Park Fun

We had such a great time yesterday. We shared some park time with our sweet friends Reed, Hudson and Aunt Heather. Reed and Em enjoyed having the park to themselves and really LOVED the swings. It was so fun to sit back and watch them enjoy each other. Reed was acting like a big brother trying to aggrivate Emory a little and boy did it work! He would sit on the slides and wait until she told him to go about 50 times....then slide down....man, I remember my brother doing things like that to me!!!! What can I say, they are like brother and sister in many ways.

I will say the break at the park was so much fun. It was one of those times when I really was thankful that I get to stay at home with Emory and do fun things during the day like this. I am committed to doing them much more often now that the weather is getting a little cooler.

Thank you Lord for my sweet baby girl and her buddies.

Prayer

I heard Em today in the backseat talking about random things. She is always talking or singing a song. I caught a precious moment.....a prayer:
Dear God, thank you for Grae's toys, toys, dinosaurs, Christpray (means in Christ name)Amen.

We had another funny moment today. We were in a store and she pointed to a lady and said,"What's her name?" I replied, "I don't know." To which she said, "Let's smell her." I said, "What?" She said, "Let's see what she smells like."

Where do they get this stuff? Too cute!

Missing YOU terribly!

Oh sweet Tater Tot, sometimes it is so hard to blog about all the fun things we have going, because no matter how fun they are, there is ALWAYS a part missing. Sometimes it causes me to be a little sick at my stomach and other times, it just causes me to be thankful I had you for the short while you visited us. I guess I have decided that I want you to be a part of my blog as well....so in the future when I print these out, you will have your spot in there too.

I do hate searching for good pictures of you, because I have so few of your short time here, that when I get to the end I am always dissapointed I don't have more.....

The memory that is filling my mind lately, is you laughing without sound. It was so awesome. You would kick your head back and open your mouth really big....but nothing would come out. Some thought it was because you couldn't make noises, but oh, you could definatly cry and make sweet sounds too.....I think your laugh was on hold for a little while.....I would pay lots of money to hear what your laugh would have sounded like......but, I guess I will just have to wait until I see you again.

Just Runnin' Around

I have noticed a pattern....Emory loves to run in circles......yes, literally...sometimes she will do this for 20 minutes or more, singing or talking the whole time. She does like to run in other directions too. She definately helps me get some extra running in at night when we are playing together in the backyard.

We went to a birthday party the other day and I noticed she didn't hang around any of the other kids.....guess what she wanted to do? She ran "around" the party the entire time we were there, except when she ate pizza.

We were at our youth minister's house the other day and Emory was running in circles in their backyard when his wife looked at me and said, "Is she always full of this much energy?" I laughed and tried to explain, but the overall answer is yes. I am glad God made her with way more energy than me......maybe she won't have to take naps every Sunday like her Momma!

A Date With The Ducks

My sweet friend Echo asked Em and us to come along on a date with the ducks. There is a resteraunt here that has lots of ducks that hang around hoping people with sympathize with them and feed them the rest of their hamburgers. We took the girls the other day when we had perfect weather and let them feed the ducks. The funny thing is, we couldn't get our own daughters to stop eating the bread! It was almost as if they had never had bread before.

We fed the ducks from the picnic table and then moved out to the dock, where we saw a few catfish steal the bread away from the ducks. It was such a simple outing, free, and fun.....which is exactly what I am about....trying to lead a simple life in a fast pace world.

Thank you Lord for the time I have with Emory and my sweet friends. Thank you for your creations.....even the afro duck.

Throw together Slumber Party

When the Hubbies are away (dove hunt), the kids and Mom's will play. Em and I had the best time last Friday night. We had a last minute throw together slumber party at Grae's house. Before the slumber party we went to eat hamburgers with Sarah and the boys, and then went to the park to play with all the boys (Triston, Ty, Grae, Will). Of course bath time was necessary....and gave way to some super cute pictures.

The Moms (me, Alisha, Sarah) had some great late night conversations...but paid for that the next day! (smile, wink). Times like those are always times that I cherish for weeks after.

One of my favorite moments happened when I was sleeping by Emory on the floor. She woke up in the middle of the night and grabbed my hand to wrap around her and said, " Mommie, pat me." It was so sweet! I don't have many experiences sleeping with Em since she has always slept in her own bed, so when things like that happen it really melts my heart. Little Ty's alarm clock went off early, so Em and I switched to Grae's bed (since Grae got up early and got in Sarah's bed) and slept another hour...giving me a total of 3 hours.....needless to say, Em and I both took long naps that day!

Our slumber party included guest mice (ask Sarah), musical beds, and a few wet heads....but all in all was a great time!

Missing Pancakes

Emory came to me the other day with a mystery liquid all over her hands. I had escaped to the computer to check emails very quickly, but apparantly not quickly enough. I knew I was in trouble when she said,"Momma, come help me clean."......The pictures explain it all....she had decided to use syrup to clean the kitchen floors and cabinets. I will say, thanks to my friend Stacy, I took the time to take a picture...before mopping the kitchen floor 3 times. If you come to our house, be sure to bring your own pancakes.

Moment to Remember

Emory is in the stage where she says so many cute things....it's hard to remember. The other day I was loading her into the car and bumped her head on something on the way in. I grabbed her head and whispered over and over,"Oh honey, I am so sorry, so sorry, I didn't mean to bump your head." She looks at me and says," Let's try that again." Thanks for the second chance.

Snuggle Time

One of my favorite things about being Emory's Mom is the snuggle time we have together. In the mornings, or after naps, she will sit with me and snuggle for a few minutes. As she gets older (each minute) the snuggle time becomes shorter and shorter. So, I figured I should write about it here, so when it doesn't happen anymore, I will remember it! Thank you Lord for my sweet snuggly daughter and the opportunities I have to love on her!

Labor Day Camping

We braved the heat and went on our annual Labor Day Camping trip with my family and Jody's family. Even though it is always so hot, it is still a lot of fun. This year Emory had a great time going down to the water and throwing rocks. It was fun for me because I got to have some one and one time with her a few times that I took her down to the water by myself (a 5 minute walk).

The boys introduced Emory to the fish they would catch each day. She loved looking at the fish. I love this picture of Em with Uncle Chad.....the reason I love it so much is the smile on my Dad's face in the background. Priceless. You know I am a Daddy's girl through and through.