Bryce - 0 months

Watch Bryce grow! Here he is at 0 months...

Summer's Here

Emerson has been doing great as a big sister. He's the first thing she asks about every morning and can't wait to hug, kiss, and hold him. She loves when he looks at her and "talks" to her. We've had a fun start to summer, including Bryce in all of our activities - pool, shopping, parties. Next week will be our first long car trip and hotel stay as a family of four. We'll see how that goes!

Baby Brother is Here!!!

Emmy's world has expanded with the birth of her baby brother, Bryce Donald. He came into this world at 10 lbs and 23 inches! His daddy is already envisioning many athletic possibilities.

Emerson has been an amazing big sister. She is helpful and very loving towards him. They're going to have so much fun growing up together!

Grant's Farm

We spent Sunday afternoon visiting with the animals at Grant's Farm. Emerson loved the tram ride and seeing zebras, buffalo and all of the other animals up close! She also enjoyed feeding the goats with the bottles like she said she'll do for her baby brother (she's going to be a great help!). Since we were last there, they have added an elephant show. We were sitting close to the front, so she thought getting sprayed by the water from his trunk was pretty funny. Then, Em was chosen to receive the balloon that the elephant blew up for her! She was excited that the elephant gave her a balloon. However, our first thoughts were that we had to carry it the rest of the day!

Say your prayers!

Translation:

God is great, God is good, Thank you! Amen.

Emmy's 1st Haircut

We went to the Hairy Elephant today for Emerson's first haircut. She did great! She sat very still and was wonderful for the stylist. After her hair was cut, she had it sprayed with cupcake scented conditioner and styled up with princess clips. As you can see, she was very proud of her beautiful hair!

Happy Easter

We had a wonderful Easter starting with church and an egg hunt there. Then, we spent the afternoon with family at my parents house with another egg hunt and yummy dinner. It was nice to relax and watch Emerson have such a fun day!

Spring!

We have had a beautiful start to spring this year. For my birthday, we went to Purina Farms and then Meramec Caverns. Emerson kept telling us that there were no bears in the cave, but it was cold and dark (and made her hair super curly!). We had a fun day followed by dinner at a local restaurant. The cuisine has changed, but it was actually the same location where Jeff and I had our first date. Oh, how our dinners have changed!

More Fun

Emerson has a lot of fun playing with her cousin, Jack, and making him laugh. Not too hard considering she is a natural goofball!
She also did a great job dying Easter eggs this year!

Hunting for Easter Eggs

We took Emerson to an Easter egg hunt where the Easter bunny arrived by helicopter. She still talks about it and believes that it is his mode of transportation! It was a fun day with a petting zoo, firetruck, Easter bunny and egg hunt.