Pumpkins

I have seen a lot of pumpkins lately. Mommy has a bunch of pumpkins around the house. There are "baby pumpkins" and "daddy pumpkins" (Daddy note: little ones and big ones). And Mommy keeps dressing me and Luciana in clothes with pumpkins on it. I even got a card with pumpkins in the mail today. I don't know what the deal is with these pumpkins lately.

We went to get real pumpkins at a farm yesterday. They had A LOT of pumpkins. I couldn't decide which one to pick. I ran around and looked at a lot of them.
Grandpa went with us to pick out pumpkins. He was helping me look at the pumpkins. He had to give me candy so I would sit still for a picture. Both Grandpa and Poppy always give me what I want.

The farm with pumpkins also had cows and goats! The lady let me feed the goats. It tickled when they licked my hands! There was also a baby cow there that was only 3 weeks old. He was way bigger than my baby sister. He was way bigger than me too!
We bought 4 pumpkins and now they sitting on the front porch. I will let you know what we do with them.

The Skyfort

So Daddy finally finished building my playset! It is very big and there is a lot of stuff to do on it. I'm going to play on it a lot.

There is a slide and swings....


...and monkey bars to play on when I get older.


And there is a playhouse with another deck to climb up to.


It is really fun and I'm glad Daddy built it for me.

New Stuff

I like that Mommy is home with me and Luciana. She likes to take us shopping. It is fun because she likes to buy stuff for us. We went shopping today and Mommy bought me this dress. Daddy said that Mommy must think that I'm twenty ones. Twenty ones??? But I am two not one??? I don't know what that means but he did think that I looked cute.

And she also bought me these boots. I've never had boots before. Do you like them?

And Mommy got me some princess shoes. I'm going to wear these with my Minnie costume.

About Me at 2 Years

Since I just turned two years old, Daddy thinks it is a good time to write down some stuff about me.

I'm a very good big sister. I'm always worried about the baby. I like to hug and kiss her. I also like to push the swing when she is in there and watch her get baths. I'm start to saying her full name better..."u-see-on-a".


My favorite food is macaroni & cheese but I just call it "cheese". I love to use lots of "dip" when I'm eating (Daddy note: dip is ketchup, sour cream, salsa, etc.). Mommy says I get that from her.

I am very good at knowing my animals and animal sounds. I know about cows, pigs, elephants, ducks, birds, and chicks. Cows used to be my favorite animals but now it is probably monkeys. I can do a lot animals sounds. Did you know that owls say "who, who" and horsies say "neigh, neigh"?

I can say all of my basic colors but I'm still learning how to match them up. I used to count "one, two, nine" but I've started saying "one, two, tree" recently.

My favorite show on TV is Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. Although when I say it sounds more like "Ickey Tub-ouse" but Mommy & Daddy know what I'm saying and that is all that matters. I do know all of the characters on the show: Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Daisy and Goofy.


I really like to read books. Every night before I go to bed I read a couple of books. I also like puzzles and I love to play with my babies. They like to go in the stroller and in the swing. They like to get baths and get their diapers changed too. Ever since I got a little baby sister, I have been playing with wipes and diapers all of the time. Pulling wipes out of the container to wipe babies butts or wipe the table off is one of my favorite pasttimes.

Well, this is it for now. I just wanted to write about me.

Love, Riley.

Me & My Sister

It is fun to have my baby sister home with me. I like to help Mommy & Daddy take care of Luciana. I love to hold her or lay down with her. I like to help her in the swing too.


Mommy put Luciana in my baby doll stroller. So I pretended like was pushing her around. She is little but she is a lot bigger than my babies. (Daddy note: As you can see our 8 lb newborn is really too big for the stroller so you can imagine how ridiculous our 28 lb toddler looks trying to sit in there, which still happens.)

Birthday Party!

I had a big party for my birthday since I'm two now. We had a outside party with a big tent to sit under. It was fun to be outside because we could run around and play.

There were a lot of people at my party. My family was there and my friends were there. Even Luciana was there. But she slept the whole time.



Mommy made me a Minnie Mouse cake. It was yummy. Mommy makes good cake!



And I got to open presents! I got a lot of clothes and some toys. And I got some money too!


My big birthday present is the big swingset and playhouse that Daddy is building. He is still building it but the part with the slide is finished. It is a lot of fun to go down the slide. I can't wait until the swings are ready.

I am Two!

Happy Birthday to me! I am two years old today. I am going to have a party. I am excited about the cake and ice cream.