Splish Splash!

Who doesn't love kiddos in the bath ?!?! Below are some recent pics of bathtime as well as a quick video.

It's already Friday of my first week off....YIKES that means only two weeks left! I guess I shouldn't be counting down already, but man times flies when I'm not working! This week we have been pretty busy. I have caught up on laundry, cleaning, making baby food, and putting outgrown clothes away and replacing them with the next batch. We have had some fun as well though. On Sunday, after church we headed up North to see our friends Susan, Matt, and Jack. We hadn't seen Jack in a couple of months so it was fun to see how big he's gotten and boy does he have a head full of hair! He is so cute! We had a wonderful lunch and a great time visiting.

After a busy morning playing and a nice, relaxing walk!

(she stayed asleep like that for almost 2 hours!)

We went to Little Monkey Business on Wednesday with my friend Casey and her little ones. Abby is only 6 weeks younger than Emma...but I forgot my camera that day! Emma had fun though and wore herself out. We will definitely be going back. On Thursday morning we went and saw my other friend Kasey, who nannies for triplets. The triplets are a little younger than Emma, I know they were born in November sometime. Again....forgot to take any pics. Kasey had hers though so maybe I can get pics from her later.

Emma loves these new little balls she has from a toy we picked up from a garage sale, she will play with them for hours (well OK like 15 min--but hours to an 8 month old!)

Having some cantaloupe

Also this week we tried out a babysitter (that isn't family) for the first time. I put an ad on Care.com to find someone (FYI--this is a great site, people are screened and have background checks and references!). So, Tuesday we met Leigh Ann and I ran to Walmart (I was only gone for an hour!), just to see how it would go. Emma did fine (didn't go to bed...but that didn't surprise me!). On Thursday I started a women's Bible study so I had Josh's sister Anna come over. Again, bedtime was a bit rough, but Anna got Emma to sleep by 8:00. Emma needs to learn that it is OK to go to sleep without her mommy! This morning we met Amber. She is super sweet and Emma loved her as well! So, I have two babysitters (and of course family)! And they live out here in this area! YEA! This makes being a "single mom" much easier.

Today we are going to Scott's and Maile's house to celebrate Scott's 40th birthday! WOW who knew I could have a brother who is 40?!?!? (that means I will be 32 in a few months, yikes!)

That about wraps things up for now, until next time!

Track Off!!!!....and other exciting stuff!

YEA!!! I am off track for 3 weeks! Hard to believe I have already been back to school for 9 weeks. Can't wait to spend 3 weeks home with my little Emma Bean! I have missed being at home with her every day! I'll probably have a few more posts than normal now that I will have the time again...we'll see, we might be having too much fun!

To start things off.....Emma has discovered our dog door and how to use it! Though she has yet to go through it.....but every kid that has visited our house has gone through it so it is just a matter of time! Look at her smiling here like "what's wrong mom?"

Oh No! I've been caught! So this morning (Saturday) we decided to go to the mall and play on the soft bugs and animals and such. Emma enjoyed herself and Josh stayed with her while I hit up a couple of stores. Her dress got in the way of crawling so we had to tuck it into her bloomers!

After that, before heading home, we stopped by Nana Pamela's house for a quick visit.

Then back at home playing...isn't she a cutie?!?! Thanks for the cute dress Kristin, we love it!

Maine

We had a great time in Maine visiting with Josh's family, going to the beach, going to Josh's cousin's wedding and spending quality time together as a family. The trip was fun we were gone for about a week. Though trips are always fun....it is always great to get back home and in your own bed!

Maine Vacation

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This weekend Emma met her only living great-grandma---Nana Rosa. It was great being able to visit with her. So, Saturday we went over to Josh's Aunt Peggy and Uncle Dennis's house. We had a great visit with everyone and Emma entertained us all!

Nana Rosa and Emma

Aunt Peggy

6 Years and Going Strong!

6 years ago I married my best friend!

Josh and I celebrated our 6 year anniversary on Friday. We didn't do anything though, just acknowledged it! He was on his way home and I was at Southlands with Pamela listening to the "Nacho Men" at the free Friday night concert. We spent the rest of the weekend together with Emma maybe while we are in Maine next week him and I can get away for a dinner--just the two of us (there will be plenty of babysitters around!).

Love you babe! Thanks for a great 8 1/2 years together! Looking forward to 100 more!