We went to visit Grammie Sue and Papa Ron (Raja kitty too!) and made sure we planned our visit over the weekend of the International Balloon Fiesta! http://www.balloonfiesta.com/
This year Riley was able to focus on the balloons and she was even able to say what shape one of the balloons was - our favorite Mirabel the Cow.
We had a great time down in the 505; weather was great perfectly sunny with no clouds in the sky and just warm enough for shorts. We took Riley to 2 different parks where she ran the entire park and played on all the toys. She loved the swing and we all took turns taking her down the slide.
We also celebrated Papa Ron's birthday while we are down there with a yummy dinner cooked by grammie and the following day another fun Mexican feast from El Pinto.
We were apprehensive about the flight with Riley as she was so good the year before, but now that she is a toddler and more mobile we were not sure what was in store for us on the short 2.5 hour flight. On the way down she did pretty good, she ended up falling asleep in my arms thanks to Tylenol but was pretty cranky for most of the flight.
The flight back was better, though we had gotten to the airport 2 hours early and the flight was delayed... so she fell asleep of course right before we loaded the plane.
We were walking her around the airport and playing with her when all of a sudden she pointed to my back carrier and wanted in. So i put it on thinking she would just get in and want out, but she babbled a bit and we walked around and around - came around the corner to see Andy and he said: she's out.
So the carrier was her bed that morning and she rested until we loaded on the plane.
My biggest saving grave was for buying a selection of new toys. I purchased a coloring book with washable crayons, stickers, a new (cheap) doll and new books and it made her happy for the majority of the flight.
She was a super baby and did not poo on the flight - it was great!
Here are a few pictures from our trip:
