getting in good with God

much anticipated scramble today for our church - savages were in it to win it...

emmy decided to practice her driving

looks like grandma is hiding...as emmy would say- peekaboo!

nice form - ron gets mvp - he had some clutch shots

scott got the fashion award - i think coral is his color

brad had his game face on. this was serious stuff.

emmy just being adorable

scott having a little fun

and the girls there to support the savage men

emmy was perfecting her pointing skills

the 3 savage boys

turns out that the scramble was a huge success. not only did they take first, but paula also won the grand price raffle drawing - and won a new driver. and to top it off - ron won longest drive. looks like we will be back next year to defend their title...and maybe i'll let emmy stay up past 7...

now were getting somewhere

emerson has finally figured out the correct crawling stance, both legs behind her. before she always had one in front and one behind. she was practicing all day long at daycare and then last night at our house. a lot of rocking back and forth going on. she goes from that to wanting to walk - wont be long before my darling is mobile. watch out!

some more pictures of my beautiful monster

it's okay to cry over spilt milk

hanging out with her friend Cam who turned 1 today! Happy birthday Cam Cam

and yes i am holding my own bottle now

not gonna lie, today has been a rough day. emmy hasnt been napping or sleeping well and by about 6:30 this morning i handed her to her daddy. i thought maybe it was her ears and took her to the doctor but nope. ears are good which for me was a good thing but a bad thing too - if that's not it, what in the world is it....me.... i continually get up with her 5 or 6 times a night everytime she makes a peep. yep, she has me trained. uugh. back to square one again i'm afraid. so when i tipped over my bottle of milk, yep, that's just the way this day has been going. but yes, i have been reasurred, you have your good days and your bad days...but she makes it all worth it in the end. just hope she decides to give her mommy a break soon. because daddy has been getting an earful! sorry brad - thank god you are so laid back.

double digits

Emmy was 10 months old yesterday - ten months....I have managed to keep her alive for 10 months. I'm going to give myself a pat on the back. I cant even keep a plant alive for 10 months let alone a little being. pretty proud of myself -
here are 10 new things with emmy:
1. she likes to feed winston now from her high chair - she especially likes giving him cheese
2. she loves to point and hold up one finger when you ask her how old she is. we are practicing so she will have it figured out by the time we will need this trick
3. she is now holding her own sippy cup and bottle by herself
4. emmy is sleeping like a big girl in her crib - we are still working on sleeping straight through
5. she will whisper if you whisper at her.
6. emmy enjoys a few moments to herself in her crib in the morning when she wakes up - she likes to chat and if she's especially happy, she will turn on her mobile and laugh to herself for a good 10 minutes
7. she must be standing or walking assisted. no longer enjoys sitting or laying really very much
8. loves to be naked. this isnt new but now that it's nice again she's loving it and i'm loving her rolls - yep, havent lost any yet
9. thinks winston is the funniest thing in the world. i have caught him numerous times sticking his tongue in her crib trying to lick her when they are both supposed to be sleeping
10. has finally figured out how to lower herself back down and put herself back to sleep from standing. this one is my favorite. i no longer have to go in and help her get back down when i find her standing up.

green lizard

I love when emmy watches baby einstein - and there is this one puppet show part where a little green lizard comes and makes a scary blah noise - and everytime she sees the green lizard she reaches for me and buries her head in my shoulder because she is a little scared. and me being the mom can protect her. i love that.

a weekend of cuteness