Nine Months

Riley loves walking with her motorcycle

Bubbles are an all-time favorite. If she is sad, this is a fail-safe way to distract her ;)

She has always loved pictures, but I find it funny the pictures that she picks as favorites. This picture of Allie when she was a little girl is well-loved, as well as a picture by Mimi and Papa's room of the young twins.

There are very few days that go by that we do not go to a park. She loves being outside, moving and around other people.

Pretty proud of herself :)

Doesn't every mom have a right to have at least one of these videos?

She just started wearing shirts-not onesies! Such a grown-up girl!

Mimi got Riley a toothbrush. It vibrates, so she is more technologically advanced than Chris and I at the moment. We are still sporting the manual version :) She loves our routine of brushing teeth before bed. ...and any other time she spots it :)

I found her in a corner one day looking over her photo book.

Having fun pulling up against the stroller.

Of course all the knobs have to be sampled

Grass Crash Action Shot

Still doesn't like the stroller for very long. I have found if I can walk right next to the bushes, she stays entertained for longer as she lets her hand play with the bushes. Plus it is fun to see her hand sticking out.

Playing out on the deck

This pinwheel has been an awesome toy! ...and is completely demolished as a result

Climbs over rather than around. Especially over me. Sometimes I feel more like a jungle gym than a human mother ;)

She is pretty proud of herself and her accomplishments! She loves everyone to notice and give her attention, even if she pretends to be bashful in the process.

Oh, and she has the patience of a thimble. She is usually still for the first 3 seconds of a diaper change (about the time it takes to get the diaper off) then she is GONE! Although I must say, I've gotten fairly proficient at getting the diaper on whether she is on all fours or standing (not to brag or nuthin')