Vroom, Vrooooom!

We have a local consignment store called The Cabbage Patch, and it's really wonderful! http://www.the-cabbage-patch.com/ It's the store that operates with the play zone we go to called Hop To It. They did a sale this past Saturday... what I like to call a "Ducky Doorbuster"...

At the register, there was a bowl of water with some ducky bath toys floating in it. Each ducky had a percentage written on the bottom from 5%-50%. When you checked out you picked a ducky. Whatever it said on the bottom was the discount you received off your TOTAL purchase!!

The best part?? Well...The first ten people in the door got a number, basically to say that they were one of the first ten in the door. When each of those ten people went to check out, an additional ducky was added to the bowl. On the bottom of that ducky, it said, "$1"... And if you picked that ducky, you got EVERYTHING for only $1 each.

Needless to say, I couldn't pass this type of sale up... so I was there. First one in the door. And Emelia got a few new pairs of pants, a pair of sunglasses, 2 sippy cups, and the Zoom, Zoom Race Car toy that we wanted to get her for Christmas but couldn't afford.

What ducky did I choose?? Welp... I just so happened to pick the $1 ducky!!!!! It was awesome! So Emelia got all that stuff for $9.18!! That race car toy was around $30 in the store. We got it for a buck!

And Mark got to do something really exciting... He got to play cars with his little girl. It was awesome!

Bounce the Angry Birds

We found something else to make Eme giggle!! She likes to bounce the Angry Birds balls! Though she was laughing much more before we hit record... The camera makes a noise when it starts recording, and it always distracts her...

Oh... and she likes to stick her tongue out too... if you hadn't noticed!!

Hop To It Girlies!!

What do little girls do when they get together???

HOP TO IT!!

Yesterday we had a girls' day at a local play zone. It's a place for kids crawling to age 5. We played with Emelia's friends Gabi and Kenzie, and we were there for about an hour. We also met a new girlfriend! Her name is Natalie, and she is so sweet!

Here is a sneak peek of all the fun the girls had climbing, crawling, walking, talking and wearing themselves out!

She has her Daddy's gorgeous eyes. 

Natalie and Eme

Gabi and Eme

Crawling through the train!

Climbing on the Choo Choo!

Trying to get all the munchkins to hold still!! Yeah right!
Gabi, Eme, Kenzie, & Natalie

Checkin' out the Train!

"Mommy, can I have one of these at home?"

CHEESE!!

"Which came first? The chicken or the egg?"

Buddies!!

And one last thing... Grumps was requesting Emelia in Motion... here she is!! She's climbing/crawling/discovering everything about the locoMOTION choo choo at Hop To It. 

((Trying to fix the video - Reposting it soon))


"I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth."

3 John 1:4

Giggle Box

Eme isn't a "giggler"... She usually just smiles a lot and gives us a "ha" every now and again. Last night, she was finished her dinner. Bridget took the tray off her high chair and set it on the table. She reached forward to touch it, and Bridget gasped hoping that it would scare her so she didn't keep trying to knock it down. Welp, it had the reverse effect. Eme thought it was HILARIOUS and started cracking up. "Quick Mark, grab the video camera!" - Glad we got this cool handheld camera!!

Disclaimer: She was laughing for a while before this video, and she just had dinner... skip the last few seconds if you have a weak stomach! 

Snap to it!!

This is what Emelia has been up to... She's perfecting her skill day by day. I have other videos, but this one was the best quality. Seriously. Have you ever seen a baby do this at 8 months old? And it's not just that she snaps. It's that she KNOWS what she's doing. What a little smarty pants! Enjoy!

What are you doing, New Year's Eve?

We're visiting with the Canners!!!!!!

We made our annual trip to the Canner's house again this year. This has become a really fun and exciting tradition. We visited Jordan's parents' for dinner as usual. It was such a great day with truly amazing friends. They always make us feel like family.
The kiddos were awake to see the ball drop. Philly Dave actually watched it on TV. Emelia was chugging a bottle, so I think she missed it. I guess that's what pictures are for!!

Philly Dave and Eme getting ready for the countdown

Jordan, Philip & Emily

A Toast!

The pups

These eyes make my heart melt

There are two teeth in there!! See them on the bottom?

Emelia also started to pull herself up onto her knees (and sorta onto her feet) since we've been here. I can't believe how fast these milestones are happening!