Sunday, July 17, 2011

Emily - 11 Months

I know I'm extremely overdue with this post, but I thought I should get Emily's 11 month pictures up before her birthday at the end of the month! :-) Emily is quickly losing the baby look and seems more like a toddler with each passing day. She is crawling everywhere, but we think walking is not far off. She can pull up on anything (and sometimes without anything to help her), she cruises around everything, and she can even walk pretty well by just holding onto your fingers. She loves to get behind her walker too and cruise the living room which is fun to watch. Another big milestone this month is the appearance of her first two teeth! It certainly took them awhile to come in, but once the first one came through the second was quickly behind. This is a welcome addition since we were starting to think she would never get teeth!

In addition to becoming more mobile she is also starting to respond to and interact more with the things around her. She loves to dance and will show you her moves when she hears just about anything with a beat. She's also mastered the art of "give me five," which she loves to play.

She is still a very pleasant baby who loves to laugh and smile. In fact, Grandpa recently nicknamed her "miles of smiles," which seems to be very appropriate. :-)

Here is our little girl at 11 months! Enjoy!


Emily with Mr. Ears the bunny.


Walking at Grammy's house.





More smiles. She actually poses for pictures with is quite funny to watch!

Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Remembering...

Today I'm remembering my Mee Maw who lost her battle with cancer one year ago today. She was an amazing woman and someone who touched my life like few have so I wanted to share a picture of her that I have come to cherish. My grandmother loved colors...the more vibrant the better...and she was so happy when she created her own bottle tree in the backyard. She could see it from the kitchen window or while sitting on the back porch and loved it when the sun hit the bottles just right. Every now and then I'll pass a house with a bottle tree in the yard and I smile to myself and think of her.

Today is sad for me because I'm reminded of her loss, but I also want to remember the wonderful times we spent together and the memories I have of her. I know she's watching over us from above just as I know they day when come when we'll see each other again and this knowledge brings me an amazing sense of peace.