MDO - First Day

Emily Kathryn started MDO last week. I was nervous the first day. She did very well and lets just say she wasn't the one that cried. I'm so excited to start this new adventure with EmK, but I can't believe my baby is old enough for school!! Here are some pictures...too many I'm sure...but it's so hard to decide.

She loves her backpack...and actually didn't want to take it off during her second day of MDO:)

We're still working on the correct way to wear your backpack:)

Disney World

We spent Labor Day Weekend with part of my family at Disney World. My sister's family stayed for a week and invited us down to stay with them. We HAD a blast!!! It was SO hot, but the lines were very short! Jordan, Emily Kathryn, and I flew to Orlando and my mom and sister picked us up from the airport. Great flight there...not so great home, but it was SO worth it! Here are some pictures from our trip.

EmK's first plane ride. The trip there was GREAT (it was a straight flight to Orlando). We ate LOTS of gummy worms and watched lots of Dora.

Emily Kathryn was terrified of the Disney characters. I thought she might eventually warm up, but it never happened. Needless to say our "autograph" book is pretty empty:(

I tried to sneak a picture with Piglet, but my girl is very smart!!

How cute are they in their matching t-shirts...THANKS Katrina!

Watching Mickey from a very large distance

Elizabeth wanted to ride everything with her aunt and I loved it. I was thinking that there will be a day she might not think I'm very cool so I'm soaking in all this time:)

My sister's kids

We're just missing Charlie, and Janna and their twins:)

EmK loved this cup from the Rainforest Cafe and Elizabeth was sweet enough to let her have it.

We went to Downtown Disney for some shopping and the kids decided to stop for a little dancing. My pictures don't even capture how fun this evening was. There were tons of kids dancing and Emily Kathryn was right in the middle. She LOVED it! I just wish I had remembered my video camera!

Elizabeth and Ethan dancing

My sister and I

EmK loved playing at the "Honey I Shrunk the Kids" playground. She loved all the slides!

Memee and Evan swinging Emily Kathryn

Playing by the pool

...and playing on the playground. Our hotel was SO fun!

Loving on our new Minnie Mouse and sad to be leaving:(

McWane Center

We recently went to the McWane Center with some friends. Emily Kathryn was completely overwhelmed (in a good way) with all the options. She would run from station to station because she couldn't decide where to play. We will definitely go again very soon!

I wish we had an oversized "lite-brite" on our wall at home....it would entertain us for hours!

I thought for sure after Emily Kathryn checked out the end of the tunnel she would turn around and come back down. Instead she climbed all the way to the top! I was very surprised!

19 Months

Each month seems to pass by faster than the previous. We've had a great and busy summer. Some things I'd like to remember from this past month include:

- Emily Kathryn is obsessed with shoes and bows. It's the first thing she asks for when she wakes up. If one falls off she comes to find me to put it back on. She has also started going to get other people's shoes and insisting they put them on.

- Her vocabulary is getting bigger and she's starting to put a few words together. She will say "got you mama" when she tries to tickle me. If I ask her if she wants to come to mama she will say, "no, want dada".

- EmK likes to climb on everything.

- She has started kissing and hugging.

- Emily Kathryn loves the water. I think watching her older cousins in the water helped her to lose any slight fear she had.

- She loves to watch cartoons, play with her kitchen, play with puzzles, and push her dolls in a stroller.

My mom helped me get some pictures of EmK on the beach. I'm definitely not a professional, but I think they turned out cute.

EmK is saying "shoes" because my mom is a few feet away holding them:)

Running on the beach boardwalk after our photo shoot:)

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