36 weeks

I'm 36 weeks old!

I can feed myself

Forget the spoon, I'll just lick the bowl

Playing with her toys at the campsite

The girls cuddling by the fire at night

She woke up happy and warm

Playing in the tent

She liked to check out the tent

We called her a pink marshmallow.

Notice that Riley is all bundled up while her silly Daddy is in shorts! This is something I remember about Chad in college...I'd be freezing at November Marching Illini rehearsals and he's walking around in shorts.

Hiking along the trail

The whole family by the lake

Traveling in style in her new Pikkolo backcarrier

Apparently it is very comfortable.

Riley is developing a strong sense of what she wants and doesn't want. She wants to feed herself, sometimes she doesn't want to lay down, etc. This can lead to frustration when she can't communicate her desire and we guess wrong, but its great to see her grow.

We squeezed in one last camping trip to the Sierra Nevada mountains before the snow begins. It was a little cold at night, but we stayed warm and Riley had a great time. Our last camping trip was in July, and she has definitely changed since then. Last trip she didn't mind where she slept and would fall asleep in our arms by the fire and slept without any problems in the tent. This time, she woke up in the tent, didn't know where she was, and got very upset. Luckily she calmed down and got back to sleep. The second night, after we had played in the tent and she recognized her surroundings, she slept soundly. She really does enjoy being outside. She loved looking at the trees, sitting near our campfire, and hiking around. She's already an accomplished outdoors girl!