Boy is she growing!

We had Emma's 18-month appointment, which was actually a bit more of a 19-month appointment. She is very tall--34 inches, in fact! She has always been in the 95th (or so) percentile for height, and that has continued. Her weight gain was also steady, although she continues to be a beanpole. Earlier that day we had her interview for the preschool which I had determined to be our number one draft pick. It didn't go very well. Incredibly, the 18-month shots seemed to be much less of an ordeal for her. Go figure. Later in the day she was back to her usual congenial self, though!

Spring in January

We had several days in January which felt like April. Except for the ground being a little muddy, it was just fabulous to spend as much time as possible outside for those days!! Emma was in heaven. When she is having great fun sometimes, she loves to squint her eyes and laugh like a crazy person. I'm not sure what that is all about, but in the house she sometimes runs into things. Outside she didn't run into anything, and boy was she having a blast!!!!

Christmas 2007

This was Emma's second Christmas and the second Christmas that she won't remember. For us, it will be remembered as one LONG and exhausting day!! We decided that my parents would come over to be here when Emma woke up so we could all witness her excitement over what she was going to see under the tree and in her playroom. And since we were all up until goodness-knows-when putting together tables and kitchens and easels(oh my!), 6:30 am came awfully early! The early hour will explain why we all (except for my mom, somehow) look like deadbeats in the photos. You should see the ones that didn't make the blog..... It was a great day all in all, however. And if you notice a dog in the pics.......no, it wasn't a present for Emma.....it was Rocky, who was visiting us for the holiday with the Pirate. We ended our day with a fabulous dinner at my parents' house.

First Snow

Emma suited up for her first romp in the snow. Wasn't an impressive performance for snowfall in Pittsburgh, but enough to get her feet wet.



Not too much to do in 1/2 an inch of snow...so Mommy scooped her up for another photo op.



Can't wait for the Christmas pictures! Coming soon.

Love Alex, Lisa, and Emma

Holiday Cheer

Emma discovered something even better than the gifts of the holiday season...the boxes that they come in!





Bet she can't wait until Christmas day!

Happy Holidays.

Alex, Lisa, Emma

Thanksgiving

Halloween!

We had a great Halloween this year. Emma got to run around from house to house, and we had a million trick-or-treaters. Nan came walking around with us, and Poppy held down the fort and gave out candy. I think my favorite move of Emma's was when she looked at the candy bar which she had been given at one house and tried to give it back and take off with their whole stash. Nice try, Emma!