This year I was debating if we should have a family party or a friend party for River's 4th birthday, so I asked her.
She said, quite decisively, "I want a friend party. Like Uncle Joe and Aunt Jessica and all those guys." I said, "So a family party." "Yes." she says.
After that I asked her what kind of cake and decorations she wanted to have. Dragons, bugs, dinosaurs, princesses, etc. She said, "No Mom! A family party!" She was adamant about it, even when I waited a few days and asked her again.
So we played 'Pin the Tie on the Daddy' and had a family cake, complete with cake ball heads of our family: Cameron, Me, River, Sariah and our pet fish, Minny. Unfortunately this is the only good picture I got of one of the heads. The rest got gobbled up too fast!!! You can see the completed cake in the video.
We also had a heart tablecloth and hearts hanging everywhere because family=love! Plus, I couldn't think of any other 'family' oriented decor.
River ate Sariah's head. 
The birthday girl opening her first present.
Macee and Sariah eyeing all the presents.
River and Uncle Ty. Free birthday rides!
Lots of family came to help us celebrate. Thanks to everyone for being there!
River opened this present and yelled, "ANOTHER WORKBOOK! I LOVE WORKBOOKS!" I hope she will say that in a few years when she starts school!
Jacob with his prize from one of the party games!
River and Sariah having a blast with Grandpa and Grandma White.HAPPY BIRTHDAY RIVER. YOU ARE DEAR AND SWEET AND BRING US SO MUCH JOY.
Oh, and River's softball bat she got from Santa. League of Their Own, anyone?
Sariah looks like a ballerina in this picture. Love it. She was spinning around too. Until she fell down. Whoops!
Grammy and Sariah
Daddy and the babe. Too cute.
The girls had so much fun with Uncle Blake. After he went home Sariah kept asking, "Where Unca Blake go?"
River and Sariah both got big art kits from Santa. And it's a good thing too, because they burn through crayons and paint like crazy. It seemed like I was buying crayons more often than groceries!
Aftynn, the lovely angel, bringing good tidings of joy. River and Gabby, shepherds watching their flock. 
This picture kills me. Sariah, I mean, the camel, is crying her head off, and then there is the donkey, who is pooped out from trodding all the way to Bethlehem. The animals always get the hardest jobs. Ah, gotta love kids.
This is Jacob in an awesome wiseman costume. 
Mary and the shepherd are tight.
Santa also came to the party. River asked him for "a pink purse with a heart on the front, a it has lots of toys inside." We actually saw Santa 4 times this year and River asked for the same thing everytime.
What can I say? 
I am sorting through a MASSIVE amount of Christmas photos and videos, but I did download these pics of the gingerbread house River and her grandparents made. A little 
