{Happy Birthday, Riley!}
Riley's special day started as she was awoken by her four sweet brothers. Then Ricky and Trent quietly left early for school and work. They took a detour by Vista Heights and decorated Riley's locker inside and out. See the little pillow behind Riley? That is the flag that comes inside every pair of Toms. Last Saturday after our shopping trip, she quickly filled it with pillow stuffing, stitched it up, and made a pillow out of it. Clever girl...
To celebrate as a family, I planned on making Riley's favorite meal, Penne Rustica. This recipe makes a ton and it's not good leftover so this morning I told her to invite her friends over for dinner. Not an official party and no presents, just dinner and cake. Of course, her cute friends came and some of them brought gifts. (stinkers!) They hung out and talked while I got dinner ready. I sent Brant around with the camera to catch a few pics...
Then, they stalked a few boys on Facebook. They were seriously cracking me up with their comments: "He's so cute... He's so righteous... Look at his biceps... He even spends time with his family..."
Then, Riley's Beehive leader, Jilyn stopped in to drop off a sweet gift. She brought her favorite candy Red Vines and the cutest scarf. Riley is excited to be a Mia Maid but she is so sad that she won't have Jilyn and Jen as her leaders anymore. Jilyn has really been like an aunt to Riley - always positive and encouraging her in everything she does. And here are the girls chatting over dinner...
Happy Birthday, sweet girl!
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