tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47596542976573042212011-09-10T08:38:42.611-04:00We're mathematicians. We're parents. <br> The rest is left as an exercise to the reader.Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05329092445077935665noreply@blogger.comBlogger2591100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4759654297657304221.post-87571450480589551152011-07-04T17:15:00.008-04:002011-07-04T18:06:54.973-04:00

It's hot here on our nation's celebration of independence. So what better way to cool off then to run through a sprinkler? This was our first hookup of our sprinkler this summer, and the videos below capture Riley's first passes through. After what's shown on the videos, I got in on the action, and all three of us had a blast running through the sprinkler as we made up dares for each (e.g.

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Recently we decided to get Riley a more traditional bike. (That in and of itself is a long story.) What we got her was a princess bike, complete with a bell, basket, streamers, and a seat for her "babies" to ride with her. She is enthralled with the bike. Every day we get home the first thing Riley asks about is riding her bike. Although that really means all of us have to ride our bikes. (

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Here's an adorable video taken Easter afternoon. As becomes clear a few seconds into the video, Riley was singing "I'm a little teapot." This was an impromptu song and dance by her as she waited for me to come back from getting my shoes on to go check out the blooming flowers in our yard. I'm so glad that I got some of it on camera because she was so adorable!

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Anyone in the know is aware that Easter holds a special place in my heart as it was on Easter day, 3 years ago, that my Riley came into the world. (Funny how it was March 23rd back then and now it is on April 24th.)Here are some videos taken this morning of Riley going out on her Easter egg hunt. She was so excited to look for all of the eggs and very sympathetic to the poor Easter Bunny who

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Riley's been doing this cute thing recently, where if we play music she likes, she closes her eyes and moves in a deliberate way to the music. Kinda like she's really feeling the music, man. We have two clips that illustrate this. One is on her birthday where we were eating cake, and I was singing this made up song to her. The other is when Cam was playing a youtube clip, called "Funny Bear."

Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05329092445077935665noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4759654297657304221.post-65398116622486309302011-03-29T20:28:00.004-04:002011-03-29T21:24:33.508-04:00

Riley just celebrated her 3rd birthday. She is getting so big now! Here's a short clip of us singing happy birthday to her and her telling us what she got for her birthday.So cute!

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One of the great things about having lots of space is that we can get all of our stuff out of storage. Cam and Riley are particularly excited about having the space to have the Rock Band equipment out. Here we are in one of the basement areas, otherwise known as the "man cave," where Riley has discovered the drum set from Rock Band and created an original song. She's got talent!

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So, we're at our new house and getting things organized. We don't have any really great videos yet of us in a house that's decorated and not a disaster zone. But I thought we'd post one so you can get a small glimpse of the house. This is one from the first day we got in the house. Riley had never seen the house before that day, so she was running all over like crazy.The video was taken on

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I thought it be nice if we just posted a typical interaction that we have with Riley. It also gave me a chance to test out my new Kodak Zi8, which I got for my research at work. :DHere Riley is deciding to get some yogurt. This is what our life is like on any given morning.

Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05329092445077935665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4759654297657304221.post-73924163263988713522011-01-29T21:43:00.004-05:002011-01-29T22:18:54.658-05:00

Weathering our first snow-filled Michigan Winter didn't keep us indoors. Riley's run the full gamut -- snowman, snow angels, snowballs, sledding, getting all dressed up only to have to go indoors 5 minutes later because she has to go potty, etc.Our first clip is at our perfectly-sized mini sledding hill across the parking lot:You know the cliche of the disgruntled artist who destroys all of his

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Riley made a new friend today, and started chatting it up about all kinds of things. I only wish I had caught the first few minutes of her pleading with her new friend to help her reach the cookies.

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Two new videos to post.The first is a skill she started with our frequent state-changes on our cross-country trip, and developed further with her little LeapPad computer (50 cents at Goodwill! :) ). The second is a hilarious little song she's been rattling enough, especially after she's had a lot of sugar. With a mildly deranged look in her eye, she yells "Kitty Kitty Kitty" over and over,

Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05329092445077935665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4759654297657304221.post-47567147893045633132010-10-17T17:28:00.004-04:002010-10-17T17:48:07.083-04:00

... that means it's apple picking time! We found out from the director of Riley's daycare about an orchard that isn't too far from us (about 20 minutes due south), so we decided to head on over. Our primary goal of this trip was to pick some apples off the trees before it got too cold. This particular orchard has about 10 varieties of apples to choose from (in addition to pumpkins, rasberries,

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With the pool closed for the winter, I thought we'd post the last of the fall's pool videos. Riley's been so sad that the pool has closed for the season. We're hoping to take her to the university's pool soon (it's heated and indoors).

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What's really nice about where we live is that there are two parks that are really close by, both of which have really nice playground equipment as well as nice fields to run around in. In particular Riley has loved to test her ability at climbing (and hanging from) all sorts of things. Here's a video in which you see Riley climbing the rock wall they have at one of the playgrounds. We were

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As we've mentioned before, one of Rlley's favorite pastimes is to chase the goose that lives in our pond. Well, there is more than one goose that lives on the property which is makes it that much more fun for Riley to chase after them. Every time she get's really close but they all fly away together right at the last moment. What's really funny is that Riley always says after she chases them,

Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05329092445077935665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4759654297657304221.post-73317765272179694032010-08-26T21:56:00.004-04:002010-08-26T22:33:33.551-04:00

So, I got a MacBook Pro as my office computer and on it comes iMovie 09. This software was actually one of the reasons I got the computer because it was supposed to be really easy to use. So, I decided to try it out by putting together some clips of Riley's new life in Grand Blanc. Here's the end result. The quality after rendering the video, uploading it to youtube, and then embedding here to

Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05329092445077935665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4759654297657304221.post-6198759422428271492010-08-13T22:43:00.006-04:002010-08-13T23:20:37.200-04:00

Not much narration needed for this cute video from Kent's Beach, but a couple of side notes: First, those finger puppets (which she asked for, after having seen them on an episode of Caillou) are made of play-dough, and had names that I now forget. Actually, I believe one was Bob. Also, if you can't tell, the song she's singing is "Where is Thumbkin", or rather, a merge of a couple of

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Here's part two of our adventures at the pool. We are very lucky that our complex has such a nice pool area. Did we mention that it is about 500 feet from our unit and that we get free wi-fi there? Very nice indeed.I love this first video. It really shows just how uninhibited Riley is when it comes to the pool and getting her face wet. Granted we are going to have to monitor this as she gets

Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05329092445077935665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4759654297657304221.post-34713194661373981552010-07-25T17:25:00.000-04:002010-07-25T17:39:40.584-04:00

While on our cross-country trip, the one thing that saved all of us from cabin fever at the hotels after long days of driving was a pool. It all started after our first day of driving. We pulled into a Best Western and while we were checking in, Riley spotted the pool from the lobby and went nuts! She wanted in so badly! Thus started a tradition of nightly swimming which continues to this day.

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Well, it's been a shameful three months since our last post. Here's hoping we get back into the swing of things -- we've got a ton of videos to share and stories to tell. Now that we're restocked with blogging ammo, let's begin.As anyone reading this blog knows, this post comes after a marathon drive from Salem to Grand Blanc. We weren't great about taking videos along the way, but here's one

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A few posts ago, we put up a video where Riley was "riding" her bicycle (aka her Skuut). In that video you could see how she (expectedly) struggled with her balance as she walked along. She also was scared to be on the bicycle without us and made us hold on to it. Even then, she only lasted about 10 seconds at the most.Here are two videos that were taken this past weekend. What a huge

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This past weekend we took the kids to the agricultural festival here in Salem. The kids could only last a couple of hours, but I could totally see going to this with an older kid. You could spend the entire day there, it was so big!Here's Riley (and Jacob) on the pony rides. She had a blast! I love her little waves to people as she goes by. :) Here's Riley (and Tygh and Jacob) checking

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Continuing with the birthday party theme (I know, I know, these are now a month old), here's some videos of her and Tygh at Chuck E. Cheese, riding a car together. Not two posts ago we were saying how she could get most of the alphabet in any given attempt. Here's a video from just a couple of weeks later where she gleefully gets through the whole thing (and makes a lot of funny faces

Camhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08479231500645520700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4759654297657304221.post-11917832948218164192010-03-23T13:10:00.000-04:002010-03-23T16:09:39.412-04:00

Our little girl is 2 years old today!!! She has gotten so big and is talking so much, it's insane! The theme of Riley's birthday presents this year is transportation. First up we got her a "Skuut" which is a bicycle with no pedals or chains. It moves "Flinstone"-style, where Riley walks the bicycle. The purpose of it is to teach balance which of course is really the hardest part of riding a

Camhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08479231500645520700noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4759654297657304221.post-17985905636639781852010-02-14T21:16:00.000-05:002010-02-14T21:16:29.121-05:00

Those of you following Facebook will remember some frantic posts I made about a pizza-making catastrophe. I forgot I had this video of a midpoint in the process. Riley's a complete mess -- the powder you see on her face and hands is not actually powder -- it's rather thick and hard dough that's crusted on. It took a pretty massive effort in the bath to get it all off. :) Here you see the

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Two videos here: The first is the best one we've got of her reciting the alphabet, which she's recently started to pick up. In any given recital she hits about 70-80% of the letters, and the selection of letters she decides to enunciate seems to be pretty random. Here she gets about 80%: And here she is with her first video game! She strikes her old man out at Wii baseball. Look at the

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We really have no idea where she gets all her dance moves -- I swear she's got something new for us every time we turn some music on. The jostling mid-video is when Riley insisted that Mommy (holding the camera) started dancing as well.

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We knew that Riley knew how to count up to 3 - she had demonstrated that to us on several occasions. But we were floored when she started counting something last week (raisins, I think) and counted all the way up to 10! We've been trying to capture it on video for an entire week, and finally our determination paid off.What's interesting is that we haven't spent that much time with her working

Camhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08479231500645520700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4759654297657304221.post-36053516483547502292010-01-24T12:59:00.000-05:002010-01-24T13:08:04.795-05:00

Here's the video missing from the last post:

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This first one has Riley wearing her new silk pajamas that Daddy got from Chinatown on his trip to San Francisco. They're a little big and I didn't get the best shot of them, but I think there's enough there to appreciate how cute they are.(GAH, BLOGGER'S BEING A PAIN. VIDEO IN NEXT POST)As she's grown in confidence with various motion skills, she gets in these spurts where for several minutes

Camhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08479231500645520700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4759654297657304221.post-62292096048151047282010-01-21T10:54:00.000-05:002010-01-21T12:23:05.129-05:00

Oops, been a while. Three videos today, more soon:First up is Riley's new favorite pastime, watching a YouTube video featuring Elmo and India Arie singing the alphabet. She's learned how to start the video after it's finished, and at particularly focused moments, can watch it upwards of 10-15 times in a row. She's getting quite good at her letters these days...she'll sing along from A through

Camhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08479231500645520700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4759654297657304221.post-83070645592544065692010-01-14T23:25:00.000-05:002010-01-14T23:41:54.883-05:00

Here's a video right before dinner tonight, which if you couldn't tell, was soup. I absolutely just loved the outfit that Riley had on, and even more so, how she made sure her hat was still on after she got up on her tower. To summarize, Riley had on her pink hat (which she just absolutely had to have on); a bib with a dog on it (currently her favorite to walk around all day with it on); her

Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05329092445077935665noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4759654297657304221.post-13465195272568076362010-01-10T01:47:00.000-05:002010-01-10T02:09:17.158-05:00

Nothing much connecting these two videos, just two recent ones we liked but haven't shared yet.Riley's gotten much happier about brushing her teeth with a toothbrush -- which is great, since the nightly ritual of using the tooth wipes was getting old pretty fast. We now use her motorized Winnie the Pooh toothbrush, which she frequently likes enough to ask "more" for even after we're done.

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Yay! We got snow! And not just any snow... good packing snow for snowmen! Woo-hoo! I haven't made a snowman in ages and ages (something to do with living in the desert for the past decade) so it was a lot of fun to make one. It was also a lot of fun to see Riley playing in the snow and trying to help us out with the construction (well at least for a little while). Here are some cute

Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05329092445077935665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4759654297657304221.post-58358032161541997682009-12-29T19:58:00.000-05:002009-12-29T20:52:12.895-05:00

Continuing from the week of many videos:First up is her infatuation with a set of Babcia's candles. Stackable, drinkable, throwable...truly the all-purpose toy. Second, Riley in the kitchen fine-tuning her stuffing making skeelz: And finally, just a couple of her being goofy, always good for a laugh:

Camhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08479231500645520700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4759654297657304221.post-84855258900512735012009-12-28T12:07:00.000-05:002009-12-28T12:13:54.893-05:00

Finally... here are some photos taken at my graduation. Too bad my brother and his family couldn't make it out, as well as Cam's family, but it was nice that my parents, grandfather, and Cam and Riley could be there. Man, it sure is nice to be done!!!

Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05329092445077935665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4759654297657304221.post-15003890228757141732009-12-24T23:28:00.000-05:002009-12-25T00:53:03.826-05:00

Just starting to parse through the best of the vids for this week. Riley's had a lot of fun exploring a new house -- a new outside, stairs, new beds, a dog, etc. Here's a few to get us started:

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So, we left Salem when it was about 20 degrees out with threats of freezing rain and snow to come to warm, sunny Arizona. Little did we expect that not only would it NOT snow in Oregon, but that we would wake up this morning to snow all over the ground! Granted it melted by 11am, but before it did we were able to get some really cute videos and pictures of Riley. What was especially great was

Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05329092445077935665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4759654297657304221.post-14616265895770213952009-12-19T02:18:00.000-05:002009-12-19T02:48:48.663-05:00

Theme post: Trees. The first is Riley's attempt at putting "ornaments" (stuffed animals) on a Christmas tree up at Gran and Grandpa's. The second is complete amazement at a type of tree we don't see a lot of Salem, taken on the University of Arizona just moments before Laura's graduation ceremony (wooooo!!!!).

Camhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08479231500645520700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4759654297657304221.post-23073484285532036372009-12-13T16:58:00.000-05:002009-12-13T17:33:02.173-05:00

For the longest time now, Riley has had a fear of vacuums. However, she has just recently started to conquer that fear, in part, because we are constantly asking her to help us when we need to use the vacuum. She especially loves to help us push the "big vacuum" while we are cleaning up after dinner (or better yet to take the extension arms and brush to clean off the chairs and couches).Riley

Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05329092445077935665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4759654297657304221.post-91668602789049634052009-12-12T22:53:00.000-05:002009-12-12T23:08:58.045-05:00

Riley's just so proud of herself that we just had to share. It has *nothing* to do with the fact that Riley is the smartest child alive - promise. ;-).

Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05329092445077935665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4759654297657304221.post-48666941307582360492009-12-10T17:57:00.002-05:002009-12-10T18:47:39.728-05:00

I didn't quite catch on the film the first part of this enterprise, which was Riley cleaning off all the junk that was on top of both that chair and the piano, and then dragging them both to the same spot so she could on the chair to play. You can see the pile of stuff she cleared off on the big chair at the end. The whole procedure was impressively elaborate.I always knew artists were picky

Camhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08479231500645520700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4759654297657304221.post-26931443502866473712009-12-09T10:29:00.000-05:002009-12-09T10:31:04.037-05:00

So, there's *always* a debate around what parent a child looks most like. And while Riley is no exception, I think we can all agree that Riley is the spitting image of her Dad here.

Camhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08479231500645520700noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4759654297657304221.post-48322306046432277052009-12-03T01:37:00.000-05:002009-12-03T02:16:28.409-05:00

This Thanksgiving we went up to Cam's parents house, where there were lots and lots of family visiting. Cam's cousins from Canada and England, along with his brother, sister, niece, and nephew joined us as his folks so graciously hosted us all. It was wonderful to sit and visit with everyone. Riley in particular had a great time. She loved running around with her cousins Kate and Aiden, who

Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05329092445077935665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4759654297657304221.post-45864460490531120992009-11-26T10:35:00.000-05:002009-11-26T10:35:00.331-05:00

In my house growing up, every year at Thanksgiving my brother and I would rip up loaves and loaves and loaves of bread in order for my mom to make her amazingly delicious stuffing. Well, that tradition shall live on in my house. Not only was this the first year that I made the stuffing without any help from my mom, it was the first year that the next generation helped in making the stuffing.

Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05329092445077935665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4759654297657304221.post-29549318740212161322009-11-25T13:08:00.000-05:002009-11-25T14:25:16.078-05:00

It's the wrong holiday I know, but Riley found the bunny ears that we had gotten her for Easter. I put them on my head yesterday and showed her how to hop like a bunny. So, this morning she came hopping down the hallway as I was putting her clothes away. How adorable!

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So, I got this wonderful sewing machine last year for Christmas from my in-laws, but haven't ever had any time to use it. Today started out as kind of "blah" day for me, so I thought I would break out my "new" sewing machine. I didn't have any real aspirations of making anything, but I came across the The Frugal Family Fun blog and this neat idea of making a pair of toddler lounge pants out of

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Yesterday Riley's friend Tygh came over to play and make some playdough. It took them a while to warm up to each other, but after they did, they really started to have fun. It was really neat to see Riley playing with, rather than alongside, another child.Here's a cute video taken of the two of them. Sorry about the quality in some spots. Something happened with the youtube upload, but since

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Recently Riley's language development has really started to take off. She's been able to comprehend the meaning of words for a while now, but has generally seemed to be reluctant to try and say the words. It's like she wanted to be sure of her ability to say the word before she gave it a shot. So, we're not sure if her recent explosion with trying new words is a result of an increase in

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With the colder weather starting to settle in, a lot more baking is being done in the house. But much different from last year at this time, Riley is now very willing and eager to help out, which we just love. She can't do too much just yet, but she loves to pour the ingredients into the mixing bowl and stir them up.Here's one of our first attempts - we were making cornbread. If you listen

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We needed something to do this morning, so when Riley came up to me carrying one of last night's now-defunct-as-a-decorational-device pumpkins, inspiration struck. She was back and forth between thinking the process was the most fun thing ever and completely gross. Here's the pre-cooked version, half with salt, and half with salt+garlic. Here's hoping!

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For Halloween this year, we decided to dress Riley up as a witch. We originally were going to have her be a bumblebee. We had the costume from last year; it still fit and she only wore it for about a total of 2 minutes. But... we have this cute little broom that Riley loves to carry with her everywhere. She also has this nice black coat that she got from her cousin Kate, and she's just really

Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05329092445077935665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4759654297657304221.post-47207187834160827732009-10-27T01:31:00.000-04:002009-10-27T11:20:46.063-04:00

The theme of the day was definitely "rides". Here's Riley on three different modes of transport, a horse, a hay ride, and a tractor.

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Here's our second trip to a pumpkin farm, along with Gran and Grandpa McLeman (Mommy taking the day to polish off those pesky dissertation revisions...).As with the last pumpkin patch, she started off nervously when it came to feeding the animals. They were a little pushier this time...here's her getting swarmed by a pair trying to get some food from Gran: But she quickly fell in love with

Camhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08479231500645520700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4759654297657304221.post-69300251691994983322009-10-23T21:57:00.000-04:002009-10-23T22:37:15.885-04:00

Often times we have to really time things right to get 30 seconds of the pure gold footage we like to upload. This time was not one of those times -- she spent literally 15 minutes doing the activity you'll see in the fridge:

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Last weekend, Cam and I, along with our friends Greg and Erin, decided to take our little ones, Riley and Tygh, to go pick some pumpkins from a pumpkin patch. The place was huge! On one side of the farm was the patch of pumpkins, which as soon as we got there and got out of the car, Riley found. Here's a video of Riley not moments after we arrived trying to pick up one of the pumpkins (a

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One of my favorite comfort foods when I'm sick is Campbell's Chicken Noodle Soup. Now, it can't be Healthy Request or Low Sodium or anything fancy. Just plain old chicken noodle soup. I'm weird like that.Anyway, I'm been fighting off this minor but annoying cold for the past week and a half. So I wanted to have some soup. Well, in true fashion, anything that either Cam or I has, Riley wants.

Camhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08479231500645520700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4759654297657304221.post-78883457070801334752009-10-15T22:45:00.000-04:002009-10-15T22:48:04.077-04:00

It's not Wheaties, but she is eating her first bowl of Cheerios in milk by herself. Although not all of the milk and the cereal made it into her mouth, Riley did a fantastic job wielding that spoon. What was especially cute was how she wouldn't leave her tower until every last drop of cereal and milk was gone from the bowl. Here's her first go: After about a minute I realized that a bib,

Camhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08479231500645520700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4759654297657304221.post-84621845716704540732009-10-11T00:56:00.000-04:002009-10-11T12:26:59.053-04:00

How independent is our little girl? She doesn't need any help from us at all! *sniff* We have these beautiful roses out in the front of our house that Riley just loves to smell. We're working with her on saying "flower," which works only some of the time. :)

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A pleasant side benefit of Riley's increased mobility and gross motor skills, and desire to imitate everything we do, is her recent attempts to help out with household chores. We posted a sweeping video recently -- here she is setting the table with hamburger condiments and helping empty the dishwasher.

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Continuing the theme of the last couple of posts, we present for your viewing pleasure some more of the things that keep Riley busy each day.First up is her bi-daily bath, which has recently morphed from an annoying chore to something that Riley really enjoys. One reason is the daily chase for soap: Her new favorite tools are brooms of any shape and size. We've seen her sweeping every

Camhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08479231500645520700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4759654297657304221.post-38207598743667070792009-10-04T13:24:00.000-04:002009-10-04T13:44:44.076-04:00

To follow up the last the post that had a few videos for you, we thought we would share these adorable photos of Riley. The first set showcases Riley's absolute love of helping us unload the dishwasher. While I'm not thrilled that she stands on the dishwasher itself (we most definitely do not encourage it), this one time made for a nice photo op.The second set features Riley trying to imitate

Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05329092445077935665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4759654297657304221.post-30549343965705615502009-10-04T11:54:00.000-04:002009-10-04T12:57:31.775-04:00

Oops! It's been a while since our last post, so we'll make up for it in the next couple of days as I finally go through the videos from August and September. This post will be mostly August.We'll start with two new hobbies of the month. First is an increased interest in drawing (asking "Do you want to go draw?" sends her running for something to write with). Here's her excited after one of

Camhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08479231500645520700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4759654297657304221.post-10303838692038247042009-09-23T15:57:00.000-04:002009-09-23T16:41:36.650-04:00

So let's all wish Riley a happy 18 month birthday today. I can't believe how much my Little One has grown in the past year and a half. For comparison -Here's a picture of Riley just moments after she was born.This is a video of Riley from about a week ago on one of those rides that you see at supermarkets. Riley loves and recognizes horses, so as soon as she saw this horse she wanted to go on

Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05329092445077935665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4759654297657304221.post-50728558677720187072009-09-19T10:59:00.000-04:002009-09-19T11:03:54.553-04:00

In an inspiring move, Cam showed Riley the Nintendo DS we have, which is a portable game system. She loves it! Here is a Yodio slideshow that captures her fascination with it. Yodio is a piece of freeware software that links pictures and audio in a slideshow format. This is my first time working with this program, so be nice! :)

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So we recently discovered the NW Kids Club, which we call the "fun zone." These are three videos from her first trip there. The first is right by the entrance to the play area, after passing a little dining room area where you can have pizza delivered (or order fresh expresso drinks). This second one is one of those bouncy castles you see at amusement parks. She had it all to herself,

Camhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08479231500645520700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4759654297657304221.post-54360837152572513902009-09-12T11:52:00.000-04:002009-09-12T12:16:23.906-04:00

If you didn't know, they go round and round. :) I love this video because it shows just how much Riley still loves to sing and dance. She's getting really awesome at recognizing different songs and anticipating the words. At times she even requests certain songs, while other times she makes it known when she doesn't want to hear one. She is also getting really good at knowing the hand motions

Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05329092445077935665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4759654297657304221.post-37580157933019773752009-09-05T14:07:00.000-04:002009-09-05T14:28:52.189-04:00

Here's Riley throwing and catching. We've been trying for so long to capture it on camera. However, every time we tried, she became more interested in the camera or other toys lying around. So, this is not her *absolute* best performance, but one of the better ones (her best was actually during a Skype call with Babcia and Grandpa Kondek, so we have witnesses!). Note how she fingertip

Camhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08479231500645520700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4759654297657304221.post-29154202603941101712009-09-04T20:51:00.000-04:002009-09-04T22:31:18.848-04:00

Recently, it's been a bit of a pain that Riley has found the blackberry bushes. Each time she remembers where they are, she takes off after them and throws quite the tantrum when we pull her away (attempting to save her from prickles). Today, however, she was remarkable. She approached the bushes with a cautious confidence and started picking her own berries. Two things in particular are

Camhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08479231500645520700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4759654297657304221.post-23945541651731103332009-08-29T22:41:00.001-04:002009-08-29T23:01:00.567-04:00

We've got some new videos that need posting, but I've been filtering through old videos some more (there are literally hundreds left to be looked at). Here's one I can't resist posting...we had to wake Riley up to get some food before Laura had to take off for work.

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Congratulations to Dr. Laura McLeman from all of us here in the McLeman family! Time to kick back and relax:

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Riley's first trip to the ballpark brought us to Volcano Stadium to watch a Single-A short season league game. Here, the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes ummm...erupted the Everett Aquasox (I know, right?) 7-3, giving the Volcanoes a 4-game lead in the Western division of the Northwest League.We met up with Riley's best friend Tygh at the game. As you can see, they had a pretty good time. The first

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So apparently there is an awesome hands-on discovery village for children and adults of all ages only a 5 minute drive from our house. So yesterday we decided to take Riley there. They have a room that teaches about the digestive system, one about counting, one about the rain forest, one about magnets, and so many other themes. And the great thing is that everything is hands-on! Better yet is

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As we shop for a new camera, we'll post some of our favorites that we never got around to posting. Here's one from June.We've tried Riley out drinking from a variety of containers, and this is by far her favorite. She just cracks a gigantic smile every time we give her one. Of course, just because she likes it doesn't mean she's good at it...

Camhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08479231500645520700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4759654297657304221.post-82369137249875799422009-08-10T12:35:00.000-04:002009-08-10T13:07:25.815-04:00

OMG! Cam and I are sitting here freaking out! You see... today is Riley's first day of daycare. Yep, that's right. We are sitting here at home, while our daughter is somewhere else. Without us. Probably having a blast. Can't say the same for us. It's like we've lost one of our appendages. We may take in a movie today. I'm not sure we can tear ourselves away from our phone vigilance long

Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05329092445077935665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4759654297657304221.post-23996301313861173042009-08-08T01:21:00.000-04:002009-08-08T01:24:04.377-04:00

Here are some my favorites from the vacation...

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We took a trip up to the Canadian coast (Powell River, BC) with Cam's family and friends. This is an annual trip, and we were very excited to bring Riley along as she represented the first of the 3rd generation. She had a blast! She loved the sand and surf. She picked blackberries, went on beach walks with Gran, and played ball with every ball she could find (which meant in many cases,

Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05329092445077935665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4759654297657304221.post-19669225059424479322009-07-25T02:25:00.000-04:002009-07-25T02:39:55.751-04:00

Even though this video is short, I'm sure your reaction will be as mine was the first time I saw it... "Wow!" I am constantly amazed about how quick she is learning things. What a sweet and adorable little girl we have.

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It feels a little trite to even mention how much she's grown over the last year, but probably the inclusion of video evidence does a better job of it. Here are two videos of her sitting in her Bumbo chair, the first at 12 weeks of age, the second at 15 months.

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Yesterday we went up to the grandparents to take part in a BBQ. Riley had a blast, as did everybody. She got to play with a bunch of kids, some of which were a little older (about 5 years old) and some more her age (the little boy sharing the drink with her in a few pics is only a month older). The highlight of the evening for the kids was our toy sink that we filled with water (the faucet

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Our little girl has become somewhat of an adventurer these days. One of her most favorite pasttimes is to climb onto things, especially chairs. When she sees one of us sitting on the couch, she wants to be there. If she sees one of sitting at the dining room table, she wants to be there. I've included some photos of her of her sitting at the dining room table, after she's climbed on to

Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05329092445077935665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4759654297657304221.post-7746914202966804212009-07-02T14:55:00.000-04:002009-07-02T16:02:08.674-04:00

An empty pool, but a pool nonetheless. No seriously, she's one crazy baby huh? :) Although admittedly, for the first little while, that was some of the calmest moments we've ever seen from her. That girl is non-stop action. It's no wonder she wanted to relax and stare up at the trees.

Camhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08479231500645520700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4759654297657304221.post-12010585064300622032009-06-28T23:55:00.000-04:002009-06-29T00:48:06.078-04:00

Here's how Riley spent part of this evening:1). After having some fun painting, she proceeded to come in and out of the house via the sliding glass door.2). Getting impatient waiting for dinner, she found a hard-boiled egg in the refrigerator and proceeded to suck on it until dinner was ready.3). After eating a good amount of hamburger, she figured out how to eat corn on the cob, both with hands

Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05329092445077935665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4759654297657304221.post-66671114585694125782009-06-24T17:00:00.000-04:002009-06-24T17:24:00.140-04:00

There's another baby who lives on the pavement that keeps following Riley around. She does not like it one bit.

Camhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08479231500645520700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4759654297657304221.post-60515281348555139732009-06-21T10:50:00.000-04:002009-06-21T11:29:31.757-04:00

I just saw this quote as one of my friend's FB status and thought it was really fitting - "Any man can be a father. It takes someone special to be a dad." ~ Author UnknownSo, as a special tribute to all you dads out there, Riley wanted to show you how well she's been playing with her Duplos. They're still a little tricky for her, but she does manage to get two together early on in the first

Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05329092445077935665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4759654297657304221.post-33638630850469267232009-06-20T02:59:00.000-04:002009-06-20T03:13:41.971-04:00

So, apparently mommying is a contact sport. Man, she whacked me good. Though *how* cute was Riley, right? Now if she would just let me do it without too much fuss. Notice how she backed away from me when I tried? Every night she wiggles and whines when I try to brush her hair. I never would have imagined a child hating that. Maybe it's because I love it so much?

Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05329092445077935665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4759654297657304221.post-54925144961519687942009-06-13T12:03:00.000-04:002009-06-13T12:19:27.420-04:00

They say that a toddler is learning something with every action s/he makes. For example, when Riley throws her food on the floor, she is learning about cause and effect and/or gravity. With that in mind, I have to wonder what the heck Riley is learning here. Recently Riley has been obsessed with our kitchen mat. She never likes it to be in the kitchen, so every day she grabs it and brings it

Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05329092445077935665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4759654297657304221.post-80041037646589979432009-06-12T17:39:00.000-04:002009-06-12T17:49:32.038-04:00

Here are some photos from the last month and a half... we have some pics from Riley's trip to AZ, plus some pictures from her first picnic at Silver Falls State Park here in OR. Also, check out how long her hair is getting!

Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05329092445077935665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4759654297657304221.post-2850361208071442412009-06-12T12:26:00.000-04:002009-06-12T12:43:48.489-04:00

We've had our share of waking up videos already, but I just can't help myself. I had just starting hearing her through the baby monitor about 30 seconds before the video starts:

Camhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08479231500645520700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4759654297657304221.post-9505012383989242572009-06-10T23:36:00.000-04:002009-06-11T00:19:37.503-04:00

...we got the BDS -- Baby Delivery Service. Hmm, or maybe BedEx -- as in "For the express purpose of getting out of going to bed, I'll do just about anything."

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Riley's been picking up a lot of new words recently (understanding, not speaking). Off the top of my head, some words/phrases she understands: Riley, nose, shoes, banana, ball, water, phone, mommy, daddy, eat, cheerios, highchair, milk, book, socks, sit down, slide, fluff, lay down, hair, toes, belly, belly button, outside, doggy, horse-y, ... the list goes on.And then there's her favorite word

Camhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08479231500645520700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4759654297657304221.post-63504847630802534482009-06-06T21:02:00.000-04:002009-06-06T21:49:20.180-04:00

...for such a fleeting reward.

Camhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08479231500645520700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4759654297657304221.post-17725568496483126742009-06-05T13:19:00.000-04:002009-06-05T13:45:59.434-04:00

Here are two videos that show parts of Riley's day... Here's Riley in the morning, eating her breakfast and showing off her new skill of blowing kisses. And here's Riley at night, enjoying her bath time. It's been a lot of fun recently... Each night we ask Riley if she wants to take a shower/bath. Usually after a moment or two where she finds some toys to take with her, she heads over to

Camhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08479231500645520700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4759654297657304221.post-63564052042045949712009-06-04T00:18:00.000-04:002009-06-04T01:43:58.444-04:00

Just thought you'd be interested to see how much fun Riley had the park the other day. We have got to find one this big and with this much stuff closer to our house (this one was up in Vancouver, WA... Cam took Riley up there for the day so I could get work done... was a great husband, huh? :-) )I can't get over how much traction Riley's shoes have! I saw one of these swings for sale at

Camhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08479231500645520700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4759654297657304221.post-84238444445868406652009-05-29T11:03:00.000-04:002009-05-30T00:20:30.435-04:00

We recently took a trip to visit my family in Arizona. Riley was quiet on the plane ride out, although she didn't stop moving once. We didn't buy her a ticket, which meant we had to hold her in our lap if all the seats were taken (which they were on the ride from Vegas to Tucson). We found that when we were able to buckle Riley in her own seat, she was much, much calmer. We were wondering if

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