Playing with Presents

Emily's 1st birthday was a blast! She seemed to have so much fun and everyone was so kind with the gifts they brought her. Here are a couple of pictures of her playing with them the next day.



Thanks everyone for the wonderful gifts!!

Emily's First Birthday!

Emily's first birthday was today! I am in denial. I can't believe a year has already passed. It seems like just yesterday I was in denial about being in labor, but then again it seems like forever ago.

We decided to have some friends and family over for bubbles, and egg hunt, and a cookout. We are so happy that so many people were able to make it to her party and share the day with us. We all had fun and on an even brighter note, Emily walked for the first time today!!! She has taken a step or two here or there before but never really walked. We were out on the back deck and she was holding Nate's hand to walk across it, when she just decided to let go and keep on walking. She made it another 10 to 12 steps on her own. I was so excited!! Of course, she wouldn't do it again. In the video below we are trying to get her walking on video, but she was having none of it. Oh well, I will capture it another time.

Enjoy!

Emily just being Emily

Just a cute video of my little monkey!

Emily and Bailey

I was recently looking through pictures of Emily and found some that I forgot we had of her and Bailey together. I was really happy to find them. It was so hard on both Nate and I when we had to put her down and these made me smile. They were taken last year on Halloween. Almost a month later we had to put Bailey down.

We still really miss her and, I am sure, always will, but we have adopted a new German Shepherd named Berekely. He is 6 1/2 years old and huge, but Emily loves him and he tolerates her pretty well. I was hesitant to open my heart to him, but he has fit into our family very easily and it is hard not to care for something that Emily loves so much.

(Emily & Berkeley; aren't they sweet!)