Summer time

We spent the 4th of July in Oklahoma and we all had a wonderful time.  Emmy had a lot of firsts on this trip...first time on an airplane, first time on a boat, and first time Walmartin'.  She also got to meet a lot of Ethan's family and is still talking about them and asking when she can see them again.

 

Emmy's first visit to Mimi and Pa-pa's lake house

Kisses 

First boat ride, she even took a dip in the lake. 

Happy 4th of July! 

On the airplane, Emmy's say cheese face. 

Back home at Emmy's amusement park at Grandma and Grandpa's

Could not keep clothes on this girl at either of her grandparents' houses.

24 weeks

The months are flying by us at rapid pace!  This baby is going to be here in no time and life as we know it is going to get turned upside down...again.  Here are some Emmy pictures from the last month all taken with my phone, so needless to say, not the best quality.

Emmy's 1st ride through the carwash,

terrified pretty much sums it up.

My adorable Emmy 

The only picture I managed to take

 at the beach over the weekend,

and it's of the playground before you get to the sand. 

My sick little Emmy. 

This is how we spent the rest of the weekend. 

The bedhead stayed for the entire day,

I didn't have the heart to comb through all those tangles.

Mama's growing belly!



Halfway point!

20 weeks today, only 20 more to go!  The first half has been smooth sailing, so I'm hoping the next half will be too.  The fruit of the week is a banana, which puts our baby around 10 ounces and 6 inches long.  He or she is a little pugilist and likes to jab me night and day.  I think he/she is just practicing the role of Emmy's little brother/sister, poor little one better keep practicing.  As for Emmy, she continues to be a hilarious 2 year old (with a mild hitting problem).  She now reads me books at night--she knows her favorites by heart.  She loves singing and will randomly burst into Twinkle Twinkle or The Itsy Bitsy Spider.  My favorite is the Going on a Bear Hunt song, I need to get that on film ASAP!  We took her to the Santa Barbara Zoo yesterday and she had a blast.  She even got to feed a giraffe! 

First we put our makeup on

Watching the monkeys at the zoo

Future big sister, she wants a baby brother now 

Belly time

 

Here we go again...

We are so excited to be going down this crazy road again

 and we welcome you along on our journey! 

Emmy played a big role in sharing the good news,

here she is with her big reveal and her best shhh face.

Shhh...this little monkey has a big secret!

I'm going to be a big sister!!! 

Big 2 Year Old!

Our little girl is growing up right before our eyes.  She told me last week that she's "not a baby anymore" when I commented on how big she is getting, and yes I cried (just a little because I realized I was scaring her).  These days I'm always amazed at what comes out of her mouth.  She can count to 10 like a champ and her attempt at the ABC's is adorable.  She was so excited for her birthday at the Avila Barn she could hardly contain herself in the days leading up to it.  She would burst into squeals and sing happy birthday to herself over and over again, and once she found out cupcakes were involved it was almost too much for her to handle.  I think the day lived up to her expectations, here are some pictures (pretty much all involving cupcakes).

Cupcakes!!!

at one point she disappeared and we found her under the

 table eating cupcake crumbs that had fallen on the ground

No cupcakes for you goats, but you can have some lettuce. 

 Hayride!

Show me your funny face! 

 Why isn't Emmy looking at the camera?

Because she's locked onto the cupcakes!

At home Monday night for her actual birthday...

more cupcakes.

Yummy



Exuberant Emery

Although we don't condone jumping on the bed,

this was just too funny to resist capturing on film.

Happy Thanksgiving, Merry Christmas, and Happy New Year!!!

It seems the holidays have imposed somewhat of a

blogging hiatus, but now that we're halfway through

February I think I can manage a few pics.

Backyard Bubbles!

Cutie Pie 

Trouble is my middle name 

Emmy playing before Christmas dinner  

Time to eat...too bad she only sat in that highchair for 3.2 seconds 

I've got my Chanels, my goodie bag,

and the Morton's salt,

I'm readay to go! 

Hope everyone had happy holidays!