Interview with Mr. Sammy

 He's gonna kill me if he ever reads this blog!

Beach Trip 2012

Every year, around 30 of us gather at the Sandcastle Motel in Lincoln City for four nights and five days. We had a blast this year, and it was Emmalyn's first time, which she loved!

Emmalyn 5 months old!

Loves to grab faces, which is very sweet unless she hasn't had her nails clipped.

Finally touches the ground on her walker (we got the shortest walker on the market)!

Even though we have a few gadgets... a swing, bouncy seat, walker, entertainer saucer, and bumbo chair, she would still rather be held in one of my many baby carriers.

Emma's started solids. So far, she's had sweet potatoes, pears, and peas. She wasn't very impressed with the peas but still ate the whole jar. She gets very excited and shakes when she sees the spoon come out.

Sold my nb dipes (which lasted till she was about 4 months)! It was a very sad day for me to pass along those cute tiny diapers! However, I love my new small-sized baby stash. Fuzzibunz smalls, and we're using our BG's one-size we had left over from Samuel. This week I'm trying my hand at night cloth diapering. I've purchased a Sustaniblebabish OS, the holy grail of night dipes. She's in it now.. we'll see if she can go all night!

Emmalyn has perfected the "pick me up I'm bored" cough. "Cough, cough," if no response, "cough, cough," if still no response, "WAAHH!"

We got our first laughs out of her that were not tickle-induced. Sam is the one who got her giggling. He's just so goofy it really cracks her up!

Still not rolling... but we haven't been exactly encouraging it either. We rarely put her down to practice. A) because her on the ground is a magnet for Sam to come hover. And B) I guess I'm just not ready for her to be mobile!!!

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Emmalyn is growing up way too fast! I wish there was some way to slow her down!! 

Another baby obsessed with my hair!

Miss them already!

     We had such a good visit! Logan & Aiden stayed 18 days w/ Grandma & Grandpa Harkey. We spoiled them as much as possible while they were here...it was a blast!. Their parents came to pick them up this week,  ending our fun with the twins. 

    It was nice seeing my big sis and crazy brother-in-law! Sash was very taken w/ Emmalyn! She was all smiles for her auntie! Christian loved hearing Troy's Russian accent when he told stories of Russian pilots trying to bribe him with vodka :)

    I already miss my nephews! Aiden has the most beautiful eyes, blue with a tiny bit of copper. And the heart to match. Logan, AKA captain, is a very confident and intelligent kid. Just get him talking...you'll see what I mean!

    Every time they visit, the boys love coming out to Wenzel Mountain. This time refrained from eating too many Grandma Ga Ga's sweets. Guess they're not used to consuming that much sugar in one day and recalled getting sick last time! My kids are used to their offerings and rarely get sugar highs. We had so much fun...trampoline, nerf guns, water balloons, slip-n-slide, and Logan's favorite (mini Escalade driving)!

Can't wait till next year.. however, they may be taller than me by then!