SMILES!

Emily has learned how to smile when asked. It's really fun for me when I want to take a picture 'cause she can smile when I say cheese or smile - and she is so stinkin' cute! So here are a few snap shots of prompted and candid smiles from my munchkin.

Silent Tantrum's

Some of you have heard us mention Emmy's "silent tantrums". They are a silent display of things not going as she would like them to. We are currently trying to figure out how to handle these tantrums so that we don't encourage this behavior, however when comparing a silent tantrum to one with more vigor and audio, it poses the question "Should we encourage this behavior?" So take a peek at a snip of one of said tantrums!

Super Bowl XLVI

After one week of mourning the "not-so-super" Super Bowl, I decided I was ready to post a few pictures. Despite the outcome of the game, we had a fun time with a few of our friends, some YUMMY food, and a cute cheerleader (pictured below!). Now we look ahead to next year! GO PATRIOTS!

(this is a random picture of Emmy glued to the computer watching Shirley Temple and Bojangles Robinson dance!)

TOUCHDOWN

Our little cheerleader!

It's a BOY!

So unless you are a stalker who doesn't really know me or my family then you probably already know that we are expecting #2. If you don't know and you consider me a friend then maybe we should catch up via phone or email. Anywho, I thought I would make it official on our blog and share that we are pregnant and it's a baby boy. Emmy is going to be a big sister and has no idea how her world is going to be turned upside down. Baby Boy Carter is due to arrive at the end of March. We are super excited to meet him and for your viewing pleasure, here are a few pictures of my big ol' belly!

Making the Most of a Little Snow!

We went to bed Friday night with snow falling and woke up with enough to cover the ground and make a mini snowman for Emmy. This was the first "snow" Emmy has played in and really experienced. She hated getting on her snow gear but once was got out there and playing she warmed up to it all.

Happy Birthday to Me!

Most of you know that my birthday is in December and all of us know that December comes and goes quicker than a blink. So this year Joel and I picked a date in January (last night) and celebrated my 30th birthday! We put Emmy to bed and then had an AWESOME dinner - Filet Mignon, baked sweet potato, green beans and chocolate pie! Let me just say it was the best meal ever - he grills a kick butt steak. After dinner we settled in on the couch and watched a movie that I picked out (Crazy Stupid Love). It was a great night - Thanks Joel!

New Years

We drove to Philly to be with the Dixon crew for New Years Eve. We also did Christmas and Emmy loved pulling things out of her stocking from Nanet and Paul Paw. We had a great time playing games and of course eating lots of yummy food. I just realized I don't have very many pictures from New Years in Philly (sadface). But here are a few that I do have. Ooooo maybe I have more pictures on my phone...stay tuned!