Happy Birthday Emma

Oh, where has the year gone and how has my little baby grown up so fast? Emma turned 1 yesterday and we had a little birthday party for her. I had her grandparents and great-grandparents over for a dinner of lasagna and of course birthday cake. I made her a little cake that she could dig into and she didn't waste anytime, with the help of Ellie. She then opened up her presents, with the help of Ellie. Emma got all clothes this year because it is probably the only year till she is a teenager where we can get away with that and she needed some dresses. She also really started walking yesterday. It's funny that it happened right on her birthday but boy did she really take off. Emma is such a sweet little baby. I feel so blessed to have her in my life and she brings a special spirit into our home. I just hope time slows down a bit.

Beautiful Day+ 2 Kids= Park

I just have to brag about the beautiful weather we have here in the west. Now I know some of you might enjoy the cold and snow but this warm weather makes me happy. I'm not looking forward to the extreme heat of the summer but for now this is nice. I took the kids to the park to enjoy the sunshine and fresh air. Emma is almost walking. She will take 8 steps or so at a time and is very steady on her feet. It is hard to believe that she will turn 1 on Saturday. It has gone by so very fast. She is so much fun to have around and very happy and pleasant doing her thing all around the house. Ellie and Emma are now playing so nicely together, most of the time.

I just started my new job this week. I am working for Keller William's Realty assisting a realtor who is extremely busy right now and needed some help with his paperwork. I am basically doing what I used to do so I feel comfortable doing the job. I work 3 days a week in the afternoons while the kids are sleeping so it works great for my schedule. Thanks to Kathy for coming over and sitting here at the house while I go to work. Anyways, it should go well and I don't have to spend too much time away from the kids.

Your Crib Or Mine?

I KNOW! Ellie has crazy hair again. I just can't seem to tame it. It has a mind of its own. Emma and Ellie don't share a bed but Emma loves to climb into bed with Ellie and Ellie loves to climb in bed with Emma. I took this picture because they were wearing matching P.J.'s and I thought it was cute. Also, it's one of those cute sister moments I try to capture for when they are older. When I look back at my baby and toddler pictures, Allison is in almost all of them. I guess we were together all the time. I hope that they will always stay close to one another.

Ladybug, Puppy & Two Girls

Here are the girls with their T.V. watching pals. This is their Valentines gifts from Grandma and Grandpa.

More Disneyland Pictures

I posted about our trip below and just wanted to add a few pictures.

Riding the Train

Emma just hopped up on her train all by herself and sat there drinking her bottle. She has never done this all alone so I thought it was cute. It looks like she is waiting for someone to push her around.

The Happiest Place On Earth

On our way to Disneyland!

Disneyland! I think this is so true. We just got back from two fun filled days at Disneyland. We left at 5:00am on Wed. morning to get there in time for the gates to open. It's about a 5 hour drive from our house. It was the most perfect beautiful day to spend there with the temperatures about 78 degrees during the day. Michael's mom and dad came with us. It was nice to have some help, especially if we wanted to go on a big ride. As I said, Wednesday was beautiful and Thursday started out that way. We had been watching the news and knew that a big storm was headed our way. Sure enough, around 1:00pm it started to sprinkle on us. It wasn't too bad for a couple hours but then it started to pour rain. We were prepared with our ponchos but after about an hour in the rain I knew it was time to go back to the hotel. We stayed in a hotel within walking distance to the park so Michael's dad and I walked the kids back. Michael and his mom stayed and got in a few more rides. We didn't want to go back to the park in the rain so we all went over to the mall and walked around that evening. When we got back to the hotel it was about 20 minutes until the park closed so Michael and I left the kids with their grandparents and ran, I mean RAN, over to get one more ride on Space Mountain.

Even with the rain it was a great trip full of memories created. Ellie's favorite rides were Dumbo and Pirates. She kept asking if she could ride on Dumbo. Emma was able to go on every ride too and she was so observant, looking around at everything. They were both real good. We managed to get a majority of the rides we went on taped so we made a DVD when we got home. I'm sure this will be Ellie's new favorite movie.