She's walking!

"You little stink pot!" Those were the words of Grampa Douglas when he first saw Emma walking. All this time she could walk, she just needed more confidence. She started walking last Sunday; our "peaceful" days are over!

At the Lake

Memorial Day Weekend

We had a lot of fun during our Memorial Day weekend. We spent time as a family, grilled, visited a state park and witnessed sailing races, and just relaxed.

Here are some pictures that I took in front of John & Nancy's house. Cameron was preassure washing the siding while I looked after Emma. It was hard to get her to smile because she was easily distracted by Daddy and Atenas.

Here's Emma eating grass!

She's really consentrating on the "grassy" flavor:

Emma kissing Atenas:

Never too early..

It is never too early to teach them how to clean!

Radio Flyer Wagon

Grammy Douglas bought Emma this two-seater Radio Flyer wagon in a garage sale. It was a great find! Emma thinks she's a big girl every time she rides in it.

Breakfast at Craker Barrel

Yesterday we joined some friends at Craker Barrel for breakfast. Our friends have a cute 6 month old boy; Gabriel was all smiles and giggles and Emma was entertained by him. We had a great time and enjoyed really good country style breakfast.

Here's cute Gabriel:

We sat Emma in one of the rocking chairs outside the restaurant and she was NOT happy. I guess she didn't enjoy the rocking/movement of the chair.

Fourteen Months

Happy fourteen months our sweet and wild little Emma!

Dirty Hands

One of the ways to entertain Emma during the day is to take her outside. She really enjoys the warm weather, walking in the yard, chasing Atenas and playing with sticks, dirt, mulch, etc. Yesterday we went outside and Emma was playing with Gramm's flowers; she knows she's not allowed to play with the flowers so she ended up playing with the dirt.

*By the way Emma is wearing another cute summer outfit courtesy of her auntie Jenny.

Emma likes getting her hands dirty; I had a hard time removing the dirt from under her tiny fingernails.

You know what happened next...she tried to lick her dirty hand! And here's her face after I told her not to! Pittiful.

Sun Suit

Hot weather is FINALLY here and Emma is able to wear all of her cute summer clothes that Auntie Jenny gave her.

Here's she is wearing the cutest sun suit and her new sandals:

Emma giving Grammy Douglas "attitude" eyes:

New Sandals

What is that?

Keeping Up with Emma

If you are a mom, you know how much fun and exhausting it can be to run behind your one-year-old and try to keep up with them. That's what we've been up to these days...I can't imagine how it is going to be when Emma starts walking! I'll just enjoy one day at a time.

Here's Cameron letting go of Emma:

Pinwheel

As soon as we walked to Gramp's house, Emma saw the pinwheel and she wanted to play with it. Why buy them expensive toys when they entertain themselves with simple things!

Bean Freckle Face

Emma LOVES to eat beans. Here's the result of self-feeding a big bowl of pinto beans:

Bean Freckle Face

Kentucky Derby

Last Saturday Emma and I experienced our first Kentucky Derby party. The Douglas family has been betting among each other for years. We each pick out the horses' name from a bowl and someone collects all the money.

Watching the fastest two minutes in sports was very exciting!

Nancy was the winner with Animal Kingdom!

Holding Tight

Emma is too careful to let go and start walking; she likes holding tight to Daddy instead.