PARRRRR-TAY

(If you are not family- I apologize for ALL the pictures....just too many cute ones to leave off)




Emory turns TWO on the 30th! Since family was in town, we celebrated her birthday this weekend with a pizza/ice cream party





At Christian's 2nd birthday they had a roller coaster that was a hit. So, I thought maybe Emory would like it too. And we were right! They had a blast on it!





Then we thought it would be a good idea to let them roller coast right into the box! THE LOVED IT....all except Emory.





Mimi and Emory!



Even Aunt Paige enjoyed the roller coaster! We caught Uncle Robert sneaking a ride too, but not pictures to prove it:)



Then we thought of a better idea.....roll down the hill inside the box! Maybe we should have saved the money and just gotten a box- ha!


Only one little accident....Gaines rolled right into the side of the house! No major injuries- thank goodness


Someone is in love with their uncle Robert!!!!


Then we had ice cream with different toppings. THis is the best pictures I could get with all the cousins.....no smiles but at least they are looking at the camera


then Ms. Emory got to blow out her TWO candles!~


When you ask Emory how old she is, she always says "three". Then when you say 'no you're not', she giggles and says 'two" while holding up two fingers......silly girl.


Then we opened presents! isn't this the funniest thing EVER! Emory, CC, and I might be fighting over who gets to wear it!!!


Then, we dyed Easter eggs


Then a dance off b/t CC and Aunt Paige- CC won!!!


Then Aunt Paige and Mason.....Mason won! Aunt Paige finally made 3 year old Gaines play so she could win!!! I bet there will be another dance off in the near future:):)


HAPPY (early) BIRTHDAY SWEET EMORY! I still can't believe two years has already gone by!

weekend of being spoiled

Gran and Pawpaw invited CC and Emory to their house this weekend! They were so excited and couldn't wait.
On Thursday, I was telling Christian that they were going (we usually have to wait until the very last minute to them what is going on or they will ask every 5 minutes 'are we going now?"). I told CC that they invited just Emory and her - not us- so they could spoil them. CC asked what spoil meant. I told her they could do whatever they wanted to do b/c they were with Gran and Pawpaw. Well....that just made her day. SHe began coming up with all the things that they were going to do- ride bikes (Christian loves to ride up and down their driveway over and over-she talks about it all the time), blow bubbles, play with sidewalk chalk, and eat popsicles in the bath. On the way to meet my parents, CC informed me that she was going to stay for 100 weeks! Right when I dropped them off, CC told Gran "we are going to do whatever we want this weekend", and was ready for me to leave!

Christian's summary of the weekend:
Favorite thing- riding her bike and eating a snack outside
Silly thing- when she ate a dyed easter egg with the shell on it!! (she didn't know you were supposed to peel the shell-hehe!)
worst thing- coming home and Emory kicking her in the throat while they were playing in the tunnel

Emory's summary of the weekend:
-"Pawpaw's house"
-"ride ou-side" (she rode a little tricycle they have)

They had so much fun, and now have a MAJOR grandparent hangover!!!! Both girls have cried, whined, thrown huge fits, and told us that they want to 'go back to Gran (Gan as Emory says) and Pawpaw's house.....Welcome back!

Does it get any cuter!!!!

The rest of the girls' spring pictures came in! AREN'T THE ADORABLE!!!!!!!








I want to make a life size poster of this picture. I love how she is holding her little arm and grinning so big to show off her cute little gap teeth.






I just love them so much. You can even see their personalities in this picture- innocent and spunky- can you tell which is which?!

Prayer from Christian

Christian's prayer tonight was:

"Dear God, please help me find my destiny."

What in the world!!!! I'm not sure where that came from.

She also says the Lord's prayer (we are so proud of her for knowing and remembering it) word for word, except for "give us this day our daily BREATH" :):):) it's too cute to tell her otherwise- we just giggle every night when she says it.

down time and kidney check

Daddy was showing her how to model.





I TRIED to sneak a picture of him, but he would stop every time











I have a feeling he is going to regret teaching Emory how to pose like this!!!




and the same 3T that fits little Emory, fits skinny minnie Christian!






Today I took the day off for a doctor's appointment for me at 9:00 and Emory's yearly check to see if her kidney reflux has improved at 2:00. At 8:15, my doctor's appointment was canceled. So I had a few hours to kill before getting Emory. I bought this swimsuit pattern a while ago and have been dying to make it! SO that's what I did from 8:15-1:00. I think it turned out pretty cute! I am going to monogram the front to make it even cuter!

Emory's appointment went really well. She was perfect and even got the 'best patient of the day award' during her ultrasound. Her VCUG was a little traumatic only b/c of the noise of the big X-ray machine that was over her. She kept yelling 'Mommy, move dat' over and over! The doctor said that her kidney reflux hasn't gotten any better but hasn't gotten any worse- which is good. He said that once she were potty trained, it would more than likely improve. Emory was perfect for everything every nurse kept stopping to give her prizes and stickers! She walked out of there like she owned the place!

Mt. Laurel Spring Festival

We went to Botanical Gardens on a field trip with my school on Friday. We saw this 'wild' owl while walking around! creepy, huh?!


We headed to the Mt. Laurel Spring Festival today. Doesn't CC look cute in her new outfit from Mimi?! She loves it- including the shorts, which she never wears (but she says they look like a skirt...works for me!)


We saw the Scroggins there- Ava and Christian were so excited to see each other. So glad we saw them.....it's been too long!


Emory did great even though it was nap time. Her bday is in 21 days! TWO YEARS OLD!!!!!!!


The girls got a 'princess up-do' with a crown right when we got there.....so we had to walk around with our hair like this for the rest of the day :0


Sweet baby Kate! I can't believe she is 18 months already...our girls are growing too fast.



Bryan with Kate and princess Ava and princess Christian at lunch.

Have you ever been to Mt. Laurel spring festival......a lot of fun for the kids and great shopping! We have taken great naps today and gotten a little sun on our faces!

class of 2011 :)

(this is a picture of a picture, so not the best)



I mean.....don't you just want to jump through this picture and kiss her sweet face?! She looks so happy! When did my baby grow up?! They are having a gradation ceremony at her school and I might bawl my eyes out (really I might considering I cried when I just saw this picture for the first time)



ummmmmmmm.....no comment....I'm thinking the same thing y'all are!



Is it just me or is this girl beautiful!?
I ordered the most precious picture of Emory with the best smile and one of both the girls smiling AND both looking at the camera. Once they come in, I'll show you!