At the Zoo

We again made a trip out to the zoo....and I thought how nice it would be to try and get a group shot....only Emalyn wanted nothing to do with us. Who knew it started this young!! :)

So here we are, Cameron and me...must say, I am looking a little plump and can't wait until little boy has made his appearance!

Feeding the goats...last time she gave it a try. Not this time!

Daddy and Emmy by the tigers.

And that's all I have, we had a really nice time since it was really empty and we got to see all the animals without having to deal with the crowds. Lovin' that!

First Dip of the Summer

Everyday Cameron, Emmy, and I try to walk together in the afternoon after we get home from work and school. This is mainly for Quincy since he needs to be let out and go to the bathroom.

And everyday we pass the pool in our association. It was quite a big deal when we were walking one day and she saw the pool cleaner out and then a couple days later they were filling it and checking the chlorine levels.

Today (before baby boy arrives) we decided it would be time to make a visit to the pool after dinner.

Here we are on our way to the pool....little miss and her "backpack" (a floating seat thing-ee.)

Here we are while we were waiting for daddy to blow up the floatee thing (it looks like a lily pad and she sits in the center).

She hated it last year and this year we weren't really sure what to expect.

In this next photo she looks a little apprehensive about the water, but believe me she was not.

We had a lot of fun singing some of the water songs we learned in our swim lessons last winter. She's never been a huge splasher, but she just likes the floating/swimming sensation.

Finally, before we were ready to leave, she decided to give the lily pad a try...

...and I am pretty sure that was to prolong her time in the pool as she pretty much didn't want to leave.

We finally had to tell her the pool was closing (we'll come back later).

She didn't really care for that explanation, but there was no tantrum, thankfully!

I definitely think she is going to be like her daddy-he was really into swimming in high school...another little water bug!

Lucky Number 7

These arrived for me today at work. (Please forgive my phone pic.)

He is a sweetie, my husband. It's our anniversary.

Seven Years!

(And as I type this the fragrant peonies are practically knocking me over and causing me actual sinus pain.)

(But I won't move the bouquet because that wonderful peony smell reminds me of early summer growing up. My mom had some bushes in her garden.)

Seven years is a long time. Not long like 30 years, of course, but long enough to show we're hanging in there.

I have a hard time realizing I have actually been married seven years.

It isn't that it has dragged on that long....or that it was so blessed and wonderful that the time just flew by (just being realistic people-nothing is perfect!!)

Maybe what seems so long is that we have actually known each other since we were 19 and 20.

I'm 31 and he'll be 33.

My MIL says that if I wasn't the way I am, he'd be a tyrant and if he wasn't the way he is, he'd be a hen pecked husband.

Is that a compliment? :)

Kind of. I guess it means we "work." And that is a good thing.


Happy Anniversary Love. It has been a good seven years.

Opinions

So.

I have another kiddo due soon.

This blog is pretty much made up for just Emmy.

What to do regarding the blog....

Do I make a whole new blog? Or should I just change the title and keep the address so no one gets lost? It's not like I have a million followers anyway, this is mainly for personal/family connections.

But I like opinions, any and all opinions. So let me know.

Thanks.

Musically Inclined

Emalyn loves to sing. She makes up songs and tunes/words or sings whatever ones she knows. The most repeated is the ABC's. She was singing that in it's entirety before she turned two (I like to think that is pretty impressive :) ).

Anyway, here she is in not one, but THREE videos. Pure enjoyment for the grandparents, I know!!


Thanks to the Cedarmont Kids, this was a favorite for a time....



The Sound Of Music, Do Re Mi. She never tires of this one.


And of course, the alphabet.

Photography at 2

We were lucky enough to be able to have Emalyn's 2 year photographs taken on her actual birthday.

They turned out so fun. Just like Emmy.

Kim is really a great person to have take these photos....so glad we have her as a resource!

Thanks Kim!!

The Gala....Finally

Tiredness has made all my posts arrive late....so here I am catching up.

Alzheimer's Gala. I mentioned it here awhile back.

And here are some photos...hardly "many" but still some nonetheless.

Centerpeices-there were two types-one for the tables with Chiavari chairs and another one for the tables set with gold brocade slipcovers. Both tables had a gold/robin's egg blue tablecloth that pulled the colors perfectly.

Turned out beautifully.

This is a large statement piece that stood atop the main auction table because the main room we were in is an atrium-this is during the silent auction.

To say it was large is an understatement.

If you live in the Twin Cities and don't use Arts & Flowers in St Louis Park, you are sadly missing out. Steven, the owner, is great at what he does.











Lastly, Cameron and me.

TimTam Love

Thank you Uncle Duncan and Aunt Melanie (in Australia) for the beloved TimTams. American's just don't know what a treat they are missing out on.





I can't quite remember why she ended up pointing to her eye...but the chocolate was a wonderful treat :0).






Emmy pointed to the camera and actually got chocolate on my lens...I was explaining to her that we should be careful because chocolate on the camera was yucky. She came in close for an inspection.





SAY CHEESE!! (Which she really was saying at the time...)

2-two-dos-deux

She's two.

Today.

We had our party in early May since that was when both sides of the family were in town.

It was a lot of fun. Oma and Opa (and family) gifted her fun clothes and one of those talking Little Miss Sunshine's. Along with that came Little Miss Chatterbox (very appropriate for this little girl, I will say).

My mom/dad and brother gifted her a small play kitchen. Cam and I got her kitchen pots and pans and utensils. My mom is an exceptional sewer and made felt food for the kitchen.....pizza, cookies, "no-nees" (mac 'n cheese), strawberries, fried eggs and pancakes.

Look how great all these things turned out:


I am happy Emmy is older....I have more fun with older kids because they are communicative. And communicative she is!

She's putting together 3-4 word sentences. She repeats pretty much anything we challenge her with (including Spanish). She has most of her favorite books memorized. Really, she just doesn't stop talking.

Kind of like her momma. :)

She loves to sing too....but that may be back along with the communicative/verbal. And that comes from her daddy.

She loves to run.

She loves to wash her hands.

Loves her markers rather than crayons. And loves "tracing" her hands (I didn't mind so much with the crayons, but those markers are only so washable...).

She is quiet in church in that she whispers. But you can't get her to sit still if your life depended on it. Tried everything, she CANNOT/WILL NOT sit still.

She loves Pincey (Quincy the Pug). She likes to sit on the couch with him and have her hand on his back during "movie time."

She loves her daddy. Every morning her first word, "daddy?" And I always have to say, "he's at work already, sweetie." Then we move onto other things....usually milk or juice related.

But...*sigh*

...my first baby has grown up quite a bit. I look at her and only see how much she has grown and changed. Just look:

Newborn (Amy Rae Photography)-

One Year Old (Kimberly Williams Photography)-

Two Years Old (Kimberly Williams Photography)-

(I borrowed these from the maternity shoot...but I bet her photos will be up soon on www.kimberlywilliamsphotography.com)



She sure isn't a baby anymore.

Good thing there is another one due to arrive soon... :) But that really isn't why we got pregnant....promise!

What a week...

You may (or may not) have noticed I haven't posted in a bit.

That break was due to Cameron being out of town for a week (work related), while his wife was creeping up on 34 weeks preggo. He was gone Sun-Sat.

We should have planned the whole family going. Orlando, FL. Would have been a much needed break for me. But me, flying at 33 weeks? Not really on my list of things to do.

His week went well. Met up with people he hadn't seen in a while, old friends, that kind of thing.

Emalyn and me, on the other hand!??! How did we do? How kind of you to ask....

All week she and I both had a stomach/intestinal bug. Which led to a ridiculous diaper rash for Little Miss (in which she fights the diaper changer like a champ...she is STRONG. Even doctors/nurses say so.)

Thursday, I went to pick her up from school and see her eyes-both of them-are pink. And she itches them all evening long. She had pink eye about a month ago, so I already had the drops, thankfully.

Thursday night, Emmy commences to poop her diaper EVERY TWO HOURS UNTIL MIDNIGHT. Midnight. At which time, I decide to pull her in bed with me and we both finally fall asleep for the rest of the night. THANK HEAVENS!

So, off we went to the doctor Friday morning, because it just isn't right to be pooping that much.

The final verdict:
Double ear infection, (which for Emmy leads to...)
Pink eye in both eyes (while still getting over the)
stomach flu.

Glorious.

I can be grateful we weren't throwing up at least.

And so my reward? Cam surprised me with this:





What a sweet husband I have.