...:::* RILEY JOANNA: 2 YEARS OLD*:::...

. February 27, 2015 .

 We ended our time in the U.S. just like we entered it... PARTYING!!!!

This time, we got to celebrate our little girl, Riley Joanna, turning 2 Years old.

Here were my little "helpers" during cake making time in WV,

or better just call them "icing lickers". haha

We celebrated "Minnie Mouse" style in WV:

JoJo is the best at doing hair, nails.... well all things "girl time". :)

The cutest little birthday girl we've seen:

 And there was some crazy weather right before we left, so these sweet faces that showed up were quite the troopers coming out, braving the ice and snow, just to celebrate with us and our little girl!

THANK YOU ALL!!!!

Seriously, I am so in love with this little face!!!

(and those pig tails... C.U.T.E.)

Girl loves her some Grammy!

 Sweet "Baby Zene" and those precious blue eyes!

We played some "Pin the Bow on Minnie"

(Thanks to Aunt JoJo for making it for us!)

That's right... we ALL played :)

 Cake.... YUM YUM!

We brought Riley's "fancy shoes" that she loves, but clearly someone else had their eye on these lovely pink high heels ;)

Gift Time:

 She clearly saw things through her own perspective as she insisted on "wearing" her "pack pack" aka the gift bag. lol

And maybe the most hilarious moment ever... Her discovery of money inside the cards!!!
Every.Single.Card. she opened and would hold up with this face and after gasping, say,

"Paapaa.... GOT!"

Nooooo idea why Papa was the person of choice to take her shopping, and when she discovered that money is fun to get- LOL.

But we certainly enjoyed these moments!

We had a blast celebrating with our family and friends in WV before heading north to PA, 

then back across the ocean.

Thanks again for coming, y'all!

Then it was on to good ol' Pennsylvania to continue the party:

We changed it up and celebrated Care Bear style this time.

 

 

My sister, Amanda, did an awesome job decorating her basement in all these fun colors!!!

 And this is why we all love Uncle Jarod :)

 Look at this fancy thing... hair did, earrings, and wearing her bling ;)

If you look close enough, you will notice her rocking her sparkly boots AND her boot cuffs that Aunt JoJo made for her.

She is such a GIRL!!!

"E-pa" always makes us laugh

Isn't this a special moment with her mama? 

haha

 I was encouraged to see it wasn't just me ;)

Apparently the attention and singing during cake time was just too much for her, and she decided to just bury her head in me instead.

She cracks us up!

But a little Papa lovin' can make it all better:

We noticed some icing missing on the cupcakes...

then we found the culprits "rainbow" handed :)

We miss our buddies Colin & Walker.

Her last gift was a surprise for everyone...

she opened the box and out popped a blue balloon wishing his big sister a Happy Birthday from

HER LITTLE BROTHER

(this was how we announced it to our family :))

It was a great way to end our time in America, surrounded by so much love.

Made all of our hearts happy- but I think this little girl felt officially celebrated after all of this.

(At least I sure I hope she did. haha)

 

Happy 2nd Birthday Riley Joanna!

You bring more joy to our lives than you ever will know.

We love you.

All Our Love,

Mama, Papa, Levi & Little Squirt