Ri, the Crazy Dog Lady

My monster  angel baby is currently sleeping off a crazy weekend so I thought I'd write a new post about my daughter's obsession with DOGS! She can now officially say "dog". Before, I was just kind of guessing that's what she's saying, but now it's for sure. Ri will point at everything and say "dog!" even if it's a lamp. It's so adorable. Last Thursday, we checked off one of our summer bucket list items which was: go to the Boise Zoo. The weather was perfect and my momma joined us, so it was an amazing day. It was so cute watching Rilyn get so excited over every single animal (even the fake ones) and pointing to the tigers and snow leopards and saying "dog". I am so grateful to have time this summer to take her to do fun stuff. Here are some pics from our fun little experience together:

DOG!

DOG!

Riding a "dog"

My sweet little angel eating some fruit snacks



 

 

 



On Friday, ma maw and myself took baby Ri to the Canyon County Fair (also a bucket list item YAY!) . I was SO excited because first of all, who doesn't love fairs? And secondly, I hadn't been in like four years. We started our afternoon by enjoying some delicious fries and strawberry lemonade. Then we walked around and looked at the 4H exhibits and different vendors that were there. I was stoked for Ri to ride the carousel because she loves those almost more than ketchup and that's a lot. Unfortunately, the rides didn't open until like 4 or 5 and it was only 2. Womp womp. Mom fail. :( We saw all the animals and Ri got to pet some goats and look at the stinky piggies. She got put back in stroller jail because she tried giving all the goats kisses and I was a little nervous she was going to end up with a  bloody nose. And of course she kept getting all excited and yelling "dog!" at all the goats. Her love for "dogs" (animals) is so  dang sweet. We ended our trip with the purchase off a stuffed pig I named "Peppa" for her (yes, after the cartoon). She hasn't parted with it since we left the fair and I think it's becoming her second best friend (her first would be Daisy).

Not so happy about having to take a picture while there were dogs waiting for kisses

Little love bug

Delicious fries

Naughty Ri Ri

         I thought the title of this post was fitting considering my child is literally a monster. Literally. She is the definition of a sour patch kid, and although sometimes (most of the time) I just want to rip all of my hair out, she's a hoot. She's got such a personality and is a little entertainer. I was really thinking hoping she would be like me as a little kid. Shy, calm, scared of getting in trouble. Nope. Didn't happen. She will walk over, hit me, kiss me, then put herself in timeout for a few minutes. It's really hard to discipline such a cute little stinker.
         She's starting to get into cartoons more which is fun for me. Her favorites so far are Doc McStuffins, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Tickety Tock, and Chuggington. She loves trucks, trains, and tractors & can make better car noises that I can. We have spent a lot of time this summer being lazy, playing in the water (crab pool, Lakeview Water Park, & Settler's Park), staying cool at Jabbers, and having play dates with friends!   
         

Accomplishments:

• WALKING! Ri has been officially walking for about a month or so now. She doesn't look like such a drunken little monkey, so that's been nice. Since she's started walking, she thinks she runs the house (which she does) & has quite the attitude about it. Awesome. 
• Completing 2 weeks of swimming lessons. 
• Saying new words like dog, daisy, stop, don't, shut up, and shit. She's an angel. 
• No more bottle! Yay! Up until about 13 ish months, she would have a bottle before bed and naps. Now it's just a sippy.

Yes, please:

• Food. She will eat mostly anything. Her favorites have been: fruit snacks, pizza, French fries, watermelon, grapes, and KETCHUP!
• Playing in the water. 
• Snuggling with anything soft. 
• Dogs  
• Singing (still)
• Sitting on Daisy 
• Her new book with farm animals
• Jabbers play dates 
• Cars 
• Opening/closing doors (aka slamming her fingers in doors and crying, then doing it again)

No thanks:

• Listening to mom 
• Sharing 
• Getting her diaper changed 
• Having her hands/face wiped 
• Playing with other kids (kind of a problem)

  

  Playing in her sweet crab pool

Having a snack break (if you give her a half cheese stick-which is all she will eat-she will throw it on the ground. Has to be a full one. Spoiled baby.

She LOOOOOVES dogs.

Snuggling and watching morning cartoons

Her first timeout experience with mom. So sad. But also a little cute. (oops!)

Tickle fight! She loves her cousin, Xavier.

All ready for some 4th of July fun!

 

One of our many Jabbers play dates. Mowing the yard.