SPRING

I haven't been blogging much mainly because I keep forgetting to take pictures.  So I'm combining some spring pictures I've taken with our Easter weekend.

Emily Kathryn is growing so fast.  I don't feel like I have a baby anymore:(  She is talking all the time and wants to do everything herself...she says to me all the time "I try".

Here are a few things I'd like to remember:
- She is quite aware of things, and now says that things "scare" her.  Lightning, the dark, etc. all scare her...so she says.  Just the other day she said to me "boys scare me".
- She can count to 10 and tries to do her ABC's but she's got many of them confused:)
- She LOVES the park, bubbles, and treats!
- Her favorite thing to watch is Dora
- She LOVES Fancy Nancy books.  For a long time EmK would not let me read to her.  A friend suggested Fancy Nancy books and now we are obsessed.  I could literally recite Fancy Nancy and the Fabulous Fashion Boutique:)  We got a few new books for Easter, so I'm hoping to give this one a break.
- She loves to play with Barbies and is very worried about making sure they have shoes (which are very hard to keep up with)
- Speaking of books, EmK loves a bedtime routine.  Every night she says "fancy nancy" so we read.  Then she says "rock" so we do.  While rocking she wants to sing specific songs which include: "Twinkle", "ABC's",  "Jesus", and "Sunshine".  I know she enjoys all this, but I also think she is just delaying bedtime:)
- She recently jumped out of her crib, so I think a "big girl" bed is in her future very soon!
- EmK has started praying and will say the prayer for dinner or at bedtime.  It's sweet to hear her name people when I ask who we should pray for.
- She's becoming more aware of her friends and talks or mentions them.  She loves school and asks if she's going just about every day.
- Her favorite foods/drinks: milk, cheese toast, black beans, fruits, smarties:), and ketchup (she would dip just about anything in ketchup).


My mom came to visit a few weeks ago and EmK decided to keep her company in the bathroom while she got ready.

...and my mom brought her a Fancy Nancy nightgown and slippers...

This is our newest face when we say "cheese".  We got our picture made at church last weekend for their new directory and the photographer got several of these when she kept telling us to "say cheese".  

We had a fun Easter.  We went to a couple of egg hunts and spent Easter in Birmingham with Jordan's family.  It was a GREAT weekend!  I didn't take a single picture at the egg hunt, but luckily my sweet friend Kim did.  Emily Kathryn enjoyed finding the eggs, but she was really more excited about what was inside...this girl loves candy!!

After church, we went to Jordan's parents for lunch.  We spent most of the afternoon blowing bubbles with our butterfly wand at Lulu and Papa's house.  By the way, Lulu made EmK's beautiful Easter dress!!

....and eating LOTS of candy:)

Oh-NO!

Oh-NO Is Emily Kathryn's favorite saying these days...and boy did we have an Oh-No last weekend.  EmK broke her collarbone while she was jumping on a trampoline.  She didn't fall off, she just feel wrong while jumping.  She has to wear a sling/brace for at least 2 weeks and should be healed by 4 weeks.  She seems to be just fine...except from time to time she will hit her arm or something and have a moment of hurt that includes some crying:(  So here's a few pictures of her in her brace.  

While she was sitting at our desk she found an old pacifier.  She told me she was a "baby" and would walk around with it her mouth part of the afternoon.  

I've been trying to draft a few more patterns for my sewing business and I needed to get some pictures of EmK wearing some samples.  I've been waiting because of her collarbone, but today I just had to get it done.  I convinced her to try on a couple of things with a sucker as a reward:)  I'm already bribing her, but it worked.  This is a picture I got when I asked her to say "cheese".    I guess I need to stock up on suckers because otherwise it's a difficult task getting EmK to try clothes.  I worry it won't be long before she starts telling me what she wants to wear:)

TWO

It's really hard to believe that this sweet and adorable child is already 2! She has filled our lives with such JOY! We had a busy week celebrating Emily Kathryn's birthday. We got to celebrate with family and friends in Robertsdale and in Birmingham.....so there was lots of cake and goodies:)

my sister and Elizabeth helped me make the snowman cupcakes

We had to sing and have cupcakes before dinner because EmK couldn't stand to wait:)

Evan let us know when EmK got on the table....so we showed up just in time to save the cupcakes:)

Emily Kathryn got a Bitty Baby for her birthday and she LOVES it! My mom also gave her a wooden carriage I used as a child....it's been fun watching EmK play with it. We change this baby's clothes A LOT:) and have a few tense moments when we have to leave her in the car when it's time for school.

Holidays Part 2

Three days after Christmas we packed up again and headed to Florida to celebrate New Year's with the Barrow family. Our week included bocce ball, dog walking, playing on the beach, shopping at the outlet, and some great seafood. EmK talked about the beach nonstop! I can't wait until this summer when we can spend all day on the beach:)

Papa's iPhone kept EmK entertained the entire dinner...which was particularly great because Restaurant Paradis didn't have a highchair:)

EmK LOVED the fountain at Rosemary Beach

HAPPY 2011!

...more pictures to come as we made a detour on the way home to my parents house to celebrate EmK's birthday! I can't believe she will be 2 in three days!