Friday, June 25, 2010

Em's Birthday Celebration


We had Emilie's birthday party over the weekend and it was a huge success. We had beautiful weather and the kids played outside for the whole party. Emilie had a Dora the Explorer party complete with a life size Dora balloon thanks to Aunt Vicki. Thanks to everyone who came!

Thursday, June 17, 2010

Two Years Ago Today

She was born. What a precious angel.





Tuesday, April 20, 2010

The Outdoors

We have been spending a lot of time outside lately. It is so nice after being stuck in doors all winter. Here are some pictures we took at the park. Enjoy!















Monday, March 1, 2010

Wednesday, February 24, 2010


I hope he knows how much I love him. There are day where I feel I didn't do enough for him or spent more time on the "no, don't do that" phrases than the "I love you more than you'll ever know" ones. I look at him while he sleeps and hope he knows how special he is and how much he is loved. He is no longer a baby, but he will always be mine.

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Dora Who?


It's official... Emilie loves Dora. "Dora who?" some of you might ask. No, we don't have a new pet, I am speaking of Dora the Explorer whom Nickelodeon features 6 billion times a day. Well, not really but it feels that way with a 1 year old running around ordering you to turn on Dora. I have friends with little girls who are not at all surprised by this, apparently this is a normal "phase". They say don't worry, they usually get over it around the time the turn 3. Three???


I know Dora has been around a while because Abbie watched her when she was little. So I did a little digging and found out Dora first aired in 1999 so she has been around for a little over a decade. If you have never seen an episode I will fill you in on what Dora is all about. She is a little latina girl and in each episode she embarks on a journey with her best friend, Boots the Monkey, to help someone or find something. Along the way she faces different obstacles including a sneaky fox named Swiper. She always comes through in the end and saves the day. She also teaches spainish along the way, so I don't mind if Emilie wants to watch the same episode over and over. At least she will learn to speak spanish, right?


Today we went to the library and I decided to get some Dora books there so Em can fill her Dora needs in ways other than TV. We'll see how that goes.

Tuesday, February 16, 2010