Way Back When

Facebook has brought "way back when" to now! A group of us from high school that reunited on facebook got together at Beckys to swim this week. There were 5 of us. We actually didnt even hang out as a group in high school, but now our kids have become a common denominator and made a for a great lunch time playdate! It was great to catch up and see everyones kids! Of course all I heard was "omg, thats dan!" when they saw my kids! We took a picture of the kids together. I am going to photoshop Gabe in the group photo but havent done it yet!

Independence Day!

On Sunday evening we met friends and went to Freedom Fest in O'Fallon. THey have carnival rides, food, music and fireworks. Both of our families joined us as well! Cole loved riding rides. (gigi not so much)He of course had to ride the pony! I dont think its quite as thrilling since riding "real horses" with Jackie, but he still loves it! It was hotter than all get out this evening but we enjoyed the time with friends and family!

Fireworks Round 1

On Saturday night my friend down the street invited us to come down for their bbq and fireworks. They had a HUGE display! Cole loved it since we were so close, and Emmy was mesmerized! My mom came and stayed the weekend with me so she got to enjoy watching their faces! Laura and Estella joined us at the bbq, and TelTel wasnt so sure about the fireworks. SHe peeked over Lauras shoulder to watch!

And Shes OFF!!

Emmy just turned 6 months this week and is officially on the move!Last month she was rolling to where she wanted to be, and now shes army crawling. She loves shoes and cords! When Cole is playing wii, she crawls over the the front of the tv to get the cord. Today she had already gone to the cord 4 times, and I had put her back in the middle of the rug. The 5th time I got the camera to capture her crawling. You can see when I say "no no", she looks at me and smiles and goes right for it!

Parade Day!

This morning we got up extra early to head out with friends to the parade in Ofallon. For such a small town, its a large parade. We got our spots and were ready for action! GOd bless Coles heart. He loves parades, and literally, waves the entire time to all of the people in the parade. He has done this every year. Its the sweetest thing. Emmy enjoyed watching the parade too until she got to tired and went to sleep. Atleast we got a few "first parade photos" before that happened! We had a great time with Laura and Michael, and it was Estellas first parade too! She wanted the balloons on the float so bad! Happy 4th of July weekend!

Shout Out!

SO, my friend Summer from Texas is very talented! A few years back she started an "etsy" type store online called Little Mess Pot, which I loved the name of. I never got to buy things because I had a boy, and no girl in sight. Well, she got pregnant a few months before me this time, and she had twins. As you can imagine, there was no time to maintain making things with twin babies and a 2 year old. But when Emmy was born she made some of the cutest things. She has been able to wear the cute onsie now that she is bigger. I also loved a pillowcase dress that I had seen on her blog and she graciously made Emmy one. We received it this week. Today I went to lunch with friends and she wore it! She looked SOOOO cute! I wanted to post the two outfits shes worn so far. She makes all kinds of cute stuff. A link to her blog is on mine. The Chaplins. She doesnt have a lot of time, but she is willing to make things here and there for purchase so if you have a girl or need to buy for one....shes awesome and its better than giving the money to a stranger!

His Biggest Fan!

Emmy thinks that Cole is the coolest thing ever!She stares at him endlessly and smiles at him even when hes not looking at her. He can make her laugh (which sounds like a cry)more than anyone. I must say for the record, Cole is obsessed with her too! Every song he seems all day he puts her name in. He plays with her all the time. I caught a few clips of him playing with her yesterday. DOnt worry, he is always this rough with her and she loves it! If it were our first kid we would probably run to their aid, but poor Emmy just gets man handled!