F-I-V-E!!!!!

I can't believe that I'm about to say this but Happy 5th Birthday Ryleigh Claire!!!!

You have been looking forward to this day for MONTHS!!!! I really, really, really can't believe you are five. I mean you are now officially half way to TEN!!!!

The past 5 years with you have been so much fun! You are such a precious little girl who we love so much!! You are sweet when you want to be and feisty when you have to be.

Your dad is head over heels in love with you and he says that it must be because you are exactly like me. The 2 most important girls in his life are just alike...oh no! Help him! :)

You are sassy and smart. You do what you want to regardless of what anyone else thinks or says. You love school and love all the new things you are learning. You can read small books and are always very proud of yourself when you get finished with one.

You love to be mean to Tanner but then 10 minutes later you'll be as sweet as ever to him. You love babies, collecting things (which drives me nuts), acting way older than you are and high heels. (I got you your first pair that you get to open today!)

I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE having a little girl. Especially one as sweet as you. Yes, sometimes you drive me CRAZY (I think that goes back to because we are exactly alike) but the joy you bring to our lives is unmeasurable. Happy 5th Birthday Ryleigh Claire! I hope 5 is everything you hoped it would be!