Happy Thanksgiving!

7 Months old!!

I keep telling myself that I'll just post pics and then add something funny and amazing later, but for some reason I just can't get back to it. I'll try for funny and amazing now, but its only 6:30, so cut me a little slack...

Emily is now all over the place, pulling herself up on everything. She even has some war wounds to prove that she is a total daredevil. As you can see by the first picture below, she's not really into dresses. We put her in a totally cute dress outfit the other day and all she wanted to do was eat her shoes!!

She sits, she crawls, she STANDS!

I don't really have time for an update, but I thought I'd post some recent pics. Ain't she cute?

Leavenworth family trip

My family took a long weekend recently and went to Leavenworth, Washington. We had a really great time hanging out together, as you can see by the pictures below. Leavenworth is a really beautiful bavarian themed town about 2.5 hours away with lots of food, people and of course shopping! Emily was out of her normal routine the week prior to the trip so she was a little on the grumpy side. Unfortunately her mood precluded us from doing much shopping, but we did enjoy several hours of a very scenic drive.

While we were in Leavenworth Dave and I got to spend a night out with my brother and sister and needless to say we quickly reverted back to our pre-parent ways. We had grown up conversations, some delicious beverages, and Dave even sang karaoke! Overall it was a really great time and we can't wait to do it again next year.

Also, right below this post you'll see what may be the cutest picture of Emily so far. I'm sure you're thinking wow, really... "the cutest picture so far"? Especially since she's so cute and we have so many great pictures. I know it's a bold statement, but hey, just check out the picture and I'm sure you'll agree.

Gosh I love this kid. She easily beats out cheese AND chocolate.

Wait, what time is it?

It's 5 AM on Sunday morning and Emily has been happily crawling around and playing since about 3 AM. As if it's not crazy enough to hear that we've been up since 3, what makes this situation even more wacky (and by wacky I do mean truly INSANE), is that the clocks were turned back last night. So, while we thought we'd get an extra hour of sleep tonight, instead we've been up since...well you do the math.

Bizarre sleep patterns aside, Emily is doing something new and exciting every day now. She sat up by herself on Friday and is now totally mobile with her crazy rambo crawl. Dave and I are constantly amazed at how much she's growing and changing every single day.

Besides the neat baby changes we really don't have much to report. We're still counting down the days for aunty Laura's wedding, and then of course we've got the trip to Hawaii coming in April. We manage to stay busy every weekend and then of course work keeps us busy during the week. Time is really flying! It's hard to believe that we are now moving towards our 7th month with Emily!

I would post some new pictures but quite frankly I'm too tired to get the camera right now. I think I'll just continue lounging around watching Emily as she makes her way around the living room.

Pumpkin patch!

Today we took Emily for her first trip to the Pumpkin Patch. We had lots of fun picking out our pumpkins and Emily looked adorable in her doggie coat. In other news, Emily is crawling! Actually for now it's more like scooting, but it's sure cute!

new pictures!!

Wow, there is so much to say about Emily I don't even know where to begin! She is now pushing herself up on her arms and making rocking motions like she's going to crawl soon. Turns out she loves people and is always smiling when we're out and about. She can also roll over and loves being on the floor with the puppies. A few weeks ago she started showing some interest in our foods, so we wondered if she'd like a little baby food now and then. Turns out she loves it! She's been chowing on green beans, squash, sweet potatoes, peaches, pears and apples! She eats like a champ and hardly gets any on her bib.

Dave and I have had some opportunities recently to go out on the town for a couple of weddings. It's been really fun dressing up and going out as Dave and Trish rather than just mommy and daddy. Usually we end up looking at pictures of Emily while we're out, and of course we'll talk about her to anyone who will listen. We still miss her so much when we're away from her!

We're really looking forward to December when we fly to Pennsylvania for Aunty Laura's wedding, it will be so great to see the family again. It'll be Emily's first plane ride, and I really hope she does alright!

Things are really good here and it seems like it just gets better every day. Emily has added so much love to our home and i'm so proud of our little family. Please enjoy the pictures. I think the one of Emily pulling Caesar's face hair is especially cute.