fUn iN tHe sUn!

This kid is amazing. He is so alert when he's awake. I can't wait until he's big enough to play baseball with in the summers! He's a cutie!


Kate has amazing faces. She really does. I want to keep capturing those special days!


Kind of an odd angle....but she loved the sidewalk chalk.


A great way to end the weekend...at the park with Aunt Emily and Mimi. I taught her to say "Emmy rocks" and she passed with flying colors!


They have to go back to Texas tomorrow. I will miss them a lot. I think I will visit in a month or so....can't go too long without them! Just too adorable kids. I laugh when I think how great they are....that when I finally get some of my own, I will be really insane!

 

Will...He's adorable!

He's bright eyed and bushy-tailed! Man, he's so handsome!

BLUE EYES!!!

Silly Aunt Emily taking pictures of me again!

I love to swing! I'm only 4 months old too! What a big boy!

 

Kate's 2nd Birthday Party!

Here are a few pictures from Kate's 2nd Birthday Party! I'm sure I'm a little partial, but this kid is beautiful! I'll put some up of Will in a new post. Kate had so much fun with her family and friends! We celebrated with Sesame Street Friends: Elmo, Cookie Monster, Grover, Oscar the Grouch, Big Bird, Zoe, and I'm sure I forget some more.

Kate loved having her family over celebrating her special day! She opened lots of fun presents, and will have lots of new things to play with in Texas.

Enjoy the pictures!







Look at those eyes!













She was patiently waiting for Elmo cake!

















I can open presents! Everyone wanted to help me too!














I think I want chocolate ice cream Aunt Emily, but mama said no. So, Mimi gave me bites of her vanilla ice cream!

Child Abuse Prevention Month

April: Child Abuse Prevention Month

This is a pair of shoes out of 51 that were hung at the Gazebo in Sapulpa today. There were 51 children killed by child abuse and neglect in the year 2004. This is only one set of shoes. What are we doing as a society to help save these children? This is a passion of mine. I'm working hard on some different task force's to prevent and educate regarding child abuse. It's a sad thing.

Go out into the world and do what you can. It takes a whole village to raise a child.

God Bless

 

Leaves, Sticks, Acorns...Oh My!

Well, I made the move to mom's house and things are going great. It's been about two weeks I think, and we have had a great time. Having said that, I don't know if I've ever seen so many leaves, sticks, and acorns in my life! We have spent the last three weekends raking leaves, trimming trees and shrubs, and raking acorns up too. It's been fun, but I'm tired nonetheless. Wally really enjoys being out and about in the backyard and gets some great exercise. It helps us wear him down so he's a little calmer at night. If you know Wally, you know that the two words Wally and calm usually don't go together. But, it's fun.

I had the chance to meet a really great guy today for a blind brunch date. I decided to try the Match.Com approach and see what can happen. After all, Ashley, my friend from summers in New York, is marrying her fiance whom she met off Match.Com too. Why not. Not much to lose. So, I met a really nice guy today. He's new to town and recently moved here from Houston. He took me to The Chalkboard, a nice restaurant in downtown Tulsa. It was nice to have a good conversation over a good meal with a new person in my life. He's a very respectful and kind gentleman. It was nice to have a good meeting! We'll see what happens. If nothing else, I've made a new friend!

Next weekend is Kate's birthday weekend, Robert's birthday weekend, and Easter weekend...all in three days! Kate will be 2 on the 29th of April. Robert will have his birthday on the 18th, and Easter is on Sunday. I'm excited about having them here. I haven't seen them for a few months. They will be here in April and I might go down sometime in May to visit them in Texas! I have to figure out if Kate and I will have our pictures taken in May or if we should wait a little while...I don't know! We will see.

Hope all is well with everyone. Things are going well here and everything seems to be moving along smoothly. Take care.

Always,
Emily