HOLY COW!

AFTER 6 LOOONG MONTHS, ERIC FINALLY COMES HOME ON MONDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We've got a 10 month old!

It's true... when the heck did that happen, I'm wondering. It's been a great month with lots of great memories to record! Here are some of them that are definitely worth mentioning...

* She has 8 teeth now! Poor baby had to pop 4 more since last month!

* Still sleeping and eating wonderfully

* LOVES the gym daycare! I knew the day would come and it has finally arrived. When I drop her off, Mom is officially chopped liver! =)

* Took her first steps towards Mom just a few days ago. She still uses the furniture for her cruisin needs though.

* She wears shoes daily now. She looks adorable in her outfits!

* Mom went online and bought a bunch of head gear (and made some of her own) for little Missy. She can't look any cuter... it's official.

* She waves bye-bye gives kisses. Of course she only does those things when she's in one of her giving moods.

* Babbling more than ever. She is now making "sentences" with her da-das and na-nas.

* Only watches the Noggin- nick Jr. channel. She also turns her head and totally stops what she's doing whenever she hears music on the TV. It's the cutest thing. I knew she was going to be into music!

Here's the evidence...

Halloweenie

What a full and exciting week this has been! Lots of festivities! This year we did things right... it was Emme's first Halloween after all...

Showing Emme the innards

"You didn't say you were gonna kill it!"

I guess it's okay now...

Taking some peeps

Just sittin back watching Mama

Being cuter than ever!

All in one scrape

Whoops out of order...

The finished products.. Emme's is sitting on a diaper. Holly's is in the middle. Mine is the pin-up looking one...

We carved the teeth of the pumpkin to match the ones Emme had. The length and everything!

Holly's

Liz's

We washed all the seeds then roasted them. Yummers.

Made Dinner in a pumpkin for Halloween din din

Keeping the tradition alive

Right before we headed out Trick-or-Treating!

Aunt Holly, Emme, and Mommy!

Filling up the lamb's little basket...

It was a great night. Lots of suckers for Emme!

Pumpkins for my Punkin

This is a wonderful time of year! Halloween in my second favorite holiday! (it would be #1 but for obvious reasons *cough Christmas cough* it's second). My sister, Holly, Emmers, and I were really looking forward to finding a great pumpkin patch out here.. We were determined! We ended up going to two. The first one was very much more little kid oriented and way to much chaos going on for my taste. We tried another the very next day. It was in Marble Falls, TX and it's called Sweet Berry Farm. It was so cute but very packed. We didn't mind that part though. We ended up getting one Cinderella pumpkin, a few gourds, a scarecrow, and 4 pumpkins... don't ask how we got everything home. I plan on making dinner in a pumpkin with one of them =). That's one of my favorite Halloween memories when i was a kid. Below are the pics of our days at the pumpkin patch!

Day one at the first pumpkin patch (thumbs down)

Emme and Mommy infront of the only cool thing there... the Silo.

Day two: Just getting to Sweet Berry Farm

Very festive, I think.

Emme getting into the spirit, too.

Cutie Pumpkin Pie!

Checking them out

My sweetie and I

She loved it!

Aunt Holly and Emme

She is such a cheeser.
Stuffing a Scarecrow!

Holly and her new man Jack.

Emme decided the pumpkins scared her! =)

About to leave. We had an awesome day!

Here's to 25+ years to come!

I wanted to start by saying that I love my Husband very much. He is the reason I am the person I am today. Not only is he the best Husband a wife could ask for, with our new daughter, he has shown me the father figure I've always dreamed for my children. We have always adored the type of relationship we have built together. Having a baby has made it that much healthier. Although he is currently not with us on his birthday, I hope he feels the love and appreciation his family feels for him at home. We can see the light at the end of the tunnel and are aching for him to return to us fast and safe. I thank the Lord everyday for the blessings He has shown our family and for keeping us safe. I know there isn't a lot I can do for him on this special day, but I hope the following will do... I have dug up 25 of my favorite memories with Eric over the years. (there are so many more i could have posted... ill save that for his 75th or something..). Sorry, some of them are not in chronological order. He knows when they took place and this is for him anyway...=) Hope you enjoy the stroll through the years and know that Emme and I love you very very much and cant wait to celebrate many many more birthdays with you. The best way to go through the pics is looking at them from the bottom -up.

HAPPY 25th BIRTHDAY MY LOVE.... Daddy and 7 week old Emmelyn
Playing with Daddy

Good times, Babe.

My whole world

New Daddy with new Emme

Sky Diving!

Our snow hustler we built

My first time seeing snow.

Monster Truck in Alabama.

We know how to have a good time

New York City Valentines Day 03'

Coming home from Iraq 07'

Welcoming him off the bus from Iraq

I missed you too, baby.

Welcome Home Sweewee - Iraq 07'

Honeymoon in Florida on our way to Emerils for Dinner 05'

After dinner we found a little volleyball court and decided to play for a bit... In our Sundays best!

Mr. Incredible at Disney World on our Honeymoon 05'

Disneyland

Hello Handsome

In our first home with our first doggy, Butters.

Las Vegas 05'

Yup.

Smoochies

Taking engagement pics....=)