Sunday, November 23, 2008

my favorite routine

I'm not too big into routines. However there is one routine that I look forward to every day. That is the "putting miss Emily" to bed routine. I love it. I look forward to it everyday. It is perhaps my favorite part of the day. It is just me and her. Every day but one since April 12, 2008 I have had the honor and privilege of putting her to bed.

Let me take you through our nightly ritual:



First it's bath time... She absolutely loves it! She loves getting all dry and snugly in her bath towels. This one is fun, however the bunny towel is her favorite.

Then she gets dressed for bed, however often she hates putting on her jammies. She's fine once they are on and snapped up.Then we make her room all dark, and sit in the rocking chair and I feed her...
and I pray for her before putting her in her crib...



then she gets all wrapped up in her wearable blanket and lays on her back surrounded by pacifiers so she can find them in the night...
Then she assumes her very favorite position: her tummy in the corner...
I treasure these times with her. What joy she brings.








Friday, November 21, 2008

a gorgeous gold dress for the little beauty


We have had miss emily dedicated twice. once when she was about 3 weeks old, and the other time was about 3 weeks ago. miss emily looked cute as ever after we got home from church and took some pictures of her in the back yard.
She's a cutie:




Where have your shoes gone?

The other day, miss emily came home from Nana's house wearing something very special, my (Heather's) shoes from when she was 7 months old.
I have seen these shoes from time to time around my folks home and imagined someday having my daughter wear them. I had long forgot about that when miss emily came home. But, when I saw those shoes, it was a little dream come true, I had a daughter, and she was in my shoes. pretty fun. Thanks to my mom, for keeping them in such perfect shape, for nearly 29 years.
My mom also has kept some of my baby dresses, i await the day miss emily comes home with one on too. What a fun little things to do.

Sunday, November 16, 2008

Trying to do it all?

So, in my atempt to save some cash, and do what is best for Emily I am atempting to make my own babyfood. I got up early on Saturday and hit the local produce markets, including Growers Direct, to buy the freshest produce I could. I returned home to a beautiful Emily watching Higgleytown Heros with Caleb Clements. When she went down for her morning nap, I went to work in the kitchen. I went crazy is more like it. I got out all my supplies and worked fast, first was spinach, steamed and pureed it, got it just right and poured it into the awaitng 4 oz jars. Next was a 5 pound bag of carrots to peel,cut,steam,and puree. Then the peas. Then the green beans, then finally the sweet potatoes. Then Miss Emily woke up. Finally I was done packaging, and labeling my work, I wonder how long this supply will last me?


in the garage freezer

Sunday, November 2, 2008

September in Review

Still trying to catch the blog up to speed, I'll recap September one of the highlights was having our friend Trever come over and take some pictures of us. Here are a few of our favorites. You know you are working with a genius when he gives you these great pictures on a day when Emily was super fussy.
Enjoy these:





Trever Hoehne is really amazing!

August Happenings


Emily and the rest of her "Rachels" family traveled across the world to visit Austria and England. We all had such a great time. Emily did very well on the flights, it helped having 13 other family members on the plane to hold her. Here are some fun pictures from our adventures:
Cousins loved to entertain Emily on the loooong plane ride

Emily at St. Peters Church in Vienna,Austria

Where Emily's Daddy proposed to Emily's Mommy

more fun in Vienna

The cousins had A LOT of fun!

From Austria we headed to London:

Clements greetings from Abby Road

Trafalguar Square

London at night

time to restart

so i must apologize for the lack of posts, there is really no good excuse,but, today it is time to restart.
Emily is growing into quite the little princess. she's got all sorts of "tricks" we love her more everyday. she has brought a contagious joy to our home. Here are some pictures I should have posted over the last 2 months:
Emily in Vienna

Emily in London, at her favorite store--Harrods
more to come...