A PUMPKIN PATCH ADVENTURE

Last week our family headed down to Thatcher to go on our annual pumpkin picking extravaganza! This year was Emma's first time going and she had a lot of fun with her cousins and grandparents. The first night we were there we had the kids get into their Halloween costumes for a picture, so here is a little preview of what I will be posting after Halloween...


The next day we headed down to Apple Annie's Orchard and found the perfect pumpkin....and the perfect poser..

Emma had a blast with all of the pumpkins and little gourds. She is in to hugging everything so we found a little pumpkin just her size that she could hug and chew on. Shout out to mom and dad, thanks for all the fun!

Swinging in to Fall...

I LOVE the change in weather! With everything cooling down we have been able to spend more and more time outside! Emma loves it! From playing in the backyard to swinging, she is having so much fun, and so am I. About a week or two ago it was cool enough to go to the park and Emma tried swinging for the first time. She was so happy in that little swing she could not stop smiling. Yesterday she got together with her cousin and shared a swing, you'll see how cute it was....

The zoo! Wahoo!

Emma and her cousins went to the zoo a few weeks back to check out the animals and say hi to a zebra or two. It was a fun trip over all, but it was still BLASTED HOT! We saw giraffes, zebras, the big tree house, and then we watched her cousins on the carousel before getting back in to our nice air conditioned cars! Alright! Now that the weather is cooling down we will have to make a trip back to let her take a peek at more of her fuzzy friends.

Just throwing it out there....

Okay, so I have come to the decision that I would like to do something to earn a little extra money to help out with things around here. My mom has been trying to hand off her business...selling pampered chef. If I did do this I would need to do some catalogue shows (not really interested in going and showing my wares-people know what it is, right?). I really love the stuff and would like to sell, I just don't know if anyone would be interested in holding a catalogue show or buying anything. I wouldn't want to try and get started with this and fall flat on my face. So, just throwing it out there....is anyone interested?
Or...
Does anyone know a way to earn a little extra money from home?

Am I biased or is she cute?

I couldn't help putting a few of these pictures on here. Sleeping shots are always so cute I just had to put a few on here. While the house was torn up getting remodeled Emma would take her naps in my bedroom. I had to find ways to calm her down and get her to go to sleep so I would give her "Katie-bear" to play with, and this is what happened.


And then sometimes she just passes out like her mom....



This is my little miss mischief. I turned around to get some stuff out of the fridge, and when I turned back she had crawled in the cabinet, so I had to grab the camera.

Grandma Tate's Birthday

Okay so I'm falling a little behind in the posting area, but that just means life is busy, and that is a good thing for me.
A few weeks ago we celebrated JD's mom's birthday. The Texas Tates were here so there were kids for Emma to watch and play with. We went bowling and had dessert at our house (newly remodeled I might add). It was so much fun, just don't ask me my bowling score. Not because it was bad, just because I don't remember it. No, but really, it was terrible. Emma was loving watching Jeffery and Jack run around. Jeffery was very possessive of his bowling ball and told both JD and me that we were not allowed to use it. Cute kid, he's so funny.






We have also been having some fun by the pool. Emma loves to be in the water and splash around. JD and I were swimming with her and it was just too cute to pass up so we had to grab the camera.

Caught in the act- GROSS!

She does this all day long, so I just had to wait with my camera while I was working on laundry to catch these shots. In the first one she was bobbing for a piece of food that got dropped in the water.

Emma-You're so silly

Oh my goodness! Life is getting a little crazier around here. Emma is a crawling maniac! She goes where she wants, when she wants, and does whatever she wants. She's got sass (just like her mom if you ask JD). She loves to go exploring in our house. Just the other day she discovered her first FORT! She crawled under her exer-saucer by herself and just hung out there while we cleaned the kitchen and worked on making food. She has also made a few more discoveries- the doggy door, the dog food, and the dirt in our potted plant. I have yet to capture a picture because my first thought is the stop the dog food or from entering her opened mouth and prevent my munchkin from discovering the door isn't the only think that leads to the outdoors.
We have also had a few additions to our family. My sister had a baby girl named Brooklyn (not sure how she is spelling it) and my sister-in-law had a baby boy named Calvin shortly after. I have pictures of Calvin, but I have had limited time with Brooklyn so maybe some other time. They are both so cute and I am excited Emma has so many little people to play with!

SPLISH SPLASH

YAY! Emma got in the pool for the first time ever! Well, not the big pool, but her cute little pool. I had been coveting this CUTE giraffe pool that sprays water out its mouth and has a little slide. Finally I broke down and bought it, and I'm so glad I did. Our pool is still too cold to get in so we filled up her little pool with warmer water and let Emma splash away! She had so much fun! The dog even thought it looked fun and climbed up the slide (by herself-wish I had a picture of that) and came in the pool!

6 Months of LIFE

Emma is 6 months old today! I can't believe it! She really is growing up in a big hurry! For about the last week or so she has been trying to crawl. She will prop herself up on her hands and knees and rock or she will do a little bit of the army slide forward. She's been able to move a few inches that way. She is really good at moving backwards too. She scooted backwards from the carpet in front of our kitchen all the way into our bedroom. It is really time to baby-proof now.

Walks With My Baby

Summer is just about here so Emma and I are trying to take advantage of the Spring-ish weather before we melt! We went for a few walks this week and it was so sunny I decided to have Emma wear the sunglasses her Grandma Gilbert gave her. I couldn't stop laughing! She actually loved them! I have been so excited for this Summer! I can't wait to introduce Emma to all of the things I loved as a kid. True, she is too young to appreciate all of them right now, but I have been waiting for this since she was born! Swimming, walking outside in the warm night air, and good old summer shannanigans. I LOVE this time of year!

Growing Up

She was standing infront of her Daddy's legs. So cute!

Emma loves her puppy and is really starting to notice her and want to play with her. Belle is usually really cautious around Emma (the little boys in our family did a good job on initiating her into the world of children) but when she gets interested in Emma they are so cute together.
Emma loves to swing with her Daddy outside, and she was laughing her head off!
Mmm. A face full of cereal. Can you see the cereal above her eye. Not quite sure how it got all the way up there. You would think that I would be able to control where the cereal goes.
This is Emma's Easter dress! She was so cute in it! I can't keep myself from buying the floofiest dress that I can find!

We are finally all healthy and happy! YAY! Emma is reaching some fun milestones, and I love watching her every day to see what she is going to come up with next. Her personality is starting to show, and I often find a whole day gone because I sat down to play with her instead of cleaning or getting something done. Emma can now sit up by herself and roll completely over to both sides. She has also started eating baby food mixed with her cereal. Mmmm Carrots! Emma is now trying out a sippy cup too. So far she has done really well! She is such a sweet girl and loves to give her Mommy hugs, which I LOVE! I am enjoying every day with my baby girl.

Sick and Tired of Being Sick and Tired!

The Zoo! Emma looks so excited!
She was a little tired at the beginning. Can you see the Zebra? It's hiding behind a tree. Silly Zebra.

These last few weeks have been full of illness for our little family. I blame JD for bringing this dreaded disease into our home (bless his heart). JD wound up sick during his Spring Break which of course is no fun at all. He was sick for twelve days, and still can't hear out of one of his ears all the way because of the ear infection. I thought my immune system would keep me healthy, but I guess I need to be eating a few more veggies! I got sick around the end of Spring Break (when JD started to feel better) and I am still battling this monster! The funny thing is everyone who found out I was sick thought I was pregnant again! Come on people....why didn't you think that when JD was sick?

My sister and her boys came just around the time I was a day or two into it, but I pushed the nastiness aside and went to the Zoo (the Pioneers would be proud). Emma did have an interesting Zoo experience. It was the first time since she's been born that someone thought she was a boy, not once, but twice! Granted, she was dressed boyish with a white shirt and jeans, but I did make sure to put a BIG bow on her head. People!

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