What a fantastic Halloween!! The weekend was filled with quite a few Halloween adventures. From Riley's Halloween Party/Parade at school to Zoo Boo to Trick-or-Treating, we were busy everyday with a Halloween related event. Riley's costume got a lot of use - thank goodness she made one cute pirate!!
Check out all of Riley's Halloween pictures here.
Tonight at dinner I decided to ask Riley a bunch of questions. Each answer is exactly how she responded.
What is your name?
Crab Apple Soup
How old are you?
2
When is your birthday?
August 21st
What is your favorite color?
Green
What is your favorite toy?
Beeba (her stuffed Fossa that she got from her very first visit to the zoo)
What is your favorite movie?
Toy Story
Who do you like most Dora or Diego?
Dora
What is your favorite drink?
Water (which is odd because I thought for sure it would be chocolate milk)
What is your favorite food?
Chicken nuggets and french fries
What is your favorite snack?
Cereal bars
What is your favorite animal?
A doggy
What is your name?
Riley Paige Clark
Who do you think you look like mommy or daddy?
Mommy
Who is your best friend?
Tay Tay (the stuffed elephant she got from the circus)
Who is your favorite teacher at school?
Miss Carol
Who is your best friend at school?
Kyra
What is your favorite song?
Yellow Bus
What is your favorite video to watch on the computer?
5 Little Ducks
What is your favorite book?
Brown Bear, Brown Bear
What is your favorite store?
Target
What is the most naughty thing you've ever done?
Pee pee on my bed
What was your favorite part of today?
My favorite part was watching cartoons with momma dada
Ahh the adventures of being a parent to a 2-year-old are never ending, but conversations like these are so innocent and fun and make it all worthwhile!!!
While I was pregnant with Riley, Jeremy and I used to dream about what our little girl would look like. I believed Riley was going to be a little peanut with brown hair and brown eyes, while Jeremy believed that she would have blonde hair and blue eyes. We'd argue over her features, but the one thing we could agree on was that Riley would have some crazy hair. Both Jeremy and I were blessed to have some pretty curly hair as toddlers and to this day we both have pretty unmanageable hair (although we do our best to hide it).
Well we were right. To know Riley is to know that she has some of the weirdest and craziest hair. She has beautiful color and cute curls...but that doesn't stop her hair from having a mind of its own. We never intended on getting her hair cut this soon, but after cutting Jeremy's hair earlier this week (yep that's right, I cut his hair), Riley decided she wanted a hair cut too.
So it was off to Snip Its. Riley had been excited all week long about her haircut, but about 5 minutes before we left the house she freaked out - she no longer wanted her hair cut - but we went anyway. The experience was not what I wanted it to be. She screamed the whole time and begged and pleaded to go to Target instead. The hairdresser Tina, was a saint! She managed to trim Riley's hair despite Riley's attempts to not sit still in the chair. In the end, through her tears she thanked Tina and now loves her new haircut. Hopefully our next visit to Snip Its will be VERY different!!
The last of our baby's "crazy hair"
Right after the cut, she seems happy with the results.
After: The back of her hair
Sitting pretty!Girl's weekend 2010 came and went! We had an awesome time hanging out with our favorites. This time Girl's Weekend was held back at our house where we enjoyed beautiful fall weather and fun activities.
On Saturday we went to Critz Farms in Cazenovia. We went there last year too, but this year the girls were older and could enjoy the activities more. While at the farm, the girls went on the Cow Train, played on the slides and playground and loved the petting zoo area. They also checked out the pumpkin patch and enjoyed a tractor ride.
The girls enjoyed each others company. There was a lot of dancing and singing and playing!!
On Sunday, we went to the zoo. Riley and Keira loved spending time there.
The girls watched 2 (yes 2) Tinkerbell movies over the weekend. Even the adults watched the movies too.
The girls made sand art too.
On Monday, after Juh Juh and Aunt Laurie left we took the girls to the playground where they slid, swung and climbed their little hearts out!!
As always, girls weekend was a HUGE success. Can't wait to do it all again after the holidays!
For more pictures of Girl's Weekend October 2010 check out this site:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=270086&id=669006095&l=280bbbaf4d
Today we went to the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus! We traveled to Binghamton to see the Illuscination show. The show was awesome!! We sat incredibly close to the ring and Riley was just in awe of her surroundings. 
The show included magicians, trapeze artists, juggling clowns, elephants, lions and horses. It was a 2 hour show that Riley enjoyed more than I could have ever expected her to!
It was a perfect day and Riley was incredibly happy - which made it all worth while.
To see more pics from the day follow this link:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=260306&id=669006095&l=16f9763e9b
