Fun in the Snow

Last Saturday we took Sarah tubing at Wilson Park. This was her first time doing anything like this so we were really excited to see how she would do. I'm happy to report she had a ball and would shout "again, again" every time we reached the bottom of the hill. :-) This was easier said than done however since Steve ended up carrying her up the hill most of the time. It was so much fun to hear her squeal with laughter each time she came down though so it was definitely worth it.

Here are a couple of pics from our day.


At the top of the hill right before our first run.

Getting ready to go down.

Fun on the swings.

Emily at Five Months

It's hard to believe, but Emily turned 5 months old on Thursday. Thanks to the holidays, this month went really quickly but we wanted to be sure to get her latest pictures up. :-) She is growing and changing so quickly and it's amazing to watch what she can do with each passing day.

At her 4 1/2 month appointment a couple of weeks ago she weighed 13 lbs., 6 oz., and was 26 1/4" long. As our pediatrician put it, she's long and lean. :-) She easily into 6 month clothes now due more to her length than anything else.

She's still working on rolling over from her back to her belly, but she has mastered the art of putting her toes in her mouth. Changing her diaper is getting to be more and more of a challenge these days as she likes to just lay there and play with her toes. :-) She loves to be held (not necessarily a good thing when trying to get her to sleep), but for the most part she's a happy baby and loves to snuggle.

Here are a couple of recent pictures. I promise to have Christmas pictures up soon too so be sure to check back. :-)


Emily with Mr. Ears the Bunny



Big Sis had to get in on the photo shoot too. :-)

Emily's 4 Month Pics

Emily turned 4 months old on Tuesday and the time is certainly flying by. She is definitely getting big and is starting to develop her own personality. She loves to smile and has started to chuckle from time to time as well. She has also found her hands which she loves to suck on any chance she gets. :-) Her newest trick is that she has finally started rolling over with some consistency. She actually rolled for the first time a few weeks ago, but then never did it again. :-) She has finally started doing it more often though and seems very pleased with herself.

Here are a couple of pictures of Emily with Mr. Ears the bunny! Enjoy!

Thanksgiving Road Trip

We headed out Friday on our annual Thanksgiving road trip to Virginia to see my side of the family. This trip can take up to 10 hours, without kids, so we've started breaking it up and staying in a hotel half-way. Sarah was beyond excited about the hotel and kept asking us "when are we going to get to the hotel," "how far away is the hotel," or the ever popular "are we there yet?"

We arrived rather late in the evening, but the next morning we quickly realized why she was so excited to stay at the hotel...the swimming pool! :-) While I stayed with Emily, Sarah & Daddy hit the complimentary breakfast and then headed to the pool. By the time Emily & I arrived, they were having a ball playing in the hot tub and doing cannon balls into the pool. :-)


Making "Santa" faces with the foam from the hot tub.

Emily got into the action as well by taking her first "dip" in the pool. She loved it when her toes hit the water and gave us the biggest smile!

Daddy with his girls. :-)

Our Little Super Hero

Yesterday was "Super Hero" day at Sarah's pre-school. She was so excited to get dressed up and knew immediately what super hero she wanted to be..A NURSE!! We are fortunate enough to have a couple of these wonderful HEROS in our family so we know first hand just how amazing they truly are!

Here are a couple pictures of "Nurse Sarah." (My apologies for the darker than normal photos. The flash on the camera wasn't working and we were rushing to get out the door.)

Go Hokies!

She may be little, but she's got spirit! Emily is definitely ready for a VT victory tonight! Here's hoping they play better tonight than the last time they were on National TV!

GO HOKIES!!



A quick peek at the backside of the onesie...just because it's cute!

Happy Halloween!

Sarah is crazy about princesses these days so it wasn't much of a shock when she decided to dress up as one for Halloween. What surprised us though was her decision to go as Snow White. Let's face it, Snow White isn't as main-stream as Belle or Cinderella, but for some reason she seems to be one of Sarah's favorites. Of course, we were just happy to have a decision made and a costume in hand. :-)

For those of you familiar with the story, we knew we had to incorporate the infamous apple she ate into the costume somehow. Since my sewing abilities stop at sewing on a button, we enlisted Grams to help us and of course she did not disappoint. She made Sarah an amazing apple treat bag which received tons of compliments while out trick or treating! Thanks again Grams! :-)

Here is our little princess before her Harvest Fest party at school!



Emily of course didn't know what was going on so this left her costume selection to me. I cannot tell you how hard it is to find a costume to fit a 3 month old, but I think we did pretty well. Grams came to the rescue again with a few alterations on the petals which definitely helped. Emily was a pretty good sport about things too which was great.

Have you ever seen such a cute daisy? :-)



I tried my best to get a good picture of Sarah & Emily together, but unfortunately, these were the best I could do. It's tough when they are both melting down at the same time! :-/





Be sure to check out the Halloween slide show on the right hand side for more pictures from our Halloween festivities! Enjoy!