Emerson Anne is 1 year!

I am having a hard time believing our beautiful baby girl is 1, it seems like a was JUST pregnant!  It has been amazing watching her grow into herself, seeing how she has changed her brothers and watching our family find it's rhythm. 
We celebrated at home with a ladybug themed party with close friends and family. Again Katy did all the photoshopping, and took the pictures.

 Looking for lady bugs!

 The O face, she does this a lot!

Happy birthday Wemerson!  We LOVE you!!!!

Luck be a lady, tonight!

Seth and I took the rare night off to celebrate our good friends birthday up in Blackhawk.  Gambling, music, and dinner were great, but winning big was better!
We were a little under heading into the wee hours of the morning, when I hit big on nickle slots!  I cashed out and walked away, when Seth pulled again on the very same machine, HE hit big!!  He took his winnings to the roulette table and just kept the good times rolling!  We ended up getting home around 4AM, and had swimming the next morning, so we were beat, but totally worth it!
We've used some of the money on pull out draws in the kitchen, a complete frivolous, but wonderful splurge!  I'm not sure what we will spend the rest on, possibly a tent...  Needless to say we had fun and will be willing to head up the mountain again :)

 Should've known it would be lucky!

 The whole crew!

 Looking a little nervous there Seth!

Just some of our winnings:)

John Michael es cinco, cinco, cinco!!

Happy birthday to my first born who made his grand appearance on May 5, 2007.  We celebrated with a fiesta themed party with many friends and family.  Everyone had an amazing time, especially the birthday boy!  Big thanks to my friend Katy who did all of the photoshop work and the picture taking, which was most of it!

 Goodie bags, for your 'stach

 Part of the taco bar!

 Mimi bouncing!

 Cupcakes and their toppers

 Pinata!

 But then dad had to break it :)

Make your own maraca station

The weather was perfect the company was wonderful, and I don't think we could have asked for a better way to celebrate our son!  Happy birthday big guy!!

42 pounds, 46 inches BMI-11

Emerson is 11 months!

Seriously how will I have a one year old in a few short weeks?  And yet, I can't remember life with out my sweet mama's girl!  Pictures were hard this month as sister likes to JUMP on the couches!

I'm not sure on your weight, you don't seem any different....  Clothes are still 9-12, some are a little snug, but to be fair some are a little big.  Dipes are the same too!

You are waking up once a night usually late morning, but not late enough to be awake for the day, between 4-6.  You are taking two naps, two hours after you wake up and around 1.  Bed time is 7ish You'd like to go down earlier, I'd like you to go down later, for the summer... we will see:-)

You are eating better every day!  Usually one pouch eaten through the day, breakfast is cereal and a fruit, lunch is whatever the boys are eating (you love chicken!) and dinner is whatever we are eating unless it's fish.  You love most things, but rice, beans, and meat are still top dogs.

Still no new teeth!!  This is shocking to me.  It seems like weeks I've thought those top two were due!

Still love dogs, your brothers and me, with dad in last place.  Come on sister don't you know you have to wrap him around your finger?

You will take little steps here and there, but you get everywhere!  You are a master at the step (going up and down), and I'm glad our house has gates like a levee system.  You think our playroom  upstairs is the place to be and given the chance you will crawl up there to play.

John just figured out that he can carry you, and does even when mom begs him to stop.  But it's also been helpful at times.... 

The countdown to the 1 year old lady bug party has started, with a healthy dose of cinco de mayo mayhem thrown in.  Please let me survive this month!  2 birthdays is too many when they are such important ones:)