Seattle - Day 3

Well yesterday we woke up to a lot more snow on the ground and we were pretty much snowed in all day. My parents have one good snow car and between my Dad having to go to work and some different doctor's appointments, Dave, Emma & I hung out around the house all day. But here are some pictures of what we woke up to yesterday morning:

Seattle - Day 2

Yesterday we were able to take Emma out in the snow for awhile. It was cold and she didn't always know what to think of it, but she certainly didn't hate it. We even got a few smiles out of her - it was cute. We might try to go out again today - there's still about a foot of snow on the ground! :)

Here's Emma getting ready to go out:

Here we are as a family:

Emma's standing in the snow:

Emma's sitting in the snow:

Emma's lying in the snow (making a snow angel):

Seattle - Day 1

Well, we've had a lot going on even though we've only been up here a few days, so I think I'm going to try and post just a little bit each day (unless we're completely boring and do nothing). So we arrived on Satuday and after dinner, Dave & I went down to the Kirkland waterfront while Emma stayed home with Grandma & Grandpa (she slept the whole time we were gone so she didn't even miss us). We were hoping to go get some coffee and walk around in the snow, but most everything was closed down there due to the weather. But, it was still fun to walk around by the water and we did get a couple of cute pictures.

Here I am by a lightpost:

Here's Dave by a fire we found burning right on the waterfront. It was very warm!! :)

And of course here are the two of us enjyoing our time out:

It's Snowing in Seattle

Well Dave, Emma & I made it safely to Seattle just in time. We flew in this morning during a dry stretch between snow falls. There are several inches of snow on the ground already at my parents' house from a few days ago and now it is snowing again!! They are expecting high winds tonight and more snow - it is snowing a lot right now. We love seeing everything so pretty and white - it makes for a pretty Christmas time. However, we are just praying that the power doesn't go out tonight - it might get a little bit cold. :) We are so thankful that we flew in this morning, as many of the flights for the next couple of days have been cancelled!! Good timing on our part. Haha!! Well, Dave & I hope to take a walk tonight after dinner so hopefully we will have pretty snowy pictures to post soon.

Hottubs and Rain

It finally cooled down out here in the desert over the last couple of weeks and so Dave, Emma & I have been frequenting our hottub the last few nights. It is really fun to take Emma in there and see how much she enjoys it. Today it rained almost all day and so I decided to take Emma out in the hottub while it was raining. We got soaked but it was fun to play in the rain without getting too cold. Although rain is more common out here in the winter, it is not the most common occurance so we have to take advantage of it when we can. Emma was so cute!! :)

Four Months Old!

Well, our little baby girl tuned 4 months old on Monday. Time has gone by so fast we feel like we're almost ready to be grandparents...haha!! :)

Emma woke up to a beautiful sunny day out here in the desert. It probably got into the mid 70's. She took a couple of naps, we ran some errands and she napped some more. Then before bed we watched March of the Penguins on our new t.v. She really enjoyed that. It was a very pleasant day.

I took her to the Dr. this morning for her 4 month checkup and shots (so sad). She did very well. The Dr. said she is strong and healthy. She is now 12 pounds, 15 ounces and she is 24.5 inches long. Although she is a petite little girl the Dr. says she is growing just fine. I asked the Dr. about the best way to wean Emma out of our bed at night and she said it's really hard to do that in the winter since the baby gets cold, so we'll have to figure out what to do about that, but other than that life with Emma is great. We go back in another 2 months for another checkup. She did really well with her shots too. She got one oral vaccine and then 4 shots in the leg - just like last time. She didn't even cry after the first shot, but after #2 she did start getting fussy, but she took it like a man and really didn't get that upset. We came home though and gave her some Tylenol and now she's taking a much deserved nap. We'll have to see if she sleeps as much as she did after her last set of shots.

And now for the best part - the pictures. Here are pics of our little angel, taken Monday on her 4 month birthday! We love you Emma!!! :)

Emma's First Thanksgiving!!

I apologize for taking so long to get this posted, but here is the story of Emma's first Thanksgiving:

We woke up Thursday morning to a beautiful rainbow out front. It was mostly cloudy and a bit rainy in the morning, but as the sun started to come out, we were able to see the rainbow.

Then we spent most of the morning just hanging out. Emma took naps, Dave watched football and I just hung out doing whatever I wanted. It was my birthday as well, so I allowed myself a little luxury! :)

We finally got packed up and headed to Orange County sometime in the early afternoon so that we could spend the rest of the weekend with Dave's parents. We arrived shortly before dinner and then of course we got to eat dinner - yum, yum!!! Then later we got to have apple pie with icecream for my birthday. It was a wonderful day and here are pictures of Emma in her Thanksgiving outfit:

We spent two nights in Orange County hanging out with Dave's parents and a couple of different sets of friends. We took off Saturday afternoon. We were going to try and go get our Christmas tree that day, but Emma was just a little bit too worn out, so we saved that for Sunday. We headed off to Home Depot and bought the first tree we looked at, then we spent the rest of the afternoon putting up lights and decorating. It was a great way to end Emma's first Thanksgiving weekend! :)