I Turn 11 Months Old and Get a Visitor, Too

Would you believe this was me 11 months ago this very day?
Look how small I was, especially in Dad's hands!
But I've grown and grown and am very much bigger now!

And the day was even more special since
my Aunt E came over today.

I got to show her all my toys!

Plus I even showed her a couple books of mine!
I like reading books!

Dad got to show Aunt E how I love being upside down and tickled too!
It made me laugh very hard!

Thanks for a very fun play day, Aunt E!

After Aunt E left, I was very thirsty and
decided to share some of Dad's Mountain Dew.
I sure do love doin' the Dew!!

Suddenly, I felt a burst of energy
and asked Dad if we could play Horsey.

It was a very wild horse, though
and I almost fell off!
I held on for dear life and then Dad said it was time to take a break.

Boy was he surprised when I let him know that I wasn't at all tired
and I didn't want to take a break at all!

So we played and played some more!

I sure do love playing with Dad!
He's NUMBER ONE!

My First Thanksgiving Weekend

I had my first Thanksgiving Dinner yesterday and
did you know that I even got to sit at the grownups' table?
But, Mom, I don't think I'm supposed to be ON the grownups table...

Memaw and I had a talk about the story of Thanksgiving.
Do you see my turkey I made?
It's my masterpiece that I've been working on for a while.

After we had dinner with Memaw and Grandad,
we went to see Grandma D.

I was going to take her one of my hand turkeys,
but Mom forgot it.
I thought I would draw one for Grandma D to show her what
they looked like anyway.

Then we went home and my friend Keiran came over
for some turkey too!
She stayed until past my bedtime,
but I had very much fun with her before I had to go to bed!

This morning, Mom said that we had lots of leftover turkey to eat,
but I had Puffs on my mind instead!

And I tried to have some leftover candy from Halloween
that Grandma D gave me.
But Dad caught me and said that it was actually his candy.
I guess I'll have to wait until next year to have some.

But one thing I didn't have to wait for is Cheerios!
I had my first ones today and they are just as NUM as Puffs!

My first Thanksgiving Weekend is going very well and it just started!
Mom told me that Dad is going to be home all day for two whole more days!
I'm sure more Thanksgiving adventures are coming soon!

Master Chef for a Day

Today, Mom and I went over to Memaw and Grandad's.
Mom said we were going to have a very big meal tomorrow,
and that I got to help cook it!
Now where is that frying pan??
I know it's in here somewhere...

Oh, you're ready for a mixing bowl now?
Okay! How about this one?...

Memaw and I stirred and stirred and mixed and mixed all day!

But every once in a while,
I'd stop cooking and play a musical interlude for everyone.

And a fellow still has to play with all his toys, too!

What a day!
After all that cooking and playing, I had to take a rest!

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!!
I know I can't wait to dig into all that good food,
and give thanks for all the good stuff in my baby life!

Hey, I'm Walkin' Here!

You'll never guess what I've been up to lately...

I decided that it was time for me to start walking!

Dad gives me instruction on his lunch breaks...
I'm still a little slow, but I'll be running in no time!

Whew, all this walking is hard work!
I think I'll take five and rest these little baby feets!

Calvin and Hobbes

Did you know that the Critter and I are becoming very good friends?

She even lets me pet her fuzzy ears now!

Well, actually, she still runs away a lot,
but the way I'm starting to walk...
I'll catch up with her in no time at all!

Happy Birthday to My Aunt Katie!

Happy birthday, Aunt Katie!
Thanks for all the fun times we've had so far!
I know there's lots more where they came from....
Love you!

Rise and Shine

Special Delivery

I really get into playing with all my toys.

Let's see...
I've seen Mom use this thing to call Dad before.
Let me give it a try...

Hello? Hello? Dad? Is that you?
It's me, Riley!
What's that you say?
You have a special delivery for me?

Dad told me that he got to ride on a UPS truck all day today.
I was very glad when he delivered himself home!

I'm So Excited and I Just Can't Hide It

I get so excited when Dad comes home from work!
I drop everything I'm doing and start clapping for him!

I Have a Grand Day

Today, Mom told me that she had a very busy day and that
I was going to hang out with Memaw and Grandad.
That was fine by me!

I love hanging out over here!!

A little later in the morning,
Grandad took me outside so we could take a look at my jetski.

Yep, next year I'll be going full throttle!

And here's the throttle right here!

Grandad said he had to clean my jetski up
and put it away for the winter,
so I went inside with Memaw to take a beverage break.

Did you know that sometimes pouring out the drink
is a lot more fun than actually drinking it?
But you have to do it when no one's looking.

Uh-oh! Busted!!
I'm sure Mom won't mind cleaning this up when she gets here....

Thanks for letting me play and play today!

It's a Jungle Out There

On Sunday, Mom and Dad bundled me up
to go see all the animals at the Zoo again before it gets too cold.
We were the first ones there!

We went to Gorilla Forrest at the Zoo
and would you believe this big gorilla came right up to me?
I think he wanted to say hello.

After I talked to that gorilla for a while,
we ran into this big giraffe!
He was a very hungry fellow, it turns out.

And guess what?
The zoo keeper was there and said Dad and I could feed this big giraffe!
I didn't know his head was bigger than my whole baby body!

After we left the Zoo,
we had a little shopping to do.
I liked surfing in the cart!
But please, kids, don't try this at home!
Make sure you have a grown up with you at all times!

Then I decided it was MY feeding time,
so we stopped by Memaw's and Grandad's for some lunch
and to play and play!