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Sunday, August 1, 2010

my, oh my, can you really be FIVE?...

Where has the time gone?
If feels like just yesterday I was staring down at you nestled in my arms.
My sweet, beautiful baby girl.

And now, we are celebrating your FiFth Birthday!
At five years old, you are:

You are smart.
You are funny.  You seriously make me laugh so hard I cry.
You are senstive. 
You still LOVE you some Spiderman.

You are stubborn.
You love the colors black, green, purple, and blue.
You are obsessed with Buzz Lightyear.
You say all the time that you wish that you were a boy.  Most days you come straight home from school, throw on a hoodie and your baseball cap, and want us to call you "Aaron".
You are a Daddy's girl.  You always go to him when you want something.
You have a boyfriend, Carson Garcia.  You try and kiss him on the playground, but he runs away.
You want a sibling--specificly, a baby brother.
You are a snuggle bug.
You think your Aunt Sarah and Uncle B hung the moon.  You always say you wish you could live with them.
You are in gymnastics.
Your favorite place to visit is OHIO.  You asked if you could go there and stay with Nana and Papa by yourself for 10 billion days.
Your a Momma's girl.  You ask to sleep in my bed with me every night --pouring on the charm with back rubs and cuddles.
You are getting ready for Kindergarten -- you will be a Schell Coyote :)
You are independent. 
When you grow up, you want to be a Mommy/teacher/hairdresser/RockStar. 
You are an Awesome big cousin.  P loves you just as much as you love him!
You are anything you want to be.
You are special.
You are a princess.
You are the coolest five year old I know!

Happy Fifth Birthday Baby Girl!

Friday, July 23, 2010

Its so hard being a 'poser'...

Last week at Leigh's wedding, one of the Bridemaids asked if she could use Ava as a 'model', as she is trying to get into the photography business.  She wants to build up her portfolio, and we were more than willing to assist :)  I was beyond thrilled to see just how amazing they turned out!  Kari was awesome to work with, and got Ava's personality perfectly!







(this one above is going to be used for her birthday! )







i think the one above is my favorite!







**all photos courtesy of Kari Eckerle Burkhardt**

Thursday, July 22, 2010

Monday, July 19, 2010

Wedding weekend...

We celebrated Leigh & Billy's wedding this past weekend at the Belo in Dallas! A beautiful, relaxing, fun day/night! I was a bridesmaid, and Leigh was the most laid back bride I've ever met! Here are just a few snapshots of the Emerson clan, and some of us ((bridesmaids)) mugging for the camera!
















































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Thursday, July 15, 2010

Halloween in July...

I know I'm biased, but I think she might be the.cutest.clown.EVER.







Can I also just say how wonderful Ava's school is? They do such fun things--and it makes it just a little easier taking her everyday:-). I'm so glad that she will continue @ Whistle Stop even after she starts kindergarten in August (( we are keeping her at Whistle Stop for afterschool/holidays/summers )). Happy Thursday!

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Thursday, July 1, 2010

Michael Cohen Marshall...




thoughts and prayers to Megan, Brent and Mighty Cohen along with their family today.

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

My view from here...

We've been busy. Not busy busy----just life busy. Work busy. Family busy. Friends busy. Busy. And to be honest I just haven't had any strong urge to blog, because even though we've been busy, I'm not sure it's even blog worthy! So I'm going to post my random photos as an attempt to let you know I'm still here! I've been reading all your blogs, but haven't been the best at commenting {sigh}. I'm going to try and get better at that! Here is what we've been up to, courtesy of iPhone pictures :-)



We've been growing! I feel like A has gotten so BIG in the last few weeks!






We've been practicing 'driving'.... Just call us B. Spears :) {don't worry, this is only in the parking lot at our apartments!}







We've been swimming! So thankful for a pool on these super hot Texas days!
















We've been baby lovin'






And Ava lovin' :-)
I hope y'all are enjoying life and the beginning if summer as much as we are!

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