Summer Catch Up

This summer we have had lots of fun at parks and in our own backyard.

Emmett is walking more than crawling these days, so I'm really running around.

Here are a bunch of pictures of the last few months.

Camping with Katy

Owen helped Jordan clean and organize our storage area in the 

basement.  He had a lot of fun playing with tools, rocks and all

daddy's treasures.  His favorite was when daddy mounted the lockers

and he called his "bear cave".

Big boy with a spoon

Letting Yaya's butterfly go

Our garden friend, the banana spider. Jordan likes to feed her grasshoppers.

 She caught a bee this day.  Eeek!

Emmett found his reflection in the dishwasher.

Hugging the baby

Bath time with Owen, Katy, Will and Emmett.  They had so much

fun at our neighborhood get together, but boy were they muddy!

More fun that same night with glowsticks

Emmett crawled behind the couch to get a block and he got stuck.

Needless to say he was mad I ran away to get the camera :)

Still likes eating those toes.

 His new favorite toy.  Pushes and pulls it all over the house.

I even caught him carrying it up the stairs the other day -oops!

Dinosaurs at the Zoo.  Owen was terrified of T-Rex, but Emmett just kept

munching on his cheerios like nothing was going on.

Madison Farmers Market Visit

Eating a walnut shell -caught you!

Jenna and Steve's Wedding 7.21.12

Owen was the ring bearer in my cousin Jenna's wedding last weekend.

He impressed us all by wearing his tuxedo with pride (he said, "I

look like daddy now!") and walking down the isle with the flower

girl, Mallory.  I was the flower girl in my Aunts (Jenna's mom) wedding and 

Mallory's dad was the ring bearer in my Aunts wedding.  The wedding

was also at my church, where Jordan and I were married.  Jordan

spent the day with Emmett and they made a couple hour appearance

at the reception.  It was a very fun weekend and I was so proud

of my little man for doing it all!

They both love spending time with their Great Aunt Cathy

All grown up and ready to watch our kids do it!

Looking at the ducks and fisherman in the river

 Daddy tickles

Dancing with Yaya

Making mud pies with Aunt Cathy has become a special 

thing they do together.  Owen LOVES it!  

Emmett Turns One

Happy 1st Birthday, Emmett

What a difference a year makes.  The first picture is of Emmett’s second day of life.  I still can’t bring myself to post a picture of him right after birth because it is still too difficult to look at.  I look at my healthy, beautiful, snugly little boy today and I can almost forget the rough start he had.  He didn’t let any of it slow him down. One year ago, Jordan and I kept saying we couldn’t wait to get out of the NICU and fast forward one year.  WE DID IT!  Emmett is the happiest baby these days.  He loves his mom, dad and big brother so much. We are all greeted with squeels of delight and a big smile when we enter the room.  He loves to eat and crawl around every where.  Don’t leave the gate open on the stairs because he will be halfway to the top before you realize.  He opens every cabinet in the kitchen and loves to go for the corning wear.  His favorite foods are pasta, blueberries, mini waffles and graham crackers.  He can drink out of a sippy cup and get his Cheerios out of the snack trap.  He will plop his entire body on top of a soft blanket or stuffed animal and lay his head down for snuggles.  He gives long, snugly hugs.  He is not so hot on the idea of walking, but loves to use a walker to get around.  If he ends up with 2 things occupying both hands you will find him standing alone in the middle of the room until he realizes it and promptly sits down.  If he sees a ball you will know it, “baw” is his first word.  He also says “num-num”, “da-da”, and “ma-ma”.  He tries to chase after Grace and gets very upset and frustrated when she won’t stick around for cuddles.  Emmett has taken after his big brother and follows Papa around the house.  His nicknames are Emmanator and Emmie (don’t all babies have to have a “ie” added to their name?) He has 5 teeth, 3 on top and two on bottom. We love you so much Emmett and couldn't imagine life without you!!

We celebrated Emmetts birthday on Saturday the 14th.  Papa, Yaya, Aunt Melissa, Uncle Bob, Aunt Courtney, Hadley, Aidyn, Lennon, Beckett, Grandpa, Grandma, Jon, Jackie, Carter and Lucy were all here to celebrate. We grilled barbeque chicken breast and legs, swam in the pool and the awesome blow-up slide/pool/bounce house Aunt Courtney brought and busted a pinanta.  It was an awesome day for an awesome kid.