AgFest

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 out and petting some animals. She got to see llamas, goats, bunnies, sheep, cows, horses, pigs, and more! She did really well with all of the animals.









Of course with all there was to do, the kids had the most fun running through an empty alley way behind the back of a building and finding an empty sand lot to play in!

Out in Left Field

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 picture wasn't at the game, but cracks me up.

Here's Riley with her new second best friend, the foul pole:



And what ball-game would be complete without snacks?

BBQ!

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 actually runs!)... ALL of the kids LOVED it! We tried to get them to stop drinking the water, but it was futile. By the end of the evening, Riley got absolutely drenched.

You'll also see pictures of Riley with her ear of corn. She carried that thing all around until long last she dropped the corn in the toy sink. I think I should have gotten a picture of that. :)