Siblings

When I was pregnant with Emma, I remember my boss telling me that it's very difficult adjusting from having just one kid to two.  She said that Bobby and I would get in a nice rhythm eventually and that all the hard work will be quickly forgotten as soon as I experience the joy of watching them play together.  That's so true - check them out playing with Lego's!


Noticed Ryan wearing Emma's hair bows the other day. . . he looks so cute in them!  I asked if I could take his picture and he said "Sure, but please don't show my friends".  Okay honey, I'll just blog it!



Boy, has time changed since the last time he did this.  This picture was taken in December shortly after Emma was born. . . .

Emma's First Tooth

We've known for the past 2 weeks that Emma was cutting her first tooth.  The obvious symptoms (chewing on everything, drooling, fussiness) were in full swing this week.  She's been in good spirits though and has really taken it like a champ.  We can feel the bottom tooth poking through but it's still too small to get a picture.  I was able to get a video of her chewing on her sippy cup - gives her swollen gums a little relief.

Brooklyn Turns 6!

Ryan's cousin, Brooklyn, recently turned six years old.  Ryan loved celebrating it at a local ice cream shop along with 9 six year old girls. 

Here Ryan is pinning the "scoop" on the "cone". 

Mmmmm, Ice Cream on a 101 degree day!

The Crew!

LOL. . . Literally!

I caught Emma laughing out loud at me blowing a plastic golf ball out of my mouth.  Cheap entertainment - I love it!

Look Who Is Crawling!

Look who is crawling now!  Stair gates have been installed and we've tried to baby proof the house as much as we can.  I am still at a loss as to what to do with all the little pieces that come with 99% of Ryan's toys.  I'll have to tackle that challenge soon.

This video was taken a week ago - the girl has picked up some MAJOR speed since then. 

Dallas Children's Museum

Gracie and I took the kids to the Nature & Science Children's Museum last week.  What a cute place for little one's to learn and explore. . . .

Mommy forgot that a rock climbing wall is nearly impossible when wearing an Orthopedic boot - poor guy!



Emma loved "playing house" with some other little girls. 

Milking a cow!



This is one of my favorite pictures of Emma!



Bubbles!



Vacation: Part Two!

Cabo San Lucas Vacation continues. . .

When we booked our trip we knew the Hilton Resort was located in Los Cabos and not Cabo San Lucas.  If we wanted to go into Cabo where the famous Marina, Lover's Beach, Celebrity owned restaurants, shopping, etc we would have to take a $30 cab ride each way.  We knew that would add up quickly so we decided to rent a car for a good part of our time there.  And I am so glad we did!

Here is our sporty rental car called the Dodge Attitude.  Here were some of the special features it carried - had to manually roll the window up and down, no working radio and it rattled once we got over a certain speed limit. . . . LOVE IT!

The Dodge Attitude gave us access to Cabo Marina -- loved looking at all the boats and yachts



Lover's Beach



 

Check out the seal on top of the rock.  Perfect spot to catch some rays!

Sunsets were beautiful!



One of the reasons why we were so excited to get home!!!



Our Vacation

Bobby and I spent 6-days and 5-nights in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. . . just the two of us!  With the help of both sets of Grandparents, we were able to fully relax and enjoy spending time together in paradise!

  Here is what I ordered as soon as we arrived - Pina Colada, of course!

 This picture was taken within the first hour at the hotel.  We ran to our rooms, put on our bathing suits and went downstairs to have lunch at the pool.  We were so excited to start our vacation. . .

We stay at the Hilton Resort and Spa.  We heard from others that this was one of the best hotels to stay in.  The staff was wonderful and attentive, we had direct access to the beach, the pools were huge and had great views of the ocean and our room was spacious and the bed was sooooo comfortable.  No complaints!

We spent a good chunk of our vacation enjoying the sun and eating!  Here is a video of Bobby playing in the ocean.  You can see the waves were so big.  

Here I am enjoying the sun and watching Bobby surf!

Lots of pictures taken laying on the beach or hanging out in the pool.  So relaxing!



 We ate some of the best food on our vacation - Italian, Japanese, Steak & Lobster and of course Mexican! 

Homemade Salsa!

More pictures and videos to come!

All Things Emma

I am in complete denial this child of mine is 8 months old TODAY.  She is growing up so fast - here are a few things that she's doing now. . . .

She's been rocking back and forth on her hands and knees for the last few days.  I am certain that she will start crawling soon!

Emma is now sitting in a highchair.  We had too many "close calls" having her sit in the bouncy seat while we feed her that it was time to bust the highchair out of storage.  She really likes sitting up like a big girl -- she even bangs on the tray with her hand when she wants more!

She loves to stand while holding onto the pillars.  Ryan used to love doing this. . .

We brought out a lot of Ryan's old toys from storage and set them up in the playroom for Emma.  She loves playing up there especially if Ryan and Oliver are up there with her.

Emma is still rockin' her pretty blue eyes!  Yeah, I was hoping they wouldn't change colors.  We get comments from people about her beautifully arched eyebrows.  I keep telling her women pay big bucks over the course of their lifetime getting their eye brows shaped.  I hope they stay this way!



Emma loves having playdates especially with her friend, Jack.