Emersyn says..."Happy Valentine's Day"

On Friday, Emersyn woke up and had 2 deliveries. My brother Levi sent her a rose and a bear (see picture below). It was so great for a 21 year old college student to send flowers to his niece! I was so touched by that. Then the doorbell rang again. She got a yellow rose from her grandpa Holmes. My dad has sent me a flower every year on valentine's day since I was about 6 weeks old. I've never gone a valentine's day without having flowers from my dad! Now Emersyn gets to be apart of that very special tradition. She also got a package with toys and food from my parents. She was really excited! That night we celebrated Kathy's birthday and Valentine's day with Jason't family. She got a dog, a swimsuit, bows and pj's. All of that and it was Friday. On Valentine's day she gave mommy and daddy cards. She delivered them after she chewed on them a little. She got gifts from mommy and daddy and went out to eat with mom and dad that night. The day was definitely felt with LOVE! We also got her pictures back from JC Penny. Below are the pictures from there. Hope you had a great Valentine's Day.

Here is the bear from my brother and toy and flower from my parents.

Oliver telling Emersyn "Happy Valentine's Day" He is a little mad at my parents for not sending him anything.

Friday morning with the bear Levi sent.

Opening her stuff at Jason's parent's house sporting a bow. She does have enough hair to clip them in, Jason hates the way it looks though.

Precious!

Practicing her Ballerina Moves!

Note the drool on her face. She is always drooling with teeth coming in.

They were behind schedule and she had to wait almost an hour. She was not as happy an hour after we got there.

She wanted to play with the heart and not look at the camera.

These were taken on her 6 month birthday.

Smile!

Angelic!

She was looking at me and wouldn't look at the camera. It came out cute though.

Jason & I call this her "Stranger Danger" face.

"I NO SMILE FOR STRANGERS"

She gets mad on her stomach. She puts her butt in the air and her head down. Or her head in the air and her butt down. We keep telling her she needs to work them together... she'll get the hang of it, or she might just walk and not crawl.

6 Month Birthday

EMERSYN IS 6 MONTHS OLD!!!

Our little girl is getting bigger by the day! We spent last weekend celebrating her half birthday. My parents arrived Thursday night to spend the weekend with Emersyn. I worked full days on Thursday & Friday. Great-Grandma Charlotte Tryon watched her on Thursday. My parents stayed with her on Friday and took her shopping all day. She came home with many toys and gymboree clothes for the spring. My parents have a problem buying her things, and she can't even talk yet! On Saturday she got her Valentine's/6 mon birthday pictures taken. She did very well. She is going through a, what Jason & I call "Stranger Danger" phase. She choose to give the photographer dirty looks in some of the pictures. They turned out really cute and I will post them as soon as I get them. She also got a little cranky because she has her two front bottom teeth coming in. They have really messed with her sleep. Instead of her usual go to bed at 10pm and wake at 9am, she is now going to bed around 7pm and waking at 6am. We feel like we went from a big girl to a new born now with her sleeping schedule. We hope she gets back on track. I guess you could say we've been spoiled by her. She got her shots and is almost 18 lbs and 28 in long. She is a big girl!!! We ended the day by giving her a twinkie and letting her play with it more than she actually ate it. We all sang Happy Birthday, which she enjoyed. It was so great to have such a joyous occasion in our home. We had many birthday's come and go with no celebration....thank you God!! Below are a few pictures of her birthday!

Her first shopping trip in the "big girl" seat. She had toys and enjoyed being able to sit up and shop.

"Smile for Mommy"

Singing Happy Birthday....

Is this song over yet?? I REALLY want to eat this.

Dig in!

Good thing I have some teeth!

Willie (on the left) and Oliver helped Emersyn "clean up"

Making a BIG mess.

Is that good Emersyn?

YUM....Twinkie & slobber!!

KSU Game & Wedding Anniversary

We took Emersyn to her first basketball game on Wednesday. They played Missouri...what a game! She enjoyed looking at everything , but got a little upset when the crowd would cheer loudly. She got used to it by the end of the game. My dad was in town for a meeting so we met at our usual "game day hang out" Bob's. On Saturday, Jan 31, we went to a surprise 60th Anniversary party for Jason's grandparents. Below are the pictures from both events.

Family Photo. She has teeth coming in and can't keep her hands out of her mouth.

Great-Grandma Tryon. She watches Emersyn when Jason has to work day shifts. They get to spend quality time together.

Before that game started. This picture will be on the Jumbo tron of the Texas Tech game (Feb 11) during the second half during the "Future Wildcats" segment.

Before the game sitting with Daddy.

Giving Mommy "kisses." She slobbers on your check and gives you kisses.

Emersyn & Grandpa.

Being a goofball this morning.

She was acting like Oliver.

Chi Omega Initiation and Birthday Weekend

This weekend we drove to Manhattan to be witness to Emily (Levi's girlfriend) Hay's initiation into Chi Omega at Kansas State University. This was the sorority that I was in while at Kansas State. It was so special to be in the room and be apart of her joining a lifetime of sisterhood. On Saturday we had a birthday party for Jaden. He turned 7 this year. There are a few pictures of her in her "party dress". My mom bought her the dress for Christmas. It was the first and last time she will wear the dress....Apparently Emersyn has grown!

Uncle Levi watching her while mommy got ready to go to Chi O.

The newly initiated "Sister Hays" (Aunt Emily as we call her) and Emersyn (a Chi Omega legacy).

This is a picture of hopefully three Chi Omegas. Emersyn will be a Legacy and a Tie to the sorority.

Party time.

"Dancing"

Standing....I think we are just going to bypass sitting. She would much rather hold onto something and stand on her own.

My big girl.

"What can I get into?"

Smile.

Just a cute one that mommy threw in because I like her in this outfit!!

First KSU vs KU basketball game

Emersyn might have been the only one smiling in our house after the KSU vs KU basketball game. Emily bought her this outfit for christmas.

5 months 6 days old.

Is this normal?

These are some pictures taken of Emersyn at 5 months 5 days old. She doesn't like to sit, she only likes to stand. She can stand for long periods of time with just holding on to one finger. Below are pictures of her biting my finger and her standing on her own. She did this for quite some time. I did not have ahold of her at all. Is this normal?

Not a good picture. She is NOT leaning up against me and I am NOT holding her back. She has ahold of one finger only!

Again, I'm not holding her at all. She is biting my knuckle and staying up on her own.

A better angle. Is her love of biting me something I should be worried about?