Riley turned FOUR!

Well, Riley successfully turned four on January 10th. We had a fun party for him on the 13th. Look who came! • The Lugo's (Jason & Lori (my brother & his wife), Haylie and Zack • The Jardine's (Darla & Josh (My best childhood friend & her hubby) Paul, Nick and Andrew • The Howe's (Ryan & Cydnee - our best friends here in Rupert) Gift opening was a blast, particularly when Riley opened a gift exclusively from his 6-year-old cousin Zack. This was a gift Zack had put together for Riley all on his own. His mom didn't even know what was in the bag. This is what Riley pulled out: A Ball Light Saber A Pair of Shoes Star Wars Transformer Zack is such a sweet, generous boy. Darla's husband Josh is a musician (they're moving to Nashville!) and I asked Josh to bring his guitars. He and Jason played and sang together which was such a treat! Music is such a great way to bring people together. All the kids played really well together. Such a great bunch of kids. After Jason's family and the Howe's headed out, we spent some more time with the Jardines. They had traveled about two hours from Idaho Falls, so we wanted to spend as much time with them as possible, since we don't see then nearly enough. We had such a wonderful time with them and love them so much! The next day Riley was asking if his 3 boys could come over and play again. Well, now that Riley is four...he does everything in fours. When he drinks water, he swallows four times now instead of three, counting with his fingers. Can you say OCD? :) He has to do things just so and is very organized. What a fun kid. We sure enjoy him. He's been a really great big brother to Ellie. She loves him and follows him everywhere he goes!