‘Tis the season to be jolly! A few weeks ago we took a family trip to the Botanical Center to check out the Christmas festivities. This is one of our favorite places to visit and we hadn’t been there since Emerson started walking. It was refreshing to see all of the blooming plants sparkling with lights and to get a small break from the dry winter climate outside. Emerson loved watching the colorful Koi fish and running across the bridges! Yesterday afternoon Emerson had her first Santa encounter at the Bass Pro Shop! It was a total zoo but the line moved fast and there was much to see in...
Hoppy Halloween
At Emerson’s age, holidays like Halloween are definitely more for parents than anyone else! Dressing her up was fun, but what I really look forward to is the day she decides to do it for her own enjoyment! We started the night off with a little Halloween goodie bag (any excuse to spoil her, right?) and much to her surprise a card to open – her favorite! She’s really digging books and stickers at the moment so what better than a Halloween book complete with stickers? We also threw in a Winnie the Pooh DVD to go along with the theme. Next we loaded up and Trick-or-Treated at Michelle and...
‘Bubbas’ and Surprises!
In all the drama of the past week I forgot to mention Emerson has expanded her vocabulary to include the word ‘Bubba’ (bubble)! When we wash our hands, do dishes or take baths, ‘Bubbas’ are on her mind! It’s very cute because she holds out her hand and waits to be given some bubbles to play with. Very fun! A package for Emerson arrived today from Courtney and Andy! It really couldn’t have come at a better time as it lifted her spirits and distracted her from relentless teething pains. She had a ball tearing open the tissue paper and continued to move it in and out of the box...
Punky Patch
It’s a beautiful day at the pumpkin farm! Today we took Emerson to Carroll’s Pumpkin Farm in Grinnell. Meghan and Jory joined us for the fall festivities and Emme’s first pumpkin adventure. It was a gorgeous day full of goats, a tractor ride, pumpkins, caramel apple slices, root beer, teeter-totting, bouncing and more!...
Iowa / Iowa State Weekend
Can you see that we’re a house divided? What I thought was going to be a lazy and relaxing Saturday quickly turned into an action-packed road trip! Grandpa Gene visited and we loaded up and went to Iowa City to visit my sisters. The day was well-documented so I’ll let the photos speak for themselves....