Smiles!

Emma Kate is starting to smile a lot now. We have yet to get a great picture but here is our shot at it. Love to all!

Fun Week

We have had a fun week. We got our jogging stroller and so we can all go run as a family. Emma Kate loves the stroller so much that she falls asleep as soon as we put her in it. She also enjoys wearing her running shoes when we go for our runs. I have also put a picture of her trying to push herself up. She has gotten pretty good at holding her head up and so now we are working on pushing up.

We are so excited for Aunt Sarah and Katie Carroll as they graduate from Hoover with IB degrees. We wish we could be there and look forward to seeing pictures! Love to all.

Apologies to Deborah

I want to start out by saying sorry to Deborah for not getting these pictures up earlier. I have become so scattered brained ( I guess that is what the lack of sleep will do to someone). Deborah came to visit us in early March and we had such a lovely time. We were able to go to Algodones, Mexico and then had lunch at a local eatery. Deborah and I got a little out of hand (just kidding!) We had a wonderful visit and look forward to Deborah's next visit to Yuma! We love you Deborah!

Happy Mother's Day

We had a great first Mother's Day. Matt and Emma Kate made me breakfast in bed after Emma Kate had her breakfast earlier than usual (joys of being a mother) and was then wide awake 3 1/2 hours before church. After church we had lunch with some friends from church and then came home and worked around the house. It has been a great day and I am just so blessed to be a mother. We wish that we could have seen our Mother's today, but we know that they are in our hearts. I am including more pictures from Gran-Gran and Daddy Steve's visit and some more from this week. She is getting so big! Happy Mother's Day to all the Mothers!

Gran-Gran and Daddy Steve

My Gran-Gran and Daddy Steve came to visit me! I loved getting to know them and I can't wait to see them again. We had so much fun while they were here. Daddy Steve helped with the backyard while Gran-Gran held me all she wanted and helped Mommy. I was much more awake and alert than I had been and just wanted to see everything that I could. Here are some pictures of their visit and I hope to get some more posted soon. Thanks for checking on me.

Emma Kate

I love my Gran-Gran. I'm going to miss her when she leaves!

That baby in the mirror sure is cute!

I love my pillow from Meme!

I'm talking to my Gigi

I love talking to my Gigi and she loves hearing me. I went to the doctor and I am becoming such a big girl. I weigh 8 pounds and 4 ounces and am 20 inches long. The doctor said I look healthy and may begin sleeping through the night in a few weeks. YEAH!!! Mommy and Daddy say hello to everyone and send their love.