Emily is 70 Weeks Old!

Emily is 70 weeks old.  On Tuesday she was officially 16 months!  She is so much fun and learning each and every day.  Some of her newest talents include walking backwards and walking around with her eyes covered.  You know, peek a boo while walking, that's always a hoot!!  So far no injuries from it though.  She also is getting the idea of jumping.  She loves it when we jump with her so we decided to try to show her how to do it on her own.  So, she squats down and says "down up" and sometimes makes it up to her tippy toes.  It is so cute.  She is also becoming very independent and insists on feeding herself, which she is doing amazingly well with.  I would say a good amount of the food makes it to her mouth.  She is definitely a girl who knows what she wants and will do everything she can to get it.  One of her favorite words is "no" which can be great at times and not so great at others.  I am hoping "yes" is in our near future.  We are having fun and enjoying summer.  Can't wait to see what she comes up with next!!

All set for summer.  Just need some water!

Eating ziti with her fork by herself!

Another birthday gift.  It seems like it just never ends for this little one.

Thanks to the Hellwig's for an awesome gift!

Happy and eating her "yo yo"

This girl loves crayons.  Not the coloring so much, but getting them out of the case and playing with them.  She knows where I keep it and tries to get them out.  She is nuts about crayons!  And only tries to eat them every once in awhile!!

70 Weeks old and having fun!

Christopher William is here!

Matt, Melissa, and Danny welcomed Christopher William into their family on June 15.  Congratulations!  I can't wait to meet the new little guy.  I promised I would post pics of Melissa's Sprinkle/Shower in an earlier post and never did, so here you go!  Hopefully I'll have some pics of the new baby soon! 

Melissa got lots of cute gifts.  It's amazing how quickly you forget how little and cute everything for a new baby is!!

Melissa

The cake was cute and delicious!!

Melissa and the cake.

Cristin and Connor

Emily is 69 Weeks Old!

Emily is 69 weeks old!  We had quite a busy week getting ready for Carrie's bridal shower on Saturday.  It was a beautiful day and everyone had a great time so all the prep was definitely worth it!  I'll have a separate post about the shower, so keep your eyes peeled!  Emily still loves playing outside, especially with water.  She loves helping me water the flowers by sticking her hands in the water of the hose.  Perhaps she is telling me she would enjoy a sprinkler.  We went to a friend's house and they had a water table, which she loved.  So, yes Emily now has one too.  She needed some more outside toys.  Rocks and sticks are just getting old!!  Emily's vocabulary is improving everyday and she went from saying "Melmo" last week to "Elmo" this week, that didn't take long!  And I swear we do not watch Sesame Street 24/7!! This week was also my birthday and Father's Day.  I don't have many pics of those, but it was nice to be able to spend some time celebrating together!

Some pics from our week...

All ready to play in the water!

Emily and the boys having fun with the water!

I decided to give Emily green beans baby food style and amazingly she ate them!  Yes, not all of them, but the spoon kept going into her mouth!!!  This girl does not like her veggies, so I was quite pleased!

Mmmmmm...watermelon!

Always take time to stop and smell the flowers.

Cutie pie!

69 weeks old!

Carrie's Bridal Shower

We had a bridal shower for Carrie at my mom's house on Saturday June 19.  It was a gorgeous day and everyone had a great time.  It also made me realize that the wedding will be here before we know it!  I am so excited for Carrie and Eddie as they begin their lives together as a married couple!  I am really glad we were able to give Carrie this special day.  Here are a few pics of the fun!

The tent all set up and ready to go!

Nana and Aunt Carol

Cristin

Johanna and Jillian

Tables...so pretty!

Kathy and Becky

Aunt Gail and Elizabeth

Carrie, the guest of honor

Lauren and her niece, Grace.

Carrie loves china!

Action Shot

The bridesmaids busy at work!

Wine basket

Carrie wears the bow hat very well!

Cupcake time!

The girls

The girls again!

Judy and Linda

Connor giving Emily a hug

Carrie and Mom

The next day.  Emily slept like this for 3 hours!!!  That must mean it was a good party!

68 Weeks Old!

Another week has passed already!  Emily is learning more and more each day.  The weather was quite crazy this week, we even got the coat out again!  I was excited because it is the cutest spring coat that Emily didn't get to wear very much since it was either hot or cold, no in between weather this year!!  On Friday we went to the school where I worked to visit and play with the kids at field day.  Emily sure knows her audience and knows the middle school girls will play with her all day long!!  I forgot to take out my camera while we were there, but believe me Emily had a blast!!  We had some friends over on Saturday and once again Emily had fun playing with her friends, especially Aunt Kim who chased her around all day!  Thanks Kim!!  Here are some pics of our fun!

Helping Mommy with the shopping list.

Helping Mommy sweep the floors.

I have teeth now, so I need a toothbrush.  Emily loves her toothbrush!

Poor Man's Wagon.  (That's the first thought that came into my mind)  Emily had a blast sliding around the yard with Pop Pop.

FUN!

Kisses for "Melmo".  Emily is in love.

Kisses for Daddy.

Cute kissy face.

68 Weeks Old.

67 Weeks Old!

Another week has gone by, my how time flies!  67 weeks old.  Emily is walking and talking even attempting to run at times.  She just isn't quite there yet.  She loves to swing at the park, she can just sit there for hours I think.  Then she'll point at the swing next to her and just want to switch swings!  Our little parrot is continuing to increase her vocabulary and is getting a little better about letting us know what she wants.  We went for her 15 month appointment this week.  Emily is 21 pounds 2 oz and 30 1/2 inches tall.  Still a bit of a peanut, but getting bigger all the time.  She also poked another tooth through on Monday bringing her grand total to FOUR!  Go Emily!  It's time to actually start brushing those little guys!!  We went to Scott's Confirmation and Graduation party today and had a lot of fun.  Emily loved playing with their puppy and just running all over the place playing with her big cousins and aunts and uncles!  Here are some pics of the week...

Trying out Mommy's shoes.

Stacking the plastic containers.  She loves playing with them and spinning the organizer in the cabinet.

Emily's new found love for big bear and little bear.  They are kissing in the picture!

Going down the slide at Scott's party.

Luna, Emily's new best friend!

Nana and Scott

Cutting the cake.

Do you think Emily is enjoying the ride?

67 Week Old.  You can see her top two teeth peeking out!