Yesterday was Riley's 4th birthday. Instead of the usual cupcakes or cake to bring to school to celebrate with her friends, she wanted to bring donut holes to share with her class. So her Dad took her to the donut shop on the way to school and Riley picked out a special donut for herself and then some donut holes for her friends.After school we let Riley pick where she wanted to eat dinner and she chose Chili's. The waitstaff brought her over a chocolate milkshake and sang Happy Birthday to her. She got very shy and hid her face in her Dad's shoulder. So cute!! She is looking forward to her party this Saturday and is already asking when she turns 5. Slow your roll girl!!
I am just so proud of my little girl. She has turned into the most amazing, funny, smart, talented, caring, sweet, ball of sunshine I could have ever dreamed of. She is equal parts girly-froofie-girl and get-down-and dirty-tomboy. She alternates "ballerina" dancing in the living room with showing off some serious karate moves (that she made up). Everyday that I look into those beautiful blue eyes of hers, I am more and more grateful that we have been blessed with such a precious little girl.
Ah but she is not so little anymore. She has now decided that she wants to take showers by herself. No more sharing the bathtub with little brother. Did I mention that she is TALL? She is all legs and in the 90th percentile for height. Which is truly amazing because she started out in the 5th percentile for height and weight. She can spell and write her first and last name. She knows more spanish than I do (thank you SDSU spanish classes) and can count to 100 and add and subtract basic numbers. She loves to color (within the lines, amazing) and paint and draw and she loves sing along to the music. She also loves to just sing on her own without any music playing. One of her most favorite things to do is to slow dance with her Daddy. What a heart melting scene that is!!
She constantly delights me with the things she says and she is the BEST big sister ever. Her brother lights up the minute he sees her. She can get him to stop crying on the spot with just a song and is Mommy's best little helper. She has even started cleaning around the house! She loves to vacuum with our little handheld attachment and she also loves to sweep.
I can go on and on about all of the wonderful things I love about Riley. But the one thing that I love most is that she is OURS!!
Happy Birthday to my Princess Riley!!!
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