As Crazy as this sounds ...

You won't believe it, but on Saturday night it was the first time that Jim and I went out together and left Emily.  Yes, she is 15 months old and we haven't been out on a date.  We just love taking her with us and being around her.  But I think we may venture out a little more for some quality time together.  

Here is a picture of Emily with her grandma (& Jim) who came to baby sit her and stay the night.  I think she really looks like Jim and his mom.

The bottom picture is of Jim and I at the wedding we went to - our night out.  :)

Two Mommies

On Friday night we went out to dinner to celebrate our (my twin sister Linda &  I) birthday's a little early.  Whenever I look at pictures of Linda and I, I think of my nephew Joshua when he was a little younger and when he saw pictures of us he would say "Two Mommies."  In person he never got us confused or considered me his mommy.  

Swimming with Daddy

On Sunday night we enjoyed what might be our last swim at my parent's pond.  It sure has cooled off the last couple of days, it reminds me of fall.  Here is Emily enjoying some time with her daddy.  She sure loves her dad, he is so good with her, he is much more fun than I am.  :)

At the Fair

Last night we went to the Chelsea Fair with our friends Kelly, Tim and their two children Luke and Jada (our god daughter).  We had a great time looking at the animals and Luke especially liked the rides.  To my amazement Emily is big enough to ride on some of the kiddy rides, but we didn't go on any last night.  I think she looks so old in the last picture walking around holding my hand and clutching her water bottle in the other hand.

15 Months Old

Emily turned 15 months old this week.  Instead of going to Sears like we typically do, we decided to go to a friend/relative's house to take a few of pictures of our own.  We went to my dad's cousin's house which is where we took some of our wedding pictures.  They have an amazing garden; this is my favorite picture from our photo shoot.

Great Grandma Weidmayer

Every couple of weeks or so we go visit my grandma (dad's mom) who lives in Manchester.  I always try and take a picture of Emily with grandma, and it's been neat seeing how much bigger Emily has gotten compared to previous pictures and my petite grandma who is 5'1".  Most of the pictures are on grandma's lap in the same chair so it's easy to see the changes, but now Emily won't sit still for a lap picture.  Here are a couple of the lap pictures, one from February and then one from last October.  You can see Emily has really changed.

I had to include this picture of Emily's favorite toy at great grandma's, I used to play with this toy when I was little.  

Chelsea Fair

This morning we went to the Chelsea Fair.  When Emily got up I told her we were going to the fair to see animals.  She made animal noises pretty much the entire time until we got there - Moo, Neigh, Baa, to name a few.  Here is a picture of her with her friends Josie and Jack.  Of course it's hard to get a good picture of toddlers who don't want to be in their strollers.  :)

The kids enjoyed the fair, although Emily cried a little when the rooster kept crowing (we were a little close).  She doesn't like loud animals, and she is a little shy like her mom.  ;)

There are a couple of things I am learning as a new mom:

1.  You can't control your child no matter how hard you try.  (A little challenging for a planner like me who likes to be in control.)

2.  You can't have enough patience.  (Enough said)

We have a REALLY good baby too, so I shouldn't complain, we have been very blessed.