Grace's BFF

Sorry Emmit no paint for you just yet.

Painting with q- tips. Brilliant I know!

Non toxic washable paint. Girls go ahead and make a mess!
But try to keep it on the paper:)

These two girls had a lot to catch up on today over some painting.

American Girl

Yesterday was a typical day, go to work, pick up the kids for day care, go for a waog( walk/jog) with the kids, chase the dog down the street because he does not listen to me, get the mail and come inside get ready for dinner ( which means wait for Josh to come home to cook dinner). All of that was very routine, until I checked the mail and found a American Girl catalog. That catalog might just change our world.

Pay attention grandparents, a certain somebody knows what she wants for her birthday and how many. Don't pay any attention to the bribes you hear or the coaxing for her parents in the video or the fact that I get Grace to tell me that I am pretty and a princess. Hey you get a compliment when you can.

American Girl doll's are you kidding me. Already she wants things like this!!!

10 months

23lbs

In size 12-18 month clothing

You can say mama

You love to giggle and blow fart sounds on our arms

You are the funniest baby I know.

Favorite food is anything that we are eating.

Will do anything to take a bath with your sister. You LOVE to splash her. Emmit, you are 10 months and growing like a weed. Your such a happy and content baby we are truly lucky. You love to sleep in your car seat, not sure why but something about it sends you right to sleep.

We love you to the moon and back little man.

Reason # 982 I love having a daughter...

Reason number 982 why I love having a daughter, she lets me put bows in her hair.

Here she is showing off those bows.

This is a new thing when we take pictures. She closes her eyes and says cheese.

We thank Grandma Diane for the new clothes!

Pumpkin Patch

Nothing beats a sunny Sunday a Schuh Farm with your family and good friends, the Swapps. There is the family in front of the Schuh Farm sign.
Say CHEESE!

"Mommy, why am I wearing this hat it is like 65 outside?"

Donkey, mama & Emmit

Don't you just love Grace's pumpkin patch outfit, she picked it out. ( ok maybe I helped just a bit)

Who's my big boy...

Looks like Emmit picked his pumpkin.

Josh found his pumpkin.

And I found mine!

This might be the best family photo we got today, that of Ty Swapp and of his daddy's backside.

Ahhh these two would rather kiss than look for pumkins.

Parent & Tot Soccer

Check out Josh and Grace at my new parent & tot soccer class. Josh was SO excited to be playing soccer! Grace staying hydrated.
Josh showing off his fancy foot work.

Go Grace go.

Best Friends

A best friend meets you on a Thursday night downtown Seattle for some wine and gossip, even though both mama's were very sleep deprived!
Thanks Brooke for the laughs.

emmits first word

is mama!
It just melts my heart to hear him say it.
He may look exactly like Josh, but it is me that he calls first...

Hat Season Is Here.

For those of you who know me best, understand that I enjoy rocking a good hat all winter long. Apparently so do my kids! Say Cheese!
Sorry Emmit, your girls just giving you some love.

I love my little 23lb 9 month baby boy!

"Say what" Is Grace's new thing to say.

Lemonade For Sale

This past weekend was the Oyster Run in Anacortes and we were having a biker gear sale and we decided to pimp out our daughter on the street corner with a sweet lemonade stand so that she may bring in some customers. It didn't work. But Grace did make $7.25 to go towards her Pony Fund!! Grace checking out her money.
Grace drinking all of her lemonade.

Grace getting a closer look at her table of lemonade stuff.

"Get your lemonade".

Yes you counted right...

That is 31 candles! Good thing our smoke detectors are new in the house.


Thanks Josh for the amazing cake.

I knew this day would come...

When my daughter would be into wearing my old high school dresses. No I did not get married in high school, this was my Jessica McClintoff prom dress!! I was a big fan of gloves for dances in high school, some how those got lost or maybe they got left on the dance floor since I often used them to wipe my sweat.

God I love this girl.

and no I did not wear that Easter hat to prom, although it would have looked good with the gloves.

Nobody Puts Baby In the Corner

Like most girls my age we saw the movie Dirty Dancing at a young age. I have to say the movie changed my life. It made me want to fall in love with a older man, rebel against my father and move my body like I've never done before. Ok maybe that is all not true, but you get what I am saying.

Nobody puts baby in the corner...

I will forever be crazy for Swayze.

Double Date Night

The Swapp's joined Josh and I for some adult fun Saturday night. Best quote of the night came from Pat, " This feels like we are going to Tolo".

It was a great night that ended with a trip through Jack In The Box and me falling asleep or passing out in bed with Grace!

Me and the boys!

Close up of Kelsey & I!

Tolo 2009!

Cannon, Emmit & Grace

Brooke and I are crazy, trying to get a 2 year old, a 9 month and a 3 month old to pose for a photo?

Auntie Brooke

Brooke is more then my BFF, she is Auntie Brooke to my kids and if I ever would have completed my confirmation classes while in high school she would also be Grace's god mother, even though she already is in her heart where it counts the most. Grace was into Brooke she was her helper, her shadow and her BFF all day.

9 Months

Emmit is 9 months today.
Not sure how much he weights, but I can tell you my left arm has never been stronger.
Emmit is up to 6 teeth.
Eating everything in sight, favorite things to eat is really whatever it is that we are eating.
Emmit is pulling himself up and walking along the furniture and can stand on his own, holding onto nothing. The first step is not too far away.
Emmit loves to laugh, but mostly likes to make grunting sounds.
He loves his sister and likes to take her toys away. Although, Josh won't like to admit this, Emmit enjoys playing inside Grace's princess castle. He also enjoys crawling on Tug Boat.

We love you Emmit, keep growing and keep making us laugh and smile.

First Day of School

Ok it is the first day of school for Josh. Everyone in the house was ready for school including Grace and Emmit who are wearing some new clothes and sporting a back pack with her lunch in it and a book and her "make ups" aka chap stick.
Love back to school time. New pencils, paper, hair cuts and the big dilemma of what to wear on photo day.
Check out the kids this morning, ready for daycare school!.

Just love this little sassy girl to pieces. I told her to strike a pose and this is what she did.

Showing us her back pack.

Brother and sister...

Slowly falling off the chair...

Off the chair...

Emmit is starting to get the right idea, smile when the camera comes out.

On a more serious note, I am so glad I have another year before Grace is ready for pre- school. Sending her to school with a big desk and a room full of kids and a teacher means she is GROWING UP.