Happy 2nd Birthday, Emma!

Two years ago today...

A prayer was answered...

and a family was created...

Since then, there has been more laughter...

More smiles...

More love.

Happy 2nd Birthday, Emma!!!

The BIG girl bed

Today was Emma's first nap in her big girl bed...


Her big girl room is almost finished...the headboard comes in tomorrow...just in time for her 2nd birthday on Friday. More pictures of the completed big girl room to come :)

4th of July!

We had a great 4th of July this year. We spent the day at the river with our friends Mindy & Kenny Chadwick and Becca & Cory Hixon. Both couples have little girls right around Emma's age, so it was lots of fun!

Our day consisted of...

Watermelon eating
Fishing

Riding on the boat

Enjoying each other's company

and just soaking up the rays!

Fun News!

I have some very exciting news to share...I'm pregnant! Baby #2 is due December 27, 2009. Brian, Emma, and I are very excited about this new addition to our family. I am about 9 1/2 weeks pregnant now, so I would like to ask for your prayers that this will be a healthy pregnancy and baby. I had blood pressure issues with Emma, so I am hoping to avoid that this time around. My morning (actually all day) sickness has been a little hard considering I have an almost 2 year old this time around, but I continue to remind myself that the nausea is actually a good sign. I'll keep you updated as the pregnancy progresses...we look forward to meeting him or her just in time for Christmas :)

Happy Birthday, Brian...a little late!

I've been so bad about posting lately! Brian's 28th birthday was May 4th, and I'm just now getting around to posting a few pictures from that. I made him a cake this year...not beautiful...but it was only the 2nd cake I've ever made. (Notice in the 2nd picture that Emma sneaked a bite of cake and knocked over Brian's candle!) As you can see, Brian had a laid back birthday this year...hence him shirtless and Emma pantsless. What can I say...we're rednecks, I guess!

New pictures

Just wanted to share a few new pictures of our little drama queen.

Happy to pose for pictures.
Not as happy this time around.

MOM! Please! Enough pictures!

OK, I'm not amused ANYMORE!

Showing off for Nanna, Mimi, and Gran-Gran

Another wordless Wednesday

What a DIVA!

Easter 2009

I'm a little behind, so I'm just now getting my Easter pictures up from Sunday. Emma had a great 2nd Easter even though the Easter Bunny got a little out of hand with the baskets :)

Wordless Wednesday

Do you think she likes Elmo?

We've got a bad case of the silly's at the Jones house!

SILLY!

SILLY-ER!

SILLY-EST!

These are a few of my favorite things...

I love reading about everyone's favorite things on blogs, so I decided to share a list of my 10 favorite things of the moment. I'd love to hear about yours!

1. Wee Squeak Shoes: Emma loves them because they squeak when she walks, and I love them because the squeaker comes out when I want it to! They are reasonably priced, super cute, and supportive. Check them out at http://www.wesqueak.net/.
2. Kid Puzzles.com: They have a variety of really cute personalized (and non-personalized) handmade puzzles. Emma has the farm one below, and we play with it every day. She knows where all of the animals go, and even knows how to spell her name! http://www.kidpuzzles.com/

3. Monaco Pictures: This place has revolutionized my movie-wathcing! Since it came to Huntsville last year, I've become a movie theatre snob!! Brian and I like their Prive section which is 21 and over with recliner seating, made-to-order food, and cocktails. You even get to choose your own seats. I only wish we could get there more often!

4. Ann Taylor Loft: I love their clothes. They are cute and affordable, AND they come in petites! Best of all they have the Loft loves Teachers program, so I never have to pay full price for my clothes.

5. I See Me books: Emma has My Very Own Fairy Tale and My Very Own Name. The books spell out their names and mention their birthday in the story. Emma loves reading about herself! http://www.iseeme.com/

6. Gymboree: Need I say anymore! I love this place and have spent an overwhelming amount of money there in the past two years. They have cute, affordable, durable clothes. They are perfect for playwear! AND they have the best sales!!

7. Car DVD players: I always said I'd never let my child watch DVDs in the car UNTIL I had a child :) Our car DVD player has allowed us to take many road trips in perfect peace...as long as you can stomach the sound of Dora! Without it, we may never be able to leave the house!

8. Crystal Light on the Go: This is the only way I can get my 8 glasses of water a day. I'm not naturally a "water lover", so this helps me gulp it down. My favorite flavor is Raspberry Lemonade.

9. Seda Candles: These are the BEST candles. A little pricey, but well worth it. Burn it for an hour or two and your house smells great for days! My favorite scent is Japanese Quince.

10. Bridge Street Towne Centre: Our new mall in Huntsville. It's going to get me in trouble one of these days. Great shopping, great dining, and the aforementioned Monaco Theatre. They also have a fabulous Bridge Street Buddies program for kids.

Bunny Trauma

After church today, we went to eat and to the mall. I thought it would be the perfect opportunity for Emma to get her picture taken with the Easter Bunny like she did last year. Except this year Emma had other plans. She completely freaked out and ran from the bunny crying and screaming. I'm not one of those parents that has to have a picture at all cost, so we just gave up and went home. There's always next year, huh?

Happy Birthday, Keira!

Our dear friends and neighbors, Chris and Stephanie (Emma's best friend Taryn's parents) had their 2nd daughter on Friday. Isn't she precious? Taryn was so sweet with her. Kind of makes me want another...just not yet :) Happy Birthday, Keira Elizabeth Blume!!

M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E!

My child LOVES Mickey Mouse. Mickey Mouse Clubhouse is one of her favorite cartoons...the other two include Sesame Street and Dora the Explorer. Anyway, my mom, Mimi, took us to see Disney Playhouse Live tonight, and Emma loved it. I thought she was going to explode with excitement when Mickey Mouse first came on stage! She got to dance the Hot Dog dance which made her day, and we even took a Handy Manny doll home with us. I'm not sure who gets more excited about taking Emma places like this...Emma or me...or Mimi :) Enjoy the pictures!

Ok, so I'm a little behind...

We've been really busy lately, so I have not posted in over a week. I'll just share what we've been doing this past week through pictures.Emma is very excited about wearing her "big girl" Dora panties.

We've spent A LOT of time outside enjoying the warm weather!

Emma loves the spring flowers!

We went to Fort Payne to visit grandparents and great-grandparents. Maw-Maw and Paw-Paw had a baby donkey (born on March 16). Emma really liked that!

Isn't she cute?

Emma also LOVED feeding the chickens!

We went to the park with Mimi.

Emma had a lot of fun...especially on the choo-choo train.

Mommy & Daddy went to Cory & Danielle's wedding...Daddy was IN the wedding that is why he is wearing the pink tie and vest. Not the best picture of Mommy, but Emma looks cute :)