Emma's First Pumpkin

Tonight we carved Emma's first pumpkin. She wasn't too into the "guts" of the pumpkin, but once we put a candle in it, she became fascinated.

Day Off

Today was my day off and Emma and I spent the whole day together. We spent the morning at the zoo, which was cut a little shorter than expected because they now don't open until 9 AM (as opposed to 7 in the summer). We got there right as the doors were opening and many of the animals were not out yet. The top frame is at the zoo by the cheetahs, one of the few big animals that were out. The other images are from the back yard later in the day. Emma's new thing is to take the rocks and put them in the grass, which drives me nuts. I still let her do it though....go ahead and call me a pushover.

I Rock P's On My Head

Emma has been fighting a cold for a couple of days. She's been a little cranky, but we put her in the big girl bathtub tonight to give her some room to play. As you can see, she soon forgot that she wasn't feeling all that great. I stuck the letter on her head expecting her to pull it off, but she just left it there until we took her out of the tub. I guess we're done with the sink baths...

Emma's First Birthday

It's hard to believe that it's been a year already! We had a party to celebrate Emma's 1st birthday on Saturday afternoon. The weather was wonderful for a barbecue outside. Here's a few pictures from the event. As you can see, Emma enjoyed her birthday cake a lot...

Hailie's Halloween Costume

Today I took some pictures for Beth of her daughter Hailie. The plan was to get some pictures of Hailie in her Halloween costume, but we forgot to run that plan by her first. She wasn't in a picture mood at the park, so we came back to the house to try a few more. Even her friend Emma couldn't cheer her up. Once the costume was off, she brightened up and played along for the camera a bit. We'll get it right next time Beth... :o)

A New Model

In case you were wondering, I do take pictures of people besides Emma. These are some pictures of her cousin Abby from Sunday. She's a big ham for the camera. Emma did manage to sneak in a cameo, probably because Abby is always right by her side (or vice versa.) Note the enthralling game of Candyland in the 4th photo. She was kicking Jill's butt...

Lazy Sunday

We were blessed with wonderful weather on Sunday, so we spent most of the day outside with Jill's parents. Emma woke up from her nap right before the sun went down and played in their grass. As you can see, she had a great time!