How is it possible?

How is it possible that I have a ONE year old? Where has the last year gone? Where has my baby gone?

I cant believe she is ONE and it has been the best year of my life! Having Brynlee in our life has been the biggest blessing. When people say your life changes when you have a kid, they are 100% RIGHT. But it changes for all the right reasons. I would never trade being a mom for anything. I would never trade it to go back to the life I had before her... going out to bars, going to the movies whenever I wanted, picking up and leaving for a spontaneous trip.... nope, shes worth it.

We celebrated her 1st birthday this weekend and boy, was it the best weekend EVER. Ryan and I took Friday and Monday off and I was so thankful that we did. We dont get much time with her during the week, so having 4 days in a row with her was amazing.

Friday we took her to the Mesa Childrens Youth Museum. She had a blast! She loved exploring and her favorite was the giant lite brite wall along with the magnets, she was so curious about the magnets and how they would pull together. She is going to be a smart cookie, I know it!

Saturday we had her big 1st birthday party! It turned out amazing and everyone that showed up seemed to have a great time! The weather was perfect, the scenery, the setup, just everything. I was happy with the outcome to say the very least. I also gave her, her one year quilt that I made for her from all her weekly photo fabric. It is such a special gift to me and her! We hired a photographer and should have her photos back soon but I did get a sneak peak at some that I will share!

My cute girl! Love her little toofies

Diva on her birthday!

She loved the cake!!!

Its my party and I'll cry if I want to!

Sunday we headed to the renaissance festival with Nana and Nonno to celebrate her actual birthday, and she had a blast! She was so into it and smiled the entire time. She loved the WyldMen show the best. She was cracking up the whole show! Sunday evening we had my family over for a pizza party, and ate left over cupcakes and had ice cream. Brynlee stuffed an entire cupcake straight into her mouth. I guess she liked it?! :)

Monday we did NOTHING, we simply relaxed. Brynn played with her new toys all day, and sat in her favorite present, her new big girl chair/ottoman!

We seriously had the best weekend and coming back to work was very very hard. I am happy to support our family and I know I would never be able to give her the weekend we did, if I didnt work. So I deal with what I have, and am ever so THANKFUL for what we can give her. I dont want to say she is "spoiled" because we are not trying to raise her that way, but we are very thankful that we are able to give her everything she wants/deserves, and I hope that it can continue for years to come!

Having a one year old is a whole NEW ball game now..... and I am not used to it yet. The whole transition to milk/sippy cups completely weirds me out. She isnt a fan of the sippy quite yet, but she will be soon, because its her only option! She only gets her bottle at bed time now so she will have to learn to make it work :)

We are headed to Cali next week to visit some amazing friends and spend some much needed time relaxing by the beach and the pool! Woo hoo!