Riley Grace is my sweet 8 year old. I often find it really hard to believe she is mine. She's sweet, caring, good hearted, a tad sassy, and really smart! She is my very best little friend in the whole world. Its like having a little "mini me" around. She does so many things just exactly like I used to and even now when she's helping me with Maggie Ruth, I hear myself again and again.
Riley Grace loves to read. She is a very good reader (unlike her mama). She breezes through her homework and never has to study her spelling or vocabulary words... she just knows them so well already! WOW!!! She surprises me regularly. Her grades are excellent. This last nine weeks her lowest grade was a 97! Man, if I could only take credit for her smarts!
Riles (as we also like to call her) is a horse lover. Her bedroom has horses from wall to wall. Maybe one day she'll have one of her own. She's a big time "farm girl" too. She loves to go farming with Russell when he's going to be out and about... busy. She's not yet found the love of riding in a tractor. She just falls asleep on those trips.
Now that Riley Grace has a little sister I can see what a great mother she's going to be one day. She is always helping me with Maggie Ruth. There is not much she can't do. She has always loved to rock her, give her a bottle and read her a book (although this only lasts a few short seconds because Maggie won't sit still long enough for even a page of a book).
I know most of you don't have children this old yet, but I hope that one day you will know the awesome feeling of having a friend in your daughter (or son). I look forward to "growing up" with her!!
2 comments:
I think that is a "Kiki" outfit that Riley G has on there! I miss you all and hope to see you this weekend! By the way, I do LOVE MR's pig tails!
I don't know how... you'll have to explain that one to me.
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