A taste of the good life

I have had the last week off of work and it has been amazing. Being able to spend every day with Emmy, actually having some time to get things done around the house and to have a few moments alone while Emmy napped has made this week the greatest ever. If only I could have those days more often.... It is going to be very hard to leave Emmy tomorrow, it makes me tear up just thinking about it. Back to the grind, ugh :(

Our Week:

We looked after Finn one day and had so much fun! I have to admit I was a little nervous to look after the 2 of them all day since it was raining out but they were so good!




Emmy and I went to the Children's Contemporary Museum, it was awesome! The museum itself was very cool with some cool artwork and there were different areas for the kids to do crafts, explore, etc.





Josh was able to squeeze away from work and we went to Sea World! I have been dying to take Emmy and it was more fun than I had anticipated. She loved the dolphins and penguins but the best was Sesame Street land! They had characters there for her to meet, I don't know who was more excited her or me :) But I couldn't believe it, she was scared of them, even Elmo! Although, she has talked about hugging Zoe ever since, I think she was bummed that she didn't. Thanks to my aunts and uncles (John, Karen, Sam and Therea) we are going to be able to get a pass so we can go as often as we'd like - thank you!!

Watching the dolphin show



I had a death grip on her or I swear she was going to jump in!



A scene straight out of happy feet







Yes, she now eats apples all by herself :)

Happy New Year!

Josh and I decided to lay low this year and cook a good dinner at home. We splurged and bought lobster tails and make prosciutto wrapped asparagus and guinoa. We pretty much eat an early dinner with Emmy every night so it honestly felt like a date night at home. Surprisingly we even made it until midnight!






New Years Day we went to our favorite part in La Jolla. It is the most beautiful park you can imagine. A great place to start the new year.




Looking forward to a happy, healthy and prosperous new year.

Christmas

We had the best Christmas, it was so great to be able to see all the family. Now that Julie and Marc are in Chicago and NY, we aren't able to be together as often as we used to. Emmy still doesn't quite understand Santa (although she knows he says ho, ho, ho) but was really into opening presents. We ate lots, drank lots but burned off all the calories by running after that little monkey. That kid LOVES to run, especially with her new buddy - Lucy. She also LOVES the stairs and count now officially count to 10!

A tricycle!





A new baby cradle!



Merry Christmas!



My Mom and I have been looking for a fake make-up set forever, they are hard to find! My Mom finally found one so surprised both of us. As soon as Emmy opened it up, she could have cared a less about any other presents. She was putting on lipstick, painting her nails and playing with her blowdryer the rest of the weekend.







Emmy and Lucy are officially buddies for life. They followed each other around and Emmy figured out where her treats are kept so Lucy was very happy. One night Lucy would not stop kissing Emmy and she could not stop giggling, it was too cute. Emmy kept saying "look at me" wanting Lucy to kiss her more :)







Getting into trouble with Uncle Marc







The whole fam damily. A Christmas miracle, right Brother?! :)

I Love You!

Emmy continues to amaze me everyday with the new words she learns and how quickly she is growing into a little girl. Tonight she said "I Love Lou Mama" and it was the greatest thing I have heard come out of her mouth. She is the sweetest, smartest little girl who I love more than I could have ever thought possible. She also counted to 8 by herself, she is just as smart as she is cute!

Emmy's Entourage

Minus her 5 babies of course. They already went "night night".

Sick House

We've all had colds... again. I have just accepted the fact that Emmy is going to have a constant runny nose until the spring. I on the other hand got it as well and completely lost my voice! Time could not have been worse since I had a big new business meeting on Friday that we have been preparing for, for months. Anyway, we laid low this weekend which felt more like summer than December! It was 85 degrees and sunny on Sunday so Josh decided to wash our cars. I tired to keep Emmy out of his way, but how do you keep a toddler out of a puddle? You can't. So, I said go for it and let her, jump, splash and sit in the water!







After months of trying, she is finally getting some air when she jumps! Although, I don't even think she is realizing it yet :)

No More Monkeys Jumping on the Bed!