December Photo Project Dec 23rd

Shopping. Eating. Sleeping. Playing. Visiting. These are a few of my favorite things! It is Christmas Eve Eve, you know, the eve before Christmas Eve. What better way to end the day than watching Emma Kate open her first ever Christmas present. She has to open one a night until Christmas. You know she is just itching to open all of them, well WE are just itching for her to open them! I think I am more excited about this being her first Christmas than when I was little and anticipating Christmas morning!!!!!

Well, I have to get some rest tonight! Tomorrow is a big day......I have to get her stocking ready and decide how I want to set up her toys around the tree tomorrow night. We have special Christmas pj's for her tomorrow night and a special pair for Christmas morning when we open presents. A little overboard? No Way No How! It is her first Christmas and our first Christmas as parents, so don't you judge!
I don't want to rush it and make her grow up any faster than what she already is, but is it Christmas yet?!?!?!?
Merry Christmas Eve Eve.

December Photo Project Dec 22nd

We have not put gifts under our tree for two reasons. One, we were not going to be home for Christmas, we were going to be at my parents. Two, I did not want to have to tell Emma Kate don't touch, don't pull, pleas don't touch, no-no, etc.
So, when we arrived at Pop and MiMi's tonight, Emma Kate thought it was amazing to see wrapped presents under such a large Christmas Tree. Her reaction was priceless!

Lil' Booger is ready for Christmas morning! She loved shaking her presents and hearing some of them rattle! We are going to have so much fun in a few days. I don't know who is more excited me or Emma Kate.....wait...... I am more excited!

December Photo Project Dec 21st

Little booger had one of those rare days when she was tired but refused to sleep and all she wanted was to be in my lap. Therefore, I did not accomplish anything but snapping a few photos of her hamming it up for the camera.

It was fun taking pictures with her on the hearth until she started climbing around too much and then it was no longer fun for me and she got mad because she couldn't do what she wanted.

I wish I knew how to post a video.......Emma Kate said her 4th word tonight....Bye Bye Bye. We had Auntie LeeLee on speaker talking to her while we had supper. When it was time for us to say bye, I told Emma Kate to say bye bye and she, being the brilliant child that she is, starting waving to the phone. Then out of the blue, she starting saying bye bye bye while simultaneously waiving her hand. It was the cutest thing ever, and if I was capable of putting a video on the blog, then I could share with you just how smart she is.

Of course after supper, she once again did what she always does............open the tupperware cabinet and pull everything out and then proceed to stand in the dishwasher and splash in the water that drains off the clean dishes.

Only 4 more days until Emma Kate's first Christmas!!!! I cannot wait!

December Photo Project Dec 20th

All I have to say is that I have the cutest baby ever! Period. The pictures (I can't choose just one to post tonight) tell it all. Emma Kate was into everything today and we had so much fun taking pictures of her exploring everything. She was one busy little girl today.

So we had a nice long afternoon nap after playing with the basket all morning. The nap was a good one. The only way you know its a good nap is when you wake up with sheet impressions on the face and mega bed hair. The kind of hair that looks like a rat slept in it. Poor little thing doesn't have that much hair, so it was really crazy!

After waking up (and it doesn't take long for her), she thought she would show daddy how to use the computer. Funny thing is, she hits buttons that we had no idea did certain things. She has taught us things about the computer!

I apologize to anyone that may or may not have received a jumbled text  from me.....It was from Emma Kate.

After a nice supper, it was time to help me unload the dishwasher. SHE. LOVES. THE. DISHWASHER. I looked up (literally was a lapse of 2.5 seconds) and she was standing in the dishwasher!!!!!!

There was water standing in the door where a cup had caught some during the wash cycle. I split the water in the door and didn't think anything about it, until the lil' booger was standing on the door splashing in it!!!!

And the rest of the time (about 30 minutes) was spent with us laughing at her and taking pictures.

I know it looks like she was playing with the pigs. What can I say? She had fun eating her supper tonight. She needed to go through the heavy wash on the dishwasher! She was so dirty! Cereal was caked into her hair and her lil' face had cereal crusted on it!

There is nothing cuter than baby feet. Especially fat lil' baby feet!!!!!

What a blessing this lil' booger is! We had a blast laughing today. As Granny would have said.... "We were making memories".

December Photo Project Dec 17th, 18th, and 19th

We are now settled back into our home. It was a hard week with the passing of Robert's Granny. I was able to take a few shots here and there, but I have all intentions of getting back into the groove of things tomorrow!

Is this not the cutest face ever!!!!

I cannot believe that the year is almost at an end! I look forward to what this next year is going to bring our little family.

December Photo Project Dec 14th, 15th, and 16th

I fell off the blog band wagon, but for good reasons. My husband's grandmother passed away Tuesday morning. Granny was an amazing woman, wife, mother, and grandmother. She walked with the Lord everyday, and was a great influence on many. Her walk with the Lord was made evident in her day to day life, and we are all grateful for everything she did. We will miss Granny dearly, but we all know she is at home with the Lord and PawPaw and is happy and healthy now.

We have spent the last few days at her house, with the family. Emma Kate has been the center of attention and had been able to bring us many laughs during this sad time. Even though I have taken pictures everyday, I just want to share a couple of photos.

December Photo Project Dec 13th

Plotting the attack on the house.......... They have become best buds. It is so cute.
 
Today's goal....take everything out of cabinets, baskets, etc so mommy can put it up. Take all diapers out of the basket on the changing table.....check.

Had to throw this one in because she just learned how to put the phone to her ear........

Next step.....throw toys out of the basket. We did this for several minutes. She threw them out and I threw them in and she laughed and we started all over again.......

Look at me mama....I am standing all by myself next to the Christmas tree!

Giving some lovin' to her favorite pal, Charlie.

Final mess...to remove all tupperware and plastic bowls from the cabinet. Do what has to be done to pull it all out, even climb into the cabinet if necessary..............

And finally, showing me that she is a future seamstress. I had been sewing today, and took the sewing machine off the kitchen table and set it on the floor. Looked over while cooking, and she was mesmerized by the machine. She loves to sit in my lap while I sew. A girl after my own heart!!!!

Good night!!!! Oh, and for just the heck of it.............I am throwing this freakin' adorable picture in just because. She loved bath time tonight. Call it the most adorable thing EVER!