Happy Birthday Poppy!!

She gave her biggest smile ever, even with those gums hurting! Ha

Hope you get to feeling better and have a great day despite the yucky weather Dad!

I better get busy looking for ALL those candles... you can't have a birthday without them!

See you tomorrow at dinner!!

Nifty Invention!

The Eye Fi wireless memory card!

If you don't have one... GET ONE! It's one of the greatest gifts I have gotten! I received this for Christmas 2 years ago and have been LOVING it ever since. SUPER simple to use and takes all the hassle of trying to load your pictures onto the computer away.

After loading the Eye Fi software, simply put the card into your camera and start snapping away, the card does all the work. The pictures load wirelessly in just seconds to your computer. It's AMAZING! This is a great gift for Mommy's especially, since we have very little time to spare.

Go to http://www.eye.fi/ to learn more.

Is it Summer yet?

These warm temperatures we have been having sure has us in the mood for a little pool and beach time!!

I can't wait to introduce Emily to the pool. I have a feeling she will LOVE it because bath time around here is full of splashes and some excited little legs! HA

We will also be going on our first family vacation this summer. Can't wait to see those little toes in the sand!

To keep those little toes from burning... I found this new sunscreen that's delicate foaming lotion while I was at Target the other day. I tried it out on her before we went on our daily walk and boy does a little go a LONG way.

Her little booty is going to look so CUTE in these bathing suits!

This baby girl can't have TOO many! HA

These with her little bathing suit cover up will look just PRECIOUS!!

I thought this was a cute little splash around pool.

A float with canopy is a MUST have for the big pool!

So until these warm temperatures are here to stay, for now we will enjoy the nice weather with nice walks around the neighborhood and sitting out back in our bouncer and bumbo seat!

Are ya'll as ready as we are?

15 Weeks Old

This sweet girl is 15 weeks old.

I meant to post this Sunday and got busy... so here it is.

Taking her weekly picture is starting to get a little challenging. She wants to sit up and then leans and falls over or is moving around and squirming. I know it's just going to continue to get even harder. She noticed the sign beside her for the first time this week too! HA

I suppose it's just a matter of time before it gets demolished.

At 15 weeks you:

* moved up to size 2 diaper

* are not a fan of being strapped into your car seat

* give strangers the "look" until they talk to you

*like to hold your bottle when I feed you

* hold onto things like toys, clothes, etc.... and it ALL goes straight to the mouth

* love going for walks and usually fall asleep

* grab and play with your feet!

Happy Birthday!

Yesterday was Aunt Jenny's birthday and today is cousin Jax birthday!!

Woo all these birthday's make me want to eat cake and dance. HA!

Have a great day ya'll!

Daffodils & a Party!

Friday morning we loaded up the car and headed to Wye Mountain.

A little Methodist Church up there plants acres of daffodils each year as a fundraiser and tons of people go visit and take pictures.

It was SO pretty there and smelled good too! HA

They got pretty busy while we were there. It was so sweet seeing all of the little ones out there getting their picture taken!

A friend of mine who is getting into photography a little, went with us to take pictures of Little Miss Emily! She did really good but there was SO much to look at, it was hard to grab her attention and get her to look at the camera and smile! I think we got some good pictures though.

When Meggan is done editing them I will share a few with you.

I plan on making this a yearly trip each spring with the family! I love traditions!

Our nephew Jax had his 4th birthday party Friday night at a local jump place.

There were a ton of kids there and lots of busy bodies running around! Jax wouldn't be still long enough for a picture so I had to sneak up and take one.

Emily enjoyed watching them all and was just kicking her legs with excitement. I just kept thinking this time next year I will have a little "walker" on my hands that I will be following around closely.

Happy Birthday Jax!

Happy St. Patty's Day!

Emily's 1st St. Patrick's Day

Happy girl doing a little Leprechaun jig! HA

14 weeks

I would like to know HOW 14 weeks is already here!!

This little girl is a BUNDLE of JOY and really ALL smiles!

I love this age and just wish I could bottle her up.

We are now sporting a bib on a regular basis!

She is drooling and is just a wet mess.

You are SO talkative these days! I love hearing you jabber and boy do you tell the BEST "stories"!

Giveaway

I just entered this amazing giveaway to win a $400 Britax B-Scene Stroller! I have heard great things about this stroller. It would be an awesome thing to WIN!

Go check it out at Baby Half off!

http://babyhalfoff.com/blog/?p=3022

Good Luck!

Emily's Dedication

Such a special day! Today was Emily's baby dedication at church.

We got to church early so we could get a seat close to the front for the whole family.

Emily was just as happy and content through the whole service!

I think we were a tad nervous! HA

You can't see Emily in this picture but they were getting the water ready.

Walking around with Preacher Roy. I think she was looking at ALL the kids in the children's choir that were gathered on the floor up front. They were wearing bright orange and it caught her eye!

He said she would be gathered down there with them soon enough.

She was worn out by the time we got home and slept through lunch!

Sweet girl had such a BIG weekend!

I cooked lunch for everyone.

We had BBQ meatballs, corn, green beans, fruit salad and cake.

Patti Cakes mades yummy cake and we have a LOT left over!

3 Months Old

Emily you have changed so much over the past few weeks! I LOVE this age and wished you would stay this little forever. You are still such a GOOD baby! You are just content as can be and rarely fuss. It is such a joy to watch you grow!

It's getting harder to photograph you! HA

At 3 months you are:

* wear size 1 diapers

* drink 5-6 oz

*wear 3 month clothes

* roll over almost every time you are on your tummy

*laugh when are tickled

* love to talk and be talked to

* were dedicated at church

* love to sit in your highchair

* kick & SPLASH during bath time

* want to be held up so can look around

Rhea Lana

Rhea Lana's in town! This was only my 2nd time to go. Last Fall I went as a Mother-t0-Be and found some adorable things, but this time I went a consignor. I only put a few things in it so I could shop early. I am just not ready to get rid of anything really. I am going to store Emily's clothes in tubs according to size and see if we have another little girl in the future!

I love going through those tightly filled racks and finding cute little outfits at SUPER cheap prices! Really what beats that? This time it was all Spring and Summer stuff.. but oddly enough I did find a smocked Christmas dress for next Christmas! HA.. So I snatched it up and put it back for later!

Here are a few of my favorites up close.

Couldn't pass up the pink crab!

Adorable smocked fish outfit!

Another cute smocked floral outfit!

Pillow case dress!

This one will go back for next summer but I couldn't pass it up because it's new and super cute!

There were lots of Momma's out there looking for clothes for their babies.

I really think it's worth going to even if you only find a few things.