Riley Roundup

 I think we have gotten more use out of the Halloween costume than we thought possible.  The kid pulls out that mask all the time and wants to go on adventures.

And finally, what does a little Batman do in his down time? Play Mr. Potatohead of course.

Blossom Trail

So for work I am in Fresno CA for the week visiting some almond orchards. I got in on Sunday, and drove over to Kings Canyon National Park. It was raining so i decided not to go hike and just enjoyed the drive. 

 

 

 The Almonds are in full bloom this week so the country side is simply beautiful.  And if you get out of the car, you can hear the low hum of the bees at work.

FOUR!

Super behind on posts, but I'm not going to talk about that.

Riley is FOUR!!

 Dad and Janet drove out to North Carolina for the weekend and stayed with us in the tiny apartment.  Riley had a great time, and successfully blew out his candles. 

 

As you can tell, Riley got a bike for his birthday.  He was so excited that Buzz Lightyear is on it.

BEACH!

 A nice picture of the Beach at Wilmington to brighten your day.  

So, a few weeks ago (Jan 12th) it was really warm, so we decided to drive out to Wilmington, and visit the Fort, Aquarium and hit the beach if we had time.  It was 70 here in Raleigh, but almost 80 at the beach, so Riley took off his shirt (and thankfully we talked him into keeping his pants on) and played in the surf. Brian thought we were crazy about going into the water, but Riley just wanted to run from the waves. It was a nice break from the dreary winter we have had so far, and nice to have a pretty day. 

Holidays 2012

My work had a Children's Christmas Party onsite, with crafts, lunch w/ movie, a "sleigh ride" (no snow = wagon ride) and of course Santa.

With the move from Kansas City to North Carolina, our holidays were a little weird this year.  We drove out to KC in early December to do the extended family thing, and then were able to have the family Christmas here.  Too bad we were all sick.

Halloween 2012

We had a pretty busy Halloween this year. Riley had a costume parade and party at school and our apartment complex had a scavenger hunt.  

Pumpkin Patch

The weather was so gorgeous this morning that we went to the park for a while, then to the Pumpkin Patch.

In the sun, the fleece had to come off, and you can see Riley's favorite summer shirt (which is getting too small). 

They had these huge piles of the big hay bales, and Riley climbed all over them. 

This pumpkin sits at the entrance to the pumpkin patch, and Riley thought that this one was too big to take home. He might be right.