Cooking and some other things...

Inked from hand and footprints.

Working on my tool bench

Videos

I just got a new job and with it came anew computer. The videos will get better I promise. For now, here are the newest ones of Little Miss Riis being oh so cute.

Video of Riis standing

Kauai

We took our first family vacation to Kauai last week. We went to the same hotel that Tom and I stayed in for our honeymoon. We saw the sights, ate the food, showed Riis around, and hung by the pool. A wonderful end to our first summer with Riis.

Beach Day 7/8/11

Riis and I had a wonderful day at the beach today. We went to Ko Olina and got VIP parking because the man parking us felt bad when he saw the two of us and all of our stuff. We found a shady spot under a palm tree and spent some time reading/eating our books. I brought the pack and play so Riis was in her own little area where she could play, climb, and cause little trouble. We went in the water twice and she love it both times. She splashed and kicked and even spent some time in the wet sand crawling around and dodging the waves.
The funniest part of our day was when we were laying down on our blanket. I was feeding Riis with a little blanket on top of us. I notices a bunch of people around us. They were taking pictures for a wedding. Ko Olina has a wedding for Japanese tourists about every 2 hours. When the two of us emerged from under the blanket the Japanese people went crazy. Clapping, taking pictures of Riis, and speaking to her in Japanese. They loved her! It was like nothing I ever experienced before. Kind of fun.
No pictures today, we were way to busy having fun and being an unofficial welcoming committee.

6 1/2 Months and Feeling Better

Riis was sick for the first time ever this week. She had an ear infection and a really back cough. We gave her her medicine and her breathing machine and she is finally feeling better. Taking care of a sick baby (when you are sick to boot) is not a fun job. I have to give it to her, although not quite herself, she was still happy and smiles the whole time.

Here is a video of Riis' new favorite thing to do: Crawl and knock down blocks. Got these guys for 25 cents at a yard sale :)

Here are some pics of Riis eating/wearing prunes.

Prunes won this round.

Indian Princess: Girl Who Eats Prunes

Wash me already!