BYE BYE PACI!!!!

We told Riley that when she turns three it is time to get rid of the paci's (she only sleeps with it.)
We have been thinking of different things to do with it. Her final decision was that she was going to throw it in the water at the zoo for the baby ducks and crocodiles. That is what I did with my paci when I was little. So, thinking I had a few more months till she turned three...I hadn't thought about it too much. Of course, since we live on "Riley time" I should not have been surprised when the other night she announced that she is too old for her paci. So, the process began!

We bagged all the paci's up and put them away.


This was her idea of a good spot...in her room. Ya right, I quickly moved them to the top of the fridge.


That night I took the kids to the mall for pizza and a "No More Paci Party." She got to go to "Build a Bear." She chose to make a puppy to replace her paci.



Isn't she just adorable. Surprise...she picked a pink outfit!


And we had to bust out the Christmas PJ's so they could both sleep in them.


We had to wait until Monday to go to the zoo. So after school the entire family headed out...

She is ready to go. She really handled it well.


Let her fly!


It could not have worked out better! Just as she threw them in, a mama duck and her five ducklings came swimming over. She was so excited!!!


The baby ducks.


I do realize that plastic paci's are not very safe for these poor animals and I had every intention of getting them out before we left until....


this guy showed up...not sticking my hands anywhere near those teeth!



After the paci farewell we went to the zoo. I didn't take any pictures except of Brooks in the petting zoo. This kid loves his stinky animals. He couldn't get enough of these goats. GROSS! I wanted to bathe him in Lysol!!







So far, the no paci is working out. It takes her quite a while to settle down, but no screaming fits!!!