Happy Birthday Rylee Jo

EASY-BAKE BIRTHDAY PARTY!!!

This year, Rylee chose to have an *Easy Bake Oven* Birthday Party,
so we turned our kitchen into her very own BAKERY!

Welcome to
Rylee Jo's Birthday Bakery:

The real Easy*Bake oven, & our BIG Easy*Bake Oven:

Birthday Balloons (thanks to Daddy)


Bakery Items:

MMMmmmmm.......


The Cake:


The Favors:
Grandma Lolly made these super nice, DARLING, aprons for all the Guests.
& we filled them with mini baking utincils:

Also, a ceramic cupcake piggy bank:

And the bakery box of their Sugar Cookies:


The Party Guests:
what darling little Bakers!!!

Rolling out & Baking Sugar Cookies:
(thank you Grandma Lolly for being Head Baker!)



Fruit Cabobs:


& Pigs in a Blanket:

There was SO much Baking to do!!!


Now that's what I call a FRUIT cabob:)


The Games:

Cupcake Walk

Egg Balance


The Presents:



CAKE & Ice Cream!

At the end of the party, "big" Hannah had one last gift...
SILLY STRING! ha ha ha, thanks for the fun tradition, Hannah!

Thank you Sister, Daddy & Grandma for all your help:)

Rylee Jo's Birthday Bakery was a big hit. The girls & I had such a fun time preparing for the big day... visiting all the bakery's we could think of, choosing which items to have at our bakery, picking out which baked goods will go on which platter... and so on.

The birthday girl was so excited for her party, she could hardly sleep the few nights before:) One night as she layed by me in bed, she said: "you know why I love my birthday so much? Because I have been 3 all this time, and waited SO long to turn 4, that now? I finally get to be FOUR years old!" ha ha ha. She also wanted to go over the plans just one more time the plans for the Birthday Bakery! She'd start every sentance off with "Ok, So,...":)
What a doll. She is SO fun to do things for!

We had a special visit from cousins (the remaining 3 guests) & Grandma & Grandpa Smith later that evening to wish Ry a happy Birthday!




The day was ended by Mommy & Daddy giving Rylee her special birthday present.
Her very own VIOLIN!
Rylee has wanted to play for quite a while now, and we have decided to start her in lessons. This tiny violin is so darling, I about cried when I saw how tiny and sweet it was. Rylee is SO excited to learn how to play.

Birthday Cake for Rylee, Daddy & Gramby!
Happy Birthday!

I cannot believe that my little "baby Ry Ry" is FOUR years old! My goodness she's getting big.
Our little sweetheart is truly an amazing little girl.

It was a big year for Rylee Jo... she learned how to swim for the first time, & is a brave little fishy in the water; she started gymnastic this year, & does backflips on the bar which freaks her Daddy out; she started her first year of tap dance, which she loved so much she was Shirley Temple for Halloween; and she also started in her first preschool. She is one smart little cookie, & is very well behaved in class (mommy knows, cuz sometimes she teaches. ha ha)Wow! What a big year!

Rylee Jo is Beautiful inside and out! She is polite, smart, helpful, sensitive, loving, and is still the bestest big sister & daughter anyone could ever ask for!

We love you so much Rylee Jo. We are proud of you, and so very grateful you are a part of our family. Happy Birthday baby girl!