Stars and Stripes

today emmy saw her first parade....and wow oh wow she just couldn't believe it...
it's fun how each day with a baby is something new and exciting...it's like experiencing everything for the first time all over again...
and the fact that the parade was only about 10 minutes was even more perfect. the perfect length, the perfect weather...it was a good day with great friends

Emmy's pool...or Winston's big water dish

it's been so hot so we are trying to partake in lot of water activities. friday emmy and i went down to the beach and she splashed as the waves came up on shore.
friday night i bought her a water table. and it was so much fun to sit and play- but that only lasted so long before she was begging to get in. and since she fit, why not?

what a happy baby. winston was jealous and wished he could get in too...

everytime i take emmy to her closet to get dressed she pulls on this dress so i let her wear it. she likes the bright colors.

saturday i found myself in the attic of the garage pulling down the little pool. what was once Winston's pool is now emersons, although winston did try to get in ...

this is the closest Brad has ever gotten to helping give Emmy a bath... and yes, we decided since she was already wet and I was just too tired from being sick, that this would be a great time for a bath.

i think she enjoyed it!

a little R & R

Thank goodness Memorial weekend is here! Brad needs some rest after flying the whole month with no sleep, and I have come down with a sinus infection so am a little under the weather. I'm hoping we can get in a lot of rest and relaxation this weekend!
When Emmy wakes up from her nap I hope to go down to the beach and let her play in the water. She loves being outdoors and I'm sure will get a kick out of the lake.
Hope you all have a great long weekend!

love of shoes

it's a big day when i put shoes on my child...she starts giggling and just loves to touch them and put them in her mouth. it is so much fun having a girl. i cannot wait until she's a little bigger and can fit in her ugg boots. she will just love those!
we had a decent night. she crashed at 6 so i knew it was going to be an early morning. she was up once at 10 and then up for good at 5am so we had to take a little nap before daycare this morning. here she is after waking up from her nap before i dropped her off. i'm so lucky i have such a lenient job that i can go in later than most!

happy wednesday!

just a typical morning

Life after 6PM

It's amazing how much you can get done when you can stay up past 6 - I've been really enjoying the fact that Emmy is no longer connected to me all night long and I'm not stuck in bed when Emmy is napping or sleeping for the night. Tonight we had dinner with the Savages although Emmy was soo tired and wanted to go to bed at 5!! Then Brad and I came home and planted 10 little Colorado Blue Spruce trees. I hope they make it! Now I'm catching up on email, watching the Bachelorette!!! and playing with my new camera! SO excited!!
Here's pictures I took of Emmy tonight with it.

Dare I say...

that she is crib trained on day 2!!
She went down at 7:55 as I had to lay her down for a late afternoon nap after daycare - she only took a late morning nap there (for 3 hours) so was in need of one when she got home...so she went down after 8 minutes of crying and slept until 4:30 am! So I changed and nursed her and laid her back down. She let out one scream and was out! And she's still sleeping (it's almost 7am!) maybe a late bedtime is better! it certainly would work well for everyone else! we got to enjoy the evening with her and take the dogs (Winston and Buckley) down to the dock for a swim and then take a walk with the Markell's. I love this weather....