Tis the Season 2010

Emma celebrated her second birthday this month. November 12 was the big day. We had a small party with family and Emma was able to feast on some cake. Emma received some cool gifts that she plays with all the time. Two of her favorites are her "Mini-Kitchen" and her "Table". Emma eats, colors and watches tv from her new table. She also bakes cakes and does dishes from her kitchen. She also has tea parties with Elmo, Minnie Mouse, Tigger, and anyone else she can find (including dad) with the tea set she was given.

Not long after her birthday, we celebrated the Thanksgiving Holiday with over 2o family members at the house. Four generations of Andrea's side of the family were represented at the dinner table this year. At times it was a challenge, but overall it was a good time. We had a blast hosting Andrea's grandparents for the week.

We will be heading back to Lodi for the Christmas Holiday again this year. Hopefully everything will go well. It is always fun going back home for the week.

Merry Christmas. May God Bless you and your family. Here are some pic's of the fun...

Andrea and Emma checking out the Kitchen.

Emma excited for some new clothes.

The Curious George cake that Andrea made from scratch.

Grandma Jill reading to Emma and Megan.

Four generations of tree decorating.

Dad's first tea party.

Emma's Summer Vacation

August 23 will bring an end to Emma's summer vacation so I decided to post some pic's of her busy 2010 break. They are in no particular order.

With the Las Vegas Summers being so hot, Andrea and Emma joined "My Gym". They go to a few classes a week and Emma loves it. Here she is swinging on the bar. It is a bunch of fun watching her play during her class.

Fourth of July weekend we drove from Las Vegas to Pasa Robles. The following day we drove into Pebble Beach and had lunch. From there we headed east to Fresno for a family wedding. Following the wedding we finally made it into Lodi to see family and relax. This is Emma's first experience with a sparkler.

Emma had a great time swimming at Great Grandma and Great Grandpa Grams' house.

Emma loved the wedding. Her favorite parts were dancing and eating cake.

Lunch at Pebble Beach.

Emma was to busy staring at golfers on the first tee to smile for the camera.

Our best attempt at using the 10 second delayed capture on our camera. Not bad.

Her first time in the Pacific Ocean. Her reply... "Daddy, Cold."

We took her to the Las Vegas Children's Museum.

One of her last times in the pool before we moved.

Andrea took Emma to Swimming lessons over the summer. One of the things they taught was for her to hold her breath before going into the water. Here Emma is being dunked my mom. Emma loved her swim lessons.

One of the highlights of the summer was taking Emma to the Phoenix Children's Museum. I think it is the coolest place on earth for kids (excluding theme parks). We all had a blast. Big thanks to Melissa and Nancy McCallister for taking us.

One of the many cool interactive things for the kids to play with.

While in Scottsdale, Emma got some chill time in at the Pool. She is holding her water gun in case anyone sneaks up on her, she could shoot water at them.

Summer Vacation got off to a rough start. Emma got sick and had soars on her hands, feet and mouth. It didn't stop her from hanging out at the District one night.

Another cool thing we did was go to the Dolphin Habitat at the Mirage. Grandma Jill joined us for a very fun day with the dolphins, etc.

We were able to get very close to the dolphins.

Emma really enjoyed watching the dolphins.

It was a busy Summer for the family. We all had a great time.