At the Circus

We went to the circus this week. It was my first circus and Rian's too.
We met clowns, and saw the elephants and tigers perform.
Rian wasn't scared of the clowns at all. She was fascinated by them.

We got a program and had a lot of the clowns and performers sign it.


Rian's favorite part of the show was the animals. She liked watching all the dogs do their tricks and kept pointing and saying "Pup Pup, Pup Pup." She likes the tigers too. She thought they were kitties. When they roared, she meowed at them.

Her very favorite was the elephants though. We watched up close during the pre-show when Asia the elephant painted a picture. And she was glued to her seat when the elephants came out for their act. She even cried and yelled "No! No!" when they left. They were impressive. She got a little fussy towards the end of the show, it was late. But when the elephants came out during the finale, she cheered right up. Rey and I just had to buy her a souvenir elephant.

As went we to leave, we saw Piper (and Ryan and Kristie.) She and Piper held hands and walked halfway to car together.

Rian is a Princess

This is first in what I hope will be a series of my little Princess.

She got a crown, necklace, ring from her good friend Piper for Christmas and she loves them.

Happy Anniversary

This past Wednesday (the 14th) was our Anniversary. We have been married two whole years!!! It was very nice. We rented a Cabin at the Fort Wilderness Camp grounds for two nights and had it all to ourselves. As much as we love Rian and the whole family, it was nice to have a full day with no responsibilities, no interruptions, and all to ourselves. We did a lot of nothing.

We rode the Resort Launches around the Seven Seas Lagoon. We rode the train around Magic Kingdom. We ate ice cream!

We went to visit my old horse Achilles at the Fort Wilderness Tri-Circle D Ranch. He looks healthy and happy. He has really filled out in the last couple of years.

Since he doesn't shed his hair, when it gets really warm, they have to shave him. The stable hands got a little creative with it though!!!

We went to Artist's Pointe at the Wilderness Lodge. It was wonderful. Rey had Buffalo and I had Salmon. Both were very good. Afterwards we had our picture taken in front of the bridge inside the Lodge. It a very beautiful spot. However, the flash was on the on camera and you can't really see the background, so you will have to take me word that it was a beautiful!

Happy Holidays

We had a great Christmas and Hanukkah!

Rian loved looking at the tree and playing with the Monorail running around it. She would walk over to it and point the Monorail and say "GO!" and wave her arm like she was pushing it along. She is the cutest baby ever, as my sister says.

She was fasinated by lighting the Menorah. She kept saying "Hot, hot." and trying to blow out the candles.

Here are some of the professional Christmas pictures we had taken.

We didn't get many photos of her opening presents, but she loved it. She would open a present and, if it wasn't clothes, she wanted to play it instead of opening the next present. She got a tricycle from Grandma and Grandpa, a Elmo Live from Grammy and a kitchen from Mommy and Daddy. Of course, she got a ton of clothes and books and other toys.

Rey and I had a good Christmas too. We got a bed from Grandma and Grandpa and new towels that match our new bathroom set from Grammy.

Rey, Rian and I love all our presents. Thank you all.