‘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...
Oh, Christmas Tree
We realized our house allows for a much larger tree than we’re used to… I guess there’s always next year! Here’s a flashback to Christmas tree construction the weekend after Thanksgiving!...
Naughty or Nice?
The posts have been slim lately as I’ve had my hands full with a 15 month-old monkey. If I were a mother octopus I might have enough arms to keep Emerson out of trouble while having the camera in hand for those moments when trouble turns too-cute… but here I am with my two arms and even fewer photos! In her short life, Emerson has acquired several nicknames but the one she most lives up to is ‘Monkey.’ Not only does she use her feet for everything imaginable, her legs never stop moving (even in her sleep which earned her the title ‘Crazy Legs’). In the past month my monkey’s...
Spork
Dinner is always eventful....
Double Trouble
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