Swimming with Kate

Amy and Kate invited us for a playdate at the pool by their house. Emerson loved riding with mommy on the lazy river. She and Kate also went down the slides and played in the sprinklers. As you can see by the kisses from Kate, they are already becoming best friends. Amy and I were forced into friendship by our moms nearly 30 years ago, so I can only hope that Emerson and Kate are as lucky!

Emerson also had her six month checkup. She is still 95th percentile for height and 85th for weight. I'm sure no one is surprised that she isn't falling into the petite category. The doctor gave her a great report and said that we should have "no complaints about this one".

Another milestone this week was when she started to say "mama". Every once in awhile, I think she connects it with me, but otherwise it's just a fun word that gets a lot of reaction.

Smile!

Emerson had her six month pictures taken this weekend. She did great and was always ready to flash a big smile. She fell asleep in daddy's arms as soon as she was finished so apparently modeling was rather exhausting.

On Saturday night, Emerson was the life of the party at an anniversary celebration we attended. They had a local German band playing and Emmy danced the night away. She was passed around quite a bit because she was wearing everyone out bouncing to the music. She definitely gets her love of dancing from her dad, but at least she likes German music!

Happy 4th of July

We spent the holiday weekend at Emerson's grandparents' boat in Louisiana. Our little captain loved seeing everyone and going boating for the first time. The weather was sunny and it was great for all of us to relax and spend time together.

Although she has been scooting for quite some time now, Emmy crawled for the first time on Saturday night. It was only equivalent to one step, but that's a start!

Happy Half-Birthday!

Emerson is already six months old! I can't believe how quickly the time has gone. She seems to try something new constantly. This week, she is getting on her hands and knees and rocking. It's not going to be long before she's all over the house. I think it's time to start the babyproofing!

This past weekend, we had a great time with some friends visiting from Lexington. Fortunately, the weather was beautiful for our day at the zoo. Then, on Sunday, we had a few friends and family over to celebrate an early 4th of July!

And, of course, we took the penguin pictures to see how much Emerson has grown. It is now very difficult to get her to stay still for a picture. But, the smiles still come easily!

Emmy's First Flight!

Emerson took her first trip on an airplane this weekend! It was just a short flight to Kansas City, but she was happy through it all. The passengers around us were all very impressed with how well she traveled.

Once we got to KC and met up with Jeff, we had a great weekend. Between work dinners and meetings, we filled our days with fun things. On Friday, we went to the College Basketball Experience. Although there wasn’t much for Emmy to do except watch, Jeff and I had a lot of fun competing in all of the games and showing off our dunking abilities.

We had a special surprise on Saturday when we found out that my cousin, Brenda, was also in town. Unfortunately, we didn't get a chance to see her perform, but it was great catching up and for Emmy to finally get to meet her. Now, we're wanting to plan a trip to NY to visit her and Braeden!

Under the Big Top

Daddy's company brought the circus to town for a celebration. We got to meet the clowns and see some of the animals up close. Mommy and Daddy even got to dress up in the costumes!

Emerson and Amalie's day at the pool!

So maybe it was a blowup pool in Amalie's backyard, but the girls both enjoyed playing outside. We're excited that by our next playdate, Amalie will be a big sister!

Emerson's first cereal!

Emmy changed out of her church clothes and had her first solid food this past Sunday - yummy rice cereal! She enjoyed what she actually swallowed but the service was a little slower than she liked.

Swinging With Daddy

Emerson is still a little small for the swing at Grammy and Grandpa's, but she and daddy had fun!