You and Me Plus She Makes Three!

Baby Wojtas Has A Name!

2011-02-10T10:04:00.000-08:00

Welcome to the world Samuel John Wojtas!
2/1/2011
11:40 am
8lbs 3oz
21 inches
We are so glad you are here! We can't wait to meet you!

Happy Birthday to My Baby Girl

2011-02-10T08:13:00.000-08:00

Best of Friends
Make a Wish
Mommy's Big Girl

I just can't believe that Emily is already 2 years old. It seems like yesterday we were bringing her home from the hospital. We celebrated her birthday in true Sesame Street style, Elmo cake and all. Tons of people came to help her celebrate and everyone had tons of fun....especially the kiddos who ran throught the house like crazies!

I am so blessed to have such a beautiful, smart little girl. I don't know what we would do without her in our lives. She is truely our precious gift from God.

Happy Birthday Baby Girl!

Love,

Mommy

Isaac is here (Dec. 28th)

2011-02-10T08:08:00.000-08:00

Welcome to the world Isaac Artur Earl Lundt! You are a lucky little man to have such a wonderful Mommy and Daddy and little Sister!

Congratulations Nick, Sarah and Kaitie!

M

Headed to Kansas

2011-02-10T07:10:00.000-08:00

We packed up and headed to Kansas the day after I finished giving my finals to spend the week before Christmas with Josh's family. We decided to drive rather than fly, thinking either way, Eme was going to be a handful. We headed out about an hour before Eme's bedtime and she fell asleep about 8:30 on the ride up I-65. Thinking she would sleep the whole way to Kansas we settled into our usual road trip banter and radio station scanning. No sooner than we made it through St. Louis....What???? Oh Yes!!! Eme woke up...Saw a McDonalds...and wanted none other than french fries!!!!!! So we are in the middle of nowhere MO at Midnight with a 2 year old eating french fries. Do you think she went back to sleep???? NOOOOOO! She was wide eyed and bushy tailed until we got there at 5 am. Then she wanted to play! But she was the best behaved little girl ever! Driving is the way to go!

Our trip was wonderful! Eme had so much fun playing with her Mawmaw Cheryl and Grandpa Tom. She became fast friends with Cheryl's dog Destiny and much time was spent rough housing in the floor. It was exceptionally warm and Eme was able to play outside in the back yard a few days on our visit. We went shopping, visited with some of Josh's high school friends, went to dinner with the parents, of course had christmas with the family, did family pictures (yay!!!!!) and all in all just visited! Eme enjoyed playing with her Aunt Jen's old my little ponies and left a mess fit for a tornado everywhere she went. I will post all of the wonderful pictures later.

The only downfall to the trip was that Eme slept in bed with us the entire trip and only took one or two short naps while we were there. This led to a few hard weeks when we returned home.

As for the ride home...She slept the ENTIRE way!

I forgot Thanksgiving!

2011-02-10T07:06:00.001-08:00

How could I forget Thanksgiving! We have so much to be thankful for this past year. God has been so good to us. Do to some logistic complications :) we had Thanksgiving at our house this year. Normally we go to my Gram's house first and then go to my Grandma June's in the afternoon. Gram had minor surgery and didn't return from Florida so we had dinner. Since we couldn't have dinner at our house AND make it to Grandma June's, we invited BOTH sides of the family to our house at once...What a GREAT idea! it was wonderful! I hope we started a new tradition! I will post pictures later of ALL the cousins. Thank you God for the many blessings in my life!

Welcome to the world Madelyn Faith Jenkins!

2011-02-10T07:03:00.000-08:00

On November 30th Ellie became a big sister! Bob and Dawn welcomed a second little girl into their family of three making it a family of four! Madelyn "Maddie" Faith weighd 6lbs 8oz and was 20in long. What a precious gift from God!

Celebrating Baby Wojtas

2011-02-10T06:46:00.000-08:00

We traveled to Chicago in Mid November to attend Josh's Great-Great Aunt Vicky's baby shower. Baby Wojtas was due sometime in late January ( he made his arrival in early February...see later post!) We had so much fun visiting. We don't get to see Vicky, Dan, Berta, Tony, or Donna near as much as we would like to, so any chance to visit is wonderful. We also got the opportunity to meet Tony's daughter Quincy on our visit. It is so nice to have such a great family! I have always had such a great family and nothing makes me happier than knowing I have married into such a wonderful group of people!
M

Happy 3rd Birthday Ellie!

2011-02-10T06:43:00.000-08:00

We celebrated Ellie's 3rd birthday at Bob and Dawn's house the weekend before Ellie's birthday. How loved is that little girl! It is wonderful to celebrate the life of such a sweet little girl and see how blessed she is. It is so good to see how much love she has in her life!
M

Introducing...Mr. and Mrs. Herald

2011-02-10T06:32:00.000-08:00

My bestie got married!!!! Candace and Ryan got married in October! We had so much fun planning and shopping and more shopping for this day! In August we went to Indianapolis for her bachelorette party (yes thta early! We are all teachers, we had to do it before school started and before Anna went back to Purdue!). We shopped all day (imagine that) and went to Rick's Boatyard Cafe for dinner. The limo was so much fun and good times were had by all! Her shower was wonderful in September and finally the BIG day arrived in October. The weather was amazing and Candace made a beautiful bride. I am so happy that she found and Ryan are so happy! I know they are going ot live a long, happy life together!

Lets Play Catch up!

2011-02-10T06:29:00.000-08:00

I have LOTS of time today! We won't say why...I just do...I don't however have access to all of my pictures...So...Some of these posts will have pictures and some of them will not! I will post all of the pictures when I get home for your veiwing pleasure! :)
M

What a slacker!

2010-07-01T05:13:00.000-07:00

I haven't done well keeping up with the blog since the holidays. Things always seem to be so busy that by the time Emily goes to bed at night, I want to do the same! I always think that things are going to calm down after the holidays...they don't! Then Emily's birthday seaks up on me....then...well, you get the point. It's always something. I am going to make a diligent attempt to post more often. My next post will have pictures from the past 6 months that I just have to share. Emily is getting so big and doing so many new things. It amazes me every day how quickly she learns. Josh's Mom and Stepdad will be in town next week, so it will be another BIG time for Eme. Keep a look out for new pictures soon, and hold me to it!

Happy Thanksgiving!

2009-12-05T18:30:00.000-08:00

We spent Emily's first Thanksgiving in Kansas visiting Josh's family. I was super worried about the plane ride, but not too worried about anything else. She did fantastic on the plane both ways! I couldn't have asked for a better baby. On the other hand, the time difference and the new environment really threw her for a loop. She did not want to sleep unless it was on me, and had to have her pacifier at all times. Other than that, she was a really good little girl! We all enjoyed visiting with Josh's family. His Aunt and her kids were in from Colorado, so the whole family was there. It was very nice to spend time with them since we don't get to do it as often as we would like!

Waiting for our plane
Happy Thanksgiving!

My little Turkey Butt!

Smile!

Turkey Tu-tu

First family Thanksgiving

Josh and his cousin Ashleigh

Watching the gang play ultimate frisbee

me and my daddy

Pretty girl

Hanging out with Aunt Jen and Granny Cheryl

Helping Grandma cook dinner

Four Generations

The Family

With Great Grandma Linda and Great Grandpa John

November...Fall is my favorite!

2009-12-05T18:17:00.000-08:00

November was full of fun times and busy weekends! We celebrated Ellie's 2nd birthday with Bob and Dawn and lots of friends, decorated Emily's first Christmas tree, and celebrated our friend Jason's birthday! Emily has started turning into our little "big" girl rather than our baby. She is trying to walk, and talking like crazy! I am excited for her first Thanksgiving and Christmas, but sad that it means she is almost a year old. I was told recently that after you become a mother, your universe moves in warp speed. I am starting to think you were right Cheryl!

I like French Fries!
Best Friends!

Maybe I'll ride Daisy next time....

Well Pudge chews on it, why can't I??

(I promise I had just given it to the dog so it was relatively clean!)

Drool Monster!!!!

Why is this stuffed dog singing???

Hanging the first ornament on Emily's first Christmas tree

I'll help Daddy!

All done! It's pretty!

Happy Birthday Jason!

Emily's First Halloween

2009-12-05T18:09:00.001-08:00

Emily's first Halloween was fun. Mom and I made her costume. She didn't much care to have it on, but it was cute while it lasted. She was such a sleepy girl when it came time to trick or treat, so we just went to a few houses. She couldn't eat the candy anyhow. I think we enjoyed it more than she did, but she sure was cute!

Daddy? It sounds like you, but it doesn't look like you!
Cutest Candy Corn EVER!

What did I get??

I think.....

Us and my nieces with Uncle Bill

What a FANTASTIC October!!!

2009-11-02T16:25:00.000-08:00

October has been full of fun times with friends and family...

Josh and I took Emily and our cousin Morgan to feed the ducks at the park...
Emily is still a little unsure of the ducks...She really likes them..until they start to quack...

We also had Josh a birthday party. We had a great time!

Josh's Great Aunt Donna came down for the party. It is so nice when she comes down to visit! Emily loves to play with her.

Fall Break called for a play day with best friends. Dawn and I caught up while Emily and Ellie played. They love to play with each other...as long as it isn't nap time!

We went to Uncle Bills and Aunt Mona's for dinner the day before Morgan's birthday. It's hard to believe the little snot is 14.

We carved Emily's pumpkin to look like her! It has teeth like her and cute little pigtails!

My Little Miss Mess...I wonder where she got this look!

Emily was a BIG helper to Daddy while he carved her pumpkin!

One night after dinner at Mom and Dad's we came across a group of hot air balloons landing. We were able to stop and watch them. Emily LOVED it! (and so did Mommy!)

Mom and I made Emily's Halloween costume. She did not like having it on, but she sure looked cute in it!

We spent one Sunday at Autumn on The River. My grandparents were both raised in Bethlehem and we always enjoy going down to the festival with Grandma June and talking to all her old friends.

Josh made a scary pumpkin as usual...and he didn't even use a pattern!

I found my idea for my pumpkin in a magazine in the waiting room of the doctors office! I didn't read the directions, so I just went from my memory. I think it turned out really good. I am usually not very creative, but I had alot of fun with this one!

Mommy's little pumpkin!

We had a pretty fantastic October! It is hard for me to believe that Emily is 9 months old already. It seems like just weeks ago we were bringing her home from the hospital! She is crawling all over the place at warp speed, and is trying to walk. She is pulling up on everything! She is getting to be such a big girl! I am so proud of her! She is doing new things every day and doesn't seem to miss a beat. I can't wait to see what November has to bring!

September 22

2009-09-22T08:44:00.000-07:00

September 22 is a special day in our house. It is our "sort of kind of" anniversary as we like to call it! Josh and I were married in Killen Texas on December 9, 2006. We then had a "BIG" wedding ceremony to share with all of our family and friends. I like to think I am a lucky girl, getting to celebrate two wedding anniversarys. I may also be the only crazy person who married the same guy twice! I am so lucky to have Josh in my life. Emily and I are lucky girls to have such a wonderful man in our lives. My life changed when I met Josh, and I will never be able to let him know just how much I appriciate him and everything he has done for me. I never dreamed life could be this good. I thank God every day for such a wonderful man to share my life with. Happy "sort of kind of" anniversary baby! I love you!

Our new Kitten

2009-09-22T07:52:00.000-07:00

This is the funniest thing Emily has ever done! I feel sorry for the poor cat. I almost didn't post it, I swear if it were on YouTube the animal rights people might come after me! We are trying to teach her that you have to be nice to kitty and puuppy, but our dog Pudge just lets her waller all over him. Our cat Cagney lets her "pet" her, which means she pulls her hair endlessly! Since this, I have made sure to keep poor Orschlen away from her. He really didn't seem to mind though! I hope you get as good a laugh as we did!

My little Cheerleader

2009-09-22T07:47:00.000-07:00

My little cousin Morgan plays volleyball for Christian Academy. We have been going to her games, and Emily LOVES to cheer for her! Whenever anyone clapps or yells she squeals like she is cheering! It is so darn cute!

Morgan
Me, Emmy, and Morgan

CAI Warriors

My little cheerleader

Emily's First Bonfire

2009-09-22T07:39:00.000-07:00

The Gang
Kaitlyn and her marshmallows

The perfect smore

The Girls did awesome helping build the bonfire

We had my nieces stay the night Sunday before Labor Day since they didn't have school on Monday. They were excited to help Josh build a bonfire so we could make smore's. It rained that afternoon, but thankfully dried out enough that we could still go out and have the bonfire. They were such big helpers. Emily loved it! She loves to be outside. She watched Josh and the girls do everything to get the fire ready. After we had dinner we went out to make the smore's. Sam and Sarah came over for the yummy snaks too. Sarah can't turn down chocolate. Kaitlyn and Kamryn LOVE when Sam and Sarah come over. We had to end the festivites a tad early because it started sprinkling, but we had a really good time!

Labor Day Weekend

2009-09-22T07:31:00.000-07:00

Me and my Daddy
Josh

Dad and Uncle Bill

Dad, Courtney Force, and Josh

Me and Morgan

Labor Day weekend Josh and I set out for Indianapolis for the NHRA Nationals. We go every year with my Dad, Aunt, Uncle, and Cousin. Mom doesn't go, so she kept Emily. The night before we left, I realized it was going to be the first time I had left Emily ovrenight while I was actually out of town. I started to spaz a little! We ended up having a really good time, and I only called home twice! Emily had a blast with Grandma, sharing chocolate shakes from McDonalds while Mommy and Daddy had fun watching the races. Ican't wait until she is old enough to go with us! I have posted a few pictures even though they aren't of Emily!

Mommy and Emily Day!

2009-09-03T11:22:00.000-07:00

So I should be folding laundry, and fixing the vacum cleaner but instead I have been laying on the floor playing with my girl. She was just so precious this morning that I couldn't stand letting her play by herself to do the housework...I am sure Josh will be upset that the laundry isn't folded, but there is always tomorrow!

See my pretty bows Amber made me!
Playing with Mommy!

We wore Pudge out!

Pretty Girl!

Sitting Pretty

Another LONG Update...like all summer!

2009-09-03T09:54:00.000-07:00

I have been horrible about updating since July. Lots happened and of course I took pictures...Enjoy!

Lunch with Aunt Brandie and Neils was Yummy!
Hanging out on Mommy's Truck!

Daddy put my swing up!

I love to swing!

More...more...more...

Hanging out at Murph and Alison's Critter Night

I had it made in the shade!

My first hair cut!

Jessica did such a good job!

All smiles!

Happy Birthday Dad!!!

Mom and Dad

Dad and his birthday fundido!

GIANT birthday burrito!

Wearing daddy's hat! My favorite thing to do when he gets home from work!

Wallering all over the floor!

Pigtail Girls!

Playing with Ellie!

Learning to share...it could have gone better.

My first pigtails

Kaitlyn at Kamryn's hula party!

The hula hoop game

I'm so doomed...she already likes sports!

Dork and Dorkier!

Dad and Uncle Bill...two of my favorite guys!

Me and Morgan...Upside Down!Morgan, Kendall and Cass clowning around on our girls day out!

Best friends at the 4-H fair!

Pretty Girl!

Ellie checking out David's goats!

Daddy and Emily watching David ride...

Horsin' around with great grandma Linda...

Lovng on my Grandma Cheryl

Touring Downtown in the Ville

Linda, Cheryl and Donna by the Belle

Bill and Mona's 4th of July Party

2009-07-09T10:32:00.000-07:00

Saturday we went to My Uncle Bill and Aunt Mona's annual 4th of July party. I was tired from Friday night and I don't really care for the fireworks they let the kids set off, but I went and had a good time. Emily and I stayed int he house because it was sprinkling and there were kids letting off firecrackers. Emily wasn't very fond of them, she jumped every time they went off. We stayed until about 8, and Emily was fit to be tied she was so tired. Mom and Dad took us home, and Josh stayed for the fireworks since he loves them so much. It was a fun time, and it was nice to visit with all of my family.

Emily and Grandma
Little Miss playing on the floor

Daddy trying to get Emily to stop fussing

Me and Morgan

Morgan and Ray Ray and their goofy shirts they made

Morgan

Mona and Addyson

Independence Day 2009

2009-07-09T10:00:00.001-07:00

We had a wonderful 4th of July this year! Friday night we had a get together at our house. We had so much fun! There are lots of pictures, but of course I loaded them from the end of the party to the beginning!

Me and the girls were ready to hit the hay!
Ellie showinf Lucas how to play cars

Pudge and Kamryn were worn out!

Lots of kiddos!

Jason and Blake

Miss Ellie stealing potato chips!

Besties!

Smile!

Candace and Ryan relaxing on the front porch

Hanging outMe and Abbs

Kamryn getting cupcake all over Ashley

Jared

Sam and Sarah

Jeramiah

Kaitlyn Faith

Blake making a mess!

Miss Regan and Jenny

Lucas and Wayne making funny faces!

Emily and Lucas playing

Kaitlyn and Kamryn taking a break from swimming to eat

Pa-Paw and Emily hanging out

Me and Brandie

Ashley trying to drown the kiddos

Emily and Ellie playing in the pool

Fun in the sun

the kiddos LOVED the pool

Emily and Brandie (AKA Aunt BranFlakes)

Emily and Daddy ready to swim

The girls couldn't wait to get in the pool!!!

Pebbles

2009-07-09T09:58:00.001-07:00

Oh this child's hair! It is so hard to tame and there is just so much of it! Today I decided to try and put it in a pigtail! It worked and she didn't even pull at it! That's my little Pebbles!

I love to be outside!!!!

2009-07-09T09:50:00.001-07:00

Work in progress...
At least we finally got rid of the shrubs!

...and I got my flower bed!

Emily was a great supervisor!

Emily telling Daddy what to do!

Josh and I decided we were going to re-do the landscaping in front of our house. The shrubs we had were not very nice to look at, and were not planted properly. So, Josh tore them all out one day last week and got started. I got home from work and he told me to get ready we were going to pick out the plants! I was not expecting this and had no idea what I wanted. Thankfully Emily was napping at Mom's so we went to Lowe's baby-free and had plenty of time to pick out the plants. I think we did a nice job. They are kind of hard to see in these pictures, but I will post photos of the finished project later.

I was worried about trying to get this all accomplished with Emily awake...she likes all the attention and is NOT happy when nobody is paying attention to her. So we brought her bouncer out side and she had a blast. She just loves to be outside. She rarely fusses when she is outside and doesn't like to have to go back in. She just sat a jabbered the whole time, like she was telling us what to do! It was too cute. That little girl sure does make me laugh!

All by myself...

2009-06-30T08:37:00.001-07:00

Sitting up all by myself with my toys
Oops! I fell over

and then I rolled over...

Cagney wanted to play too...

I am such a big girl!

Meeting the Greats!

2009-06-29T09:46:00.000-07:00

Emily and Daddy waiting...

Saturday we went to Indianapolis to Josh's Great Aunt Donna's house. Josh's Grandma Linda and her husband John were coming into town for lunch. We decided to drive up and suprise them since they hadn't met Emily yet. We made it all the way there, and after I got us lost, we still beat them there. Josh had to spoil the suprise though! He texted his Grandma (yes, she can text!) and told her we were waiting on them! Josh's Great Grandma Bernice was also with them.
Emily meeting Great Grandma Linda and Great Great Grandma Bernice

Emily and Great Grandma Linda

Four of the 5 generations

Emily and Great Great Grandma Bernice

Emily and Great Grandpa John

Our Family

After we visited for a while, we went to lunch at Texas Roadhouse. It was so nice to visit with so much of Josh's family. We don't get to see many of them very often since most of them live in Kansas. When we got to the restaurant, Josh's Great Grandma was telling everyone she was a Great Great Grandma. It was so sweet. She was so happy to meet Emily.

Emily and Daddy

Emily with Mommy, Daddy, Great Grandma, Great Great Grandma, and Great Grandpa

Emily liked chewing on Great Grandma's strings!

Emily loved the puppy Diego

She wanted to chew on him

Eskimo kisses!

Emily and Great Great Aunt Donna in a deep conversation

Diego wanted to go for a ride!

Emily and Great Great Aunt Donna

After dinner we just hung out at Donna's house for a few hours. She had made dump cake for desert! My Favorite!!!! Everyone knows Josh likes to tear things up, so she couldn't let a good opportunity pass her by!!!! She ahd the guys go out and tear out a tree and several bushes she needed removed. Josh enjoyed every minute of it!

The boys hard at work

Taking a nap with Great Grandma
Emily was so tired by the end of the day. It was a big day for her! She got to meet so much of her family for the first time, and even though I know she won't remember it, it is nice to have memories to let her know just how loved she is and how special she is to so many people.

Pictures from the Balloon Glow!

2009-06-29T09:43:00.001-07:00

Emily and Ellie LOVED the Balloons

Best Friends!

Best Friends times 2!!!

Ellie shows Emily the ropes

Ellie and Daddy

Emily and Mommy

Ellie and Mommy

2009-06-26T13:35:00.000-07:00

Not much happened in the past week. Last Friday night we went to the Balloon Glow with the Jenkins Family. Emily and Ellie LOVED the balloons! Dawn got pictures, and I will post them when I get them from her. The ones of Emily and Ellie are so cute, I just know they are going to be the best of friends.

Saturday we went swimming at Uncle Bill's and Aunt Mona's. Emily was so funny! She just loves the water. I wouldn't know where she got that! ;) She was worn out so we spent a lazy evening at home.

Josh is in his second and final week of school. He has passed all of his exams with flying colors! I am so proud of him. I know how hard it is to cram a ton of information in your brain in two weeks. He is taking his second and final FAA exam as I am typing this, and I know he is doing wonderful! He will be home later this evening and we can't wait to see him!

We are suppose to travel to Indianapolis tomorrow where Emily will meet her Great Grandma Linda and Great Grandpa John for the first time. She may also get to meet her Great Great Grandma. We will also be visiting with Great Great Aunt Donna and cousin Andrew. It should be a fun visit! Look for pictures to follow!

Well I am keeping my fingers crossed for Josh! Say a prayer for him in his testing and in his travels tonight!

Stay Blessed!
Megs

My first tooth!!!!!!

2009-06-19T06:58:00.000-07:00

Emily got her first tooth yesterday! Mom was playing with her and she went to chew on her finger, which is her favorite thing to do, and there it was! When she called me and told me I thought she was crazy. I had just felt her gums the night before and didn't feel a thing. When I picked her up yesterday, sure enough, there was a tooth! What a big girl! She is growing so fast! Next thing I know she'll be driving!

An angel has been called home...

2009-06-17T11:37:00.000-07:00

I attended the funeral of a very special lady today. Mary Gertrude Mayfield passed away on Saturday. I was blessed to know Gertie through her grandson Eric whom is a dear friend of mine. I can honestly say I have never met a woman any more special than she was. There was never a person she met whose life she didn't impact in some positive way. She was truely an angel. A poem was read at the funeral, and it really touched me. I thought I would share it.

The Dash

Linda Ellis
I read of a man who stood to speak At the funeral of a friend. He referred to the dates on her tombstone From the beginning to the end.
He noted that first came the date of her birth And spoke of the following date with tears,But he said what mattered most of all Was the dash between those years.
For that dash represents all the time That she spent alive on earth And now only those who loved her Know what that little line is worth.
For it matters not, how much we own, The cars, the house, the cash, What matters is how we live and love And how we spend our dash.
So think about this long and hard; Are there things you’d like to change? For you never know how much time is left That can still be rearranged.
If we could just slow down enough To consider what’s true and real And always try to understand The way other people feel.
And be less quick to anger And show appreciation more And love the people in our livesLike we’ve never loved before.
If we treat each other with respect And more often wear a smile,Remembering that this special dash Might only last a little while.
So when your eulogy is being read With your life’s actions to rehash Would you be proud of the things they say About how you spent your dash?

Gertie will be missed by many. Please keep her family and friends in your prayers, so they may find peace in her passing.

Stay Blessed!

Megs

I'm going to reach my goal!!!!

2009-06-16T10:17:00.000-07:00

Grandpa Lum Look Alike!
I love my Daddy!

Chewing on something...imagine that!

I love my exersaucer!

I love you THIS much!

Getting use to the water

What are you DOING to me!

Smile!

I Did It!

One of my goals for the summer is to make sure I update my blog once a week. I am going to reach it! I know I have been a slacker and haven't kept up with it since Josh left for Germany. I hate it that I have left out so many of the new things Emily is doing each day.

Josh is home from Germany, and while he had a great time over there, I think he is glad to be home. He is in Nashville for the next two weeks getting his A&P Certification. Hopefully this will lead to a good job that he is happy with. I pray every day for him to find a job that makes him happy and makes him feel good.

While Emily is doing many new things every day, nothing major has happened since my last post. She started giggling just before Josh got home and hasn't stopped since! She is such a happy baby!!! Josh and I are so blessed to have such a good little girl! Josh and I took her swimming for the first time last Sunday. It was more of a trial, just to see how she would react to the water. It was still a bit too cold, so we only kept her in about 15 minutes. She did GREAT! She may turn out to be a fish just like her mommy!

Hold me to my goal...make sure I keep updating! I'm counting on you guys to remind me if I slack again! (Dawn...I know you will)

Stay Blessed!

Megs

What a week!!!!

2009-03-01T10:44:00.000-08:00

So it turned out to be a rather eventful week...Josh left for Germany Monday for 90 days. He will be working on Apache helicopters, which is what he did in the Army, and what he loves to do. We only had a week and a half to prepare for him to leave once he was offered the job, so things were very hectic. So Emily and I packed him up and took him to the airport Monday morning and sent him on his way with all our love...It will be a long 90 days, but some opportunities are just too good to pass up.

Taking Daddy to the Airport.

Getting spoiled by Aunt Amy
Tuesday seemed to drag on and I was feeling down in the dumps with Josh being gone so we went to visit Aunt Amy. As usual, Amy spoiled Emily rotten and held her most of the time we were there. I had my 6 week appointment with the doctor that afternoon, and he said I can go back to work! YAY! I go back Monday. Since I got the ok from teh doctor, I took Emily to moms and went back to Jazzercise. It felt so good to exercise. When I picked Emily up we headed home for the night. When we got there, there was a possum in the yard. So when it ran off, we went inside. Pudge, our dog, came in and was COVERED in mud. So I started getting things ready to give him a bath and noticed there was blood all over the kitchen floor! The doofus had tore one of his back claws almost all the way off! So after giving the 100 pound dog a bath, or should I say having a water fight with him, I had to go clean up the mess he made in the kitchen as well...He had also torn one of my porch furniture pillows to shreds, but Sam our neighbor picked up all the stuffing for me. He is such a big help! What a night. Unfortunatly it doesn't end there...He whined to go out about 1 am, so I let him out and I heard him run after something. There are alot of stray cats in our neighborhood so that isn't uncommon. I let him back in and went back to bed. When I got up to feed Emily early Wednesday morning, I noticed s rather foul smell in the house. After some investigation I realized the darn dog had a run in with a skunk!!!! So he got yet another bath and i had to wash his bed twice to get the smell out! Josh had only been gone two days and the dog has already given me a heap of trouble.

I can use chopsticks AND hold Emily!!!!! Impressive!

My little helpers

After a rough start to the week I decided that I would just stay home and try to get some housework done on Wednesday...I had laundry out the wazoo!!! As you can see above, I had wonderful helpers while folding it! Later that evening Candace and I went out to eat at China Bistro, which I LOVE, and went grocery shopping! Meijer can be a dangerous place when you have time to wander around and actually look at all the junk they carry! I think I need to stick to focused shopping trips...no more shopping without a list!

The train brought our drinks

I am too cute!!!

Thursday started out cruddy because it was raining and just plain cold and nasty outside. We had plans to meet my cousin Andrea for lunch and an afternoon of shopping at Kohls. We met at Pizza King, which is Andrea's favorite. We gave her the birthday gift we had for her and had a wonderful lunch. Then we were off to Kohls! I got alot of new clothes for work which I desparately needed, and even branched out of my normal colors! When we got home Sarah called and asked us to go to dinner with her. We ended up going to Bob Evans. I hadn't been there in ages, and let me tell you it was darn good!!!!! We had a very nice visit. I always enjoy going out with Sarah. We always have such good conversations, which is nice now since I spend all day with a kiddo who can't talk!

Bath Time....Getting pretty for lunch with Andrea.

Bath time is fun!! I love my toys!

Friday was a busy day. We got up early and picked mom up so we could go get all the baby stuff out of Gram's basement so she would be ready to start watching Emily next week. Gretchen met us there, and after we loaded all the stuff in the truck and visited with Gram we headed to Olive Garden for lunch. Dawn and Ellie met us there and we all had a nice visit and a great lunch. Even my sister who is the queen of picky liked it!!!! Amazing! Mom took Emily with her and Dawn and I went to Sams. What a place to save on diapers and formula. If you can stick to what you need in that place, you can really get some good deals. Then we went to Target to find Ellie some shoes. Well we found them and I found some for Emily....like she really NEEDS shoes??? They are cute though. We also got her some new books. I try to read a story to her every night. She got lots of new books this week. She really likes Mr Brown can moo can you. (maybe I just like it!!!!) I picke Emily up from mom and we came home and took a nap. Candace and I had plans to go out, and Emily was going to go visit Aunt Mona, Uncle Bill, and Morgan. It was nice to go out and have "adult time", but I think I'd rather be curled up with Little Bit and a good story instead.

Dawn with the girls

I'm a good blowler!

Emily helped Dawn get her strikes

Bob the jungle gym...

Emily and Mommy playing the Wii

Emily got to ride in Ellies swing

Ellie is such a good helper.

Saturday was rather uneventful. I stayed home most of the day and got stuff done around the house. I took a cat nap in between cleaning and talking to Josh. It is so nice to be able to talk to him almost everyday while he is gone. It is so different from when he was deployed with the Army, and much nicer! Technology is amazing! We can talk through the computer and see each other and it is all free. After a lazy afternoon we headed over to Bob and Dawn's for a bite to eat. We ended up getting the Wii out and having a blast. It was a late night but we had alot of fun!!!!

Off to my first trip to church

I'm still sleepy!

So pretty

I slept through most of the service!

Today I took Emily to church for the first time. She did excellent! We sat with Wayne, Suzie, and Nick. She slept most of the time and hardly made a peep! The sermon was excellent. I am glad to know she will be good during the service. We didn't do much the rest of the day. Just being lazy. We talked to Josh (well Emily just kind of looks at the computer like "why is dads voice coming out of that thing?") for quite a while and caught up with him. I miss him so much and it has only been a week. I sure do hope the next 11 go as fast as this one did!!!!! I am returning to work tomorrow and I am very excited, but I am a little sad that i will be leaving Emily with the sitter so much. I know that my mom will be great with her and that Amy will too, but I haven't left her for more than a few hours and I think tomorrow will be hard. I think we will finish off the evening by watching the rest of the race (go 99!!) and cuddling on the couch and call it an early night!

Meeting Great Gram

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All my girls
What a big helper!

Lovin' on Uncle Josh

And she didn't want me to have a baby!

Valentine's Day loot
COUSINS!

Emily gets all the attention

Great Grandma Barbara

Sunday Emily got to meet her Great Grandma Barbara! We had a nice visit before we settled in to watch the Daytona 500 with Aunt Gretchen, Uncle Stephen and the girls. We had a great time and the girls loved spending time wth and helping feed her.

Fun Times with Ellie

2009-02-15T12:03:00.000-08:00

Dawn and Bob
Ellie was blowing kisses to Emily

Too Cute

Getting love from Dawn

We went to dinner Friday night with Bob, Dawn, and Ellie. We went to Buckhead's and even though we had a long wait, we had a really good visit. Ellie had a blast watching Emily!

Growing SO fast...One Month Old

2009-02-15T09:27:00.000-08:00

Sometimes when I look at you I can't believe how fast you are growing. You were so little when we brought you home, and it seems like you have doubled in size! In just a month you have brought us so much joy! You have such a BIG personality for such a little girl. You are a perfect mix of Mommy and Daddy. We always see someone different when we look at you! Sometimes it amazes me how much you look like so many different people. You have made such a wonderful addition to our family, and we love you very much!

Meeting My Great Great Aunts...

2009-02-15T08:54:00.000-08:00

Daddy and Great-Great Aunt Vicky goofing off in the parking lot
Donna, Vicky, and Roberta

Your First Trip to Joe's Crab Shack

You made Vicky a really young great great Aunt

Donna Loves you!

Last weekend, (February 7, 2009) Donna, Vicky, and Roberta came into town to visit. We had a nice visit at the house and then went to dinner at Joe's Crab Shack. It was very nice to visit with them and they just LOVED spending time with Emily. I am so glad that we are able to spend time with some of Josh's family as well as mine. It is nice that some of them are close enough to visit on the weekends.

I am starting to play

2009-02-15T08:51:00.001-08:00

February 6, 2009

Emily has started to play while she is awake. She likes to lay on her rain forest play set and make all sorts of noises.

Emily's first stay at Amy's

2009-02-15T08:46:00.000-08:00

I am so spoiled when I am with Lois
Aunt Amy likes to pick on me...

I decided to get my hair colored and Grandma Mary-Margaret was not feeling well, so I took Emily to Aunt Amy. I dropped her off at the YMCA where Amy had the other kiddos she watches in the pool. Emily LOVED the pool area. Then they went to Amy's. After I got my hair colored I went to get her and had lunch with Amy, Lois and all the other Kiddos. It was a nice day.

So much to catch up on....

2009-02-15T08:31:00.001-08:00

Hanging out with Lois at the Roadhouse
I love Aunt Amy

Meeting Phoom

Siam could care less!!!

Buddy Loves me!!

Emily finally made it to Grandma Mary-Margaret and Papa Rich's house. After several weeks of Papa not feeling well, we made it over for Emily to meet the crew. Mom's animals were very curious to see what she was. There hasn't been a baby around in a long time. They were all over Emily, but she didn't care a bit...she was just hungry...We also went to Texas Roadhouse with Amy, Abby, and Lois that day. It was the first trip out with just Mommy. We had a good time visiting, and you were good the whole time.

Meeting Ellie!

2009-02-03T12:22:00.001-08:00

Candace and Ellie
Emily hanging out with Bob

Meeting Ellie

Dawn finally got to hold me

Dawn and Bob brought Ellie over to meet Emily Friday night. It was so cute. Ellie came over and hugged Emily and then started showing us her eyes! She just had a blast playing with Emily and Pudge. Ellie also made a new friend. Candace was here and Ellie just loved her.

Your First Snow!!!!!

2009-01-27T12:00:00.000-08:00

You are 13 days old today and you saw your first real snow! I know you really can't see it and you don't understand, but boy did it snow. We have about 4 inches! We were supposed to go get your first pictures today, but they are just going to have to wait! Daddy and Sam scraped the drives and sidewalks, and Grandma Cheryl helped. Pudge and Bebe played together while they worked. You and Mommy stayed inside where it was warm and napped. You are already changing so much!!!! You are more alert today. You are starting to stay awake more and are starting to take an interest in whats going on around you. Before we know it you will be doing all sorts of big girl things!

My Paw Paw Rich

2009-01-27T11:56:00.001-08:00

Your Paw Paw Rich was sick when you were born so he couldn't come to the hospital to hold you. About a week after you were born, he came over to see you. He will spoil you rotten and let you get away with most anything. I look so forward to the many memories you will make with him. I am sure he will take you fishing and for rides in his car.

Meeting Daddy's Family

2009-01-27T10:55:00.001-08:00

Grandma Cheryl, Grandpa Tom, and Aunt Jennifer came to see you about a week after you were born. Your Great Great Aunt Donna came up to spend the weekend with you too. They all love you so much! Grandma Cheryl loves to sit and play with you! They were all so glad they got to come meet you.

Grandma's are great

2009-01-27T10:50:00.000-08:00

Oh do your Grandma's love you! Grandma Mary-Margaret has been excited for you to get here since the day she found out Mommy was pregnant! It has been a long nine months waiting for you! Great Grandma June has been waiting to hold you! They both came to visit the day after you got home from the hospital.

Meeting Miss Emily

2009-01-27T10:21:00.000-08:00

Aunt Lo-Lo

Cousin Chris and Cousin Heather

Cousin Kendall and Cousin Cassidy

Bob

Cousin Morgan

Great Aunt Mona

Peter

Cousin Andrea

Cousin Robin and Peter

Great Aunt Becky

Uncle Stephen

Kamryn is going to take good care of you

Cousin Kaitlyn Loves you!

You got to meet your cousins Kaitlyn and Kamryn the day after you were born! They love you so much. Uncle Stephen got to meet you too! Great Aunt Becky couldn't wait to meet you! She loves you so much. She could just hold you forever! Cousin Andrea, Cousin Robin, and Peter came too. Andrea was very excited! You have so many cousins! Heather, Chris, Kendall, and Cassidy came and they were very excited. Bill, Mona, and Morgan came to hold you, and Uncle Bill just smiled when he held you. Bob came to see you, and Dawn was there that morning. You had so many visitors I am sure I have forgotten some, but always know you have many people who love you.

I am so loved!

2009-01-27T10:11:00.001-08:00

Emily had many visitors during her first few days at the hospital! Everyone wanted to come meet her. Mommy and Daddy enjoyed seeing everyone and were very happy to know that so many people love you. There were so many people there when she was born. Grandpa Rich and Grandma Mary-Margaret, Great Grandma June, Uncle Bill, Aunt Mona, and cousin Morgan stayed to see you too. Amy wouldn't have missed it for the world! Aunt Gretchen was there and Uncle Stephen stopped by early in the day as well. Candace was there and Jason came by too!!!! So many people were excited to see you come into this world. Aunt Gretchen and Lois were there to help you into the world. They were so much help, I couldn't have done it without them. They both love you so much! Most of all, your Daddy was there to help you! He was so great! He loves you so much. He was the first person to hold you, and he was so proud. The day you were born will always be so special. You really are Mommy and Daddy's little blessing.

Happy Birthday Emily!!!!

2009-01-21T13:36:00.000-08:00

Emily Elizabeth joined us on January 14th, 2009 at 8:48 pm. She weighed 8 pounds and 2 ounces and was 20 inches long. After 18 long hours we finally got to meet our precious baby girl. It was the most amazing moment in my life, to finally see this tiny miracle we created. God has truly blessed us.

Patiently waiting...and waiting...

2009-01-10T11:03:00.000-08:00

So here I sit. Still waiting...patiently...or at least trying. I will be 39 weeks on Monday and I can only hope that Miss Emily will make her debut soon. I am trying to stay busy so I don't just sit and think about going into labor, but it is hard to stay busy without getting tired. Her room is ready, clothes are separated and put away, the house is clean, the bag is ready to go...so all that's left to do is wait! I know that it is God's will, and she will come when it is time, but wow is it hard. So with a little more waiting and a whole lot of patience, I hope I will be talking to you all soon, welcoming out little bundle of joy into this world!

Baby Showers Galore!

2009-01-10T10:54:00.000-08:00

My co-workers had a baby shower for me on Wednesday. It was so thoughtful of them. I expected the few women who work with me to do something small. When you work for a construction company, you don't usually expect a whole lot of "girly" happenings. Boy was I suprised! They had a huge lunch for me, and even most of tghe guys from the office came!!!! Of course they had been smelling the food all day! Most of them stayed and watched me open my gifts, which were wonderful. I never expected so much, and I am very grateful to all of them!

I'm Getting Antsy!!!!!!

2008-12-30T09:56:00.001-08:00

37 weeks and counting! I've always been told no news is good news, but I have to disagree in this case! I am very ready for Emily's arrival! We have her room ready and plan to put the cradle in our bedroom this week. I have my hospital bag packed and the house is almost free of Christmas stuff and clean. I really think we have everything ready...but we still have to wait. I think this is the hardest part! Sitting around waiting. Wondering who she will look like, who's nose will she have, if she'll have Josh's dark hair (probably), or my blue eyes (fat chance!).

The doctor is very pleased with how things are progressing and told me if conditions are right next visit (which of course, is Monday!) that I can schedule to be induced. I don't think we are going to do that though. We want to give her to come when she is ready. I'll give her until 40 weeks and then maybe we'll induce! I am ready to do it now, but I know it is best for her to stay as long as she needs to. So either way we go, Miss Emily will be here in the next 3 weeks!!!

Cagney loves being in Emily's room
Pudge is going to protect her when she gets here :)

Blankets and more blankets! What to do with it all

Emily has lots of stuffed animals that I am sure Pudge would LOVE to chew on!

Daddy made her letters...

Lauren made sure we had PLENTY of things to hang on her wall!

Emily's Baby Shower

2008-12-24T07:45:00.000-08:00

Kaitlyn and Kamryn are Excited to meet their little cousin! Me and Aunt Becky

Megs and cousin Robin

Megs and Big sis Gretchen

Megs and Ashley...aka: babysitter!

Megs and Shiloh

<~ Megs and Jemima

Little Cousins Kendall and Morgan...more babysitters!

Cousin Heather

Aunt Brenda

The Girls

Grandma June

Mom and Carol

Me and Mom

Aunt Mona

Lauren and Megs...

Cousin Andrea

Sarah

Aimee

Patti and Sierra

Candace

This quilt is SO Soft!!!! Kamryn had to help with everything!

Dad's present! Carl Edwards gear for Emily!

Everybody loves sock monkeys!

Amy Lou

Dawn

Megs and Dawn...

The cake looked just like the invitation! and tasted even better!

Josh got presents too!

Smile!!!!

So many presents!!!

Emily's shower was on November 15 at our home. It was a bit overwhelming! There were close to 50 people there. Everything was wonderful! My Aunt Mona and Dawn did a wonderful job arranging everything and the food was excellent! We got so much stuff I am still not sure what we are going to do with it all. One thing is for sure, Emily may never have to wear the same outfit twice in the first 6 months of her life! We got so many cute outfits I don't even know where to start! I am so thankful that I got to celebrate this wonderful addition to our lives with so many friends and family. Thank you to everyone who was there, whether in person or in our hearts.

Emily's Room

2008-12-24T07:42:00.001-08:00

Poor Josh! He has done so much in Emily's room he may never hang anything else on the walls for me again! These are pictures from before the shower when we got the furniture in. Now the room looks like a baby store exploded in there!

Were Almost There!

2008-12-24T07:27:00.000-08:00

We have made it to week 36! Things are going well and we are ready to meet Emily. I have decided to create this page to keep everybody updated and to post MANY pictures once she arrives. There are so many of you that I wish could be here, and this way everyone can watch her grow! It won't be long now!

This picture was taken at a Christmas party December 14th. I feel like a (insert any word for a large object)!