Princess Emma!

I bought Emma this "Barbie Princess" dress a few weeks ago because the Cinderella dress I bought her for Christmas was too small! Do I even need to say how much she loves it?! The downfall is that it gets glitter all over the floor! So sometimes Derrick has an extra little sparkle to his skin! In the bottom picture she is showing off her new nightgown that dad bought her! Princess, of course! She thought it was so neat that she could wear a "dress" to bed as pajamas! I personally like the knee socks that we made her wear with it to keep her legs somewhat warm through the night! :) 

Cousins!

I took this picture about a month ago and meant to post it, but forgot! I just thought it was so cute! They sure love each other and love playing together! Emma asks to go see "Wen and Manny" just about everyday!! 

SNOW and another game of Where's Derrick!!

Yes that is SNOW in our flower bed in our backyard!! I could not believe it when I took the trash out yesterday morning and something white caught my eye!! It was pretty cold here for a few days! And another game of Where's Derrick...I came out from putting Emma down for a nap and I couldn't find Derrick! I looked all of his usual places and of course he was being silent! I noticed that the salon door was open so I kind of freaked out thinking he was in there getting hair all over him! But, he wasn't in there! I turned around to walk out of the salon and there he was just sitting under the piano smiling at me!! He played a pretty good game of hide and seek! 

Silly Kids!

Just a few pictures of the kids! They think it is great fun to splash each other (and even more fun to splash mom) in the bath! Emma had braids in her hair the other night and thought it looked so silly when we took them out! I'm not sure what was going on with Derrick and the stroller...I think he was trying to get in it laying down! 

Fun outdoors!

Well, after talking to Debi I realized how lucky we are to have the weather we are having! The kids love being outside and when it's only 65 degrees...I figure I better let them get their fun out before 110 degrees comes! We bought them a swing a few weeks ago and they both love it! Emma pushes Derrick in it and they just laugh and giggle! She did learn really quick that she has to get out of the way of the swing after she pushes Derrick or she will get knocked in the head! Emma also loves playing with her Cinderella ball and running fast! She always says "I go fast!" and waits for me to say "ready, set, GO!" then she runs from one end of the yard to the other! They are both growing up so fast! Derrick is actually crawling correctly on his knees now (but still has no teeth!) and Emma's vocabulary increases daily! Her new thing is to tell me how much she loves things! This morning it was "Mom, I just love pancakes chocolate!". Jon made us a special treat for breakfast...chocolate chip pancakes! I should have taken a picture of Emma's face after she got done eating them! She says things backwards a lot when she is trying to descibe something, but I guess it's all part of the learning process!! 

Merry Christmas!!

And so Christmas begins! Derrick looks a little less thrilled than Emma, but he soon started having fun when the toys were rolling in! 

Here is Emma opening some of her presents! 

Here is Derrick opening some of his presents! 

Happy kids after a great Christmas! 

Cristmas Eve Excitement!

As you can tell from the pictures the kids were pretty wound up and excited on Christmas Eve! I played the piano for a bit and then Jon got out his guitar, so Emma had to get hers out! I love the rock star face with the tongue hanging out...but there is a little bit of country in her too! She pronounces guitar "gee-tar"! Emma woke up at 1am that night and when I went in there to get her back to sleep she said, "PRESENTS!"! Luckily she fell back asleep until about 8am! 

Chrismas Eve Day!

This is us ready for church on Christmas Eve! (Try to get 2 kids to look at the camera and smile on self-timer mode!) Emma loved twirling in front of her mirror with her dress on! And she had to show off the Christmas tree she decorated in nursery! 

Christmas on the 23rd!

Saturday naight was our annual Christmas Bonkers party at the Trafzer's! It was a lot of fun, as always! The food was delicious and Emma couldn't get enough of Grandma's "lellow cookies"! The kids were excited to get some early presents...new guitars! And, of course, Jon had to show Emma the correct way to play it!