One year professional pictures...

Riley's First Birthday

We celebrated my baby boy's first year of life with a small, quiet celebration surrounded by family. He was super cute, squealing at the cards and presents.

Chillin' while eating dinner


Hanging out with grammy


Sporting the cupcake bib


The loot


Opening presents


Blowing out the candle


Eating his cupcake

Twelve Months of Unconditional Love

Dear Riley,
Today is your first birthday. As you lie napping in my arms, I can feel the tears welling up in my eyes. I can feel all the emotions of this past year bubbling over: sheer joy, excitement, anticipation, nervousness, trepidation, fear, awe, wonder. You and I have a bond that no one seems to understand. When we are apart, we constantly seem to be seeking the other out. I cannot imagine life without you. I love you, always and forever.

Hours Old


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11 months

Camping at Fort Mountain

Mid-May, we went on our first family camping trip to Fort Mountain State Park. We sold our camper last year, so this go round we were tent camping. What an adventure! Robin and I slept on the air mattress, Riley in his pack 'n play, and Dawson on his air mattress/sleeping bag. It was so much fun just the four of us, outside. Our good friends went with us and they have an almost 2 year old, so it was nice to spend time with them, as well. It rained almost the entire weekend, but we didn't care. Riley did amazing! He slept way better than he ever has, so we may be moving to a tent outside in order to get some rest. He would sleep 9 hours straight at night and then take 3 hour naps during the day. He is still co-sleeping with us, so this was a much needed baby reprieve from our bed. When it wasn't raining, we went on hikes, cooked outside, took naps, and played games.

What Weve Been Up to Lately...

My computer has been messed up and I haven't been able to upload pictures, but hopefully that has been resolved. Here's a picture montage of our last two months...

Babywearing...


Easter pics


Riley now has 6 teeth! Holy chompers! They are coming in all at once and super fast! His hair is still as red as ever! Ooooh, I just love him! I can't believe he will be one in a few days...