Musical Talents

Here is a video of me playing the harmonica that Tim & Cindy gave me. You probably can't believe that I had only played it for about 10 minutes since I'm so good. Luciana tried to get in my video too.

PS - It is Daddy's fault that the video is sideways. So you have to turn your head to watch it.
[Daddy note: This was my first attempt posting a video from my new phone. I didn't know that the video would be turned like this by holding the phone vertically. My bad, rookie mistake.]

Christmas Time

This is a picture of Sissy and I sitting in front of the tree for our pictures for our Christmas Card.

Busy Weekend

There is a lot of stuff happening this weekend. It was my Mommy's birthday. Aunt Sissy and Uncle Steven came to our house and we ate some ice cream cake. We got Mommy some Pandora jewelry for her bracelet. I picked out a colorful pink one and a giraffe. Giraffes are my favorite animals.

Last night, Aunt Diane came over and we did crafts. She helped me make a peacock. And we watched the Fox and Hound movie. I was sooo sad when they took the fox away from the dog. It was a sad movie. So today I had to watch one of my favorite movies with singing - Meet Me In Saint Louis.


Today Aunt Cindy and Uncle Tim are taking me to see a show. It is the Christmas Carol. Cindy said it is about a Little Tim. My Uncle Tim is big so this must be somebody else. We're going to go shopping later and maybe eat ice cream! Then we are eating dinner for Poppy's birthday. Gram and Poppy are flying in an airplane today from Florida. And tomorrow Gram is going to take me to a show too. Lots of fun stuff!

Happy Birthday Mommy!

I got you Pandora! SHHHH! Don't tell Daddy I told you!

I'm Still Here

I know, I know. It has been a long time since I posted something. Well, I have been busy. We went to visit Grandma and Grandpa for Thanksgiving. I ate some turkey and I got to see some babies. And Mommy and Grandma took me to see the Tangled movie. I got a Tangled doll too. She has really long hair.

One day I made Christmas cookies with Gram. But I ate too many cookies and I got sick and threw up. It was very yucky. Then one day my eyes got sick too. I woke up and I couldn't open my eyes. They were closed shut with gunkies. Mommy cleaned them off with a washcloth. And I had to get drops in my eyes for a few days. The drops hurt my eyes but I was big girl taking them. Mommy and Daddy said they were proud of me.


And we have decorated the house for Christmas. We put up the Christmas tree. When you put up a Christmas tree you don't touch it. You just look at it. I have to tell Luciana "no touch". When you are a big sister you have to tell your little sister what to do. We got out the Mickey Mouse skaters too. I like turning them on and watching them. But Luciana pulls up the trees and the benches. Daddy says that she is a menace - whatever that means.

We were taking Christmas pictures and Luci wouldn't smile. She wouldn't look at the camera and she made some faces. Maybe when she gets bigger she'll be good picture smiler like me. There is a lot of stuff that I have to teach her about.

When I Grow Up...

So I have been telling Mommy and Daddy what I want to be when I grow up. I don't know where I heard someone say it but I've said it a few times lately. I've told them:

• "When I grow up I want to be a dancer". Mommy thinks I'm going to sing and dance when I grow up.
  
• "When I grow up I want to be doctor"
• "When I grow up I want to drive race cars" after saw a race car commercial on TV.
• "When I grow up I want to make ladybugs" pointing to my ladybug balloon that a guy made for me at Harvest Homecoming.

Daddy always says "yeah, that sounds good." I think he would like it if I race cars or make balloon animals. (Daddy note: I'm really not too excited about those possibilities) I do have a lot of ideas of what I want to be when I grow up.

GG

Last week GG died and went to go live with Jesus. Everybody got together to say bye to her. People were sad but Mommy said she is in a better place with Jesus. My Mommy is smart so I know she'll be okay.


GG always liked to see me and talk to me. She would always ask me if I was a good girl. I was lucky that I got to know her. She lived a long time. Most kids don't get to know their GG's.

This was a picture from when I was a baby. It is my hand and Mommy's hand and Gram's hand and GG's hand. My Grandma said this is a good picture that we will love to have.



I'll miss you GG. Love Riley.