Shopping and a Cardinal Game

Here is Emma today before we headed out to the mall to spend our Gymbucks! (love those!) I told her to grab her purse so we could go shopping and she was ready in a flash! Love that girl!




On Wednesday, we went to the Cardinal game with our friends Dave and Steph. Dave suffers the depressing illness of being a Cubs fan so we are debating on ever taking him back! Special thanks to Grammy for a LONG day of babysitting! (and Al for the tickets!)

Hot Springs, AR

To celebrate the end of tax season, Adam and I went to Hot Springs, AR for some much needed rest! It was my first time to be away from Emma overnight so that was a bit hard! It rained the entire weekend so we didn't do much. We pretty much drove over five hours to watch two movies at the theater! The bed and breakfast we stayed at ended up being really nice, though when we arrived we both were thinking it looked more like a haunted house! Those internet brochures can really make just about anything look good with the right photography and lighting! We were not sure what we had gotten into when we arrived but it ended up being great. Sorry there are so many pictures of Adam... since Emma was not around he was all I had to photograph. Also, I apologize for my frizzy hair in the photos. The rain just does a number on it. I looked like Monica from that one episode of Friends!



Here are some shots of Emma from this morning. I think she enjoyed her time with all of her grandparents this weekend. She didn’t even act like she knew we were gone!

Easter Weekend

Here are a few shots from Easter morning after church. You may think Adam is looking a little thin and scruffy but just two more days and tax season will be over!!!

We spent Easter with my mom's family at my uncle's house. Emma and her cousins Ally and Emilee are all within a few months of age. She played all afternoon with them. They played so well that I almost forgot I was supposed to be watching her!

Here are some pictures with Grammy and Pops........

Every year I dye Easter eggs with my little cousin Catherine. We attempted to let Emma participate but she was not very gentle. She only dyed on egg and then she watched from her seat in the bean bag chair. I think she was enjoying her bottle more than the egg dye!

Emma Turns One!!

On Sunday, we celebrated Emma’s first birthday with my family and some of our friends. Emma LOVED the cake (she takes after her mother!) and was in awe of all the people staring at her! Grammy made her bedding for her baby crib which Emma loved. She has been trying all week to climb IN the crib. Since the crib was originally mine as a child, I doubt it is sturdy enough for her! Sorry for all of the pictures! I am not good at narrowing them down! Obviously!

An afternoon with Papa Jack.....

Friday, April 3rd was Emma's first birthday. Since Adam was still busy with tax season (only a few more days left!), Emma and I spent the day with my dad. I left them for an hour and this is what I came home to! My dad said "she has been into everything!" By the scene I saw, I would have to agree!

Emma's Illinois Birthday Party

The weekend before Emma's first birthday we traveled to El Paso, IL to spend some time with Grammy's family. It was a fun weekend filled with lots of people, a new baby cousin (Baby Natalie!) and a birthday party! Here are a TON of pictures from the weekend!

All babies two and under were put on the couch for a diaper shot. The photos due not really show the true chaos of the event!

And the party pictures......

Emma's Picture Day

We recently had Emma's photos taken. Here are a few shots from her one year photo shoot!