Emma's one!

Emma turned one on Nov 13th.  She got to open a few presents on her birthday and was very excited about them and the paper.  On Friday Nov 14th grandma and grandpa came to visit.  She was very happy

to see them and got to open a few more presents from them.  On Saturday we had her birthday party.  We gave her a cupcake and at first she just poked at it.  I gave her some frosting off my finger and broke the cupcake into pieces and then she decided to try it.  Once she tried it, she liked it and kept going back for more.  Pretty soon she had chocolate all over her face, hands and up her nose. We have a chocolate lover! Emma was entertained watching all the people and playing with the other babies at her party.  She got lots of books for her birthday which is her favorite!

Emma 11-12 months

This month Emma had a lot of firsts. We took Emma to the Huntsville Botanical Gardens for the first time where we walked around and looked at all the scarecrows.  She loved playing with the leaves and trying to eat them.  She had her baby dedication at church.  Went to nursery for the first time and had a babysitter other than family.  Got her first cold, just a little runny nose and cough for a week.  Her and her friend Lilly dressed up like ladybugs for their first Halloween.  Emma and I went to the nursing home to visit the residents in her costume, they loved it!  Emma can now stack the rings and not just throw them, although she still does love to throw things!  She still loves to clap her hands and likes to grab a hold of our hands to make us clap too.  One of her favorite things to do each day is look through books.