And Daddy's Motorcycle

It's been a busy weekend and it's only Saturday. Friday we took Riley to the Pioneer Family Festival in Oregon City. It was small, but had some really good activities for Riley. He went into the petting zoo with dad, rode a pony and drove a go-kart, which was particularly impressive as he's only two and did an excellent job manuevering the kart. Children are supposed to be four to ride them, but Riley ran right in, got in the kart and was driving it before they even found out that he was only two. Luckily, they were fine with it.



Riley also rode the Ferris Wheel with Neil. I was worried that he would get scared once he realized how hight it was, but he did great. About the third time around, though, he told Neil, "me getting dizzy now!"



Today my mom and I took Riley to the American Medical Response Family Fun Day where he got to see three firetrucks, sit on a police motorcycle and go inside an ambulance. Riley's already been in Daddy's ambulance a few times but since he constantly asks to go inside one whenever we drive by Neil's work, I figured I better get him inside a weeoo weeoo while we had the chance. (Weeoo weeoo is what Riley calls anything with sirens and lights.)



He stepped up into the back of the rig and the paramedic that was giving the "tour" said, "so, this is what the back of an ambulance looks like." Riley looked up at him and said, "daddy does." Not understand him, the paramedic kept talking and Riley again said, "daddy does weeoo weeoo". I clarified what Riley was saying and the paramedic finally understood that Riley's daddy works on an ambulance, and said, "so, this is where daddy spends all of his time." Riley was adorable, though. He is so proud that his dad works on a weeoo weeoo.

Life with Riley is full of little gems like that. Sometimes he says the cutest things totally out of the blue. I love what he said tonight while putting him to bed. Every night I say a prayer and towards the end of it I ask for protection for him and the cat and daddy and grandma and grandpa, etc. and tonight, after I got through everyone, Riley said "and daddy's motorcycle." I mean, where did that come from?

Love,
Aislinn