Happy Birthday, Emma Katherine!

Wow! It is hard to believe that Emma is 4 today. Wasn't it just yesterday that we were bringing her home in the snow? Emma is so grown-up now. She is such a fiesty, smart little girl. I adore the fact she loves all things "girly," loves to sing and dance and knows the words to most pop songs better than I. She is a great big sister. Emma's favortie things are Hello Kitty, Dora, princesses, cheerleading, Build-a-Bear, music. She loves to eat pancakes, Pop Tarts, pizza and tacos. Emma knows what she wants and has no problem making that clear. :) She loves school and can't wait to get there each day. Did I mention one of her favorite places is I.U.?

We love you very much, Emma Katherine!! Always remember birthdays are big. Happy Birthday!!

The Great Pumpkin

This past weekend we made our annual visit to the pumpkin patch. The weather was unseasonably warm with highs in the 80's. It was odd putting on suntan lotion as we jumped in the hey wagon. Emma was a pro as she picked out the biggest pumpkin she could fine. Nora wanted to bang on all of the pumpkins like drums. We found two great pumpkins to take home and called it a day. Emma is counting down the days until Halloween so she can go trick-or-treating. I am just looking forward to her candy!

First Birthday

How did Nora grow up so fast? Seems like we brought her home last week! She is such a bright-eyed little girl. Nora loves to dance, sing and do anything her big sister does. Nora knows how to walk, but seems to think crawling is much easier. She doesn't have a favorite food, but does like to grab ice out of any cup she sees. Nora is a joy and we are very grateful to have her in our lives. We love you Nora Elyse!

Summer

Love these summer pics. Nothing better on a hot day then a splash in the pool and the taste of ice cream!

Grandma Imy's Big Bash

This first picture speaks for itself. Great-Grandma with 9 of her great-grandkids. Baby Lila is not here because she was just born in May and wasn't up for a plane trip. Great-Grandma is in Seattle visiting her now.

Cousin Emily hugging Miss Nora.

Above is Sadie and Emma modeling Great-Great-Grandma Emmert's hats. The last picture is of the girls and their Great-Grandma at her big bash. Happy Birthday!

Zoopolis 500

I love living in Indianapolis during the month of May. There is an excitement in the air all in the anticipation of the Indianapolis 500. I love the checkered flags, the sound of the race cars and the track. We hit the zoo today to experience the Zoopolis 500. This celebration has been going on for 30 years. The Zoopolis 500 is when the zoo has some of their turtles race in honor of the Indianapolis 500. We had a great time watching this race, meeting the 500 Queen and princesses and to top it all, driver Tony Kanaan! I was already a big fan of T.K., but he is a class act. He signed autographs and posed for photos with all the kids. What a guy. After a quick race (those turtles moved fast), Dan the turtle won. What a great day!

Watch Out!

We have a crawler! Nora is working very hard at it. She is growing up so fast!!