Mother's Day

It started off a great day with Emmi sleeping in until 8:15. Then Daddy made Emmi and I breakfast followed by a trip to the dog park. We ended at Voie's house so Emmi could play with the water ball in the yard with her cousins. At first she wasn't sure but after a little bit she was all about it and teaching Tyler how to scream when playing in the water, he followed suit quite well. They had so much fun.


She also played with some chalk.

Daddy, Emmi, and Kona got me a new point & shoot camera, Canon Powershot SD900. I didn't get to use it much since they didn't realize it came with only a small memory card so I was limited to 12 pictures which I filled up even before we left our driveway. I will be able to capture all moments now. Like the owl that flew above us at the dog park.

Other tidbits on Emmi. She is on a bath strike and all about showers. She is in that toddler picky eater phase so depending on her mood will depend on if she will eat it. Then there are things that I will put on her tray that she first pushes away but as I ignore her she will eat it up. Oh so fun. She is definitely saying more and more words. Puppy was today's word of the day.

Hope everyone had a great Mother's Day.

Lucky Girl

Since the strawberries were such a hit we decided to go back. Emmi had to sample them again, and if after the first bite they were good she would then put it in the container.
Here is her first picture in a cut out.

A Mommy from the mommies group was giving away an outdoor playhouse so we were lucky to scoop it up. Daddy came home with it tonight and we had to pull her out crying since she was having so much fun.
Here she was earlier in the day checking out puffy heads or dandelions as others refer to them as. Check out the bracelet.

Strawberry Pickin

The mommies group I am part of had planned a strawberry picking event. Not sure how a 17 month old baby would do but what the heck. She was walking up the rows. At first she helped me fill the container but after a while she just started eating them. She didn't care if they were ripe or not. I was surprised people were telling their kids they couldn't eat the berries. Isn't that part of the fun??? Emmi got to have a slushy at the end.

I remember going with my Grammy and Mom to be there for hours. Then we would make jelly after.

It definitely was fun and we may just head back there this weekend with her cousins and my friend who will be in town.

These photos aren't the best since I forgot my camera and had to rely on my phone.

I scream you Scream we all scream for Ice Cream

Since yesterday was free ice cream cone day at Ben & Jerry's I figured it was time for Emmi to enjoy her first cone. Plus Uncle Joey & Cousin Justin are in town an little longer than planned, their flight Monday got canceled and rebooked to fly back tonight, so we had to do something. Here are some pics of Emmi enjoying her own cone.


Here are the boys from site seeing on Monday.

I am not sure who has had more fun, Emmi or the boys. Emmi had her first fall down the stairs. I think what took place was the boys wanted to see what would happen if Joey let Emmi go from the top of the stairs and Justin at the bottom to catch her. Well needless to say she ended up falling and getting a small mark on her nose but otherwise unhurt. (The boys deny that the story is true.)

Was it Xmas or Easter???

With the amount of loot that Emmi got one would think it was Xmas, new kitchen, new picnic table, new Kettler Trike, new golf clubs. Lucky little girl. :) Here are some pics of her new toys, Easter day, and her just having fun on the deck.

On Top of It All

Munchkin is on top of it all. She has managed to climb our kitchen chairs (our table is counter top height so chairs are higher than normal chairs) to get to the laptop on the table, climbs on to the office chair to get on top of the desk, scaled the bathroom cabinet to get on top of the counter, stand on the open dishwasher to get a better view, and will now take leaps from the footstool to the couch in our sun room. Here are a few pics we have managed to capture of her in action.


She is also in transition to one nap. We have been fortunate to get two naps up until recently. Back a month or so ago she started to play in her crib sometimes for one of the naps but was usually only one day tops a week. This has now become the normal so we figured it is time.

We have also gotten a wireless web cam so I can keep an eye on her when I am in the office. Here is what I caught her doing. Chillin being a TV Junky.

Happy Easter

The mommies group I am part of had an Easter Egg hunt today. They split it up for under 3 and then over 3. Emmi cleaned up in the under 3 and then took part in the over 3 because she is that good. So here are some pics of her in action from the day.
Sizing up the competition.
And she was off.
So many what to do what to do.

Checking out the loot at home.

Her cousins better watch out as she has her game on for next weekend. :^)