Busy Saturday

Saturday was a very busy day! We started the day off with watching the Ohio State vs. Michigan game. Even though Rilee was a great cheerleader for the Buckeyes, they were defeated.



Rilee only watched a very little bit of the game because she was too busy "working out." She discovered the weights and work out equipment when Grambo took her to get a snack and then it was very hard to get her to stop long enough to watch the game.






It was a beautiful November day and reached 60 degrees, so after the game we went home and waited for Daddy to get off work. When he got home Grambo and Poppy came over and we all went to the zoo to see the Lights Before Christmas. We had a great time! Rilee was overwhelmed with all that there was to look at. She was ooohing and aaahing the whole time. Her favorite light display was the "dancing" lights that moved and blinked to Christmas music. She even danced a little!




Rilee had the best seat in the house!



This is the tree where Daddy proposed to Mommy six years ago! Or like Mommy likes to say "where it all began!"



It was a really great night! Mommy and Daddy were so glad Grambo and Poppy could join us! Rilee loved it! Her eyes never stopped moving from light display to light display. She also added sound effects to the animal light displays. Rilee does great animal sounds!




At the end of the night we let Rilee walk on her own. She was so excited that she didn't walk, but ran through the rest of the lights. It was so crowded Mommy and Daddy made sure we had a good grip on her little hands and ran right with her!



It was a great night and one that Mommy and Daddy will never forget!

Happy Thanksgiving!

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving! On Wednesday we went to Great Aunt Karen's for dinner and then on Thursday we went to Grandpa Pop's for dinner, Grandma Cathy's, and finally to Great Aunt Karla's. Of course Rilee, being the diva that she is, had more than one Thanksgiving outfit so we had to do several changes throughout the holiday. It was a great two days of food and family!

Happy Halloween

Just like last year Rilee had several Halloween outfits. She wore the first one on the Wednesday before Halloween on her day with Dad. Then she wore the next outfit on Saturday while she hung out with Mom. Rilee wore her third outfit to church on Sunday and then to Great Grandma's house for dinner.





Playing with Grambo




Rilee loved sitting in her toy basket at Great Grandma's. Great Aunt Karen even gave her rides in the basket!



Finally, Halloween came and Rilee got to be an elephant! We had quite a crowd this year. Grambo, Poppy, Great Aunt Cindy, Cousin Ashley, Uncle Nate, Aunt Vita, Baby Layla, Shane, Shavon, and Shane Jr all came to our house. Here's Rilee and Brutus patiently waiting for everyone to get to the house!



Since Rilee was too little to carve her own pumpkin this year Mom and Dad let her paint it. She loved it! She did get it all over, good thing Mom had her paint in only her diaper! Then when we went to Great Grandma's house Poppy helped her carve a 2nd pumpkin. Poppy did the carving, but Rilee helped clean out all of the seeds. Again, Mom thought it would be a good idea to have her carve her pumpkin in only her diaper.



Rilee loved watching the kids trick-or-treating at our house. Mom and Dad thought Rilee was still too young to trick-or-treat, but she still had a great night! She even hugged a random little boy that was dressed as Elmo. Unfortunatly, Mom did not have her camera ready!



Rilee, Shane Jr., and Layla all made it for most of the night, but at about 7:15 it started getting pretty cold so the kids and the moms all came inside. Rilee loved showing Shane Jr. all of her toys. It was a great night!

Pumpkin Path At The Zoo

On Saturday Rilee, Mom, Dad, Grambo, and Poppy went to the pumpkin path at the zoo. Rilee got dressed up in her Halloween costume and had a GREAT time. Rilee's favorite animal is the elephant so that is what she dressed up as. She made elephant noises all throughout the zoo. Rilee made a really good elephant!



The seals and polar bear






Waiting for the safari train



Riding the train
Rilee did a lot of pointing, calling, and yelling to all of the animals we saw on the train.






Having a few apple slices while sitting on the Halloween displays. Rilee loved looking at the pumpkins and the scarecrows, but was not to keen on the giant spider!





Rilee loves slides! Dad helped her climb the giant tree and then once she got to the top she got to go down the tree slide all by herself!



Finally, Rilee went into the petting zoo to see the goats. She was really excited to see the goats until one of them turned quickly and went after her. After we reassured her she was back to having fun, but stayed a good distance from the goats!




Rilee had a great time at the zoo. She loved looking at all of the animals and all of the other kids in their Halloween costumes. It was a beautiful fall day and a great way to spend the afternoon!

Pumpkin Farm

It was a beautiful weekend here! It was close to 80 degrees on Saturday so we took Rilee to the pumpkin farm. Mom, Dad, Grambo, Big Poppy, Aunt Ashlee, Unlce Bill, and Champ all went with Rilee. She was a little overwhelmed at first, but warmed up quickly. She had to look at EVERYTHING! She went through all of the rows of pumpkins, walked through a maze, went down the slide, went on the hayride, looked at the goats, chickens, and dogs. She had a great time!






Rilee especially loved the goats. She pet them, fed them, and yes even tried to kiss one!







The Toledo Humane Society was at the pumpkin farm. Rilee LOVES dogs so of course she had to pet at least one of them. She chose the pug since it was just her size. Champ also loved to see the other dogs. Poor Brutus would have loved it too, but Mom and Dad thought it would be a little too much to handle with Rilee, Brutus, and Champ all at the farm at the same time.





Rilee loves to climb so she loved getting to the top bleacher of pumpkins and looking out at the field of corn. She loved looking at all of the pumpkins and gourds. She even had to kiss a couple!








We all went on a hay ride (except Uncle Bill because he had to stay back with Champ). Rilee loved looking at the corn, pumpkins, and all the scenery at the pumpkin farm. She pointed at everything!




Rilee thinks she can pick up anything that she wants...even if it weighs more than she does!



Worn out from all the fun she had!