Riley Turned One!

Hard to believe it has been a year since our bundle of joy arrived into the world! Riley turned one on July 21st. To celebrate the occasion we threw a few festivities for her...four to be exact. I know, a little over the top but, it just happened to work out that with all the weddings we were attending this summer we were able to celebrate with each of our families, in addition to, all our friends in AZ. Never again will she have this many bday parties...it was so much work haha! But, each turned out great and we feel so fortunate that Riley was surrounded by so many people that love her. Thank you to all that contributed to this special occasion. We love you all and appreciate you thinking of her.

The theme this year was butterflies & bugs. The first party was held in Arizona at our house. Below are some pics of her AZ celebration:

party favors :)

red velet butterfly cake

smasher cake

butterfly princess

hanging out with her buddy Lily

she loved pushing Sadie around

baby talk with Gianna

first time eating cake!

yummy :)

of course the wrapping paper is her favorite gift!

The next party we threw was in California with my family and close friends. It was a lot of fun. It was held at a park near my parent's house. Below are pics of her bday in CA:

the amazing cake my Aunt Lil and Pam made!

loved seeing her Uncle Eric

Riley LOVES dogs!!

cousins :)

silly kids!

After her second party we headed back to AZ where Riley officially turned one later that week. Since Ryan had to work on that particular day, Riley and I had a nice mother-daughter day. I took her to the aquarium, Coldstone, and then swimming. It was a great day. Below are pics of her actual birthday in AZ:

the aquarium was so fun :)

trying ice cream for the first time

The final party for Riley was held this past weekend during our visit to Oregon. This party was thrown at a park in Roseburg where Ryan grew up. He use to play at this park when he was a little boy. It was a beautiful day with great weather, friends and family. So many people traveled great distances to celebrate with us. Word can't express how much we appreciated that. Below are pics of Riley's final birthday bash in OR:

thank you for ordering such an awesome cake Grandma Pam!

she's a professional cake eater now :)

Happy birthday to the sweetest little girl I know. I don't remember what my life was like before you and I don't want to know what it would be like without you. We love you so much and hope you had an amazing first birthday! Thanks again to all our friends and family!