Riley's 9th Birthday

My Riley is turning 9!

We had a family party for her birthday. We did

a winter wonderland themed party.   The only bummer

was that it was completely dry of snow outside.

But in side we had snow flakes hung all over.

Riley does not like cake and specially with frosting

so we had brownies, one of her favorite desserts.

I told Riley she could invite one friend to her party

since she was not having a friend party this year. 

She chose to invite her friend Hallie Kofoed.

We had her Party on Saturday because on Monday,

 her Birthday we had other things going on. 

Hallie Kofoed and Riley

Riley and Sierra

Riley and Paige

Riley, Cousin Emery and Aunt Kami

Grandpa Corrigan, Riley and Gloria

Riley, Aunt Katie, Cousin Bailee and Uncle Spencer

Aunt Karissa and Riley

It's great we have birthdays so we can get together

as a family and have fun!  Grandpa Gardner played 

horse and the kids loved it! 

The next day, Sunday with just our family we did

more of the birthday traditions we have and Riley

picked what she wanted for dinner.  She picked

fried chicken, mashed potatoes with Gravy and

Squash. 

On Monday the 3rd her actual Birthday

she spent the day at home with her sisters

playing because she was off track.  I asked her 

if she wanted to go somewhere fun and she said she'd 

rather play at home.  Brandon got off work

a little early so we could take Riley to

Boondocks. 

But before we went to Boondocks we let Riley

open her present from Brandon and I.  She was so

excited and had been waiting all day for her dad

to get home so she could open it. 

She got a new bike.  Her first one with gears. 

Riley has asked ever time we've gone to Boondocks to ride

the cars.  We always told her no.  Until today on her

birthday. The other kids were to short.  So it was just

Riley and her dad racing.  It was only those two on the

track.  Yes it was December and cold but actually 

not as cold as it could have been.  Riley was a little

scared to drive at first but after a couple of times around 

the track she let out a smile. 

 She loved earning a ton of tickets.