Just a kid!

So yesterday, Emmett was no longer a baby in my eyes. He has become a kid. I don't know of any babies that deliberately dump cereal on the floor and shovel as much of it in their mouth before mom gets there. The picture is after I tried to pick up piles of flakes and then realized what a great photo op this was. Then later that afternoon, he showed off his mud gotee again, only this time I grabbed the camera before heading to the sink.

This morning we attended our first MOPS meeting. It was really nice to meet other women around town and have wonderful daycare for Emmett while we interacted. Today we received a book about the Seven Pillars of Health. It really sounds interesting and I am looking forward to the read. I won a door prize as well! (Thanks Tammy for the bracelet!) Can't wait for future meetings! We tried to head to the park afterward with Caleb and Tammy, but E was out like a light. Those women at daycare really wore him out! It is a beautiful sunny day, but the woman next to me at MOPS, Keri, made sure I knew that this was very unusual and to expect more cold temps.

What a great weekend

Mark and Deb visited us this weekend. Emmett sure loves when his grandparents visit. He never gets put down and gets anything he wants!(This is warrented for grandparents only!) They drove in on Friday morning and we went and had a nice lunch at the Irma hotel. Their food is ok but the history is cool. We celebrated Valentine's Day with a big dinner of King crab and halibut, and steaks for the guys. It was a lot of fun. We never made it to dessert, too much wine and cards. My new motto is " A little less wine, a lot more water." It proved true most of the weekend. Mark and I had a great run at cards, but lost the last night. It was a wonderful weekend and we are sad they had to return home.

Luke and I spent the Presiden't day priming the basement walls. The basement is bigger than we thought! It took us the entire day to almost finish. I paint during naptime and Luke is painting during his lunch hour. Once we started with rollers in hand, Luke and I looked at each other and said "wow. this is much bigger than we think it is!" Now we are both really sore, hands cramped and callus' and blisters formed.

Emmett got his first tooth this morning! The day has finally arrived! He woke up from his morning nap and there it was. He also now enjoys helping me water the plants that he gets into. I think it is because he knows water + dirt= mud.

Valentine's Day

It is a gorgeous day today. The sun is shining and melting all of the beautiful snow we got yesterday. (Good thing for Mark and Deb who are driving up to visit today! Drive Safe!) The basement was for the most part finished yesterday. Luke and I are taking on the task of painting the entire thing so that should be interesting. Thank god for no more dust! I have cleaned time and time again.....it never seemed to stop. Anyway, I now have a very clean house and hopefully it will stay that way for a few days! The only things left to do downstairs are installing the light fixtures, putting in the toilet and vanity, and putting on the trim(which will all be done when luke and I are done painting). We are holding off on the flooring and the tiled shower for now. I will add some pics of the basement while we are painting. They will be more interesting that way!

We love and miss all of you! Happy Valentine's Day!

God made dirt, so it won't hurt, right?!

Yesterday, Emmett discovered house plants. I should have known that he was too quiet. He came around the corner from our dining room with two fists full of dirt and a mud gotee. Did I forget to mention the enormous smile? I wish I'd have thought to grab the camera, but I was shocked and laughing.
He also learned to drink with a straw. It's a new game for him. I think he gets quite a bit of water and then spits it back into the glass. My water is full of cheerio floaties by the time we're done "playing".

Walking is so much fun

Emmett is crusin' now! He is particularly funny when Luke "calls" him for bathtime. He comes running and arms flailing. It is too funny to not share with you all. Thanks for the Valentine's Day cards. He loves to eat them. Nuff said. Mark and Deb are driving up to visit on Thursday and should be here on Friday morning. Can't wait to spend the weekend with them. We are making a fun dinner on Friday to celebrate the V-day holiday. Should be great. Took Emmett to the Doc- again. His ears are really a problem. The doc doesn't feel like tubes are the route to go at this time. The thing is...E doesn't perform for the doc like he does at home. Oh well. Hope he feels better for Grandma and Grandpa.....Enjoy the movie.