When Riley woke up on her 2nd Birthday, there was a "pincess" outfit waiting for her...a present...and underneath the bucket- a bunch of balloons.
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| "Purple my favorite" ~Rye |
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| What I didn't take a picture of was re-inflating all of the balloons--they had apparently lost their verve overnight, under the bucket (I guess I would too, if I had to sleep under a bucket all night...) |
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| A heart necklace like sissy's... and also, importantly, not like sissy's either :) |
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"I love balloons, I love, I love, BALLOONS..."
She sings it a hundred times a day. |
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| Fatal Attraction :) |
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Cheshire Cat is a new favorite friend
We ran a few errands- including a stop by the Dollar Tree for balloons, and Zaxby's for "my chicken" as Rye calls it every time we drive past the sign. |
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| Outside is one of Rye's favorite places to be... |
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| Stepping out for balloons... |
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| sisters |
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| The Whole Crew |
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| Fisher, the double digit dude sports his new duds |
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Singing "I Love Balloons" complete with hand motions
(this must work like a rain dance, for she had no balloons when she sang/danced but she came home with a handful :) |
Back from our errands, it's time to celebrate...
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| BALLOONS! |
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| Riley runs to the elevator with her prized balloons. For the last month, every trip to the grocery store (or anywhere with mylar balloons), Rye has wanted a balloon, and we kept telling her "On Your Birthday" so that, maybe she would see a distinction when her special day finally arrived... I think it actually may have worked a bit. |
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| Riley Loves Balloons |
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| Movin' On Up... |
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| RyeBird & Balloons |
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Almost Party Time...
...just as soon as Daddy gets home... |
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| Taking a small rest before the fun begins... |
~~~~****NAP DID NOT OCCUR****~~~~
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| This thing looks like fun... |
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| Learning to toot her own horn... |
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Let's Get This Party Started!
The cake I am about to show is NOT the cake I originally decorated...well, it is the cake, but not the decoration... that version fell over (the top layer toppled onto the tray- Jell-o cakes are moist and so was this particular icing mix). This cake is also NOT the version that resulted when I put the cake back together and tried to salvage the decorating scheme (a purple layer atop a pink layer atop another purple layer) because that second version also toppled... this swirly, tie-dyed THIRD version was "good enough" and "stop while you're ahead" and "making do" Everyone ate it, and that's what counts, right? |
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| | Riley Wren's Cheshire Cat Cake |
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Make a wish, Baby Bird!
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| Purple & Pink Birthday Cake for Riley Wren |
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| ...Start Small... |
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| You did say this was MY cake, right? |
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| " Dewishus, Mom! " |
| "Present Time! Present Time! Open A Present, See What's Inside!" (once Blue's Clues gets in, it never...ever... leaves :) |
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| It's a piggy! |
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Baby NEEDED a new pair of shoes
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Riley is always singing and dancing and, much like the balloons, asked for a microphone whenever she spied one in the store... we told her, much like the balloons, "On your birthday, when you open a present" And so she did...
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| My Pink Microphone! |
Ever since discovering Doc McStuffins on my phone, Riley has been a big fan of doctor tools. She likes to "check your heart" and calls herself Doctor Rye Ye or Doctor Rolly (different days, different dialects) She has used the little plastic "bump-bomp" (stethescope) until it wore out... so, the big idea for her birthday was to go on ebay/Amazon and get REAL stuff (you can get most standard equipment for $10 or less.) Her "doctor bag" includes an Otoscope/Light, Stethescope, & Reflex Hammer (poor, Chandler, she got him good with it last night...) Can you guess which kids play with the equipment the most?
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| " I Doctor Rolly " |
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"Performing" the next day @ LoLeece's UpWards Game
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| Riley Wren |
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| "I SO mad!" (acting out a scene from Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood....she's not really mad, this is just her intro into singing "When you feel so mad, that you want to roar, take a deep breath and count to FOUR...1...2...3...4!') |
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| Color Hopping |
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| ~RyeBird~ |
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| Now We Are Two |
