Ri Ri

today i am thankful for my beautiful daughter ariana, or ri ri as we like to call her. today my baby girl is 8 years old. here she is as happy as can be. her belly is full of yummy thanksgiving food and all the kids are making ornaments to start decorating grandma's tree...but that's not how her day started.....

we drove in to new mexico the night before and were lucky enough to stay with the cutchen family. ariana was happy to share her birthday with her cousins. everyone gathered around to watch ri ri open her first birthday present.
all of the girls look forward to getting their birthday outfit and ri was not disappointed.
andi made yummy muffins and bacon for the birthday girl.

we can't get enough of elly!

sadie insisted that her picture be taken as well!

while cleaning up after breakfast, the smiles quickly faded.

bam! ariana walked right into an open door!

she made the mistake of looking at the nasty little egg and began to cry. we set her up with an ice pack and cuddle time with dad.

she was better pretty quick and we headed to grandma's for the thanksgiving festivities. when everyone had their fill, some of the kiddos hopped in grandma's hot tub. there's my ri ri's smile!

happy birthday!

i love you very much!