While strolling through the park one day.....

....my Mom took 75 pictures of me!! There's always enough time in the day for an impromptu photo shoot, right? Our girl is officially sleeping in her own bed, well I guess I should say she goes to sleep in her own bed. She usually wakes up in mine, but hey, progress is progress right? We have had an exciting summer so far with an awesome trip to San Antonio and SeaWorld. Emma loved the huge fish tanks, the dolphins and the killer whales. She has also gotten used to the pool and swimming and she loves it now! I think her Poppa was worried. There is no way any child of his would not like the water ;) Emma is also great at her sign language skills now. She can say eat, all done, milk, and more. She uses those signs regularly. Usually in the morning she tells me she is hungry by doing the sign for eat. She also does the signs for Momma, Poppa, cookie and take a bath with some coaxing. Of course, she doesn't do ANY sign language when the camcorder is nearby. Whew, that girl has 10 teeth now! It's about time to go to the dentist. they just keep popping up without warning. At meal time she can pretty much feed herself now. Some of her favorites are strawberries, zucchini, carrots and she has always loved anything flavored with the herb basil. She is an overall excellent eater. I don't think we will have any issues with being picky, but you never know! She is just a perfect happy and healthy toddler. She is my little cuddle bug and I think for now she is a Momma's girl, she just melts my heart.

She loves gumballs





At the church where we got married

Riverboat ride

May May May

Summer is just about in full swing and I'm worried our little swimmer from last year has vanished. So far she has not really enjoyed the pool (though we have only been once, lol). We will see what the summer brings because her Poppa will not have a baby that doesn't swim (he like won state in swimming or something). At the last visit with Dr. Mac Emma weighed 20 lbs and was 30 inches tall, she is tall and skinny right now. She is increasing her vocab and can say ball, pat pat, baby along with other she was already saying. She is also doing great on her sign language. We are working on it every day, and she regularly does the sign for eat, all done, milk and sometimes she does the sign for more. It tends to be a good....I would usually say party trick here, but I'm not quite sure I can use that phrase concerning my baby, lol. We have been busy this May with two visits to see Aunt Cherish, a visit to the Fort Worth Zoo (much better than the Houston Zoo) and this week we are going to SeaWorld, whew. Just a few pictures from the month of May!

Happy Birthday Baby Girl

Well, we made it to 1 year old (on 4/21). It is hard to believe and a little sad, but very exciting to watch our little Angel grow! She is such a happy and beautiful....toddler (tear). It's hard to keep up with her at times but so much fun! We had an awesome "Emma's Sweet Shop" birthday party with lots of family and friends. Although I know she wont really remember her party I'm glad we have photos of what a great time it was! Thank you again to everyone who celebrated with us. I cannot wait to see what the next year holds, and to see what a beautiful little girl Emma is going to become.

Day at the Beach

We had an awesome trip to Galveston last week and I had to share some pics. At first Emma was not having it but after it warmed up a little and the clouds burned off she was natural beach bum! And yes we did fit 3 adults, 1 baby and 2 wiener dogs on a 4 seater bike!




She was so worn out!

Best Buddies Forever

These are just too cute not to post. Isabella is in pink (born 4/15/09), Emma is in blue (born 4/21/09) and Ali is in purple (born 5/1/09, the youngest and the first to walk)! I think they will be best buds for life, although right now they just sort of steal each others toys. Sorry about the quality.

New Hobby

Just a few snapshots of our new hobby!

February, it's been a good month!

Emma is excited for Spring!!

February has come and gone, and it was a good one. Emma is clapping now and can wave bye bye. She loves to walk around with her walker and is getting good at it. We even go for walks outside with it. She can also walk with Mommy while only holding one of her hands. She is getting good and I'm thinking it wont be too long till she is off on her own. Poor thing had pink eye last week, but were are just about over it. We have been lucky to not have too many Doctor visits the past 10 months. Speaking of the Doctor, at the last visit Emma was 20 lbs and was 28 1/2 inches tall! Whew, shes a big girl. Smart too, she is so observant and still loves Word World, and American Idol too. I swear she follows the story line in the shows she watches. Right now she is learning to put smaller objects into bigger ones, and she thinks its great that she can hold two things in one hand. Her birthday is around the corner, hard to believe its almost been a year! We are planning a "sweet shop" birthday party, good thing cause this girl loves to eat!

Who Dat!! Super Bowl

This happens often, lol


Valentine's Day dinner

Poor pink eye