"Fake Birthday"

Because a lot of the Suchland family (Mark, Troy and Lori, Jace, and Cory) will be on vacation on Riley's birthday, we planned to have her party a week early this year. Riley understood that her party wasn't on her real birthday, so she began to call the day her "Fake Birthday". After her having her party at Cottonwood Campground last year, Riley was eager to do the same thing again this year. It was a beautiful day with highs in the upper seventies and a nice breeze.  Grandpa and Grandma Suchland, Mark, Troy and Lori and kids, Tom and Rene, Cory and Jace were all there.

 As soon as we hit the campground, the boys went off to fish for a while. When they returned, Riley opened her presents, and we had cake and ice cream. Riley got some great gifts (a princess scooter, a cardboard play house to color, a Lego and Friends set, a doodle penguin, a diary and much more). One of the gifts she was most excited about was a hula hoop given to her by her Uncle Jace. Riley had been asking for a hula hoop for her birthday for weeks. This year, Riley wanted a cake with all the Disney Princesses on it. She asked for it to be pink on the outside (icing) and pink and purple inside.
After presents and cake, we took a walk around the campground and ended up at the park. Riley ended her "Fake Birthday" by going down a tunnel slide for the first time. Seeing her little cousin Jenna go down with no problems, got her to give it a try. Once she got to the top, it still took a lot of convincing to get her to go down. Finally, big cousin Jadyn got her to go with her. After she did it once, she wanted to do it over and over again. My little girl is growing up!