The Zoo

Last week Amberly and Natalie came to visit and one of our many stops was the zoo. On our way I got a call from Jordan and his brother that they would happily leave work and join us for some fun. We had a GREAT time and it was a beautiful day! There were SO many people at the zoo!

...then we came home and played with bubbles....

...and climbed on furniture:)

14 Months and a FUN weekend

Emily Kathryn turned 14 months last week. Some things I'd like to remember about the last month include:

--EmK has her one-year molars. So that makes 12 teeth!

--She is now a picky eater. She isn't as quick to try new things. (and her favorite thing is probably goldfish crackers).

--EmK can say "dada", "mama", and "bye-bye"....however she says "dada" ALL day long!

--She seems to be enjoying books more and I sometimes find her sitting in her room surrounded by all her books. I've tried to get a picture, but as soon as she sees the camera she gets up:)

--EmK 'babbles' non-stop and I love hearing it even if I don't understand.

-- She loves going outside and cries when we come back in.

--and Emily Kathryn just figured out how to get on her riding toys:)

My mom and niece, Elizabeth, came to visit this weekend. We read LOTS of books!

I also learned a lot about 10 year olds:) For example, two extremely important things to a 10 year old girl include anything with glitter and sparkles:) My mom and I took Elizabeth to my favorite fabric store to get some fabric for a tiered skirt. The first thing she said when we walked in is "where is the black leopard print". What? The next thing she told me is that she wouldn't wear anything with flowers. What? After a VERY long time in the store we finally found some great material.

Friday afternoon we worked together on her skirt. Yesterday we went shopping at the Summit. We decided to have a fashion show to try on some of the new stuff we got from shopping. Jordan decided we should "spice" up our pictures so he got out the bubble maker...and before long EmK wanted in on the fun! Oh, and when I asked Elizabeth if she was going to pay me for making the skirt she said "We're family!!!" Yes, we are and I love her SO much!!!

Please take note of the "glitter" on Elizabeth's brand new flip-flops....and you can't really see, but she has on new "bling" including a ring, bracelet, and earrings all from a girl's dream shop...Claire's.

It was a FUN and very informative weekend:) I can't believe Elizabeth is going to be 10 in a couple of months. I can still remember being in the my last quarter (yes it was quarters then) at Auburn when I got the call that my sister was in labor. I love this sweet girl SO much!! She asks TONS of questions and it's so fun to have conversation with her. I know there is a big age gap between Elizabeth and EmK, but I really hope they are close when they are older....hopefully just like sisters:)

13 Months

Every month just gets more fun and interesting!! Here are some things I'd like to remember about the last month:

- Emily Kathryn LOVES to turn the water knob on our master bath tub. Luckily she can only reach the cold water knob. I thought this was so cute until she started throwing shoes (from our closet) in the tub before turning on the water.

- If you say "it's time to eat" she will walk and stand in front of her highchair....she loves to eat!

- If you ask her if she wants to go "bye-bye" she goes to the back door.

- Jordan always bathes Emily Kathryn and the last few nights he has let her run naked through the house to find me. She LOVES it!!! The other night she found me in my closet hanging up clothes and next thing I know the floor is wet and she has gone to the bathroom right on the carpet..gross but funny!

- She is almost willing to sit through an entire book with me. One day we will get through the entire 'One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish' book.

- Emily Kathryn can reach her light switch so in the mornings when I turn on the light she thinks it's FUN to turn the light back off!

- We now have to buckle her into her highchair, otherwise she stands up in the chair when she's done!

- Emily Kathryn LOVES being outside. She got a wagon for her birthday and wants to ride in it all the time. She also loves to swing at the park by our house.

(we don't normally wear sundresses in January...I was trying to get her to pose for my sewing blog)

Could she be any CUTER?!!!

My Favorite Book

My parents came to visit over the weekend and brought my nephew Evan. He and EmK played nonstop. The only pictures I happened to catch were of my dad (Peppee) reading to the kids. EmK loves this book!