Big shoes

Emma has a thing with shoes. She always brings

us our shoes, no matter where they are in the house, she

finds them and brings them (always to the right person)

to us to put on. Sometimes it means she wants to go outside

and ride in her car or go in the back to play, but lately

she has decided to put them on herself!

It is funny to watch her actually try to walk around in the

big bulky shoes, especially Jason's! Mine are usually flip-flops

and she has to try to get her toes in the right place.

Too funny!!!

Sunglasses

Emma has been cracking us up this week wearing these sunglasses.

She got one pair for her birthday from her cousin Callie, but

never really wanted to wear them. Then this week for some reason

she brought them to me and wanted me to put them on her.

She walked around for what seemed like 10 minutes

wearing them! I was afraid she might run into something!

I think dress up clothes are in the near future!

Fun!

Emma's Big Day!

Today was a big day for Emma and her mommy;

it was the first day at Mother's Day Out!

We had to start the day with a good breakfast.

Dressed and ready!

Here we go!

Emma's teachers said she didn't eat much lunch,

so she was pretty hungry when we got home.

After "school" snack; yummy!

Over all it was a pretty good first day.

Her teachers said she cried off and on,

didn't eat much lunch, and only napped

30 minutes, but she was not crying

when I picked her up!

And for everyone's information, I did not cry!

I kept busy and got some errands and house cleaning done,

but watched the clock constantly!

At Last!

The long awaited update! I'm surprised I didn't get phone calls or e-mails from my followers!

It is fitting that my last blog was of Emma walking across the house, because life certainly changed once she became a walker! And I might add that we are down to one nap a day, so that leaves mommy little time to do anything extra! Things have been non-stop, but so much fun!

Above is a slide show of some of the highlights over the past month. Jason and I actually left Emma for the first time longer than one night and took a week long vacation to California. It was awesome!!! We had a great time, but were glad to get back to our sweet little girl. And indeed she is that. She's not a baby anymore, but a little toddler who loves to explore, climb, and dance and play! Her newest tricks are climbing, feeding herself, and amazing us with her rapid growing vocabulary and understanding! Enjoy!

Little Emma Walker

We knew it was coming, Emma just waited until she

was ready. And when she was ready, she took off!

The past two weeks Emma has been walking around the house

exploring all by herself. That's right, no more dragging

Mommy all over the house!

Jason caught a quick video of her tonight walking

from one end of the house to the other.

The end of the video shows her new favorite thing to do,

besides walking everywhere, closing doors!

Four Wheeler Riding and Kayaking

For 4th of July weekend, we went with Jason's family to Watson, Oklahoma

and stayed in a nice big cabin overlooking Mountain Fork River.

We had so much fun!

Emma enjoyed checking out her cousin Austin's toys, one of her favorites;

the battery powered 4-wheeler!

While Mommy and Daddy enjoyed kayaking for the first time!

It was a very nice place and we hope to go back again someday.

Splash into Summer!

Emma and I took a water babies swim class

at the YMCA. She only fussed the first

few days when we first got in the water. But after

a few days of 100 degree temps, it felt like bath water!

She is so cute in her little bathing suit kicking

her little legs and feet under water.

This class is mainly to get babies used to being in the water,

no "real" instruction. Just some fun songs, kicking,

and trying to blow bubbles in the water.

KK came one day, and Daddy came on

another day to watch and take pictures.

It was fun! She even got a certificate and a bottle

of bubbles on the last day!

Mommy's Little Helper

Emma enjoys being my little helper.

She is good at helping me unload the silverware 

from the dishwasher

and being a taste tester!

Take Me Out to the Ball Game

On June 1st we took Emma to her first baseball game.

We went to see our local baseball team; 

the Shreveport Bossier Captains.

The weather was perfect. Emma enjoyed 

walking up and down the stairs,

wearing her mommy out of course!

It was a fun time. Emma wasn't sure what to think about the mascot.

I have to admit, he did look a little shady!