LOVING THE GATOR

Emma has loved her Gator from the minute that she got it. It has been sitting on the balcony all winter. We took it downstairs this week though, and you would have thought it was a brand new toy! She is having a GREAT TIME riding it on the sidewalks. It goes SOOOOO much faster, it seems like!!
This is Emma's friend, Elliot. They live down below us. He and his brother Ethan are good playmates for Emma. Unfortunately, they are moving out at the end of this month. They also have a gator, but it is in storage, so they have enjoyed riding with Emma on hers.

WALKING SHOES

Since the time has changed, Jason now gets home before it gets dark. We have been taking family walks together in the evenings. We usually walk a little, jog a little, and then of course we end up holding Emma and Lucy a little. Emma actually does really well considering the distance that we walk.

When its time to walk, we ask Emma to go and get ready! She definitely doesn't go for comfort. For some reason, she always wants to wear these black boots! We get so tickled at her sense of style!

LOOK AT LUCY

Lucy is has now been with our family 4 months! She sure has grown since we brought her home weighing a little over 2 pounds! She is almost 9 pounds now!!

She has a tendency to want to chew on EVERYTHING, but other than that, she is great!

She loves being outside in the warm weather!

MARCH 11, 80 DEGREES!!!!

I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS WEATHER!!! We topped out at 80 degrees today!

We played outside from noon until dark!! It was great! Emma is exhausted though.

Emma brought her baby and her dog outside today to enjoy the beautiful weather.

Her dog needed to go potty along with Lucy!!
We took a break from running and riding bikes, and the hot sun, and we played in the shade for a while. This little sand box on our balcony has been wonderful, even through the winter!

READY FOR A HOUSE

We are so ready to get into a house! Jason got out today and cleaned his car up in the parking lot. He is definitely needing a garage and a yard for piddling! Being couped up in the apartment was ok for winter, but now with spring rolling around,

we need our own space!!!

WHAT A GREAT DAY!!!

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Today was Emma's Trike-a-thon at school to raise money for St. Judes Children's Research Hospital!! The kids had such a wonderful time riding their bikes together!! The teachers had set up a cute little track for them to ride on. Their were many parents there to cheer the children on!!! We had a GREAT afternoon!
THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO SENT MONEY TO HELP WITH THIS FUNDRAISING EVENT!! WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT OF EMMA CLAIRE AND THE THINGS THAT SHE DOES WITH HER SCHOOL!

FUN DAY AT LOCAL ZOO

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We have found a small little zoo to visit just a few minutes from where we live. They have a walking trail, several different animals, a pond with ducks (Emma loves to feed the ducks), and a playground. We had a great time here last Saturday!!

WE'RE BACK!!

Sorry for the lack of posting the past couple of weeks! We have had some technical difficulties with our computer, but we are up and running now!! There are lot's of new posts, but I had a lot of catching up to do! Hopefully this won't happen again!!! Thanks for looking! We love reading your comments!!
Jason, Melissa and Emma Claire

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!!!

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!!

WE LOVE YOU ALL AND MISS YOU!!!

EMMA FINALLY CUT HER HAIR!!

Emma has been excellent with scissors since we finally got brave enough to let her use them. She has never once even bothered to cut anything but paper, until yesterday! While I was showering, she chose to give herself a little haircut!! I can't complain though. She really did a good job! I have seen much worse, so I'm thankful that this is all that she did!! Of course, she can now only have scissors under supervision.

PAPA'S BIKER BUDDY

As I have said many times before, you never know what Emma will be wearing when she comes out of the closet. If she finds something that sparks her eye, that's what she wants.

She found this biker vest the other day, and just had to wear it!

Papa, this is for you!!! This is the vest that says "Papa's Biker Buddy".

MISS INDEPENDENT

Emma had gotten sticky and went to wash her hands and legs. After being gone for a few minutes, we decided to check on her and this is what we found. She had not only washed her hands, but she was washing her legs also. She knows how to get the job done, who needs help from mom or dad!!!

WHAT A HOOT!

Pop sent Emma this cute little guitar last week! She is having a blast entertaining us with her music! We get so tickled listening as she makes up words to songs!!

She definitely has an imagination!

NANNA SPENT THE WEEK

Nanna came over last week for Jason's birthday and spent the majority of the week with us. Emma enjoyed having Nanna around for a while, and I enjoyed some adult company!!!

We had beautiful weather while Nanna was here, so we were able to go to the big playground!

Emma loves this playground! It really is a lot of fun!!

Thanks for the visit Nanna!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JASON!!!

Jason turned 31 on February 6th. We celebrated on the weekend while my parents were here, and then again with Jason's mom the following week.

We didn't get Jason a cake, but we all enjoyed the key lime pie that he requested!!

He and Emma are making a deal here about something. I'm not real sure what it is, but that's how they make a deal!!!

THANKS MRS. ERIN

My friend Erin got Emma these cute little pajamas for Christmas. She loves them!!!

I know it looks like she is modeling them here, but she is actually being rotten and trying to keep us from watching t.v.

Thanks Erin for these cute pj's.

WEEKEND VISITORS

My parents came over to visit with us the 1st weekend of February! They brought Hunter with them! Emma was so excited to spend time with her Mimi, Papa, Chester, and Hunter!!! Jason and I enjoyed their visit also. We didn't do much of anything other than hang out and spend time together.

Emma, Mimi and Lucy playing in the small patch of woods behind our apartment! To me the woods are small, but Emma thinks of it as a forest!!!
It was very cold and windy while they were here, but that didn't keep Emma and Hunter from getting outside and playing a little golf!!
Emma is performing surgery on Papa Terry!

THANKS FOR THE VISIT!! WE ENJOYED IT!

HIDE AND SEEK

Emma loves to play hide and seek! We love playing it with her!

We usually find her in the exact same place that we have just hid, but she is getting a little more creative in her hiding places. This one took us a little while!! She was so excited when we finally found her!

EMMA LOVES BABIES

We have made friends with the people across the hall from us at the apartments! Their daughter comes over and plays with Emma quite a bit. They have been expecting since they moved in and she finally had the baby 2 weeks ago. Mrs. Laura let Emma hold the baby the other day, and it tickled her to death. She couldn't keep her hands off of him!

HULA GIRL

Emma is finally wearing her original Hawaiian clothing that Alan, Sheree and Hudson sent her for Christmas.
Alan is Jason's cousin who is currently stationed at a military base in Hawaii! Sheree and Hudson are his wife and child!
This will probably become her new favorite dress for a couple of days at least. She doesn't want to take it off, even to go downstairs and walk the dog in freezing temperatures!! (I do at least make her put on a coat and wear pants with it!)
Alan, Sheree and Hudson

WE LOVE YOU AND MISS YOU! THANKS FOR THE GIFT!

EMMA AND HER MAKE-UP

I snuck in this morning and captured a picture of Emma applying her make-up. I am amazed at how fascinated she is with things like this! She works so hard to make sure everything is just perfect! THIS IS THE FINISHED PRODUCT!!

ANOTHER DRESS IN OUR COLLECTION

Emma is playing in her new "wedding dress" that Mimi bought her last week while in town. Emma has wanted a foo-foo dress as I call them, so Mimi took her shopping in one of the Mexican stores downtown. This is the dress and shoes that Emma picked out! Too bad she doesn't need to be a flower girl any time soon!

She uses this as her new princess attire!!

SLEEPING BEAUTIES!

Jason quietly snapped this picture the other night before we went to bed.
Emma and Lucy play so hard together during the day, and sleep so hard together at night!!
Our bed is a little crowded now with the addition of a little pug who thinks she needs as much room as a human!!

MIMI AND HER GRANDKIDS

Emma and I had the opportunity last week to visit back home while Jason was away on business! We enjoyed staying with Mimi and Papa!! Hunter, Tanya and Mimac visited with us on the nights that we were there! We were able to go to Hunter's basketball game on Thursday night. His team lost, but we at least got to watch him in action!

WE HAD A GREAT TIME GUYS! CAN'T WAIT UNTIL NEXT TIME!!!

Mimi is enjoying having both of her grandchildren in the house together again!

NANNA, EMMA AND LUCY

While home last week, we were able to spend quite a bit of time with Nanna! She kept Emma one day for me while I visited with my dear friend Erin, and then we spent the morning with her at Nonna's house the next day! We had a great morning and lunch with Nanna, Nonna, Uncle Phillip, Chris and Ivory!

It was so good to see all of you!