The faces of Emily and the mischief that follows...


 

 

This was some sweet time that we got to spend with Aunts, Grandmothers, and uncles. One of the pics below shows Emily with her only great-grandmother that is still living. Our trip to Virginia was spit into two places. In the middle of the trip we were able to meet for my sister-in-law's birthday. We had so much fun while staying with family...Too bad Emily and I were quarantined for a few days in the middle of the trip. It was such a wonderful chance to see everyone and enjoy Thanksgiving!

Yucky!!! The first day of waking up sick. By the next night her temp. was almost 104. That was no fun...for any of us:) 

These are some of the pics from the first part of our trip to Virginia. The basketball pics are of my nephew who is an incredible athlete. It was so fun to finally see one of his games, even though it was just a scrimage...we are so proud of him! We feel so blessed that we were able to spend so much time with our family...being 1o hours away is really hard.


 

 

 

AWESOME time with Uncles, Grandad, and Cousins in Virginia!


 

Emily's Baby Dedication!

 

OOPS! These are the winners! 

Lip Sync with "Junket" (middle school youth)...even Em got her groove on this night. The winners (the girls, of course) are pictured with the award. We had SO much fun!


 

Chicken time and Thanksgiving with our Community Group!
 

Has it Really Been Over a Month?

I find it incredibly hard to believe that our last blog was Nov. 15. I'll admit myself how truly slacker that is. I just really don't know where the time has gone.

We were able to spend some wonderful time in Virginia with family over Thanksgiving and we had a blast, except of course that Emily and I got sick and ended up staying sick until...well, we are still getting over it. I think we just kept reinfecting each other! I'm sure all of you with children can relate.

So, to save myself and our readers from reading my tedious ramblings of various activities over the last month, I'll hit the highlights. Emily began to play Peek-a-Boo, she is talking up a storm (just like her mommy:)), she says "Dada" all the time, she eats all kinds of new foods (although, Uncle Sean, we are going to hold off on the grapefruit for another month:), her hair is really getting curly, she has conquered the staircase, and...she took steps all by herself! Hooray for Emily!!! She is very independant, loves to play on her own, and LOVES to be cheered on when we try to get her to take steps! The most that she has taken at a time has been 6 steps. I heard some celebrity say in an interview once that his newly walking toddler resembled a drunk midget...so true, so true!

The pictures that follow were taken over the last month. I figure I better get on top of this blogging situation before Auntie Judy starts to send hatemail!:) And, of course, before the big first Christmas and birthday!

Enjoy...love to you all and We wish you a very MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!