It's just "HI"...

Emersyn's 14 month picture!

Happy Halloween!!

For those of you who know us, know that Oliver and Emersyn are a pair, so their costumes always go together. Last year they were an angel and a devil. This year Emersyn was a flower and Oliver was a Bee. He is always buzzing around her feet, so we felt this was appropriate. This year Mommy and Nana took Emersyn trick or treating around the block. She made it to a total of 3 houses, before she decided that she was done with it. She found more pleasure in walking up and down people's steps than she did in getting candy (this made me question if she is related to me at all?? Exercise over candy......are you sure we are blood relatives??). When we approached a house, she would not say "trick or treat" she would only say "HI" to our neighbors. She said "hi" to every trick or treater that she encountered that would listen to her. Nana spent the evening chasing her up and down the front steps while mommy and daddy handed out candy. (daddy mostly watched the game).
Jason put dry ice in the pond out front and so we had a lot of children, big and small, linger at our home (and when I say "big" I mean the adult men that came to our house with their "small" children). We lit up the pond and had our usual spider webs and scary music on. It was quite a scene. Emersyn walked around the pond and made noises to the scary sounds. It was quite a night and she made every minute count. What a blessed night it was!

Our little Flower and Bee.

Playing on the steps.

I tried really hard to get a good picture of the decorations, but my camera wouldn't work, you get the idea of the pond. It really was cool with the light in it and around it.

This was her going around the block. She could care less.

A whole body shot.

Halloween morning. It was beautiful outside.

She wanted nothing to do with the pumpkin "guts". She would not touch it!

After the Colorado game, Uncle Levi and Aunt Emily Stayed the weekend. I promise that we really do put clothes on our child. The only time I can get a picture of her sitting still is while she's eating or right after.

Tailgating with her cousin Ava before the Colorado game.

A current Chi Omega and a future Chi Omega!!

Where did my hands go?

Another Mile Long Post

I realize that if I was better about keeping up on this blog that my posts wouldn't be a mile long each time. Here are some pictures of the pumpkin patch, birthday parties, KSU football games and visits with friends and family.

I've created a monster!! She has "graduated from her play high heels to my real ones". These shoes are tall and heavy, yet she can get around in them quite well.

Playing in mommy's shoes.

Nana & Messy Hair!



Nana & Papa fighting over who gets to hold her!

Sprinting around the pumpkin patch. The days of sitting to take a nice picture are gone! I know the coat doesn't match, but it was frigid outside and we wanted to go with Nana & Papa, so this was the weekend; cold weather or not!

Of course she refused to stand, so we'll just imagine her standing so that we can see how tall she is. I would have fought her on this if it wasn't so cold outside.

Checking out which pumpkins she wanted.

Jason was in the process of swinging her around in this picture. Yes we are dressed for the Arctic!

Poor child couldn't move.

Always in heels & no pants. Jason is scared that this fad might continue into her adult life...She's a toddler it's okay daddy.

At Ava's 5yr old pool birthday party. It was really hot in there (hence the red face).

Walking in the water!

I had to throw this picture in here! It was taken Oct 10, 08 at Ava's 4th birthday. Emersyn was 2 months old.

I didn't even get all of her in the shot. She is huge compared to the previous shot. Crazy how much she grew in just one year! (taken Oct 9, 09)

Visiting the Stankers. Emersyn and her "aunt" Ashley!

I bought these gloves before she was born and was so excited that she could wear them to games now! She did not know what to think of them.

Uncle Levi and Emersyn after a home game.

Playing with daddy during the game. She yells like the crowd does on defense. The only problem is that she does it on offense too. We try to tell her to be quite on offense, but she doesn't listen. Good thing the people that we sit by are all very nice and laugh at her. She claps and yells during the games. I think I might have my future cheerleader. :)

I had to throw a picture in here of my parents new addition. This is Zoey. She is the newest member of the Holmes family. For those of you who know my parents, she has not gained the "Holmes 50"....yet. Give it a couple of years.

Whew.....what a week! Sept. 12-20, 2009

Emersyn's face says it all.....WHEWWW!! Okay, so that's not exactly what she was saying, but it's probably how she felt. The picture above is actually a picture of her making a Choo Choo sound like the train she was riding. Our busy week started off Saturday morning. Emersyn & I were having breakfast with the windows open. It was a beautiful morning. I heard what sounded like a hot air balloon overhead. Much to our surprise, a hot air balloon was landing in the cul-de-sac next to us. We ran outside, (looking spectacular in our pj's) to see the hot air balloon. Emersyn watched for a minute, but was more interested in getting down and walking in the grass barefoot. As we were walking back to the house, my Chi Omega daughter was in the neighborhood and saw us outside. She just moved to Topeka, and it was sheer coincidence that she knows someone in my neighborhood. I look forward to spending time with her and having play dates with her 2yr old and baby due in Dec. We then went to the mall with Rachel and her new baby Lucy. We walked and shopped and Uncle Levi & Emily met us there. Nana had the week off so she came to visit Emersyn. On Sunday, Nana, Emersyn & mommy went to KC to shop. Emersyn rode the carousel in Oak Park Mall for the first time. She LOVED it!! She got new shoes and insisted on wearing them out of the store. She didn't care that the shoes were brown and the dress she was wearing was black. Ohh well, I pick and choose my battles. Nana went overboard with clothes, toys, shoes and Emersyn's new obsession....dress up shoes! On Monday, we took Emersyn to get her ears pierced. She was such a big girl and did not cry at all. She got ice cream and shoes afterwards, so she was not throwing a fit! We played dress up and laughed at her ability to roll around on the ground and bend over with her high heels staying on her feet. She drug out her dress up clothes and wanted ALL of the jewelry, hair items, bracelets, necklaces, etc... on at the same time! Nana left on Wednesday and we were sad to see her go. On Thursday, we met Rachel and Lucy at the library for Baby Bookworms. Emersyn was very shy and quiet at first and listened to the books very well. Then she warmed up quickly and was all over the place. On Saturday Mommy, Daddy and Emersyn went to the park and played on the toys. Emersyn is very independent and doesn't want help going down the slide or climbing up toys. It scares mommy to death!! She rode the carousel in the park and the train as well. She was very serious on the train and really took it all in. She did make train noises as we rode along and the conductor blew the whistle. Mommy also gave her a mini-pedicure. She got her nails painted for the first time. She then thought she needed to give mommy a pedicure and play in the water. She also has two new molars in....only one more to go. I can't wait for these to come in, because boy oh boy is she cranky!!! A week with family, friends and fun. Sorry for the long post, I'll post some pictures after the game on Saturday, from her tailgating!

Look at those earrings!

Mommy's turn! (Should I worry that she loves feet & shoes soo much??)

Painting her nails!

It was a fight to get her out of here!!

There are ponds by mommy's work. Emersyn likes to feed the ducks and chase them....poor ducks. She says "bog, bog, bog" to them. That's "Emersyn" for "quack, quack, quack".

What a BIG girl on that Elephant.

I want to do it myself!

At Baby Bookworms with Rachel & Lucy.

Playing dress up with EVERYTHING on!

She went shopping!

She LOVED these earrings, so I had to get her some real ones.

She had to get a backpack like Dora. It's her "BacPaw" as she calls it.

It should be noted that her father did NOT approve of these pictures!!

At the Disney store with her new brown shoes and black dress.

Riding the carousel with Nana.

Getting ready to go to the mall and playing outside with Nana's wallet.

Picking up rocks....this is her FAVORITE thing to do outside.

Baby Lucy & Emersyn at the mall shopping. Just wait Rachel, she'll be walking soon enough and won't want to ride so nicely in that stroller....enjoy it while it lasts!

How many people does it take to figure out a quarter ride?

Balloon landing on the block next to us.

Hanging out....She looks like she's 5 in this pict!

13 months old!