Riley had a b-day, shout hooray!

So Riley turned 4 last month, but things have been so crazy I haven't had a chance to post about it. So beware... This is a Riley picture overload!!
This 1st picture isn't from her birthday but it was too cute not to put in. So I have the kids take turns each night helping me cook. This night was obviously Riley's turn. I went to put some stuff on the table and I turn around and she had balanced 3 plates in her hands and arms and was ready to take off to the table! She thought she was pretty cool. And she actually made it w/out spilling!

So on to her actual birthday... First thing in the morning she got her gift from Eliott and I. Our kids love music and Seth has a CD player in his room, so for her birthday she got her own pink CD player. Then we made her the funnest CD. We put random Disney songs on it. Most of them being princess songs, which she loves! Now you hear her all the time, twirling in the living room, singing, "that's how you know" (from Enchanted) over and over again!

Then for dinner she picked pizza and she wanted cupcakes. So she got to help make her cupcakes and loved every minute of it.

Then while the cupcakes were cooking, she wanted to make a princess hat. So we made one and then she posed for pictures. She cracks us up, she poses by herself and she is always doing some sort of thing with her leg. She is too funny!

Then it was candle time! She was so excited.

And of course we had to burn her hair. I mean come on, it is too gorgeous! I felt pretty bad, but at her party a few days later she remembered to hold her hair out of the way!A few days later we had a family pool party. She had a blast. She decided that she was brave. She would go running and jump in the pool (she doesn't know how to swim) and there were a few times we had to hurry to catch her.
She also discovered she could go anywhere as long as she had a noodle. She would just cruise around the pool w/ her noodle. It was fun! Then we finished of the birthday celebrations with her getting her greatest desire. Actually 2 of them. She has been asking for a Barbie nonstop for the last couple months. We aren't even sure where she found out about barbies, but she wanted them. She was so excited to get 2. She is funny when she opens presents she gets all shy so this picture isn't a very good representation of her excitement but man did she love them!! All in all it was a fun week. But a little sad that my baby girl is 4! (I know I have 2 more "babies" but ya know...)