16 months

Yesterday was Emma's 16 month birthday.

Here is a little look back at all 16 months of Emma.

Yay... I am 16 months!

Oh those little curls are so precious.

I love how she is propping up her arm.

Apparently her sippy cup must be heavy.

Such a little daredevil.

She is talking all of the time.

Sometimes she just babbles, but a lot of the time she uses her words.

Some of my favorite new words include:

Pee pee, she grabs her diaper every time she says it.

Poo Poo

Tree

Two, which she says for any number she sees.

Please

Kitty, which she says with a T instead of the K. Hilarious... for now.

Kiddo, we love you so much!

You are perfect in every way.

Our lives are so blessed by you.

Happy 16 months!

The perfect evening for a walk

I love how pretty our tree lined neighborhood is.

Emma and mama took a little walk and headed to the dog park.

Emma loved playing with the doggie's through the fence.

She made a new little friend.

She also had some fun picking some flowers.

"Look mama, there are the doggies."

Carlsbad Street Fair

This afternoon the family took a little trip to the Carlsbad Street Fair.

It was crazy crowded, but we had a great time.

Jacob planted himself in the stroller the entire time.

Darn... he beat me to it. He looks pretty comfy.

I think she likes the cookies she had on the way home.

Sunday's are probably my favorite day.

We all go to church as a family, then all hang out as a family.

Today was no different!

Our new friend Nicolas!

Today we celebrated with one of my best friends.

Kristin, her husband Andrea and their 6 year old daughter Juliana have recently welcomed Nicolas into their family.

They have been on an adoption waiting list for years, and their wish finally came true. They are now the proud foster parents of 15 month old Nicolas. They will be going through the adoption process next month, so exciting!!!

Nicolas and his mama Kristin.

So darn cute, and he looks perfect in her arms!!!

Nicolas and Emma are just 1 day apart!

He was born the day before her, and they will be such great friends.

We are so happy for this perfect little family of 4.

They are so kind and loving, they will be perfect for little Nicolas!

Swim class!

After 3 weeks off (1 for Easter break, 1 in Seattle & 1 in AZ) we were back at swim class.

Looking pretty edible in her bikini.

Her favorite part of class is swimming after the watering can. She is obsessed with it.

Looking like a little surfer girl on the kick board.

Getting ready to dunk, 1 2 3...

Dunk!

Not too sure about it.

Still not sure.

And hating it!

But the watering can made it all better!

What a fun class!

Abuelita and Papa came to watch.

Love this!!!

Emma's 15 month Seattle photo shoot!!!

On our recent visit to Seattle, we had some more pictures taken with Jocelyn.

Take a look at more of her pictures here.

I can't thank Jocelyn enough!

Not only did she put up with our, at times, fussy Emma, she put up with rain and even hail.

When planning the photos, Douggie said he wanted something "very Seattle." Well we got what he wanted, what is more Seattle than a rainy day, rain boots, and a beautiful park with evergreens.

Jocelyn also took Emma's 7 month pictures this past summer, see them here.

I love Jocelyn's work! Something about her pictures... they get me every time!

Arizona Trip

Thursday evening we took a little trip over to Arizona, to visit my grandparents.

Abuelita and I took Jacob and Emma, and then Friday night Papa Bob and Douggie joined us.

Friday morning the kids got right to work on the weeds.

All that weeding makes you want to take a dip in the hot tub.

Saturday morning we got the toys up and running...

Emma made sure that the quad was ready.

Douggie warmed up the mini 3 wheeler.

Jacob took it for a spin...

but only for about 20 yards.

He decided that it was a bit too fast for him and he had enough.

Riding the tractor with Papa was more his speed.

Abuelita working hard in the yard.

I even took a turn on the tractor.

Man it sure makes clearing the weeds much faster and more fun then those darn hula hoes.

All of that yard work tired poor Jacob out.

We also had a visit from my cousin Stacy.

Apparently we were too busy catching up to take any pictures of her visit, oops.

Someone decided to throw a fit, (see video at the end of the post).

Abuelita took the kids on lots of walks.

We had some wonderful meals with all of the family.

Then it was time to head home this morning.

Here is her little fit caught on video.

Man, she is easily distracted, all it took was a camera case.

My grandpa said that "Great Grandpa Bob" is a lot for a little kid to say, so I have officially shortened their names to GG Bob and GG Margaret.

We had a wonderful time visiting GG Margaret, GG Bob and Aunt Suzie.

GG Margaret, thank you for all of the wonderful meals!

GG Bob, thank you for coming and rescuing me and the tractor when I stalled.

Can't wait to see you guys again soon!