My wonderful friend Lori threw us a sprinkle to help us bring some blue into our lives today. It was a fantastic day with yummy food (with lots of leftovers so Marc was happy), great friends, and lots of fun! She held it at a Chinese restaurant, yum, my favorite and had lots of fun games! Riley even came at the end to help me open her brother's presents. Riley was really excited to finally wear one of her new " Big Sister" shirts (I've been crazy superstitious and haven't let her wear one yet but I figured it would be fun for the shower). She was so excited to help me open presents and every time she opened one she would hold it up and show everyone and say "This is for my baby brother!" (A step in the right direction since she called him her baby brother and not baby sister!). She also did a great job of knowing that the gifts were for him and not her and did not try to take any of them, though she did have her eye on the awesome owl blanket from Lori (picture below). I was very proud of her, I think she's going to be a great big sister and I can't wait to see her in action. Friday she told me that her baby brother was her "fwiend!" Got to love that girl!
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| "What Brothers do Best," the other side says "What sisters do best" |
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| Riley hanging with Bella's mommy |
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| Owl toy! Thanks Auntie Amber! :) |
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| And an owl blanket compliments of Lori - this is the one gift that Riley coveted |
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| Me and the hostess. Thanks for the wonderful afternoon Lori! |
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| Me and my girl |
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| My little helper! |
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| Group shot! |
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| Riley and "Auntie" Lori |
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| The soon-to-be Big Sister arrives just in time for cake and presents, her favorite! |
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| My almost 30 week baby bump and my side-kick |
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| Getting my belly measured for our first game, "Guess how big Allie's belly is." Marc's answer - HUGE! |
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| Searching for safety pins in a bowl of rice, it's surprisingly hard! |
