School's out for summer!

Emma's smiling and squawking so much now at 6 weeks!

I think it's because school (and therefore Mom) is out for summer
and we get to have SO MUCH FUN together!



Mom celebrated the start of the summer by running the BolderBoulder with Papa T.

I got to watch them "run fast."
(I'm obsessed with all things fast lately, so watching this race was awesome
(even if my idea of fast may not be all that fast)...

Summer also means spending extra time with friends and family!

This is my uncle Bryce, who's practicing being a dad:

But what makes ME happiest about summer is my birthday!
In just 2 weeks, I'm going to ride a train to celebrate!!!

Choo-choo! All aboard for the greatest summer ever!

"Thank you Jesus for baby Emma"

Every night my mommy & daddy say prayers with me.

Recently, I started repeating after them when they pray,
but tonight, after mommy said, "Dear Jesus," I prayed all on my own:

"Dear Jesus, Thank you - baby Emma..." I said.

Mommy & Daddy dedicated Emma Rose to be raised in a Godly church and home on Mothers Day, May 8, 2011.

(I was there, but to be honest, I was more interested in hugging my cousins in the congregation than I was in standing on stage for the dedication.)

Mothers day is a day to be thankful for Mommy's, Grandmas and Nana's,

(And for me, a day to be thankful for pools and the outdoors, which I really love!)

But I really am thankful for that little girl in red who sometimes steals my thunder:

Emma Rose is a gift from God.

And so tonight, when I prayed,


She was the first on my short list of things to be thankful for.

Angels & Demons

I'm mostly excited about this baby that's clearly not going away...
(Even though at times, I tell those who ask if I have a new sister, "NO!")

...I've had a handful of jealous moments that have moved my mommy to tears, so it really helps when my daddy comes home and gives me 100% attention...

(...and proving that I really am an angel at heart...)

...And look at this little angel:


...Mom can't get over how much she looks like Aunty Erin, and Nana Ne at times...



...I can't get over how much more of a Diva than an angel she is...



...But geez, if you had an angel as cute as this for your competition,

Wouldn't you become a little bit of a demon too???