Emily turns 5!

And like that Emily is now five. Four was great but I have high expectations for five. These days Emily is sweet but sassy, a little Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde going on in her. One minute she is snuggled up and the next she is fired-up about something.

One thing is for sure - she has a big heart and can show a lot of empathy for a five year old. 


Newborn:

One

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Three

Four

Five

This year we were blessed to be able to celebrate down in San Diego and it just happened that David, Amy and baby Cora were visiting, so it was a family affair!

We spent the day hiking and hanging out. Thank you Aunty Jody for hosting all of us, it was great to see everyone!

 

 






After we got back from San Diego we opened up family gifts.  Thank you everyone so much - Fingerlings, Barbies, craft activities, and LOL dolls seem to be the hot items these days.

Today, on the 20th, Em had a party at Pump It Up, an indoor bouncy house place with about 10 of her friends. She had a blast and it was fun for Darcy and I to interact with some of her friends from school and daycare who we do not see too often.

Well it has been fun but with Ellie's birthday, Chanukah, Christmas, and Emily's birthday all within a 5 week period we are now out of the present business for the next ~11 months (which is about what it take for me to recover).

Thanks again to all our wonderful friends and family who provide support and plenty of fun gifts!

Christmas 2018

As in years past years we traveled back to Indiana for Christmas but before we departed we opened the first round of presents here on Friday before jumping on a early Saturday flight out of Orange County. 

But first a surprise visit from Mr and Mrs Claus at daycare to get everyone in the spirit!  

Presents at our place the evening of Friday the 21st. Thank you all - scooters, LOL dolls, hatchimals, soccer goals, Nintendo, tons of crafts (weaving looms, bath bomb kit, latch kits), tickets to a Disney Alladin show, unicorn and mermaid snuggies.

The next morning we were off to Indiana for a week. We missed our connection in Ohare due to fog in the OC :(.  To kill time at Ohare, Emily REALLY wanted Jamba Juice, so we hiked ALL over Ohare to find a Jamba Juice - Success!! 
 

We spent the first few days up in Lafayette. 

 

 

 

Going into Macro's office is always a big hit, especially since this might be the last time.  The chairs with wheels left a lasting impression I think - nothing like a little classroom bumper chairs.

 

 

 

 

 

Was fun to have Emmerson and Cora in the mix up in Lafayette for one day as well to keep things lively.

After a few days in Lafayette we headed to down Westfield just North of Indianapolis for the remainder of our visit.  We really missed the San Diego crew but we opened Indiana presents and had lots of fun with the Indiana cousins. Thank you everyone for the fun games and toys.

 

Lots of gaming going on: Go Fish, Catan Jr, Mancala, and Telestrations

 

 

I dazzled Emmerson with some magic - look what I found behind your ear!!

 

PJ time with Rhett!! 

Emily coming in off the bench to shoot oops with Rhett who is a straight up baller. 

We got out for a morning at the park. I thought it was cold but I think SoCal is making me soft because everyone kept saying it was 50 degrees! 

Otherwise we just had fun spending time with everyone (although I am seeing a lot of pics with Em on the Ipad.......)