Polo

Polo

We went to a polo match in Portsmouth this past weekend. Riley was a little afraid of the horses up close, but that didn't stop her from trying to run onto the field NUMEROUS times during the actual game.

The Little Gym

This is Riley's 2nd gym. This is the gym where she takes classes with her buddy Ben. She also has another gym where she does free play once in a while (see below). It's hard to keep Riley's activities straight these days.

Gym Time

Gym Time

Riley is really developing her gross motor skills these days. Here she is hanging from this bar, 2 feet over a pit of foam, for about 20 seconds. 20 seconds! I couldn't do that (well, maybe I could, but I haven't tried in a long time--parents aren't allowed in the pit).

New Hampshire

We had a wonderful week off together. We went to New Hampshire to visit Popo Ellie. Cousin Nikki came with us for the trip, and we also visited cousin Brittany and her family. Nikki will be starting college this fall (this week?!?!?), and it was so nice to spend this time with her.

(Nikki was particularly invaluable when she advised us on which Wii games to buy . . . Riley is already a pro at bowling.)

Potty training . . .

. . . It's not going that well.

Order up!

Riley played with this set at Kimberly's "going back to school" party. I will never forgive those Wongs if Riley's future career aspirations are to wear an outfit like this one!

Do you want fries with that?

This McDonald's playset is left over from Kim and Nikki's childhood! Riley loved pretending to cook the food that may have caused the obesity epidemic in the U.S. (But aren't those chicken McNuggets delicious?) I am proud that Riley did not know what a Big Mac is, but she was fast to pick out the French fries and the ice cream. Hmmmm.

Art in the Park Series

Tonight we enjoyed the Providence Mandolin Orchestra in the park near our house. Riley made lots of friends (including the neighbors' dogs).

Riley's Hair

What has happened to Riley's dark, Asian hair?!?!? Look at how light it is! Too much pool time . . .

Beach Days

After Aunt Ruthanne's party, we spent some time with my siblings at the beach in Yarmouth, Massachusetts. Riley is one lucky little girl! You'll notice that everyone is always paying attention to her--here there are 5 sets of eyes on her in the picture alone.

If you didn't believe me . . .

If you didn't believe what I wrote in the blog entry below (that that picture was the best we could do), this picture is a good comparison. Poor Aunt Ruthanne--she wanted only one good picture!

2nd Cousins?

Here are the second cousins. Or are they first cousins once removed? They all share great grandparents.

You may not believe that this is the best picture I could get, but it was. There were many attempts. At one point, everyone was set up on a bench (I know, I know--bad choice), and two tumbled to the ground with many tears but no injuries.

During this photo shoot, Angelica, it appears, has stranger anxiety. She's 14 months old. Christian was in protest, hiding his face. Kelly (center) was a superstar and could not understand why these other kids wouldn't pose for the picture. Ava (back row) kept trying to attack Christian, her big brother. Chase kept trying to scoot away while yelling, "Mama!"--he's remarkably fast. And after about 30 seconds, Riley just laid down on the blanket across everyone and refused to move.

That sort of summarizes my life right now, too!