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!

Someone went to visit the Easter Bunny!

We were a bit nervous...

but we got a smiley picture!

And then right after this was snapped, she began reaching for mama and dada and screamed.

Thankfully there was nobody in line so we got to take our time getting to know the Easter Bunny. We basically violated him, because we pet him all over his legs and arms until she felt comfortable. Poor bunny.

But it was worth it!

Here is a look back at last year's EB picture. My how she has grown.

Happy 1st Birthday Rachel!

We hope you had a super fun day!

Rachel & Heather's WILD Birthday

Yesterday afternoon, we headed to the Wild Animal Park to celebrate the birthdays of our good friends, Heather and her daughter Rachel.

Poor Jillian was a bit under the weather so Kristyn and Jillian weren't able to join us.

Emma was passed out for about the first half hour of the trip.

The park was really crowded, and we got a bit annoyed with all of the rude people.

So we headed over to this ↓ place.

It was almost as if we had the whole place to ourselves.

We ate some special Birthday Butterfly cookies.

They turned out to be really messy.

Mmmm, these rice cookies were a much better idea.

Rachel and Heather opened up some gifts.

Then we headed over to the carousel.

It was a huge hit, the girls LOVED it!

Waiting patiently for the ride to start.

Look at this little one's face... priceless! She was in heaven.

Happy Early Birthday Rachel and Heather!

We had such a fun afternoon with you two.

What a fun filled day we had yesterday...

Easter Egg Hunt at Church!

Mama, look at all those eggs over there!

Douggie, Abuelita, Maggie, Ethan, Adam, Sarah and Maria

We are so lucky to have such good friends at church.

Emma's 1st Swim Class!

Dada, I don't want to wait, let's go swimming now!

Emma and Douggie are taking a Parent and Me swim class now.

They are so cute waiting for their teacher.

All showered and ready to go in the pool.

The teacher, (in the hat) used to work for me. So fun to see a familiar face like Bree.

She was a great swim teacher!

"One jumped into the pool, where it was nice and cool..."

Dada, I don't want to blow bubbles, I want to splash instead.

"You put your right leg in and you SPLASH it all about."

The last few minutes of the class, they headed over to the little pool.

Emma LOVED her swim class! I can't wait to see them at the next one, these two are pretty darn precious.

Dada, that shower water was cold, brrrr!

Aiden's Beach Birthday Party!

After swim class we headed to Carlsbad to go to Aiden's 4th Birthday Party.

Aiden's Dada Joey went to High School with Mama.

She loved playing in the water.

Good thing dada saw that wave coming!

The birthday boy and his mama opening some gifts.

Poor Joey was stung by a stingray and left the party early to get some hot water on his foot.

Annual Block Party!

Our neighborhood has a block party every March.

We always have so much fun at them.

Someone loved jumping with the kids!

She also had fun with sidewalk chalk.

What a fun evening!

Dada gave Emma her bath and then Mama and E were done for the night. We were pretty tuckered out. Douggie went back to the party to watch some UFC they had playing outside.

I couldn't have asked for a better day!