On the Move

Here is a recent video of Emma learning how to scoot. So far these are her attempts to crawl- she may be doing the real thing very soon. But right now Emma is mostly happy to hold our hands (or her new walker- thanks Grandma & Grandpa Cone!) and walk all over the house. Whether it's on all fours or two legs, there's no doubt that she's moving on her own agenda!

Birthday Girl

Emma is now a 1 year old! Her birthday was on June 16th, and we had her party the next Saturday. (On her actual birthday we flew home from our family vacation in Florida). Lots of friends and family came to our picnic in the park, and we all had a great time. The big cake event premiered shortly after our lunch of hot dogs and hamburgers (birthday girl had pasta and grapes). Emma ate a yummy buttercream cupcake with vanilla frosting- which was lovingly made by Mommy, Aunt Monica, and Aunt Brittany very late the night before!

We can't believe how fast this year has gone- I know we'll wake up one day soon and Emma will be 7 years old and we'll say the same thing. Emma has accomplished a lot this year, and we are very proud of all the things she has learned and so thankful to have her. We love our little cupcake!

Swimming

We are now the proud owners of a whale-shaped kiddie pool, complete with a tail shade and water spout! Even though Emma has only been swimming in it twice, she already loves it! When we go to the door to let the dogs out, Emma sees her pool outside and starts "hopping" and kicking her legs (which means she is excited).

Here are some pictures of her sitting in her new pool with daddy. Though Sydney and Lily would love to join Emma, the pool has a "no-dogs" rule because inevitably, they would pop it.

Emma's First Boat Ride

This past weekend we spent some time at David's dad's boat house on Lake Tyler. Emma took her first boat ride on Grandpa Mike's new boat and seemed to enjoy it. She liked pointing to the trees and other boats- and she loved the wind in her hair. She made herself quite comfortable on the boat, and even took a good nap! We had a great time and plan to go back a lot more this summer.

Tiny Steps

Well, school's out for mom so it's time to update the blog!! I'll be having quite a lot more time on my hands, so hopefully we'll get more pictures on here more often.
Emma is changing all the time-- it's amazing to see how she has grown this year. Just over Memorial Day weekend she began wanting to "walk" around ALL the time. Her way of walking is holding both of mommy or daddy's hands and rapidly prancing all over the house. When we stop to adjust or stretch (it's a bit hard on the back) she cries to stand up and go some more. And no, she is not crawling yet. She scoots around on her tummy, and is almost doing an "army" crawl, but not quite. That whole saying "you've got to crawl before you walk" might not be true for Emma!

This video was tonight on her way to the bathtub. She wore herself out today- she was asleep by 7 p.m. before Daddy even left the room!