Happy Birthday AyYa!

 
 

Last weekend Riley, Eddie, & I made the trek up to Maryland to celebrate my sister Ali's birthday. The weather was great the entire trip! Riley had a blast chasing the "Meows" and doggies around the house. We had fun shopping & getting pedicures while the men played golf. Riley's grandma spoiled her with some new clothes from Baby Gap. We also took Riley to the zoo & Baltimore aquarium. It was a good weekend & we were glad to celebrated Ali's or "AyYa's" birthday as Riley would say. Next time, make sure you have some lemon lime soda for Eddie Ali!

2 new dresses!

 

I finally decided to try & tackle making a few dresses for Riley. I have only attempted skirts, so this was a little intimidating. Luckily, it way a lot easier than I anticipated. I will do a few things different next time, but all in all I think it was a success! The knot dress might need to be taken in a little, but that is an easy fix. I better get cracking on her Christmas dress!

Busch Gardens

 
 

Eddie, my dad, Kathy, & I took Riley to Busch Gardens yesterday. We all had a lot of fun! She loved the kids area & even got to go on a few rides by herself. Eddie & I got to go on the roller coasters & everyone except Riley got to enjoy the free beer at the hospitality house! She had fun looking at the animals & loved when she got to pet Bud, the clydesdale. He was featured in 2 of the Budweiser commercials! Luckily, I got a year pass so we can start to go more often!

Happy Halloween!

 
 

Guess who went trick-or-treating this year?!? There was a crazy bunny loose in our neighborhood! We all had a great time. Our neighbors had all of us over for pizza & halloween themed treats. My dad & Kathy came over to go trick-or-treating with us all too. Riley was hilarious. She ran up to the doors with the boys & when the people would open up the door she would run into the house. She would come running down the driveway & jump right into her wagon like "Come on Daddy! Step on it! Next house please!" It was so funny. Cutest bunny ever :)