Happy 4th of July Everybody!

Today we had a really nice day as a family. We had a visit from DooDah and also a visit from Grandma Clo. It was nice! Emily took a long afternoon nap and when she woke up we had her pool ready for her to swim in- and then we got dried off and settled and ready for a WATERMELON snack! We weren't sure how Emily would like it- but we gave her a whole 1/4 of a watermelon. She did pretty good with mommy and daddy's help!After we got cleaned up from eating watermelon we had a bbq. We had some bbq chicken breasts on the grill and some corn on the cob. We also had potato salad. Emily LOOOVED the bbq sauce. She ate an entire chicken breast with the bbq sauce. We were amazed! It was a super fun day full of laughs, smiles, and good times! Also we showed her a sparkler and she thought that was pretty neat!

Flashback Friday

this time last year- July 2008

and boy what a difference a year makes- July 2009

cute little bits from my little bitty (videos)

Emi LOOOVES some lemonade! aahhhhhhhhhh!



check out how sweet Emily is with her baby doll

just keep swimming, swimming, swimming

We went for a swimming play date today with our play date ladies and had a blast! Emi is not scared AT ALL to walk right into the pool. So glad I'm there to catch her. She has no fear which scares me. She went under water a few times and had a fun time in her float for like 5 seconds and then wanted out to swim by herself. She can't swim so she wanted to run around the pool while I chased her. Emi's buddies Cara, Kaleigh, Quinn, and Rossi were there with their momma's and it was so nice to cool off! Thanks again Julie's aunt for having us! It was wonderful!

Emi's first visit to the ER

Definitely didn't want this post to ever be on here. It takes years off a momma's life, I tell you what. Will was out of town for work Thursday night and Emi started running just a small fever right before bed Thursday (I think from teething) and I gave her some motrin before bed. Well, around 1a she woke up crying so knowing she had a temp I went to get her and took her temp. It was 102.9 and so time for more motrin. I gave some to her and then took her in bed to sleep with me. She was fine and finally settled back down after giggles and some wiggling. About 10 mins later she woke up with a yell. I thought she was having a bad dream so I turned on my light and she just started seizing. I FREAKED in my mind but knew nobody was there to help ME. So I couldn't flip out like I wanted to. I immediately called 911 and they were on their way. I held her while she had convulsions and her little toes were curled under. It was SO scary and seemed like it lasted forever. It probably lasted a minute. She had stopped by the time I was off the phone w/ the 911 operator. The EMTs got here and Emi and I jumped in the ambulance and headed off to TMH emergency room. She was a trooper but didn't like all the loud noises. Good thing we had her lovey and the nice EMT guy gave her a little stuffed kitty cat to play with and let her keep it. She got checked out got poked, got shots and blood taken, etc. and in between all that took a few naps. We finally were discharged at 8a and headed home. The doctors say it was a febrile seizure which is common when a fever spikes quickly. So, we survived this first scariness and are praying that is IT... at least for this year. We are so happy she is doing better and that she is okay. Here's a pic I snapped while she was snoozing in her hospital bed with her lovey and her kitty cat. By the way, no I didn't stop to get my camera on the way to the ER this was taken w/ my phone.

lunch at the park with Quinn

Today we had a last minute lunch date with Quinn and her momma at the park! The girls had a lot of fun running around and going over the bridge and sharing rocks and pine straw and french fries with each other. Quinn got a boo boo but was so brave! It sure didn't stop the girls from having fun in this heat!

Happy Father's Day! 2009

Will had a great Father's Day! He got a pretty spiffy card from Emily with Mickey Mouse on it and also a very stylin' tie that had Emi's picture all over it! How could you go wrong?! I know being a daddy is the best thing ever for Will. He was meant to be one and I know he couldn't be more proud of his sweet little darling, Emily. Happy Father's Day!

pictures from our camping trip!

We went camping with Emiliy's friend Cara and her family. They have an RV as well and we went over to Jacksonville and stayed at Hanna Park near Atlantic Beach. It was a TON of fun! We did the waterpark, the beach, went shopping, and even got to go to St.Augustine! Emily and Cara did so great! They had breakfast, lunch and dinner together.. and played together great- they even got wagon rides together and went on bike rides together! We had a blast with Cara and her family! Can't wait until next time!

The water park was the big hit with the girls AND us parents!
Sand, Sun, and Fun at the beach
Fun at the campsite and on the drive!
Pretty little ladies in Yellow at the beach- Cara & Emily

a little preview of the fun on our camping trip...

more pics to be posted soon.. but.. the BIG hit at the campground was this fantastic water park that Emily and Cara loved! here's a little video I got of the two of them playing in the water...

cooling off!

it's already gotten super hot outside and it's been in the upper 90's the past few days. The sprinkler seemed like the only solution today! Emily had a blast..also loved it when I took the hose off to rinse her- she played with the hose for another 20 minutes! Oh and we got in the mud too!

where's the princess?

If you ask Emily where's the princess she'll show you.. I think it's too cute because I would say SHE's the princess and she gets that right too.. but she actually has princess pajamas. She also has Dora pajamas and if you ask her "where's Dora?" or "where's the princess" even if she doesn't have her pajamas on...she always looks at her belly to find them!

Emily vs. the popsicle

.....the popsicle wins!

Happy Birthday Ethan!

Our friend Ethan turned 6 and had a birthday party on Saturday! His party was at the Activity Pool. We had never been but we'll have to go again. Emily loved it! Ethan, we hope you had a fantastic day and enjoyed all your friends! Happy Birthday buddy!

playdate at Quinn's house!

Quinn and her momma invited us all over to play and bounce around their living room in the bouncy house! It was so much fun! Emily liked pressing her face up against the netting instead of bouncing though- she thought that was pretty funny. Kaleigh shared her crunches (Em's favorite) once she saw that cannister there was no turning back. Also Emily chowed down on Cara's lunch- she wanted nothing that I brought for her. We also had cupcakes for Cara's belated birthday playdate. Good times and great friends, can't ask for anything more!

hangin' with the "fam"

this past week Nana V.'s siblings and a lot of our close family friends were here. Emily got to meet a few of the aunts, and uncles she hadn't met before. She hung out with everyone and loved making everyone smile so big, especially her DooDah. She's definitely a bright smile when you need one!

stayin' cool in the pool

this past weekend Emily got a new pool from Aunt Debra for her belated birthday. It's got a slide and a dolphin that sprays out water from it's mouth. Emily LOVES it. So, we play in the pool at DooDah's house and we play with it at our house. Everywhere we go Emily loves to play in her pool! Here are some pictures from the past week in the pool.

Happy Birthday Kara!

Today is Emily's friend, Kara's 3rd Birthday. She had an art party and Emily got to do all kinds of arts and crafts. She really enjoyed it. Kara is a very special friend of Emily's and I think Emily will look up to Kara as they both grow together. Thanks for inviting us Kara, we hope today was super fun for you! We love you!

remembering Nana V.

We had to say goodbye to Emily's sweet, Nana V. She passed away unexpectedly on Tueseday. We will always hold the memories very close. All Nana V. ever wanted for as long as I can remember was to be a Grandma. What a great team her and Emily made. Love you forever Nana V.! You are greatly missed and loved, now and always.

Emi's new friend...

Meet Gracie the pony...Gracie the pony lives with Grandma Clo now.. and Gracie absolutely LOVES Emily. She follows her around and wants to play with her. Grandma Clo definitely didn't talk this over with mommy and daddy first but I am guessing it wouldn't have mattered. ☺

"turtle"

Emily doesn't say too many words yet..just, book, mama, dada..and today she said a new one and it kinda surprised me that she said it after me. "Turtle" It's so cute how she says it and I was able to get it on video! So add it to the list... she can say "turtle"