Emersyn is 1

Okay.....Here we go, I'm not even going to attempt to catch up from May! I'm just going to start in August. (I'm back to part time now that school has started, and fully intend to keep up on this now). On August 7, 2009 our baby turned 1!!! Whewww....it was the fastest year of our lives! We still don't know where it went! Seems like just yesterday we were coming home from the hospital with the most beautiful baby girl in the world. Now she's all grown up and becoming very independent. She is walking, but still prefers to crawl, because she can get there faster! We started off the Birthday Celebration, by taking picts at JCPenny's. They do such a good job. She did well, she wanted to crawl and walk instead of sit still and get her picture taken. Then mommy and Nana (Ashley's mom) took her through the mall and let her ride the Quarter toys for the first time. Her eyes lit up when those cars began to move. She thought she was "hot stuff" driving them! I will have to have quarters with me every time I go to the mall now, can't imagine leaving without riding a toy. Then we ran some errands to get ready for the party. That night we opened presents with my family. She got a kitchen and all sorts of goodies from my parents, hokey pokey Elmo from Levi & Emily and a table, bracelet and clothes from mommy and daddy. She was so interested in the kitchen and kitchen utensils (yes she takes after me), that she could have cared less about any of the other toys! She had a wonderful day! It was bittersweet. It was yet again, another reminder of how wonderful God is! There were many days that I never thought this day would happen! God's blessings are AMAZING!! On Saturday, we had a birthday party with about 25 friends and family and 5 children and a week old baby Lucy. We had a Lady Bug party. It was pink, green and yellow. We spent all night and morning setting everything up. The wind was ridiculous, so the plans with the gazebo and jumper got put on hold. We resorted to a craft table with various lady bug activities, decorate your own cupcake, catching ducks in the pond and getting a prize, basketball, baseball, sidewalk chalk, a slide and a mini bouncer for the little ones. We also had a lady bug book corner where the little ones could read about lady bugs. Thanks to my family and Aunt Emily for decorating an endless amount of hours. Emersyn got many things and it was such a wonderful day!!! I know she won't remember it, but I wanted her to have such a special day! She did well and was very sociable. Thanks to all that came and shared in such a special day in Emersyn & our lives! She is such a joy in our lives and we are beginning to realize that we need her more than she needs us :) She has promised us to not grow anymore!! (However, she just had a doctor apt and she is still 97% in height at 32in and has dropped to 70% in weight). Emersyn we love you more than anything in this world! Happy Birthday Love Bug!!

The Kitchen

Checking things out. This is one that grows with her and will adjust taller someday. It makes noises and all!

The new table.

Not interested in unwrapping gifts, maybe next year.



Walking around.



Riding the car at the mall & loving it!




What a NUT!!

Family pict toward the end of the party...she was exhausted!

The kids getting ready to decorate their cupcakes!

She was NOT interested in wearing this crown I made for her!

Chocolate Chip cake...Yummy!!

Her own personal banana cupcake. She was soo tired instead of taking the cupcake to her mouth, she took her mouth to the cupcake!

Thanks Aunt Emily for the AWESOME background!! My mom and I decorated her highchair, even though she eats at the table with us and doesn't use it anymore.

She almost finished the whole thing.

Cups...YAY!!

She has got this train figured out, I love watching her play with it!!!

The Smith family "catching Ducks" These girls came to party even dressed in Lady Bug attire!!

It was sooo HOT outside! Next year....pool party!

This is Sadie & Maddi. I worked with their mom and we were pregnant at the same time. Sadie is a couple of weeks younger than Emersyn. They will be great friends.

Playing in the bathroom with Great Grandma Tryon. Because why wouldn't you play in the bathroom??

Some of the presents.

Trying to get some of the decor. I'm sad that I didn't take a picture of the party bags or the house all decorated up, even the garage was decorated. Ohh well....there's always next year!

Playing with Aunt Ashley!