the kitty cat at Gram & Poppy's house.

It was a hot day. I had my own cup of water but I liked sharing Mommy's bottle of water instead. Glug, glug, glug...

It was a fun day at the zoo. I was tired and I fell asleep on the way home. I can't wait to go back though!

Weekend Trip

Last weekend, we drove for a long time in the car and went to Grandma's house. When we left our house it was sunny and warm. When we got there it was dark and cold. It was a long drive. I'm glad that I got watch movies for the most of the way. I took a long nap too. Here is a picture I took with my great-grandma while I was there. She is my grandma's mommy.

We went to a baseball game. Daddy was excited to take me to Wrigley Field for the first time. But we didn't even take Wrigley with us to the game! I don't know why we left him at Grandma's house when the baseball field is named after him? He could have run and played. It was kind of cold and rainy. Mommy snuggled me up so I could take a nap. I didn't take a long enough nap because I threw a big temper tantrum on the train ride afterwards. Hey, I'm not even 2 years old yet - what do you expect? Tantrums happen.

I went with Mommy and Daddy and Grandpa on walk at this place with a lot of ducks. We got to see ducks swimming in the water and then one came up right by me. It was funny to see a duck quacking at us.

And then I also got to play with a kitchen at Grandma's house. It was nice because this kitchen was right at my level. I served up some food and washed the dishes.

New Dance Moves

Everybody liked my dance moves a few months ago. Well, I've been practicing and I have some new moves now. And Mommy bought me this shiny new outfit so I thought I would show off my moves. Mommy and Daddy like to watch me dance to music in the car and on TV and they say that I am good at it. But Daddy is worried about how well I can shake my booty already. I don't why it makes him nervous. Something about boys. I don't know but he says I can't dance like this outside of the house.

Check me out!

Bouncing Time

My friend, Annabelle, had a bounce time birthday party. She is 3. We went to this gym and we got to play with a lot of stuff. There was stuff to climb on and jump on and slides. I think going down slides is scary but I like to try and climb up them. There was a bunch of foam blocks at the bottom of this slide.

I got in this bouncy thing with slides and tunnels that you climb through too. I think that it was supposed to be for kids but Daddy got in there and played with me. I'm watching out to make sure he doesn't sneak up on me!


And there was floors that you bounce on! It was fun. You could jump or run and bounce on the floors. You could fall down and you would just bounce right back up. I wish our house had bouncy floors like this.



And there was a rope that kids were swinging on. I tried to do it but Daddy wouldn't let go of me. Sometimes he doesn't think that I am a big girl and I can do things myself. This picture is blurry but you can still see me swinging.


Then we got to eat pizza and cake which made it even better. I went to Gram and Poppy's house afterwards. I was so tired that I feel asleep on our walk. It was fun day but it wore me out.

Bats Game

This weekend we also went to a baseball game with Bats [Daddy note: Louisville's minor league baseball team, The Bats]. The baseball game was fun and I liked clapping and dancing to the music. My favorite part about the game was there was a doggie that went on the field to pick up the bats for the players. I got to pet him later. His name is Jake the Diamond Dog. He is soft.

They also have a merry-go-round. I went with Mommy and Grandpa. Daddy stood outside to take a picture. It was fun. You get to up and down on a horsie (I know what horsies say, they say "neeeeiggghhh"). And you go real fast in a circle. Here is the first picture that Daddy tried to take.


Too slow, Daddy! You can hardly even see me!

That is better. Daddy was quicker taking this picture.

Summer Is Here!

Check out my new toy! It has a sandbox and it has also has a side where you can play with water. It is pretty exciting. Mommy and Daddy got it for me this weekend. Daddy and Grandpa put it together and I got to play in it and got all wet! I think that I will have to wear my bathing suit next time I play.


Look at Wrigley! He found a cool spot in the shade.

Little People

Mommy just bought me some more Little People toys. I have a whole town with a school, store, and a street that goes in a circle. There are a lot of people in the town. I have a bus and a car for people to drive. I also have a barn and Noah's Arc with a bunch of animals. It is fun to play with all of the people and the animals.

Daddy was helping me play with the Little People house.

Hello? Who is at the front door? Oh, it's Mommy with the camera!