So, what's been happening since May you ask?

   So things are pretty busy over here in Emma World!! I have been wanting to update the blog a bit and move some things around, so that is what I am currently doing. I've posted some videos under the "videos" tab and I'm trying to get some pictures on here too. It might take me a few days since the videos are taking forever to download! In the meantime, here is what we have been up to since my last post in May...

   Emma has been learning and teaching herself how to do all sorts of things! She can feed herself now, but she still gets food in her hair sometimes. Behold, this is what it looks like after you rub eggs in your hair...

   Every weekend we have been heading over to Papa Jean and Mimi Nancy's house to go swimming and we discovered what a water baby we have. She LOVES the water and even sticks her face in it! We can't wait to have our own pool someday!

We went to the zoo for the first time in Nashville! Boy was it hot, but we had a lot of fun!

  

We also had a quiet but fun Memorial Day, just the 3 of us! Well, the 5 of us if you include Kaley and Titian!



   She is becoming more and more interactive everyday. She is now starting to like story times and says "duh, duh", and holds out the book every time she wants us to read to her. We enjoy wearing our bunny ears for reading or just playing and she's a cool chick in her sunglasses!

Emma loves giraffes and while Nonna (my mom) was visiting they found one that she wouldn't let go of. She was so excited to have it, we had to take it into Red Robbin with us for lunch!

She can now drink out of a straw, but sometimes gets a bit cross-eyed trying to look at what is on her cup!! There is just too much to see!

Mimi Nancy painted Emma's toenails for the first time! She was so cute just sitting there watching what she was doing and of course wearing Mimi Nancy's hat too!

   Mom came to visit us for 2 weeks! We had a lot of fun, but our time always goes by so quickly! It sucks!



We celebrated Mother's Day...

And Father's Day...

And as an added treat on Father's Day, Nancy took these awesome photos of Emma gardening! I just LOVE them!

We had a fun 4th of July and Mimi Nancy took the cutest pictures of Emma in a wash tub. We also played around with the camera and got some cool shots of the fireworks and sparklers!

Yesterday, we made Emma a forward facing baby in the car. I would have liked to keep her facing backward until she turned 2, but she is just too tall! She was so excited about the new view!

Our next big adventure is a road trip to Portage, Michigan to visit my sister-in-law Katie. In fact Brandon's  whole family is going! So we can't wait and it's going to be a ton of fun!! Stay tuned for pictures of that later!

So, lastly, here are some things Emma is saying and doing...

• She shakes her head 'yes' and 'no'
• She knows what a puppy says and goes "woof, woof"
• She is walking like crazy
• She says 'Mama' and 'Dada'
• She uses her pointer finger and says, "Stay" and "Go"
• She knows how to blow and helps me cool her food when I start to blow on it
• She sucks out of a straw and loves eating smoothies that Daddy makes
• She blows kisses
• She knows where her eyes, nose, toes and belly button are and where Mommy and Daddy's are too
• She is a dancing fool! She really knows how to shake her booty! (check out the videos!)
• She gives kisses to us and her babies (stuffed animals/dolls) and she gives Eskimo kisses too
• She does 'pretty eyes', that is where she blinks her eyes...it's too funny!
• She gives hugs
• She pets Kaley and Titan

That's all I can think of for now, but there will be more to come soon enough!!

I hope everyone is having an amazing summer and can't wait to see everyone soon! Love to all!