Saturday was Emma’s friend Brody’s First Birthday. His party theme was “All About Me” so I thought it would be cute to make Emma a shirt to wear to the party that said “I Love Brody”. It was a real hit and looked so cute. Lynsey, Brody’s Mom also had him a shirt made for his party and the front said “Its All About Me” and the back was his name with a #1! So cute. Emma had a blast at the party and of course loved the cake almost as much as I did. If you didn’t know cake is my downfall. I can pretty much do without any food, but when it comes to cake….GOTTA HAVE IT! LOL! Lynsey did a great job decorating, there was a slide show and of course lots of fun toys to play with! So here are some of the pictures I got from the birthday party! So CUTE!

Emma's "Bye-Bye"

During the summer Papa gets off earlier than 5 and therefore gets to spend a little time with Emma on the days that I am still working when he gets here. They usually go out to check the mail, play, look for the cat, etc. Recently they have started a new game of playing in every ones cars. Emma loves this game, which consists of everything from rolling the windows down, turning the music way up, working the windshield wipers/washer fluid and anything else that can be changed by the push of a button. They get to play this game several times a week, but recently it has become a MUST! Papa barely gets in the front door before Emma starts saying "bye-bye". You would think that she was just wanting to get out, check the mail or whatever she does outside, but she continues to say "bye-bye" until they get in the car to play and then she is sufficed. One day I was able to catch this on video to share because it is just so funny. Of course it is much funnier when she is in Dad's truck because she can reach all of the buttons and just goes from one to another and the windshield wiper fluid is the funniest. Maybe I will try to sneak up on them one day in the truck and share that too! Hope you enjoy! You may wonder why I didn't just get in the car to video, but this is not a part of the game and Emma wants no part in anyone else joining in on the game. She has to have all doors closed unless she opens them herself and only allows Papa to join in on the game! LOL!

You have to check this out!

Ever wonder what you would have looked like if you had graduated in 1950, or how bout 2000? Well...now you can thanks to a website called http://yearbookyourself.com/. I did all of mine so you could laugh along with me. My favorite has got to be 1960 and 1966! Hope you enjoy seeing mine and I hope you enjoying doing yours! This was so much fun!

A visit with the Kinnu's, Johnson's and one Garret!

Kelly invited Emma and I over for grilled burgers and a swim in the pool. Kerrie & Brent, Wade & Josie and Taylor were able to join in on the fun as well. We hung out around the pool and Wade grilled burgers for us all, which were delicious by the way! Then everyone enjoyed some cooling off time in the pool....well everyone but me. I was in such a rush to get over there that I grabbed every bag in site except my own, which had my swimsuit, Emma's blow up raft, extra swimmers, etc. So I had to sit on the edge, but I did put my feet and half my legs in! *smiles* We had some delicious watermelon, visitated for a while and then called it a night! Thanks again Kelly for thinking of us, we had a great time!

Emma fell down and got a booboo! :(

Kerrie was trying to hide behind Brent!

Little does she know....I got her anyway! *smiles*

Josie looked up right in time to notice that I was taking a picture and

was mad that she didn't get to pose!

She called a do over and got to smile this time!

Brent and Emma giving each other big hugs!

Kerrie got this adorable pic of Emma and I! Love it Kerrie!

Emma was loving her some Josie!

and loving her some Taylor too!

Cropped the picture from before because I thought it was such a great

picture of Taylor!

Emma was fascinated with the sequins on Taylor's swimsuit!

All the big kids were playing with water guns so Kerrie gave Emma one. She could work that thing well, but could only press the trigger if she was holding it backwards...therefore squirting herself in the face! We all got a big kick out of it because she did this over and over for about 15 minutes!

I thought Emma would have crashed the second we got in the car, but she was too busy saying everyone's names that she played with tonight. She would say....Brent, Kewy, Le (Kelly), Jayz (Josie), Tayla and Ade (Wade). Most of the night she called Wade Papa! LOL! We got home, took a bath and she was out and slept till about 9:15 this morning!

Thanks again for having us over Kelly & Wade! *big smiles*

We love the ZOO!

We hope everyone had a great weekend and got to enjoy the beautiful weather we had. Nana, Papa, Emma and I got up early Saturday morning to go to the Little Rock Zoo. We were actually able to enjoy ourselves with the cooler weather and the nice breeze that blew most of the day. I was sure glad we weren't miserable and sweating to death!

Here is a slide show of the pics I got. Sorry there aren't that many, but my camera batteries died mid way through so didn't get any bears, wart hogs, cats, camels, etc. We will be going many more times so will post more pictures on future posts!

Did you guys know you could get a zoo membership? It is good for an entire year and you get lots of extra stuff. I got the Parent/Grandparent Plus membership which includes 2 adults (has to be in the same household), all their children/grandchildren under the age of 18, and one guest with each visit for only $95. You get many other discounts, etc. so if you are interested you can check out http://littlerockzoo.com/ratesbenefits for all the details. Regular admission is $10 for adults and $8 for children so if we go at least 3 times we will be getting our moneys worth. There are many different packages to choose from to, you don't have to do the one I chose. Thought I would share that information with you guys because I did not know they had a membership program! I also have a direct link to the Little Rock Zoo's main page under my favorite websites on the right side of the blog that is always there if you need it. *smiles*

Hope everyone had a great Monday! We are one day closer to the weekend! LOL! Thanks Meg for leaving some comments on earlier posts too. It makes me smile to know that you all are enjoying the posts and pictures!

If you ever miss a post you can go back to older posts through the archives on the right hand side of the page or you can just scroll down and then choose older posts at the bottom of each page! If you ever have any questions about the blog please let me know. Have a great rest of the week and hopefully I will have stuff to post later in the week as well!

Better late than never!

I know…I know…I didn't keep my promise from Wednesday! I didn't have work Thursday or Friday and therefore didn't get on the computer again until today! So sorry I was not able to keep my promise, but I am going to make up for it by posting a multitude of pictures for you today! Maybe our week will be filled with fun as well so I will have more posts the rest of the week too! LOL!

Well…last Tuesday was such a beautiful day that I decided to take Emma out on the back porch to eat her lunch. I thought it would be a change and she would enjoy herself. She sure did too! She wanted to eat fast so she could get down in the grass and play…unfortunately we didn't have time to play, only eat! LOL! She is learning to feed herself and you can tell in some of the pictures. I still have to help her scoop it up, but she can generally get it from the plate to her mouth pretty good. I am definitely using the word “generally” very loosely…if you know what I mean! *wink*

Then Tuesday night was Ben’s fishing tournament night so Mom & Dad asked us to stay over for supper and Mama & Papa Terry joined us as well. Dad grilled steaks, chicken, veggies and grilled potatoes! It was delicious! Mama read Emma books, magazines, & more books! *smiles* Then Pop left his shoes out in the middle of the floor in hopes Emma would try to put them on and after considering it a couple of times she finally gave in and put them on!

A Picture Promise

Wow! I cant believe the week is halfway over and I have not posted anything yet! LOL! I do have pictures, but have just been busy with work, etc. and therefore have not had a chance to get them onto the computer yet. I do, however, promise to post them either this afternoon or tomorrow. That's a PROMISE!

I hope everyone had a great weekend! We went to Mark & Meg's Friday night for our Kid-Free Friday (if you didn't already know...that is Nana & Papa's night to keep Emma). I always have such a great time and get some much needed girl time, as well as some much needed laughs! We ate, we visited, we laughed, we had ice cream, we laughed some more, and toward the end of the night even got in the pool for a minute!

Saturday Ben actually went to town with me, but only because he needed new shoes and he cant seem to do this by himself. Of course anything that includes shopping I am game for and thank goodness I did because he bought me some new tennis shoes too! I have to say these are the cutest tennis shoes I have ever owned. Will try to get a picture of them as well because I am very proud! *wink* Then we went to Cracker Barrel for breakfast/lunch...meaning Ben had breakfast and I had lunch, as I can never pass up there grilled catfish! Yummy to my tummy! After that we went to pick up Emma from Nana & Papa's, took a nap and then went swimming at Granny & Papa's pool. Then Sunday was church and I even got to lay out for a couple hours that afternoon! Of course I didn't get pictures from the whole weekend! Sorry!

I did get pics yesterday, but will have to share that story and pics later! Just wanted to check in and let you know we are still alive and will be posting pics soon!

Ben did well in his fishing tournament last night on LH getting 3rd place. He will fish this Friday on DeGray so keep your fingers crossed for him!

I also want to give a shout out to Aunt Mary who has become one of "my followers"! *smiles* Thanks for stopping by Aunt Mary and hope you enjoyed it and continue to enjoy it. Just a little FYI to everyone...you can leave comments below each post if you would like. Mom, Christy & Grace had left comments below my first post so I didn't know if everyone knew you could do that. I love hearing from everyone.

Till tomorrow! XOXO!