Yakima and Seattle Trip

We just got home from our super fun trip to Yakima and Seattle.

Wednesday

Flew from SD to Seattle, had a 2 hour layover, then off to Yakima.

We were lucky ducks, because Emma slept most of the flights.

Arriving in Yakima.

At our Yakima hotel.

Doug thought that this sign was great, "Pop & Ice."

Who calls it Pop? I guess people in Washington. Luckily Doug has broken himself of this habit.

Then we headed over to visit GG Moreno (Grandma Cherie's Mom).

Emma quickly found and kidnapped her stuffed bears.

The 4 Generations.

This was Emma's 1st time meeting GG Moreno.

We even met one of her neighbors, Chester.

He really loved watching Emma run around, and he even asked if he could sit with us and just watch her. Like many of the residents there, he got a kick out of Emma.

Emma even got a ride with GG Moreno.

Then we headed off to dinner with some more family.

Great Aunt Evelyn wasn't able to make it for dinner, but at least we got to stop by her work and say hi.

Aunt Debbie, Ladonna, Emma & Grandpa Bob at dinner.

Grandma Cherie, Great Aunt Peggy & Great Uncle Tony.

After dinner we headed back to the hotel. Emma got all ready for bed and then stayed with Grandpa Bob while mama and dada went to this ↓ place.

Then Aunt Evelyn and Cherie met up with us for a glass of wine.

Thursday

We woke up, had breakfast and then headed back over to visit with GG Moreno again.

Then we drove back to Seattle from Yakima.

The drive wasn't too bad... there was some snow on the pass and Emma got car sick and puked all over herself. But other than that it was smooth sailing.

We got to Grandma and Grandpa's house and Emma was feeling much better.

Someone got a few gifts. :)

Then we had some family over for dinner.

Great Aunt Linda made it.

So did cousin Aaron, cousin Michelle and her husband Clint.

Someone had crazy hair after we took her piggies out.

Friday

We had ourselves a little photo shoot... more to come on that one!!!

Then we headed over to meet new little baby Breanna.

Here is the proud daddy and his beautiful little girl.

Jasen (Doug's cousin) and his wife Gabby had Breanna in February.

Aww... they are pretty darn adorable!

Then we headed over to my cousin Val's house and had dinner with Val, Kevin, Lauren, Benny, Ryan & Hadley. Later Aunt Cindy and Megan joined in on the fun.

After dinner all of the kiddos hopped in the tub together.

They are so darn cute!

Saturday

We headed down town.

Got some warm drinks from the very first Starbucks.

It was a nice treat, because it was pretty cold and windy.

Then we headed to Pike Place Market.

Back to Val and Kevin's neighborhood to play at the park.

Then back to the house for some dinner.

We were even lucky enough to have Morgan (Doug and Val's friend from High School) come by with his adorable daughters.

And Emma got her very 1st Barbie from Lauren and Benny.

Sunday

The gang came back over and we had a wonderful breakfast.

Uncle Mike came straight over from the airport.

He was out of town all weekend, but we were lucky enough to get to visit with him for a couple hours.

Then we were off back to San Diego.

Emma was drinking Benny's favorite "Choc Choc" (choc. milk), well guess what Benny? Emma LOVES it now too!

We had such a great time getting to see all of dada and mama's family.

Thank you to everyone who was able to hang out with us.

A special thank you to Grandpa Bob & Grandma Cherie and the Kok family for letting us stay the night at your places.

15 words for 15 months!

Tomorrow Emma turns 15 months!

And to show you all what a big girl she is becoming I will share with you the 15 words she now says...

1. Mama - Finally she says it! She teased me and called me Dada for months, but now I am officially Mama and couldn't be more proud!

2. Dada - Lucky duck, he has been able to hear her say this so sweetly for months now.

3. Papa (for Papa Bob) - She also said this way before Mama.

4. Thank you - more like "tan chu" but close enough.

5. Bye Bye - Always accompanied with a wave.

6. No No - one of my favorites, because she still shakes her finger at you when she says it or hears us say it.

7. Down - "Da", and don't try and get her to say up, because she will just say "da" to you.

8. Shoe - "Chu" and they are her favorite. A shiny shoe can always calm her down and walking around the house wearing Mama's shoe keeps her busy for a long time.

9. Bite - She no longer hangs from her high chair to tell us she is hungry, now she actually says "ba".

10. Ball - One of her new favorite things to play with outside. She is getting pretty good at kicking them... 'lil kickers here we come!

11. Juice - She gets her sippy cup out of the cabinet and says "ju" to tell us she is thirsty.

12. Banana - "ba ba" and she loves to sing the Yo Gabba Gabba Banana song.

13. Choo Choo - She says this anytime she sees a train and when she plays with Jacob's trains.

14. Wee - not really a word, but she started saying it in the swing.

And our favorite word she says...

15. Jacob - Actually pronounced "Ju Ju" and it puts a smile on my face every time she says it. She runs in to my parents house daily looking for Ju Ju. Jacob thinks it is kinda funny, and he even started calling her "Emma lu lu." With the way nick names stick in my family, Ju Ju is sure to be one for years to come.

Here are a few more words we are still working on...

Abuelita - she has said it a few times but never the same. Sometimes it is "Tita", or "Abwe" or "Lita." I practice this one every morning and I am sure we will have it down soon.

Hi - Sometimes it is "Ha" and most of the time it is just a big loving sigh like "ahhhh."

Hot - It has also been "Ha" but mostly just "No No." We have taught her well, hot things are always no no.

Little turkey, we love you so much! I look forward to our daily conversations, because they always crack me up. You say everything with such emotion, you are going to be a great story teller one day.

Happy 15 months!!!

Happy Easter!

The Easter Bunny was pretty darn good to Emma.

Emma enjoyed all of her goodies.

We headed off to Church and then over to Papa and Abuelita's to play for a bit.

Then off to Richard and Connie's house for our big family dinner.

And of course, an egg hunt.

She is pretty good at this putting the egg in the basket thing.

There were even some fun confetti eggs.

The kids group shot.

Of course we had a few out takes.

An attempt at a family picture, but Emma was over it.

Cris, Dave, Anyssa and baby David

Omar, Ebit and Jacob

Thank you Connie and Richard for hosting.

We had such a fun time with all of our family!

Emma's 2nd Haircut

Douggie was out of town this Thursday and part of Friday, so we had a girls evening with Abuelita Rose. And we did what girls do... get their hair done.

Emma's bangs were getting a bit long and we figured it was time for a trim.

We went back to the same place as before.

And here is the new do!

After the haircut we headed out for dinner and then we went back to Abuelita & Papa's for a little slumber party.

Fabulous Friday!

Yesterday was such a great day!

Mama got to get some work done and run lots of errands.

Then Abuelita dropped off Emma at our house and we waited for our friend Rachel to come over and play.

Rachel's folks went out for an Anniversary lunch, so we gladly had Rachel over for a play date.

Enjoyed some lunch

Played around the house, and then Dada had perfect timing and came home from his work trip just in time to help with the kiddos.

Then we dyed some Easter Eggs.

Not really sure what all the fuss is about.

Emma tried to drink the dye.

The girls got restless while waiting for the eggs in the dye, so I distracted them with some mini M&M's, which are Emma's favorite. Funny thing... they now seem to be a hit with Rachel, she was loving them!

Here are the finished products.

After the Eggs we headed out back and played for a bit.

And ate some bark.

No, don't worry Tim and Heather, she didn't really eat any, but she sure tried.

Ran around like a crazy kid.

Swung in the swing like a well behaved kid.

Then off for a walk.

This was the 1st time Emma sat in the second seat of our stroller.

Poor Rachel got a back massage the entire time, because Emma was kicking on the back of her seat. Rachel was a trooper and didn't complain one bit.

And then we played a bit more inside before Heather came to pick up little Rachel.

Tim and Heather, we had a blast with little Rachel. We would be more than happy to do it again any time.

After our play date we headed off to dinner with the family.

And then to Crusin' Grand.

Jacob thought it was pretty fun sitting in the second seat.

Then Mama, Abuelita & Tia Ebit headed off to the movies to watch "The Last Song."

We had such a fabulous day full of friends and family!