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!

Pool Day in Philly

Today was a nice day of adventures in Philly. Uma, Riis, and I went on a driving adventure and ended up at a super cute trolley diner. We drove through old neighborhoods will beautiful stone houses. We ended the day with a nice dip in the pool and a pj party.

Riis did not feel to great today. She was not her happy self. By the end of the day she felt better and made all sorts of friends down at the pool and in the lobby.

Riis wants to drink the pool.

Riis is watching her friends swim.

Yum! Vanilla milkshake!

Mommy loves her little girl.

Britt girls drying off.

More Philly.

We are still in Philly and are really enjoying our time.

Uma took us on a Duck tour yesterday and it was a blast. Riis could not take her eyes off of Captain Crash Course, who was a wacky guy with a microphone. We were able to see a lot of the old parts of the city and even went to a cruise in the water. So touristy and so fun!

Duck tour

First Tooth 6 months 11 days

Steak!

For Goo

Riis loved the lights on this one!

Philly!

Day 2 in Philly went well. Mommy went to the conference while Uma and Riis took a tour of the city. Fun was had by all. The big news of the day is that Riis got her first tooth. Her bottom left tooth peeked out today while at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. What a happy little girl.

Carrots in bed :)

Mommy's messy lady bug

Uma, Riis, and Rocky

Britt girls rule!!!

Photo shoot

A day at the museum

First tooth!!! 6 weeks 11 days old

Day 2 in Port Jefferson with a BBBQ (BabyBBQ) and a Trip to NJ

The past 2 days have been super busy and fun.

We had all my friends over to the house for a bbq and Riis got to hang with all of her girlfriends and Owen (who I have not seen since we left for HI and he was only 1 yrs old.)

Yesterday we took a nice long drive into NJ to visit Nana and Papa. Riis was such a good girl on the 4 hour car ride home. Wow, we were very lucky. I do not think I could have handled a crying baby during our 90 minute bumper to bumper on the George Washington Bridge.

Here are some pictures of our days.

Lois and Riis getting ready for everyone.

Riis and Brett her GF.

Riis and Duva

Abby Riis' GM, Riis, and Kate

Thea, sooooo pretty!

Mere and Liz, just like old times.

Mere getting the girls ready for some pics.

Riis eating Thea's hair.

Gwen joins the fun

Love

Riis and Papa

Nana and Riis

Happy girl with on Nana's lap

Riis with the neighbors :)

Mere and Gwen