my baby is 18!! I cannot believe how fast the time is gone and while I do miss the baby she was I love RYlee and have so much fun with her as an Adult. I found these cutie pictures of her to post on Instagram for her birthday and I am diving over how cute she it. Those big blue eyes are just something else.
Her birthday falls on a Sunday so we went to dinner Saturday night and Rylee chose Olive Garden. It was yummy food and the server brought out a slice of cake for Rylee to celebrate her birthday. After dinner her friends, Shay, Esther and Brinleigh came over and we took them all to go axe throwing.
We split up into two groups, Rylee and her friends in one and Kefford, Ryker and I in the other. Axe throwing was actually a lot more difficult for me than I thought it would be. It was hard to get the axe part to hit the targets and I had the handle hitting the target a lot and just falling down. I was super excited when I got a bullseye and made them take a picture for me.
Rylee
Ryker
Kefford
Kefford
Ryker
I won the first game which I was really proud of of course I had to get a picture of proof that I came out on top at least once in playing a game against Kefford.
Shay, Rylee, Esther and Brinleigh
Kefford, Ryker and Elizabeth
Rylee, Kefford, Ryker and Elizabeth
The next day on Rylee's actual birthday she got to open her gifts which were two dresses, headbands, lip oil, Dr Martens and the newest Hinger Games book. We had Spaghetti and meatballs for her birthday dinner and a delicious Costco Chocolate Cake.
We love being able to talk to Avynlea and Rylee was able to talk to her on her Birthday.
Rylee's Favorites:
1 Dinner: Any type of pasta
2 Dessert:Chocolate cake or chocolate ice cream
3 Candy: Cookie M&M's and Gummy Bears
4 Color: Pink
5 Scripture Story: Helaman and the Stripling Warriors
6 Primary Song: A Child's Prayer
7 Radio Song: Memories by Conan Gray
8 Book: Percy Jackson Series
9 Movie: Emma (2020 version)
10 TV Show: Phineas and Ferb
11 Thing to do: Be with family or in Lacrosse game
12 Place to go: Beach
13 School Subject: English
14 Restaurant: Red Robin
15 Holiday: CHRISTMAS or Thanksgiving
5 Things I Love About Rylee
- Rylee is one of my best friends. I have loved having just Rylee at home for the past 2 years and have really loved how close we have gotten. She has been good to include me in her fun and lets me be a part of things and isn't ever embarrassed to have me around. I love being with her and will miss her so much when she leaves for College.
- I will always say how much I love Rylee's laugh. Rylee is so joyful and she really can light up the room with her joy. It is fun to watch her experience joy because it really lights her up and she spreads the joy around.
- I have always loved watching Rylee play Lacrosse, she is so good and has come so far from when she first started playing. I am amazed with how fast she learned the sport and became so good at it. She has been a positive leader on her team and has brought a lightness to her team as well. I am so proud of her for how hard she has worked and have loved being at her games.
- Rylee has such a strong testimony of the gospel. I love that she has never complained about going to church or attending her seminary classes. She has been a leader in both and I always think her teachers are so smart to pick her as class president, she is an amazing leader and is very spiritually mature. I love that she loves the Gospel and her Savior and she is a really good example to me.
- I love how hard Rylee works in school and that she has been able to maintain A's for her High School classes while also earning her Associates degree. She is so smart and has never had a problem with school. I am so proud of her for her ability to work hard and stay on top of her school work.