Not a baby anymore!

I was watching Emily this weekend and thinking to myself "Gee, she really isn't a baby anymore." She has gotten so big. She is talking. She understands sooo much of what you say to her and ask her. She is putting words to some of her baby signs (eat, more, etc.) She wants to do big girl things (brush teeth, wash hands, put clothes in laundry basket). She has shown great interest in pushing her stroller around in the driveway so this weekend we got her baby doll a stroller. Uncle Nathan proudly assembled it with Daddy. I guess I can't say I have a baby anymore.

Visit to Martinsburg

We visited Martinsburg, West Virginia this weekend to celebrate Daniel's birthday and visit Grandma & Grandad Miller, Great Grandma Gamble and Great Grandma & Great Granddaddy Miller. Emily had a blast...especially exploring the orchard. I have a feeling that by the time she is 3 we are going to have a hard time getting her out of the orchard! She really loved it. Emily also loved the swing that Granddad Miller hung in the backyard and she got a special evening walk in her PJ's with Grandma & Granddad on Saturday night. Mommy even got a trip to the outlets on Saturday afternoon! We had wonderful weather and it was really great to get to visit with family. Enjoy the pics and the little video clip of Emily in the swing!!

What a difference a year makes!

I could not resist posting these comparison pictutres - two from Easter 2008 and two from Easter 2009. What a difference a year makes for a baby turned toddler!

Emily's First Easter Egg Hunt

We took Emily to the neighborhood Easter egg "hunt" this afternoon. She had sooo much fun. Her Easter basket is pretty big so we could not take it, but we did have this cute little bag that she carried all over. She must have collected, dumped out and recollected the eggs a dozen times. Then Daddy showed her that the eggs came apart in the middle. Wow! Was that a big find. Emily would pull them apart and then hand them to Daddy to put back together. She had a great time! Then as soon as the hunt was over we took her for her haircut. See below!!

1st Haircut!

Emily FINALLY got her first haircut. She did a great job! Here is a little video clip. We took her to Snip-Its. It is a place especially for kids. They had a little booster seat for her to sit in, a little TV she could watch during her haircut and at the end she got a little toy and a certificate for her first haircut. We took several pictures (ok, like 12 but who's counting?) and it was fun. We'll definitely go back.

Boo!

Ok, well...my living room curtains would not have been my first choice of places for Emily to play, but when she started playing peek-a-boo in them it was just too cute. So of course I ran for the camera. Make sure to turn up your volume when you play this video. You won't want to miss the little gem at the end. She is so fun. She is looking forward to visiting Grandma and Granddad Miller in a couple of weeks.