6 months old

My Name is Emma.

I am 6 months old.

My Best Friend is still Madelyn.

I can now ride in the car without screaming my head off. My Mother is very proud of me for this. I will cry every now and then when my parents keep me out past dark. But really, it's their fault. I should be at home in my bed by that time.

My Mother says that she thinks I just might be the happiest baby. Ever.

I can roll over now. Back to belly and belly to back. I was at my Grandma S house. Mommy was working. And Grandma was very proud of me when my Mommy got back from work. Grandma couldn't wait to show off my new trick.

I love my family. They can make me laugh and smile all the time.

My Mommy likes to try and feed me  food.

She made me try bananas.

I really didn't like them mashed up.

But then she gave them to me cut up and I liked that MUCH better.

I have tried, carrots, green beans (yuck!! I did NOT like those!) oatmeal ( no thank you) and sweet potatoes. My favorite is sweet potatoes. My Mommy says I am a smart girl, bc sweet potatoes are her favorite to. And she told me that I would learn to like green beans.

Mommy has let me suck on watermelon and I liked that. She said that I am going to try asparagus and then some squash.

My Mommy says that I am a squawker. Sometimes I will talk so loud. My parents just look at me and laugh.

My Mommy hopes that my 1st word will be Mama. She walks around the house going....Mamamamama.  But Daddy thinks my first word will be Dada. So he says to me all the time....DADADADADA.

I am learning to sit up now. I can sit by myself for just a few minutes. But Mommy is always close so I don't fall and hurt myself.

Everyone is telling Mommy that in no time I will be crawling. And I have been trying to get up on my knees. But boy is that hard!! Mommy doesn't like it when people say that I will be crawling. She says that she is just enjoying having me be a baby.

I am still plagued with Eczema. My Mommy took me to the doctor last week. The doctor helped with knowing how to treat it. Although she said that my eczema isn't related to my food allergies. Which Mommy thinks it is.

My favorite song is A bushel and a peck. Mommy sings it to me all the time. Mommy whispers it in my ear and I get really quiet and listen to her when she sings it to me.

Mommy is still my favorite person. I like to cuddle on her lap and put my head on her shoulder. Mommy talks to Jesus all the time and says how thankful she is for me. And what a blessing I am to our family.

One of my favorite parts of the day is dinner time. Mommy puts me in the bumbo on the kitchen table and I just watch everyone eating. I laugh and smile at everyone. Mommy says that I bring a lot of joy to every one's heart.

Girls will be girls.....

What do you get when you have 2 10 almost 11 year old girls watching you tube videos??

You get.... a very messy bathroom.

Why??

Because they were watching videos on how to do hair.....

and makeup.....

Thankfully, I was there to save Elisa's hair. She had the curling iron in her hair for I would say at least a minute. (I think she was close to burning it off. :0 Joanna wouldn't have been happy with me!! )

I quickly gave her a lesson and told her that she really DIDN'T want to burn her hair off. ;)

Silly, Silly girls......

I can't believe they will be in 6th grade.

I took the kids to the donut shop after school on the last day to "celebrate."

Sleeping Beauty

Last night was Maddie's play.

She was in Disney's Sleeping Beauty.

She was Francine the Baker.

I am always amazed at how hard Maddie works and how much she really has to learn for these plays. She is quick to listen to direction and obeys what she is being told. She is dedicated to her practices, doesn't complain about the 3 hour practice times and I think even looks forward to them. I admire her "stick to it."

Her admirerers.........

Joy and Luke

all 400 kids who came to see her.... :)

Grandma and Grandpa H.

Jeff, Tracy (who was hiding), Tancy, Lorrie, Joanna, Janelle, (and Mike was there as well)

Heidi and Anna

Her teacher...

Jeremy and I were laughing at this picture. We have no idea who the little boy is in the picture, but he sure wanted in on the action!

Tancy refused to be in the picture. The stinker.....

I think these 2 are my favorite pictures of the night.

Very P.R.O.U.D. parents.

Grandpa and Grandma S were there as well, but they left before I could get a picture of them.

From the very bottom of my heart, I just want to say thank you to everyone who has come out and supported My Maddie. It means so very much to us. I know that life is so busy and to take the time to come means the world. She had about 25 people come and see her.

Things I LoVe.....

Summer Vacation is only 1 week away!

I know my teacher friends are very excited. I on the other hand.....well.....I will enjoy it for a little bit and then wish that we had summer school. ;)

Yesterday after school I took the kids to the greenhouse. I have been needing to get some geraniums and some vegetables for my garden.

Maddie was busy looking for the primose flower. We never did find it. Any guesses where she heard about that flower??

I could get lost in the greenhouse.

Love......vegetables.

Nathan wanted to get peppers. He doesn't eat them, but he wanted to get them.

Maddie wanted to get pickes. She does eat pickles. And we got cucumbers. Not for me to pickle mind you, just so she can eat the cucumbers. I am not a pickler.

Love..... hanging baskets.

Love....... Pinterest idea.

Well..I didn't exactly nail it.

I don't know what the white is all about on the pots and I still have to stencil the pot. But I like the idea.

Love...... the perfect color of toenail polish which I have been searching for. Mango Madness is the name. Sally Hanson is the brand. Who would have thought the cheap brand from walmart would have the color I wanted. I literally was searching every place I could think of for this color. Pathetic I know.

I wish I could say goodbye to the dogs which leaves bare spots in the yard.

 I mean....hey, does anyone want 2 free dogs???

I am thankful for Nathan and Daddy who pick up the dog poop.

Love......my garden that needs some working in. I also wish I could say goodbye to the neighbor who put his boat in the middle of the garden.....oh and his trailer. His house is for sale. Anyone want to buy a house??

I am waiting to till. Our tiller is out of commission at the present moment. I am impatiently patiently waiting for it to get fixed. I even tried bribery. ;) It didn't work. :(

Love..... flower pots.... and 44 cent geraniums.

Love..... bacon wrapped asparagus. You are a welcome new favorite. My friend Liz talked about these on her blog yesterday.

They are really good. I had to take a picture of them because I wanted to show my friend Bonnie and Elaine. They had me drooling at work over the weekend talking about food. Asparagus in particular. Now I hope I have them drooling. ;)

Love.... home made signs hung on boys bedroom doors. Can you read it?? I am so glad I am the exception. I wonder if Emma counts?

She is a gril.....

I'll have to ask him about Emma before I let her go into his room. ;)

Not kiding.

Haven't decided if this is a love...... boys who write in permanent marker in the garage.

 Yes, I love you to Maddie, I mean Nathan, but really??? on the wall??

My Dad would have tanned my hide.

Def. not a love..... gun holes in the window.

 No one is fessing up to this. But there are only 2 culprits. And they are both male.

Love........ vines growing.


Not sure I quite like how I have it.

What do you think?

What would you plant in these pots? They get a lot of sun and are facing the south side of the house. They get very warm in the summer.

Any ideas?