Spring Break 2013

Heading to the beach

Beach time fun

Swinging on the beach

Smile fries

Happy Spring Break 2013

We headed out for Seaside, OR on Monday morning for a three day trip to the beach! Emily was very excited and couldn't wait to get there! She is a great car rider and does well each time we travel by car.
We arrived in Seaside around 11:30, and since check in wasn't until 4 p.m., we headed straight for the beach and the sand. Emily loves the sand and playing in it. We played for about two hours and then came back and put the toys in the car, went walking around Seaside, had a snack, played some games at the arcade, went on the carousel, and then it was time to check in. After checking in and getting settled, we went out for a nice dinner of some tasty seafood and great clam chowder. Emily had fun eating her chowder out of her bread bowl while mommy and JuJu enjoyed our seafood pasta. 
Tuesday we had more fun playing in the sand A LOT, more arcade games, more carousel rides, shopping, and JuJu and Emily going on the Tilt-a-Whirl. Emily is not afraid of rides at all! She loved it! 
Emily was such a very good girl the entire trip. This was our first trip of many since becoming a family three years ago, that Emily had NO MELTDOWNS...yes you heard me right...no tantrums, no tears, no screaming!!! Way to go baby! We all knew the day would come that going on trips wouldn't cause so much stress and worry and unsettled feelings in Emily. SO PROUD OF HER!!
Wednesday we woke up, had a nice breakfast, packed up, and then headed to Cannon Beach for some fun before coming home. Spring Break was a wonderful time, and I couldn't be more proud of my Love Bug!
Kathy

Beach lover

Sweet girl

Mermaid horse was her favorite

Fun, fun, fun

Peek-a-boo mommy

Such a FUNNY girl!

Darling

Mommy's angel girl

Kite fun with JuJu

Arcade fun on motion ride

Sand fun

Emily loves her JuJu

Such a happy girl

In the big hole she helped dig

FUN

Hi Mommy

Could the smile be any bigger

Easter 2013

Easter Beauty

Easter 2013 was a joyous day in Celebration of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ and we had a great day celebrating His life with family and friends, and of course the Easter Bunny!
The day began with Miss Emily waking before 6 a.m. and finding her note from the Easter Bunny, searching for the eggs, and opening her basket all before 6:30 a.m. She was very excited to get the Princess kite she had been wanting from the bunny, and was very happy to take it to the beach for spring break.
As you can see by the photos, she was stunning in her Easter dress. She picked it out all be herself and was the belle of the ball, so to speak, at church. Every person told her how pretty she looked or how beautiful her dress was! So grown up with her satin purse and all! My girl is growing up!
After church she got to open her basket from Mommy, and then we met Nana and Uncle Mike for lunch.
Later in the afternoon Titi and Belen came over, and Emily and Belen exchanged baskets and had a GREAT time playing. Those girls LOVE each other! After they left and we had dinner, we had to get ourselves all packed up to leave Monday morning for the beach!
Love,
Kathy

So pretty my little Love Bug

Easter Bunny's surprise

Looking for eggs

Hee, Hee, Hee

So happy with her new kite

All her treasures from the bunny

Mommy and Emily

What it's ALL about

Jaycee and Emily...dear friends

Darling girl with Mommy's basket

Basket from Mommy

New watch

Nothing like a pair of swimsuit bottoms on your head for a goofy picture

Happy girl

Belen, Mommy, and Emily

Looking so grown up in her new clothes and high heel flip flops

Enjoying their treasures

Easter Basket from Auntie JuJu

Thank you JuJu

We decided to let Emily open her basket from JuJu on Saturday since we knew Sunday would be very busy with lots of goodies from the Easter Bunny, Mommy, and Belen. As you can tell by the pictures, Emily had a marvelous time with her fun things from JuJu!! Hope you can just feel the excitement pouring out of her!
Love,
Kathy

Emily LOVES Tinker Bell lately...very excited about this movie

She is screaming MONEY after she opened this egg

Cheesy Grin

Sweats with matching hoodie

Happy girl with candy!

Emily loves chocolate/peanut butter together

Dyeing Eggs 2013

All ready with that first egg

Emily had a blast dyeing eggs this year! She gets totally into the entire process; how the eggs are cooked, letting them cool, mixing the dye colors, and of course the fun of dyeing them! We had a great time! Enjoy the pics.
Kathy

Her favorite color...BLUE

So serious

Cutie Patootie

Look at her creations!

Such a happy girl!

Palm Sunday

All ready for church

We had a joy-filled day on Palm Sunday. Emily had been practicing the previous three Sundays with the children's choir to perform for the congregation. She also got to take part in the processional of marching with the palm branches into church. She was darling, as were all of the children. She sang her heart out and had the time of her life. When her speech is a tad more clear to everyone, we totally see a performance by her...solo... in front of the church. She has already said she would love to. Emily looked BEAUTIFUL on Palm Sunday all dressed up in her new dress from Nana. Emily is all about dresses lately, especially if they twirl really well! After church service she got to participate in the all church egg hunt! What fun!! She LOVES her church and her friends at church!
Enjoy the photos of the sweetheart!
Kathy

Marching in celebration of Jesus

Getting ready to sing

Singing Hallelujah

Praying for Jesus

All ready to hunt for eggs

Racing as fast as she could

So happy with her treasures