Present opening on Dec. 2nd

 Mommy couldn't wait to open presents.

 Emily's 1st 60 piece puzzle completed! (with help) :)

Decorating the tree

Emily and Jessica put up the Christmas decorations. Emily is talking to Daddy and decorating the tree. :)

New Curtains

Thank you Mom (Oma) for making curtains for our kitchen. They are perfect and look like they have always been there. You have blessed our home. Thank you!

Family pictures 2011

Grandma's baby

Grandma has special babies at her house (and a monkey) that she allows Emily to take home for awhile. Emily always returns the baby in a couple of weeks or trades it for a new baby. They always ask each other how the baby is doing and if they are taking care of the baby. It is a sweet connection they have. This is Emily sleeping with one of Grandma's babies.

Pumpkin farm with Oma & Opa

Pumpkin Farm with Preschool

Trip to the zoo

First day of Preschool

  Emily didn't want to look at the camera on her first day of preschool.

   Sasha, Emily's friend from summer preschool, is going to the same fall preschool.

     Emily and Daddy were taking pictures of each other.

On the horse

Emily's birthday

Blacktop feet

Emily and Joey

Paint supplies

Emily loves her new paint supplies. Pictures of the easel to come. Thanks Oma and Opa for a great birthday present!

Peeling carrots

Emily painting

Our train trip

August trip to Michigan

Summer preschool

Emily made a new friend named Sasha. They will be going to preschool together on Fridays beginning this fall.

Jessica is painting.

This painting is almost done. A finished product to come.

Summer 2011

Where's my brain?

As Emily watched her mommy leave the room for the night, she tapped her little head and asked, "Mommy, Is your brain inside your head?"

What goes on up there, anyways?
-eric

Chocolate

I went in to check on Emily during nap. She was sitting on my lap when she said, "Mommy, you smell like chocolate." I said, "I like chocolate." Emily replied, "I like chocolate too." :)

Flowers

I was painting in the garage when the neighbor, Al, came home. He stopped by to see what we were doing. In his arms he was carrying flowers. Emily looked at him and said, "Are those flowers for my Mom?"

June 2010

Words

Emily said, "Daddy, would you please fix your puter [computer] so that we can watch "Nanny and the Fessor [Professor]."

Michigan Trip - June 2011

Airplanes

Emily and I were watching airplanes. She said, "Someday I will be a helmet."
I said, "Do you mean a pilot."
"Yes, a pilot." she said.

Emily Counting

More coloring

Months of the year

Tomorrow

Just chatting

New Hula Hoop

May 2011

Our trip to the #1 Fire station

Mother's Day weekend

Pictures from a spring day

Our little girl is growing up.

Helpful hint

I have started using Picasa for slideshows. If you click on the picture, you will be taken to our Picasa website where you will be able to see the pictures full screen.
I hope you enjoy them.

April 2011

Michigan in April 2011

Winter 2011

Yeah Daddy! (Driving Advice from Emily)

Saturday morning as I'm backing out of my parking space but paying attention to my iPod, I hear a little voice from the back seat, "Daddy, don't hit Haley's car. Don't hit Haley's car." I quickly looked up and realized I was heading straight for it.

After manuevering safely around it, Emily piped up with "Yeah! Daddy didn't smash Haley's car!" Thanks for the vote of confidence, dear.

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