A Day In The Life Of The Riley's...: August 2009

A GIRLS DAY OUT!

Kaylynn needed her hair cut really bad because I was tired of it looking so ratty all of the time! I decided to make a date out of it and take her to Monkeydoos and to lunch! Monkeydoos is a real salon for kids where they pamper them and put glitter in the hair. I thought since she has never really had a real haircut, I would spoil her a little! It turns out that Kaylynn's hair is eventually going to go all curly so we trimmed up the straight part and embraced the curl underneath. It turned out so cute. She got some purple glitter to add to her cute new do and then we went to the Olive Garden for lunch. Kaylynn of course got chicken fingers and I of course got the cheese ravioli. We had a great time just us girls!

Kaylynn getting pampered!

Ready for her haircut!

"I love bread sticks!"

1 NIGHT OF CAMPING!

Every year, we do our 1 night of camping and that is enough for me! We had a great time staying at a campground with a hot springs pool and actual grass where we pitched out tent! We went swimming and roasted marshmallows and didn't even freeze during the night. In the morning, Liam went right over to the the door of the tent, unzipped it, climbed out, and peeked back in to make sure we were watching him (see pictures below). It was the most hilarious thing! The kids had so much fun! We can't wait until next year!

Hot dogs and Subway for dinner (Eli & I are not hot dog fans)!

Kaylynn loves hot dogs!

Liam is concentrating on using his fork!

Liam climbed up onto the table looking for more food!

Swimming in the nice warm pool...just the way I like it!

Roasting marshmallows by the fire! Those little headlamps the kids have on were the best $5 investment!

Eli staying warm!

Eli slept good!

So did Kaylynn!

Mommy and Daddy are getting old so we slept on air mattresses!

Liam crawling out of the tent after unzipping a little hole for himself to fit through!

"Hey, are you watching me?"

LIAM IS FINALLY WALKING!!!

Well, it took him forever to get up the courage to do it on his own, but Liam is finally walking!!! He has been pushing around strollers, walkers and anything else he can find that slides across the floor for the longest time. Eli liked to help him practice by standing him up a couple of feet away from his bed and have him walk toward it. Then, it finally clicked in Liam's little head that he could do it without any help. Eli stood him up and he walked right past his bed and into the living room. It was about time!!! I took a video of him right after that, but I didn't realize that you had to have the camera right side up, so sorry it's sideways! The next day we went to the park to try out wearing shows and climbing up the playground. Well done Liam!

Liam's first steps!

"I think I'm stuck!"

"Is this how the big kids play?"

FUN IN NATURE!

We decided to take a walk on the green belt to see the river and the pretty vegetation. We had a great time and saw lots of pretty flowers. On the way back, Daniel and Eli saw some wild minks on the side of the river and got down on some rocks to get a better look. I also went down there and got a few pictures of them. In the mean time, Eli must have disturbed a wasp nest and he started getting attacked! Daniel and I ran up the little hill and we got attacked also! We ran like mad out of there and luckily Kaylynn and Liam didn't get bit. I didn't realize how painful those little buggers can be! Eli was bit 3 times, Daniel twice, and I had 2 on my knee. We made our way back to our car and quickly put some baking soda on our wounds when we got home. Within minutes, Eli and Daniel felt better, but mine throbbed all night and by the next morning, was swollen and feverish. The redness and swelling then started moving down my leg so I ended up at the doctor for some antibiotics and a heavy duty dose of antihistamine. The funny thing about this whole fiasco is that I am usually the one to get rid of the wasp nests around, and I turn out to be the one that is allergic to them!!! Go figure!!!

Liam striking a pose on a tree.