Happy Birthday, Grandma Ross!

We celebrated my mom's birthday today in Lansing with my whole family! It was so good to see everyone. Emerson had a great time with her grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins. We hope you have a wonderful birthday tomorrow, Grandma Ross! We love you!

Emmie & Grandma

Madison & Grandma

"Helping" open presents

Courtney & Kenzie were keeping Emmie entertained

Look at my skinny husband!!!

Madison & Emmie

Uncle Gary & James helped corral Emerson while she ran laps in the parking lot after lunch...

here she is 10 minutes later :-)

Play Ball!

Emmie has been loving the warmer weather! She spends lots of time outdoors at her sitter's house and then more time outside when we get home. She and Dad played ball last night and again tonight!

Happy Easter!

Happy Easter! Grandma MJ, Aunt Lyndsey, and Uncle Alex all came to visit for the weekend! Emerson was extremely happy to see them and entertain them all weekend. Unfortunately, I didn't get as many pictures as I wanted but there are still some good ones!

Emmie spotted her Easter basket on the table as soon as she got up

A mouth full of jellybeans!

She got new sandals in her Easter basket and had to put them on right then!
Emerson spent lots of time reading to Uncle Alex
She helped Aunt Lyndsey with her make-up before church

Our Little Piggie

Emerson has always been a very good eater, but she's never been a fan of fruit (she LOVES dried fruit, but not fresh). She surprised us today when she grabbed a banana and ate the whole thing!

We had spaghetti and chicken parmesan last night...she loved it, but what a mess!

Here Comes the Sun...

The sun has been shining this week so we got out Emerson's shades. They're a little small, but she had fun wearing them anyway!

Just because...

Emerson and I are home this week (Spring Break--yay!!!), which has given me the opportunity to take lots of pictures and videos of our little girl! Here are some of my favorites...


She entertained herself for the longest time with the magnets. After she got bored with the fridge, she put them on the drawer of the stove, then on the dishwasher too! (Don't worry, she didn't really eat any of them!)

New Shoes!

Emerson got some new shoes! The morning after we bought them, she went and got them out of the box and tried to put them on by herself. She just couldn't wait to wear them!

Helping Mom & Dad

Emerson has been a big "help" in the kitchen lately! She makes music with the mixing bowls while we cook dinner. She also points to the stove & grill and reminds us that they're "hot, hot"! We haven't let her help do any of the cooking yet...for now, empty bowls and utensils are enough entertainment!

Jellybeans!

We let Emmie play with a plastic egg so she'd know what to do with it on the big day! She shook it first to see if it made any noise. It was filled with jellybeans, so we gave her some for the first time and LOVED them, which was a huge surprise since she's not big on sweets! She even liked the coffee-flavored Jelly Bellies...she is her mother's daughter!