Lovin' Elmo!!

Just a quick post tonight. Emily recently got some new Elmo pajamas. In case you have not seen Em lately she is completely obsessed with Elmo. If I had a dollar for everytime she said his name in the day, I could retire and move to the islands :) So, as you can see, she was truly delighted with her new pajamas!!

The Pumpkin Patch

Last weekend we visited the Pumpkin Patch down by Arthur, IL with grandma and papa rogers.

It was a a gorgeous day and we had a lot of fun!

Emily didn't have any trouble picking out a pumpkin!

She jumped right in the wagon with it and that was fun.....

for about 2 minutes, then she quickly discovered it was more fun to pull the wagon then to ride in it!

She made a friend as she went through the maze.

Before we left we had to see how she measured up!
Can't wait to see how big she grows next year :)

Yes, Emily can dress herself....

.....well, sort of. Her newest thing in the mornings when we are getting ready for work is to grab anything of Chad's that she can get her hands on and try to put them on herself :)

I guess she doesn't think it's enough to look exactly like her daddy, she has to dress like him too!

On the morning of this picture, it was boxers, socks and shoes!

Looking good em!

The Circus

A couple of weeks ago Emily took her first trip to the circus. We went with our friends Tami and Mike and their daughter Emmalee. Miss Em is obsessed with being with Emma...with just the mention of her name she goes into the non-stop, over and over request to see her!

This first picture is Emily being so patient waiting for Emma to get to our house.

First stop concessions and toys!

I think the girls had the most fun eating and climbing around in the seats!

Daddy-switch-a-roo!!

Kristy and Adam's visit

Emily definitely enjoyed her visit with the Big Guy and Kristy this past weekend. They were fresh off of the Illinois game, so had orange and blue pom poms for Miss Em. She was in her Illinois outfit and ready for the cheerleading lessons that Adam was giving her! We did a lot of playing outside. We topped off the weekend with a trip to the park and of course a meal at Schooners! Here's some pictures from our fun adventures.

Thanks for visiting Kristy and Adam! Hope to see you again real soon!

We have a .....ponytail :)

Yes..the day I have been waiting 19 months for is here. Emily finally has enough hair to put it in a pony tail :) We think she looks like our own little Pebbles. As you can see, she's taken a liking to running around with no clothes on as well. Her dolly is her favorite toy right now and she spends hours taking her in and out of the baby high chair, feeding her and pushing her in the stroller. Don't worry, she has not forgotten about Elmo. Elmo in Grouchland is on daily at our house. Apparently it's her favorite movie because whenever we try to put a different one in Emily puts up quite the protest! However, there is a purple dinosaur who has been getting some screen time too (Much to Chad's dismay!

Over the Labor Day weekend we traveled to Springfield and then came back home to have Grandma and Papa from Sullivan come up to celebrate grandma's birthday.

First we stopped at Popo's and Momo's for a daytime visit. Emily showed them her hot dog dance :)

Then we went and saw our cousin's for Jackson's third birthday. The kids had tons of fun. Back at home Em spent some time eating corn and hanging out with the grandparents!

Kristy and Adam are headed our way this weekend, so I'm sure we'll

have lots more fun pictures to post soon :)

Goodbye summer days!

Well, it's back to work for me this week! Even though I've been working with the Early start program since July, it now truly feels as if summer is over being back at work full time. As you can see, Emily is not too upset by the fact :) For her the end of summer will be a good thing for one reason....her black and blue and scraped up legs! This girl needs to get into some pants for a while!

I hope you find the pictures below as entertaining as we did. Since we've been watching the Olympics EVERY NIGHT, Emily has become a big fan of the gymnastics...I personally give her somersault a 10! And yes, in case you're wondering, she is doing them in a skirt. Her Aunt Kristy would be proud :)

But that of course makes her very hungry and spaghetti is one of those favorites right now. It's definitely a meal she must eat in the buff. She goes straight from high chair to tub! And yes, she gets her messy eating habits from her mother! Just ask Adam about the buffalo wing sauce story. He never misses an opportunity to tell that one:)

HAPPY END OF SUMMER TO EVERYONE!