Riley Helps

Riley loves to help!  He is even starting to get helpful when he helps.  He will be a good big brother.  All of these were done under supervision, and he wanted to do all of it!

Making breakfast

Cleaning the mirror

Cleaning the Toilet

Washing the car

Blowing the leaves

Doing the Dishes

Vacuuming

Putting the ladder away

Taking out the garbage

Mowing the Lawn

Cleaning the wall

Mowing the lawn again

Doing the Laundry

Taking out the Recycling

State Fair

We went to the state fair two weeks ago.  the best part was the "Educational Petting Zoo"!  Here are some of the animals we got to pet.

Goats

Yak

Donkey

More Goats

Camel

Baby pig

Sheep

Potbelly Pig

Zebra

Cow

Geese

Turkey

Yeah, we pet a zebra.

Riley also really liked playing in the corn.  He could have spent 3 hours there.

This is me and Riley right before this camel bit him.  Riley was not seriously injured, just a red mark on his back for a few minutes, but I decided not to put up the movie of him getting bit, because it was too sad.  And we look like the worst parents ever.

Quick Trip to Utah

Two weekends ago we went to Utah.  My sister left on a mission and we decided to go up and see her before she left.  We left at 2:30 in the afternoon on Wednesday and arrived at my parents house 12 hours later.  We stayed until Sunday at 2:30 p.m. and got home at 2:30 in the morning.  It was a very quick trip, 3 1/2  days,  and we did a lot while we were there.

In case you were wondering this is what it looks like to drive from Albuquerque to Logan

Wagon ride

Chopsticks

Playing with chalk

Riley keeps telling me about the "apples" he picked from "Gram's" "tree" and how he had to "each" (reach) for them.  Apparently he didn't know that's where apples come from.  Also about the "sheep" he and Bryce fed leaves to.  He also likes to tell me all the people who were at Gram's house.  He does a good job remembering my parents and siblings, but he especially likes to talk about Dan.  I guess he doesn't see too many Australians. Also somewhere there's a picture of all of my family, but I don't have one. It was a very busy trip and we had a good time. 

Tent Rocks

Yesterday was Andrew's Friday off and we decided to go on a hike.  We drove about an hour north to Tent Rocks, it was really pretty.  The extra weight of Riley in the backpack slowed Andrew down enough that I, with my pregnant belly, could almost keep up with him.

It's hard having to wait while your parents take a break

Riley got out of the backpack and walked for about 10 minutes, during which he tripped and hit his head on a rock

Riding on someone's back is hard work

After our hike we spent about an hour at Cochiti Lake, the best part was the floating rock Riley and Andrew found.  We spent about an hour at the lake, but Riley needed a nap, so he slept on the way home.

It was a fun adventure.

Backyard Camping

Two weekends ago Andrew and Riley went camping in the backyard.  I was only invited to the dinner and s'mores part.  That's okay because all three of us were not going to fit in our tiny tent.  

Testing out the sleeping bag

It ended up being a really big lightning storm that night.  I made them come inside even though Riley was sleeping through it