Road Trip

We hit the road to Chicago to visit Matthew, Debbie, Carter, Sadie and Bootsie this past weekend. Emma did well in the car, especially after she realized we had apples slices. We had a nice time hanging out and catching up. Boy, can Sadie move! She was crawling all over the house. Carter is getting smarter every day. He pitched us an idea of racing trains on train tracks. He was very specific about the tracks; "Not car race tracks- train tracks. Why don't they do it?" He may be on to something. Emma had fun keeping up with everyone. She followed Bootsie (the dog) all through the house. He never seemed to mind. I got a shopping trip in at H & M and spent all my money in the kids section. We tried to get a photo of all the cousins together, but you know how that goes when you have little ones. We did get good ones of them alone. Too sweet!

Earth Day

Speak for the Trees. Uplug your electronics. Recycle. Conserve water. Do your part! Emma did her's with her shirt. :)

Easter

Easter was a beautiful day and it made for great pictures. Emma loved her Easter basket which included several Elmo hair clips. She was an expert at the Easter egg hunt and shook each egg before putting it in her basket. I loved her dress, sweater and hair clip. We were only missing the Easter bonnett!

Trip to Poseyville for Spring Break

Emma and I made a road trip to Poseyville over our Spring Break. We had a relaxing, fun-packed visit. The weather was beautiful, so Emma got a chance to "mow" the grass and smell the tulips. Of course, we made a visit to Momo's classroom and Papa's office. Emma was all about sitting in their chairs (and the little chair and the Cardinals seats). Emma got to watch the Acrodunkers at Momo's school. She loved the music. We also made a trip to Straub Photography. Emma had her pictures taken with live bunnies. She kept "woofing" at them. Straub's first took pictures of me when I was 2 and a half. It was great visiting with them. Emma was brave enough to ride the carousel at the mall. The last time we tried she cried the entire time! We had a great time catching up with old friends. We need to visit again soon. Love you Momo and Papa!

(You can click on the collage of photos and it will enlarge).

Easter Egg Hunt

Emma participated in her first Easter Egg hunt at our neighborhood park. I was impressed with how quickly she caught on to collecting the eggs. She did stop and shake each one. She also had to clap after she put each one in her basket. Emma did win a big prize- McDonald's gift certificates! The day was beautiful, so we had to end our trip to the park with a little swinging.