some of our latest developments...

crawling champion

creeper in training

loves jelly on her toast (maybe the worst thing

ever to clean up)

lover of avocados

and midnight plums (makes the jelly look

easy to clean up, stains clothes, not recommended)

but very tasty nonetheless

inconsistent napper

teaching Daisy to self impose cage time

future movie critic

and charmer extraordinaire

saving money comes at a price..

In tough times, we ladies need to give up some of our beauty routines that spoil us with pampering...

The Price?  $50 for crappy clippers+ doggy humiliation 

surge charge

Sure, she has some bald spots and other spots I missed altogether but it didn't cost the usual $80!

Emma hearts Daddy

As a mommy, it doesn't get any better than this

This is Emma going in for a "kiss." Believe me, if you ask for it you

WILL get it. They usually come with a growl, two razor sharp teeth,

a gallon of baby drool, and a lot of tongue...so you have to be prepared.

She takes her kisses VERY seriously!!!!!

Good thing Daddy is a brave man!

Ugh! I love it!

Just havin' some laughs

Summer Fun at the ELC

Thanks to Ms. Amy for providing me with these 100% adorable pictures.

having a "picnic"

going to the pool

soaking in the pool

all the kiddies! Behind Emma is Reynold, the 

object of Emma's affections and open mouth attack

kisses.  We have told Emma she should know a boy

longer than 6 months before giving out kisses.

growing, growing, changes, changes

I am in awe of how Emma's little brain works!  She is learning and doing new things everyday!  Every new thing she does brings so much celebration at our house.  A little part of me wishes she would just slow down, not grow up so fast.  Here are just a few things about excellent Emma :)

1.     crawling champion! (and creeped a little yesterday on her own)

2.     cell phone junkie

3.     professional hair puller

4.     lover of nectarines, attacks for chocolate pudding

5.     giver of open mouth kisses (especially Reynold in the daycare baby pool)

6.     sleeps with mom&dad; delivers simultaneous head butts and crotch kicks

7.     feeds the dog constantly, puts toys in cage for Daisy to play with

8.    recent obsessions include dog's water bowl and carbon monoxide detector

9.    clearly understand "no" but remains 100% defiant

10.  Weighing 25 pounds

Happy Father's Day!

To all the great men out there who are fathers or father figures, Happy Father's Day!!!  Emma and I think she has the best daddy in the world.  

Dads are most ordinary men turned by love into heroes, adventurers, story-tellers, singers of songs.
      - Pam Brown

"A new father quickly learns that his child invariably comes to the bathroom at precisely the times when he's in there, as if he needed company. The only way for this father to be certain of bathroom privacy is to shave at the gas station." 
      - Bill Cosby