Yay for me!

Here daddy and Emalyn are posing for the camera after church.

And a close up....I think you can finally see her eye color a little bit in the right eye and that it isn't really brown...see?!?!! I'm rooting for hazel!

We are finaly seeing a little more of mommy in Emalyn's features. For sure, that chin has been there the whole time (thanks to Aunt Bea, my grandma's sister) but the face shape and eye shape are getting more and more Mama!

Aunt B

Here, Emalyn and her aunt Bronwyn (Cameron's sister) are having a good 'ole time at a Crown College football game. Bronwyn attends and is in her last semester there. Braedan also attended (some semesters here and others at U of MN-Mankato), graduated in 07, and now volunteers as a strength and conditioning coach for the football team.

Love this next photo (except Emmy looks like she must have been squawking!)!!

Beautiful Day

Minnesota may have its share of cold days...but when the nice days are here. They are really here. Friday was one of those days, so Emalyn and I had to capture a few shots of our enjoyment of it in our backyard. (We actually had just taken Quincy for a walk-the reason for her sun hat.)

And just like a model, she kept turning front to back....you've got to be quick to get her on film!

Here we are trying to figure out the best positioning...I did't realize it looks like I am going to have her wave her hand.

Cameron and I were really happy to see that we got this shot of Emalyn and me laughing. It is hard to capture those moments on film because although they are frequent, usually the sight of the camera causes a change in mood and the moment is lost. I now have this one forever.

I almost forgot to post this one....Emalyn's first experience of bare feet in the grass....and muddy toes. She found a patch of dirt (in a matter of 1 second) and dug her toes in sensing the different textures! She loves being outside...I am glad for that!

Snoozing

Cameron and Emmy after the nightly walk (9/24)....she usually doesn't fall asleep but zonked out this time as you can see in the next shot!!

One of our favorite pairs of shoes for Emmy. Given by Trent. We love these little mary janes!

After, well, during another nightly walk, Emalyn passed out (9/26). After pulling her out of her carrier, taking off her hat and laying her on the couch-she's still out! I was even able to clip her little finger nails and toe nails...poor thing was so tired!!

Lazy Afternoon

After work and daycare, Cameron, Emmy and I decided to sit on the couch and just enjoy each other. Of course we had to take some shots....this is her new favorite spot where she can see everything that is going on since she is little miss observant:)

Boo....this is one of my favorite photos and it may just be too dark! Isn't she so sweet in this one?!?! Not to mention her face isn't overwhelmed by those cheeks!!!

Blurry tummy time....we are practicing extra hard to try and get a "roll over" accomplishment. I know she still has until 6 months, but she has been right on or ahead with all her other developments....mommy doesn't want Emmy to fall behind!

Look into my Eyes...

So I thought I could get some shots that actually showed the real color of Emalyn's eyes since they aren't really brown....yeah, didn't really work. But I have some really nice close ups.


I like this one. Cameron was getting her attention. You've gotta be jealous of those lashes too. Must be nice!

Sunday Best

Cameron had to work this weekend and so I asked him to chose Emalyn's outfit for church on Sunday. Of course, we had to capture it in a photograph so Daddy could see his little girl all dressed up...as you can see she is so pretty in pink!

After our walk that night, Emalyn and I decided to sit on the living room chair and relax, then Quincy decided to join us. He actually rested his head on my shoulder and fell asleep!! We enjoyed our selves until it was Emalyn's bathtime.

This photo actually took forever to get because Emalyn has learned to close her eyes just before the flash....smart little girl. We end up with a lot of closed eyes, squinting eyes or just plain funny shots!

Watching Tummy Time

Emmy's Busy Day

Emalyn is sitting pretty here in a dress as we were getting ready to go to a baby shower for a friend from church. This friend, Amy, has helped us alot in our adjustment together, as she is due to have her fourth....this will be the third girl, and the eldest is a boy. Since she started going to our church about the same time we started going there, the people thought we should have a little something for her....yay!

Here we see Emalyn getting comfortable with Vi McLellan. She has 12 great grandkids! Emmy loves to be in "experienced" arms.

After the Shower, I came home and got Emalyn in some comfortabe pants and a cute shirt that says "I (heart) Mommy." You can't really see it here in this photo, but I just HAD to mention it!! :)

And finally after Emalyn's bath, here is Cameron reading a story to her right before her last feeding. She gets very still and focuses intently on the images and words. Hopefully we are going to raise a book lover! Sorry-the first photo is kind of blurry, but the second one is much better!

Huh?!!?

This is Cameron and my new favorite photo. Love that expression!
My two favorite people!!