RILEY'S FIRST BIRTHDAY!!!

Riley turned the big 01 on october 22! In the morning i got her out of her crib and took her to our room, like usual. She likes to watch us get ready and pull everything out of the closet and bathroom cupboards. I was holding and talking to josh telling him all the things i needed to get done that day, before and after work, to be ready for riley's family party this saturday when i suddenly remembered it was our little sweet heart's birthday!!! so i stopped mid sentance and started singing happy birthday to her and josh joined in. haha. Riley liked that we were singing to her but had no idea why! The day was pretty normal. I ran errands most of the day, babysat and then had to go to church for activity days...FINALLY when i got home i made riley and i some dinner and soon after josh got home from work. We dropped everything and opened some presents!!!

(i'm not very good at this yet. the pictures are kind of out of order!)

This is riley's main present from me...a family album of our 17 (!) immediate family members, all laminated so she can bend, chew and drool all over them. It is going to be great for church etc. Very quiet and she can learn all of the people who love her!

Sorry, again. Out of order. I got Riley alphabet magnets for the fridge, twist up crayons(in hopes she doesn't eat them too much) a coloring book, and bubbles.
Here she is loving to hold and tote around the heavy bag.

Riding her present...Josh got her a "little people" school bus. It makes some cute noises. i'm sure annoying in the future! Riley LOVES it. She really needed some bigger kid toys. she is so sick of teethers and rattles.

Opening her little people "rumble dump truck" from daddy.

The hat- ...riley is a member of the toys r us birthday club and when we went she got a balloon and this hat. she puts it on all the time :)

Overall it was a pretty normal day. She is having a family birthday party on saturday to really celebrate; balloons, streamers, cake in her face, the whole nine! We love our daughter. she is amazing and so happy. we couldn't ask for aything more. These past 12 months have been nothing but the best of times. She has brought so much joy into our home, words just can't describe our love for her...we'd do anything for our daughter :)