Dancing Queen....

AND.... SOME MORE:)

WALKING!!!!!!

The Gold Medal Goes Too....

EMMA ROSE WEST for the Worlds Fast Baby walker!

Bath Time Fun....

Great Teacher Gifts

Over at Kelly's Korner tehy are talking about teacher gifts and I of course had to share:)

http://www.kellyskornerblog.com/2010/04/show-us-your-life-teacher-gifts.html

The perfect baby shower gift from my class was a bag and each kid brought in some books to put in the bag. It was so cute and started our Library at home!

Some of the other gifts that I have loved are gift cards to barnes and noble, or starbucks, dunkin donuts.... I have received gift cards to a spa and that is always nice:) Joint gift cards as a class make a really nice gift too!

I have been fortunate to work in amazing schools where the parents truly appreciate you and give you amazing gifts! It is not that they are expected but it is always nice to get those gifts and know that you are appreciated!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY AIDAN!

5 years old! HOLY MOLY!!!
I remember when you were born... I remember it ALL and remember thinking I am NEVER going to have a child!
Hope you had an AMAZINGLY AWESOME day!!!

WOO HOO AIDAN IS 5!!!!

Happy Birthday!
I LOVE and MISS YOU LOTS and LOTS!!
I can't wait to see you this summer and play with you and have you read me some books!!

Just for Laughs....
This is what ER looked like last year when she smiled and didn't try to eat the sign to wish you a Happy Birthday:)

Not bad for Monday:)

The day started with Lael rubbing E's head to sleep....



After lunch The girls sported their shades....

While mommy and daddy are away....

This is what I do....

Play with my friend Lael!

These are SOOO much fun!!!

Yippppeeeee!!!! We LOVE the bubbles!

PLEEEEAAASE Kassi!!!!
Blow some more bubbles!!!!

What???

ALL SMILES!

Sometimes we get tired....

So we do yoga to rejuvenate ourselves!

Or maybe she spends to much time watching Guinness stretch????

Lael trying to read the book to Emma

Hey Emma! I am reading to you....
Emma- I am going to chase your mommy until I get that camera!

Sometimes Lael gives her mommy attitude.... I never would (HAHA!!!)

OBSESSED with Socks and Shoes!

SOOOO CUTE!

Love the face on this one!
Papa I think she is trying to head-butt the bubble!

A day in the Life of Emma Rose

A DAY IN THE LIFE
OF
EMMA ROSE!

Saturday was an absolutely perfect day in my mind. I LOVE the weather when it is in the 70's. Weather.com said that it was only 71 but I think it may have been a tad bit higher in the mid 70's. Either way a GORGEOUS day. We had a great time too!!!
We got our carpets cleaned right at afternoon nap time so Emma and I went for a walk while they did her room and the spare bedroom. She then took a great nap and when she woke up we went back outside and enjoyed the sun. We had SO much fun! I wish this weather would stick down here for a few more months.... Before we know it, it will be much too hot to do anything after 9AM!

THE sun is too BRIGHT!!

SOOOOO BIG!!! I just LOVE her so much!!!

WINDY!!!

If I put on my shades will you stop Mommy?????

HEAD DIVE!

WHO ME????

I would NEVER throw the sand out of the sand box daddy!!!!

OK, MAYBE I WOULD:)

CHEEEEEEEESE!!!

FINALLY liked the pool!

Although it doesn't look like it... she DID have fun:)!

What is that???

Who Cares??? This hat is more interesting:)

Now that thing is looking a little more interesting

Wow this is AWESOME!!!
THANKS AIDAN, DELANEY and HADLEY!!!!

BRRRRR!!! The water is COLD!!!!

Nothing like a popsicle on a warm spring day!!!

This is what happens when you squeeze the wrong end and it goes flying in the grass

WHAT CAN HAPPEN IN A YEAR??

Wow! What a difference a year can make!!! A year ago today we finally got to bring home Emma Rose! Although it was only a week that we had to wait to first time mom and dad.... it seemed like eternity!
She has gone from at 1 month 9% in height to the 90%!!!
@ 9 days old from .6% ( that is right DECIMAL 6%!!!) to 43%!!!!
THAT IS JUST CRAZY and AMAZING to me!!!!

This is her now on the same blanket....