Saturday, March 7, 2009

March 7th

Today was a beautiful day and as soon as we heard the weather report, we decided that we would be outside all day. Ethan had a haircut appointment this morning and then we went for a bike ride to the park all around the park, up to the top of the park, and back down and around our neighborhood. We were gone from about 12:00 until around 4:00 and it was wonderful. We rode to the.
Ethan and Emma in the trailer. Emma cried a lot again. She better get used to this because the rest of us love riding.

Daddy in his bike helmet.
Mommy and the kids eating our picnic lunch at the top of the park. We rode first to the top and had a picnic and let the kids play at the park there. It was not crowded at all here because people can't drive up here. You have to ride a bike or walk and it is a long up hill walk.
Emma coming down the slide with Daddy.
Ethan talking in the megaphone.

Mommy and Emma sliding.
Ethan had a fun time playing on the playground.
Emma's favorite part was the picnic lunch. (Amy, she reminds me so much of yours in this field!)
After we played at the playground at the top, we rode down (it is so much easier going down) and then let the kids play at the big playground at the bottom. It was really crowded there. Then we rode home and rode around the neighborhood. We also decided that we were going to grill out so our friends Phil and Scottie brought there boys Brady and Caleb over to play and eat and then Daddy went to their house to help Phil fix his car (they are still fixing his car right now actually. They will be awful tired at church tomorrow, especially with the time changing tonight.)
Mommy learned one thing new today, spin class has really gotten her in shape. It was a lot easier riding and going up the hills today than it was last time we rode! That was awesome. Daddy said that Mommy should pull the kids next time because she was leaving him in the dust going up the hills. In his defense, he was pulling about 100 more pounds up the hill than she was.

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

Happy First Birthday to Emma!

Emma turned one on the 27th (I know, we are a week behind on posting these pictures but how's counting!) Anyhow, on her birthday, several people came in to wish her a happy birthday. Cici and Sarah came up on Thursday night. Grandad and Rhetta came up Friday morning and then Aunt Kat and Aunt Kim came up later on Friday also. Friday morning was when we took her to get her first birthday pictures made at the studio and then Friday night we went to Chuck E Cheese to celebrate her birthday. We also sang happy birthday to Aunt Kim because her birthday was last week also.
Emma not only enjoyed eating her cake, she also enjoyed making it!
Ethan liked to help as well.
The birthday girl eating breakfast! She was a princess for the weekend (as if she is not always!)
Ethan, Sarah, and Emma on a ride at Chuck E Cheese.
The princess wearing her crown!
Even Chuck E Cheese wished Princess Emma a happy first birthday.
Emma eating her birthday cake (round 3).
Emma and Sarah eating Emma's birthday cake. Sarah really likes icing.
Daddy taught her how to do this one.
Ethan riding the horse race ride at Chuck E Cheese. He does the tongue thing that his dad does. It is a concentration thing. Somehow tongue out = brain on.
Emma opening a few presents at Chuck E Cheese.
Mommy had to take Emma up in the climbing/crawling thing. We did this with Ethan on his first birthday also. It is really not all that fun, especially when you are an adult.
Mommy was relieved we were finally done!
Princess Emma in her coach!
Emma's birthday cake. If you look really close you can see a real picture of Princess Emma walking out of her castle. Thanks Cici for making the cake.
Emma and Ethan blowing out Emma's candles.
Nana and the princess.
Emma opening her presents at her party.
The princess with her Mommy and Daddy and yes again, her cake. She has become a huge fan of cake, after all it is food and that is her favorite thing! Mommy is still trying to figure out how she is only in the 15th% in weight. We took her to the Dr. for her one year check up Monday and she is 18 lb 5 oz and she eats everything, weighs nothing. Every girls dream!
She likes to share her cake, only not everyone likes to eat off her slober fingers! Happy first brithday Emma. Mommy can hardly believe that her little princess is a year old. Where did the time go???????????

Emma's First Birthday Pictures

I know, we already had one posting of Emma's first birthday pictures. This one is from her rescheduled appointment at the studio where she actually cooperated this time.