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Rilyn turned 5 this week!

I can't believe that she's already 5! Where did the time go?? She woke up bright and early as usual (most mornings the kids are up by 5:30) and I made her wait upstairs while I went downstairs to turn on all the cameras. She got to come down and open her presents before breakfast (don't mind the jammies or lack there of. Its gotten a little to hot for clothes lately and she grew out of all of her old warm weather jammies) and she got lots of fun things and lots of birthday money (thank goodness because we were hoping to not add to our enormous toy collection).

She had a very special number 5 pancake for breakfast and then it was off to school.

Since her birthday was during the week this year she got to take cupcakes to her class at school. She loved that. She came home with a birthday crown and a big smile for being the star of the day. That night she had a softball game and she took cupcakes to her team for after the game and they sang her Happy Birthday.

She also was the lucky girl that got to hit the "Grand Slam" at the end of the game and run all the bases and bring in all the other girls on base ( Rilyn's Grand Slam). What a way to end the night. The next day Cody got to be home with us all day and Rilyn didn't have school so we had a McDonalds picnic at the park and played.

That night was her birthday party and we had so much fun with our friends. Of course I spaced and didn't take pictures (Bad Mommy!) except for her cake which was actually cupcakes. She wanted a cupcake party so we had lots and lots of cupcakes.

I think all in all I ended up make 4 boxes of cupcakes (or about 8 dozen). I'm all cupcaked out for a while I think.

Can't let this post go by without telling you about Rilyn's little stinker of a brother. He has always been busy but always a good listener and he didn't destroy too much well I guess that is changing because hes almost to the terrible 2s. He played photographer at one of Rilyn's games this week and got a picture of himself as well as about 20 others of the sky, grass, and random blurs that I deleted.

Hes also decided that drawing with chalk is fun which is fine until he decided to use it on my walls in the house! Its happened twice this week (don't worry the chalk has found a new, much higher hiding spot). The second time I made him clean it himself to learn a lesson.

Not sure if he got the message but heres hoping. And heres hoping that this is the worst I have to face from him for now!