Monday, March 1, 2010

The Ripleys Tour



Last weekend cousin Miranda visited with her parents (my sister Nicole and brother-in-law Gabe) It was so fun to get Miranda and Lilah together -- they are one year and three weeks apart. They make great play-mates, and we had a good time visiting. Here are pictures (whoops- in backwards order!) of our action-packed weekend:




Paco. The man who started it all....


We took the girls to my barn, where they got to pet the mini horses and ride Sweet P. I got to show off a little too! :)


Auntie Heather's butt doesn't fit in her western kiddie saddle.... (and no, I didn't jump in this..)


Lilah loves the barn cat!! Here she is with Aunt Michelle:

The girls "helped" groom Sweet P. before and after riding:


On a different day we took the girls to a park with a small lake. The girls feed the ducks and enjoyed running together hand-in-hand on the sidewalk trailing around the lake's edge. It was great weather, and a nice stroll for the adults!




The girls with Nana and Aunt Nicole. They quickly attracted a large group of ducks!




We also went to Pump It Up!, a child's inflatable dream in Beaverton. Thank you Nana for treating us! Lilah had a blast -- climbing the highest slide they had and sliding down it at lightening speed. I thought my heart would stop, but Lilah would laugh and say, "I okay!" She's my little dare-devil!



Cousin Miranda and Lilah also had fun in the bounce house:


Cheeky monkeys!!


While at Pump It Up! a stranger asked if my sister Nicole and I were twins. That used to happen to us a lot when we were in college -- it's cool that that still happens!
It's our turn to go visit Cousin Miranda. We hope to come visit some time this year!! Thanks for coming to see us Nicole and Gabe!

3 comments:

Nana said...

Such a fun wk-end!! We ought to do it more often.

Nicole said...

Agreed! And you guys should come up here and visit!

Andrea said...

OOO Looks like a blast, and similar to our weekend!!! Riding, jumping, and long walks near water outside! The inflatable place looks fun!! We will have to go there sometime!