Happy 2nd birthday to Emery!!

Emery turned 2 on April 13th!  (I know - a little behind, but I am going to start back with their birthdays!) We had an Easter egg hunt with just a few friends during the week, and then a small family party on her birthday with dinner and cake.  It has been a while, but here are a few things she has been up to:

-She started climbing out of her bed before she was 2, so she is in a big girl bed now.  We are in the process of redoing the upstairs so Brody and Emery can both have new rooms up there.  

-She is so spunky!! She has very extreme emotions, (guess that is the girl part?!) - she can throw the biggest fit you have ever seen, but she is also the most lovable little thing ever - she tells me she loves me all of the time and gives great hugs and kisses!

-Talking like crazy and trying to do everything Brody does! He is her favorite person in the world! (Except maybe Momma!!)  

-Emery loves her baby dolls, and taking care of them - changing diapers, feeding them, etc. She also loves to cook in her play kitchen, drive her pink car (she has gotten pretty good too), play in the sandbox, play superheroes with Brody, and loves to play with trucks, diggers, and tractors - I guess that is what happens with an older brother!  

-LOVES to swim!  Emery has become such a fish!  They both love to go to the lake and the pool!  

Anyway, we love this sweet little girl more than ever and I am so lucky to get to stay home with both of them.  Days can get long, but they are such a blessing! I am going to miss this stage so much!  Here are some pictures from her birthday parties!

And now for the family party...Em and Gram










We started to sing Happy Birthday...


And she was scared and didn't like it!! Sweet baby girl!!








Emery had the best time opening presents!!!

Arnolds visit from PA

Some of our best friends from Pennsylvania came to visit us in February (I know - I am behind!).  Anyway - we had the best time with them!  We are so thankful for their friendship and can't wait to see them again!

We had a sitter one day and spent the day in Little Rock...

 

It was the best weather for cooking out and using our new outdoor kitchen.  It snowed the whole time in Erie while they were here, so they loved the sunshine and warmer weather!


Mike is trying to help Emery drive the jeep in the background - she still can't drive it too well!

We played at Toad Suck park one day and threw rocks in the river...
















We love you Mike and Elena!! Come and visit soon!

North Carolina trip to visit the Kuremsky's!

The last weekend in January, we all took a family trip to see Marshall and Cara - our friends from fellowship in Birmingham.  We also were able to meet baby Rivers, who was about 5 months old!  We all had a great time catching up and hanging out!  The kids were so good on the planes and really for the whole trip.  It was a great mini-vacation with great friends!

We hope to see you all soon!

We have had several "ice storms" this winter, including just recently in the first of March!  Anyway, this one was from February, and both times Jay had to work, so I bundled up both the kids, and we went sledding in the front yard.  It was fun, but it was also cold, so we never last too long!  It is a lot of work to have fun in the ice!  I think I have some better pictures on my phone, so I'll post those later. 

Happy New Year!

So, we are a little behind, but I am going to catch up!  We had our friends the Chartons and Bennetts over on New Years Eve for dinner and fireworks.  Kids and adults had a great time!

Emery and Brooke watched the loud ones from inside!

We have really enjoyed our outdoor kitchen that we built in the fall.  Any chance we get, we build fires and cook out.  We have also been enjoying the ice cream maker Jay got for Christmas!

Brody and Emery are really playing well together these days.  They both like to dress up and play pretend - cooking, camping out, super hero's,  Brody is the boss right now, but Emery enjoys it and holds her own!  

Flying as Mr. Incredible!  Brody is such a sweet boy.  He loves to play games right now - Candyland, Super Why, Uno, and Monopoly are his favorites.  We make him play by the rules and he does a great job.  That is his treat after Emery goes to bed at night or during nap!

Emery is Miss Independent!!!! She says "I do it" 100 times a day!  She is a great helper, loves to take care of Boots and her baby dolls, and still loves her Momma!  She loves to snuggle up and read books and watch movies.  I will miss the age of both of my babies so much!! They are both so much fun!!

There is a new trampoline park in Little Rock and in the mornings it is Toddler Time so it is so much fun.  We went there with some friends one Friday and then enjoyed lunch at the "train place" afterwards.  Great times!!

We don't post too many pictures at Papa and Grandma's but we have really enjoyed them living in Conway!  We like to have dinner with them about once a week but it ends up being about every 2 weeks.  The kids just adore them!

Little ham!

Gram also likes to come visit about every 2 weeks, and we try to get to Wynne to see her and Pop but of course it is never enough!  The kids love playing with them too!

Happy 70th birthday Papa!!!

The kids and Miss Jessica decorated the kitchen for my birthday!  Jay bought flowers and then we all went to North Carolina to visit our great friends from fellowship...and that was January...Happy 2014!