On New Years Eve, Riley beat all the other kids in their poker game. This picture shows her with the hand that won it all.

It’s possible all the other kids are terrible poker players, but she was still pretty excited.
Since Riley’s birthday fell on a school holiday (or as Riley said, since her birthday was THE REASON for the school holiday), we got to take her out to brunch, even though it was a Tuesday!




Sidney’s friends decorated her locker for her big day, and they did a pretty impressive job! When she came home we went out to dinner at the local Mexican restaurant that Sidney loves, then headed home for cupcakes.


