Birthday Time...3 Years Old!

December 17, 2011...Riley turned 3 years old!

I can't believe she is already three, but what a fun time we have had getting to know this sweet girl over the last three years!

I wanted to make her day as special as can be...things didn't quite go as I planned...but I think she still had a great birthday!

The night before her big day I let her open one present...

A tinkerbell doll!!!

Immediately she ran to put on her Tinkerbell costume...just to match her doll! I then got the pleasure of watching her and her Tinkerbell doll fly all over the house...so fun!

The morning of her birthday Jason was able to video chat with her and watch her open another present. This present was a special outfit to wear on her birthday...a birthday girl shirt and some skinny jeans! To my surprise we watched her open up the present and then heard her say "it's not a toy" in utter panic...oh my! I tried to tell her that her mama got her some skinny jeans and that was most definitely something to get excited about...and she did!

Here's me and the birthday girl!

Before she went to school we went to get donuts as a special treat...I think she liked them!

Life is good!

The plan was for her and her friends to make cupcakes at school and eat them to celebrate Riley's birthday...she had picked out pink strawberry cupcakes! We took everything to school and they forgot that it was sugar cookie decorating day...which meant the kitchen was not available to make Riley's cupcakes! She was slightly upset about it at first but once they told her they had special sugar cookies for her birthday she was on board...and they ended up baking and eating her cupcakes a few days later!

I wanted to take her to a fun place for dinner where I knew they would make a big deal out of her birthday...we all know this girl loves to have an audience! My original plan was for us to eat at Texas Roadhouse...we have one right by our house and we have always had a hard time getting in there to eat because it's ALWAYS crazy! We had some special friends joining us for dinner so I tried to do call ahead...Texas Roadhouse screwed up and our plans fell through so we moved the part to Outback at the last minute!

Riley had fun showing Braden some of her gifts...especially her new princess beauty set...Braden is a good sport and let her apply lipstick on him!

She also got to show off the super special Hello Kitty watch her Daddy sent her...it's so stinkin' cute!

Braden and Riley had fun holding hands!

The Bickley family joined us!

The Hollender's

Dinner plans came to a halt when sweet Braden got ahold of Riley's milk...he's VERY allergic. It was very scary and they had to rush to the ER but he ended up being just fine and we are so thankful.

We sang for Riley, she blew out her candle, and we all dug in to her birthday dessert!

The next day Braden came over and he and Riley gave each other their birthday gifts since they have birthdays close together...he was back to his sweet self the next day and they had lots of fun playing at our house!

She had a great day and she is looking forward to her big birthday party or "party day" as she calls it when her Daddy gets home!

A few days after her dinner we went over to the Welch's for dinner and they had special cupcakes for dessert to celebrate Riley's birthday...it was so sweet and she loved it!

Easton, Riley, and Ellie

Who knows if Facebook will still be around when Riley is older and looks back on her younger birthdays but I want her to know just how much she is loved and all the special people she has in her life at such a young age...here's all the sweet birthday wishes she got on my facebook page!

We love you so much Riley...you are one super special little girl with such a big heart and a ginormous personality that brings us joy day in and day out. You are a thrill to be around and you make our lives complete.

Happy Birthday sweet girl!