Auntie Natalie and Uncle Justin's New House!

This is very exciting news! Auntie Natalie and Uncle Justin just bought their first home together in Snoqualmie Ridge. Their house is very nice and it's going to be so fun to visit them in their own space! Their house will be finished at the end of November, congrats guys! Thanks for inviting us out to check it out!

Sponge, Language School

We decided to check out the free event at Sponge in Gilman Village this Sunday. Emi had fun doing art work, playing in the lobby, and taking a trial class in Japanese. We hope to have her learn a second language but we will stick with swimming for a little bit longer.

Hives

Sorry again for my delay in updating our blog! Last week Emi had hives :( it was no fun because we weren't exactly sure what was causing them...until we thought, and thought...we came to the conclusion that Emi is probably allergic to milk. We started increasing the amounts and then she started getting hives. At first I thought it was from strawberries. We've stopped both and so far things are clearing up. Emi was only itchy when we would change her diaper, she stayed active and happy otherwise. Here she is playing with her kitchen and sportin' her Hello Kitty thermos from Grandma Connie. She's a trooper!

Auntie Bekah visits

We were so lucky to get a visit with Auntie Bekah for a few days. She was in town for a friend's wedding and was able to stay and spend some time with us!

For some odd reason I wasn't able to upload pics to this post like usual, so here is a slide show of pics we took (or Bekah took) from her visit. We went on a beautiful hike the morning before she left. It's always so great to see you Bekah!

Playing in the sun!

We had another warm afternoon so Emi and I decided to go play outside with the water table. Emi was all dolled up in her swim suit and sun hat, she actually kept it on because it was giving her shade.

Trapped!

I put this gate up in front of Emi's door so she can look out her door but can't get out and fall down the stairs. This is how she greeted me this morning...so sweet!

Now how do I get out of here?

update

I finally posted Emi's birthday party pics. You will have to scroll down to August 16th. I have more pictures to upload from this weekend!!! But I can't sit in this chair any longer so check back!!!

Pretty pink sweater

Great Grandma Bessie's friend made this pretty sweater for Emi! It's really cute on her. Thanks Grammie and Uncle Justin, for bringing it over and playing with Emi!

Dayna's 1st birthday party!

Auntie Jaime picked us up to go to Dayna's 1st birthday party. Whitney, Dayna's mommy, got a bunch of gals (and their babies) together from elementary, middle and high school to celebrate Dayna's big day. Thanks for a fun afternoon!
Brando and Emi, ready to party...Thanks for sharing your car seat Luca!



This was the group shot of the babies...less tears this time!

Enjoying the sun!

We decided to spend sometime together in the backyard after a day at the farm. It was a great way for Emi to play and for Erich and I to relax and enjoy watching little Emi explore!

Water table

Another new toy Emi got for her birthday was this water table (Thanks Uncle Joe and Auntie Sonia!) Emi got so excited when I started filling it up, she loves to play in water!

Trying...

So I am trying to get caught up on this blog! I still need to go through Emi's bday party pics...I have uploaded other events so scroll down because they are in chronological order. :)

Cloth diapering...

So it's been about 2 or 3 weeks since we started cloth diapering with Emi. So far so good! There are so many cute designs for diaper covers out there...here is her latest...I never thought I would be into cloth diapering but it really isn't as bad as you might think! I am hoping that cloth diapering will help Emi potty train easier!

Emi, Luca & Brando =playdate!!!

Auntie Jaime brought Luca and Brando over for a playdate today! Emi enjoyed sharing her toys with the boys. We had so much fun! Thanks and see you soon!

Balls!

Emi got 250 plastic balls for her birthday from Grandma and Grandpa. She loves these because I think they remind her of the ones she plays with in swim class. We put them in the pack n'play and Emi thinks it's great!

Urgent Care

We had our first visit the Urgent Care with Emi today. She was playing at Asher's and cut her finger pretty bad (she smooshed it in the door of the play kitchen)and I didn't know if she needed stitches. I stayed pretty calm but I was really worried that she might have broken it because her little pinky was so smashed and then I saw the blood and something white (sorry for gory the details) and didn't know if it was her tendon or bone...thankfully she didn't need stitches and she seems to be healing well.

More...

I have more updates (Erich's triathlon, a wedding, Emi's birthday party and our latest playdate) to make but Erich needs his computer now so check back later this week :)

Cheezin'

I thought this was a funny picture of Emi with a cheesy smile...what a silly girl!

Nathan and Emi

We had another fun playdate with Nathan and Auntie Corey. It was a warm sunny day, Corey packed a yummy picnic for us and we headed to a really neat park in their neighborhood. Nathan and Emi enjoyed exploring on the playground. Thanks for a fun day!


Can't wait to see you next month!

Emi's 1st Birthday Party!

Emi had a blast at her first birthday party! Thank you to everyone for coming to celebrate with her! I didn't get as many pictures with everyone as I would have liked but I hope Emi has a lot of great memories from this day!

Ellen and Emi

Emi and Nathan greeting each other

Sharing fish...yum

Adjusting party hats!
Uncle Tony and Emi
Auntie Sonia and Emi

Auntie Joyce, Sabrina and Emi
> No way, I don't want that annoying party hat on anymore!
Family picture!
What??? I am suppose to eat this thing?
Mommy and Daddy trying to convince me that this tastes good...

Mmmmmm, I guess it's not bad...

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Uncle Trent and Auntie Steph
Oooh presents!
Thank you everyone who was able to come and share my birthday with me! I love you all!