A few pictures

Hugging Kendall her favorite buddy.

She was really tired when she opened her presents last night. She liked her brush, even tried to comb her hair (the baby brush just wasnt making it through all those curls!)

More loving on Kendall.

She's having a Kendall birthday cake. She stole my spatula (still covered in icing) out of the dishwasher this morning...she thought it was great! Yes, her birthday cake is SUPPOSED to look like Kendall...no guarantees, you may have to use imagination, but after spending 4 hours decorating it (longer because of my "help") it is complete. However I'm saving pics to put up when I put up stuff about her birthday party, which is tomorrow night.

And isnt that just the most adorable face!

HAPPY 1ST BIRTHDAY EMILY!

Emily got her first birthday present at 6:30 this morning. Her friend (who is in the background) brought it to her. We just set the bag down in the floor and of course, Emily is a bit nosy and so she had to go start pulling things out and kinda looked at me like, I'm not getting in trouble for this...instead you are taking my picture? This birthday thing might be kinda fun!

Where, oh where, did the last year go? A year ago I was nervously getting my things ready to leave for the hospital, the c-section and to bring home a baby girl. I think there has been more happen in the last year than the other 29 of my life combined.

Precious first smiles, first words, first steps. And it seems like every day, my little baby is a little less of a baby and a little bit more of a little girl. She likes to throw baby dolls around, give hugs, and of course, play with her puppy. She's also very helpful when it comes to loading and unloading the dishwasher and the laundry. She doesnt stay put very long anywhere! And so now, a quick look back at the last year.

One year later....

I went to the grocery store one year ago today and I was buying cereal. I dont remember what kind, but I had been to the doctor, gone for an ultrasound (so I already knew Emily was breech), and then went to Walmart. I was in the cereal aisle when my cell phone rang and it was the dr (not even a nurse!) to tell me that my c-section was scheduled for the following day at 1. And life hasn't been the same since.....

I'll take some pictures of Emily and get them up soon! Due to circumstances beyond our control there will be no professional pictures anytime soon but I will do my best to get good ones and put them up for your enjoyment!

Big Day

For those of you who know my friend Emily, congratulations are in order. Eric Thomas was born at 1:51 this morning, weighing in at 6 lbs 10 oz and 20 1/2 inches long. Both mom and baby are doing well. I talked to the new mommy and daddy and they couldnt be more excited! Good thing we are past the age of film or they would probably go broke with developing, not to mention they would be changing film more often than diapers! (I have seen pictures, he's a cutie--arranged marriages could still work don't you think? :) CONGRATULATIONS EMILY!

And....it was 30 years ago someone else was born....my friend Carissa. Of course she has no internet access and therefore will never know I am wishing her a wonderfully happy 30th birthday! (don't worry I will call her later)

I'll post some pictures of my Emily soon---speaking of birthdays, hers is only 3 days away! Where did the year go?

Puppy Fun

Emily loves Kendall. Kendall has, up to this point, basically tolerated Emily. Emily would pet Kendall, Kendall would look at us like, help, I'm not sure what she's going to do. If one of us were holding Emily chasing Kendall then that was great, but just recently Kendall has made a discovery. Emily can be fun! She will play tug of war and run (well, crawl but boy can she go fast!), and get stuff out of the trashcan for her (at least I'm pretty sure that is what they were doing when I turned around and they were both sitting in the floor by the trash can eating the skin I'd thrown away from a piece of KFC.) The tug of war thing started on Saturday, and Monday and Tuesday. Emily said she had to have something to do while Mommy was watching TV (18 Kids and Counting, which was on for an hour and a half last night...I thought it was only on for 30 minutes....by the way, NEVER having that many kids--I kinda like the ONE that I have!) So for your entertainment, here are a few pictures...(if you are lucky, after my camcorder battery gets charged maybe I'll get the video up).

Kendall was starting to get tired...Emily was actually shoving the sock in her mouth:)

Three Steps

Emily took her first three steps last night. Of course, not of camera...but both her daddy and I saw her. We clapped, she clapped....then she clapped some more (that is one of her favorite games-clapping!) So it won't be long now before she is off and running.

What Happened to Fall?

It seems as though we've gone from summer (ok so it was a very mild one and quite enjoyable) directly to winter, skipping the 70 degree days we have come to expect from October. It was only 34 degrees when I got up this morning, and that wasnt early...that was at 8! I think Emily's coat I bought for her last spring at a garage sale will fit her this winter...maybe even all winter because right now it is a little big but not so big that it won't work. I've had an exciting day...laundry, dishes, laundry, cook lunch, laundry, and did I mention laundry? Now I'm taking a break and trying to be quiet so Emily will actually go to sleep for her nap. She's been a little fussy and acting like she needed a nap, but she has been fighting goign ot sleep so hopefully she will give in. She's much happier when she is well rested!

Just hanging out

I think I caught her at the beginning of a yawn.

This is how you go up the slide, isn't it?

Getting farther up the slide, its a lot of fun

Halloween pictures...she was laughing at her friend

Sitting back and posing...see the spiders behind her!