Thanksgiving 2010

This was the third year we spent Thanksgiving at my mom's. I don't care what anyone says. A home cooked Thanksgiving meal IS worth driving 10 hours for! Emma had a great time being spoiled by her Nanny Pam and Bubba Mike (as she calls them).

Having some fun with her daddy

(not sure about how much fun her daddy is having)

She can easily look like an angel in photos...

or a diva....

after gorging ourselves on an amazing meal!

(and after the drive....I was asleep by 8)

opening presents!

playing in the leaves

and melting her momma's heart!

wrapping her daddy around her finger

And dancing like there is

no tomorrow!

Random pics

brushing her teeth

the bearded lady

Happy Halloween 2010

Family Riggs before our big adventure

Thoughts of "candies" makes for a happy little garden gnome

Me and gnome Emma

Fake Smile :)

Once she figured it out, there was no turning back

"So explain how this works again, Dad?"

"Anyone home?"

I put my garden gnome in my, ahem, garden (mess)

handing out candy.......Quote of the night...

"they're taking my candy!"

Inspecting her loot

Cowgirl and Garden Gnome

Last weekend I took Emma to the zoo on Saturday where we learned about "Boo at the Zoo." So Sunday evening we went back for some good old trick or treating!

on the wild wild playground at the zoo

and yes, there IS a big slide!

I've got some bad news for you Snow White,..

this little cowgirl likes your Dopey!

these two aren't so bad either..

Maybe Dopey will like me better if he thinks I'm a garden gnome?

Me and my gnome!

Shrek and Fiona! (she was totally star struck, but

still unable to go near them!)

"no one touches my candy"

she refused to do anything but collect candy..

and eat candy!

Girls Trip Part 5: The Finale

Rockin' the rocking horse at Papa's (note the jockey goggles)

Two of the sweetest kids ever, Ethan and Mary

(and also a very sweet but very intimidating Pittbull, snuffy)

Snuffy loves spaghetti

Emma and her Papa (my dad)

It was a busy trip but we did manage to stop and smell the flowers

(even if it meant plucking the last surviving flower out of Nanny's garden)

Nanny, Emma and the elusive fish

Jumping in the leaves!

Born to Ride

Proudly sitting on Bubba's motorcycle

Emma and her Bubba (Dan's Dad)

A very greedy chipmunk in Nanny's bird feeder

His cheeks were swollen with bird food so it was

a little difficult to squeeze out

We managed to meet up with one of my oldest friends, her

mom and her daughter Sophia

100 pictures and not one with both of them looking at the camera

***whoops, that wasn't a squirrel it was a chipmunk!

Girls Trip Part 4: Emma and Oscar

These pictures are from my sister's in-law's home? (hmmm...is that grammatically correct? oh well). They have a goat named Oscar that Emma fell instantly in love with (even though she is still terrified of cats and most dogs). They also have chickens, but she wasn't as impressed with them. Basically, it was the closest thing to a petting zoo that she has even seen.

One of the four wheelers Emma fell in love with

(not a big fan once they were turned on..)

speed racer

Let me introduce you to Oscar...

before Oscar....(my trick is to say "Emma show me your

teeth") Holy Cow it works!

"Oh, Oscar is nice and sweet..."

"Oscar thinks my hair is hay.."

"back off Oscar.."

"leave me alone Oscar.."

Cousin "GG"