Sunday, May 19, 2013

Emery is walking and Brody's first campout!

Emery is 13 months old now, and  started walking about a week ago!  She was taking a few steps at a time for about 2 weeks, but now she can walk wherever she wants - and her legs are so short and chubby, it is just too cute!  I will have to get a good picture of her walking soon!  She is about to get a couple more teeth, but she only has 4 right now.  Speaking of teeth, Brody went to the dentist on Friday and was so good - he let them clean his teeth and was such a big boy!  He is growing up so fast!  He talks so well, and has quite the vocabulary!  

A few weeks ago (during a cold spell!) we had some friends over to play in the mud.  All the kids were soaked in mud and water, and they loved it!  This is Shelley and Meg - we run and workout together, and get the kids together to play a lot!



A couple weekends ago, Brody and Daddy camped out in the back yard!  We had a whole afternoon of events - we made a fire to cook hot dogs and smores on, they set up the tent, and then actually slept in it all night!  Jay has already bought a pad to sleep on next time, but overall, they slept well, and Brody is ready to do it again!


Brody had tons of snacks with him!  They also had their sleeping bags, flashlights, and a lantern.


Emery and I just hung out inside once it got dark.  Brody and Daddy went on a "hunt" in the dark with their flashlights!  It was just so cute! 

Brody getting a haircut and eating push pops!



Brody has been having swimming lessons once a week.  He does really well - he can float on his back, and turn around and swim to the wall.  I'm not sure if he will be swimming by himself this summer but it will be close. 


We had our 8 year anniversary a couple weeks ago!  We went to eat at a nice steakhouse in Little Rock.  We love date nights!


I took the kids to Wynne to watch Tom play baseball during the week one day.  His game got cancelled, but we had a great time playing and cooking hot dogs and smores again - we love that meal!





I just love this picture of Emery sitting in the stroller!



Mother's Day 2013!  I am so blessed to have these 2 sweet babies!! I love them both so much and am so thankful that Jay works so hard so I can stay home with them every day!


Finger painting...which actually didn't go so great!  We will try it again soon!

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Emery James is 1!!

Happy Birthday to Emery!!  We have come a long way!  She is a different baby right now - so happy and loves to cuddle and play.  I can't believe she is one!
 
A few things to remember about Emery at 1 year:
-weighs 21lb 2 oz (70th percentile) and is 27in tall (1.6th percentile!!); our sweet chubby baby!  She is about 1 lb heavier than Brody was, and about 1/2 an in shorter.
-she sleeps from about 7 or 7:30pm to 7am, with 1 or 2 naps, depending on what we are up to that day
-loves to eat everything we eat!  She is getting a little picky, but still loves all fruit, turkey sandwiches, fish, cheese, yogurt, and pretty much any snack I will give her
-loves Brody and everything he does!  She also loves to be outside, just like Brody!  We play outside for hours and hours everyday! 
-Emery loves going to Papa and Grandmas - if Brody gets to go for a few hours, she wants to go now too! 
-She is developing a quite strong personality!  She knows what she wants and will tell you if you aren't doing it right!  She also loves the paci, and sleeps with 5 or 6 every night!
We love you sweet baby girl!!  

Playing with Daddy!
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Gram, Pop, and Austin came to spend the night before Emery's birthday party, so we went to eat and played the night before.  We decided to just do a small party for family only - just lunch and cake, and it was a lot of fun! We had fun visiting with everyone, and the highlight of the party was the cake, as you will see!


Pop and Jay had a big job that night to do too - put the new kitchen together, which took a while, but looks awesome!  Both kids love it!

Breakfast...

I made a banner with all Emery's monthly pictures - it turned out pretty cute!


Emery loves Jessica!  She came over early to help me decorate


Brody and Austin had fun - and ate a lot of cupcakes!


My sweet girl!








Memaw even got to come - she rode from Wynne with MarMar and Uncle George.








Pop and Papa






Emery loved the cake so much! She almost ate the whole thing, so we finally took it away from her and stuck her in the bath!












Ley and Emery

It was a fun party!  Happy birthday!

Having a snack and playing outside




Making muffins for breakfast


Brody loves going outside after bath, before  bedtime


She does have a spoon in one hand, but it was easier to eat with the other hand!