It's been awhile since we posted, but it is still cold and snowy here. We have been trying to entertain Emerson with new things to do and there is no better way to do that than to give her all sorts of different foods to eat. As you all know, Emerson is very small and the doctors have recommended pumping her full of calories to get weight on her. So, here are some pictures of Emmie following doctor's orders.

Even after a tasty pastrami sandwich and corndogs, she would still prefer to eat mushrooms, bell peppers, and lettuce. I guess we shouldn't complain that she prefers to eat healthy. :)

Having fun when its only 21 (degrees)

It's pretty hard to entertain a toddler when you can't go outside. As you'll see, we've tried quite a few things:

Sometimes curling up with a good book (and some blocks) does the trick.

Sometimes playing in the ball pit hits the spot...

Sometimes we made silly faces...


Sometimes we wore silly outfits (but not Mommy...)

And sometimes, we just bundled up and went for it!

It's cold and snowy...

...but Emmie LOVES this weather. She has been having a great time going outside running around in the snow and sledding with Daddy. Even though the temperature was in the low twenties and her nose and cheeks were bright red, she put up a fight when I told her we had to go back inside. Her are a few pictures of Emmie enjoying the snow.

Christmas with the dogs?

Emmie has always loved our cats, but she has a new love "Doggies!" When we went out to Arizona and California for the holidays she was able to meet all sorts of dogs and loved them all so much. In fact when she wakes up in the morning the first thing she is still saying in Doggies. Here are a couple pictures of Emmie's fun with the dogs.

Merry Christmas!

Now that we're back, it's time for some pictures from our trip:

Here's Emmie enjoying a nice dinner at her grandparent's house. The rest of us agreed to sit with her on the condition that we didn't have to wear bibs.

Emmie got some lotto scratchers in her stocking. Mommy claims she didn't have any winners, but I'm not convinced...

Must be nice to get a gift that's taller than you...

After all the excitement of Christmas, Emmie was ready for sleep, as long as Lenny was watching over her :)

We had a great time seeing everyone - Hope you had a great Christmas!

We're Back!

We are back from our vacation and will be posting pictures of our fun times soon.

First Snow of the Season!

We've had some pretty cold weather lately, including our first substantial snow of the season. Emmie had a blast running around and playing in it, as seen below:

Here's Emmie hanging out by the bush, plotting her next move...

At first Emmie decided against wearing gloves, although she quickly changed her mind.

Here's Emmie, hiking uphill, in the snow, both ways. I'm sure she'll remind her kids someday.