Pasta anyone?

mmmmm....yummy pasta!

Still happy(ish). Emme really enjoyed the pasta which was quickly followed by a bath! There really isn't much she doesn't like. Much like Hannah, they eat what we eat! No picky eaters allowed in our house! : )

Hannah showing us how it is done! (This was a complete "acting" shot as I'm sure you can tell)

Walking girl

Emme demonstrating her newfound skill of walking. She took her first steps at 10 months...then a few more by 11 months...and now at 12 months she is really starting to move. And she has also figured out how to get up to standing all by herself from sitting, a big motivator to walking. She also has this funny way of 'walking' on her knees when she'd like to get somewhere a little faster...

Emme's 1st birthday party

our little cupcake turned 1! This weekend we had family and a few friends over for Emme's 1st birthday party!

Making use of our chalkboard for decorations!

It was such a nice day outside (an unseasonable 70) that we quickly moved the party out of doors! Luckily Joe spent the morning getting our patio furniture and toys out of the garage.

The birthday girl! She was in the best mood for the entire party!!

What ghetto-fabulous party would be complete without the kids playing in the back of a pick up truck? They had a blast! Although when this picture was taken, Hannah was sulking because Joe had taken away the bicycle pump they were fighting over...Caroline is all smiles while Cai is wondering what is going on with Hannah....

Emme happily eating some fruit while the party goes on around her!

Aunt Polly, Great Nana, and Emme!

Singing "Happy Birthday"

Loving he cupcake! Yummy!!!

Pinata time! A cupcake one, of course! Emme seems to be the only one enjoying it! Well, until all of the candy came out!

Trying to get a good family picture turned out harder than I thought! This is what we ended up with....

Such a nice party! It couldn't have been better!

Happy Birthday Emme!

Yesterday was Emme's 1st birthday! What a year it has been! The first year is always so amazing watching them grow, learn, discover,...and it just continues!

We'll have a small birthday party for Emme on Saturday, but to celebrate the day itself we went to Rain Forest Cafe for dinner.

Daddy and the birthday girl. She's watching the crocodile.

Emme and Mommy. While she wasn't crying, the restaurant was a bit much for her. A lot of stimulus. She clutched onto one of her "lubbies" for dear life. When dinner finally came, she let go only when it was replaced with food.
Daddy and Hannah, self portrait.

Happy birthday girl!

Singing Happy Birthday. She was amazed by the candle and a lot less freaked out by all the singing than I thought she would be.

Hannah coming to blow out the candle! I love how Emme is looking up to Hannah. She adores her big sister!!

And boy did Emme like the ice cream! Hannah did too!

So much fun!