Sunday, August 19, 2012

Happy 1st Birthday, Ryan!

Yesterday we celebrated my sweet nephew Ryan's first birthday!  It's hard to believe that we've been loving on this happy little guy for a whole year- it's just gone way too fast!  Ryan continues to be a very content, easy going and very active little boy.  He's not walking yet but can stand and take a few steps so we know it won't be long before he is officially a walker!
My sister planned to have a swimming party for Ryan but the weather had different plans!  It started raining just as everyone arrived so we had to move the festivities inside.  The kids didn't seem to mind at all- they were just happy to be playing together!
While we waited for the pizza to arrive, we watched Ryan open his presents.  His favorite was his new bulldozer that made noises.
After pizza, it was time for cake!  Eden started asking me after breakfast when she was going to get to eat some cake, so I think she was the most excited out of everyone that it was finally time!
Ryan was not sure what to think about his cake at first, but it didn't take him long to figure it out!
It is a tradition in our family to have a number "1" cake for the first birthday.  It's a little bittersweet that this is the last time Emily or I will ever use it for one of our kids. 
Parker loves his Baby Ryan.  He told me yesterday morning that he wanted to build Ryan a special tower for his birthday.  I am so thankful Parker has another boy in the family to play with.  He loves his sisters, Addison, and Aubrey, but sometimes you just need another boy to play rough with and I can already tell that Ryan is going to be great at that!!
We love you Ryan David!  Happy 1st Birthday to You!!

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