Catching up!

The Spicers came for an overnight trip a couple weeks ago. The kids played in the yard, took a wagon ride to the park, chased bubbles, and wrapped up the night with a bath and story time! On Saturday morning we loaded up the strollers, headed downtown and walked the Komen Race for the Cure 5k with 45,000 other people! Laura is expecting a baby girl in August!

Memorial Day weekend was a fun one. Kim and Jim went to the Kenny Chesney concert here in Columbus, so John and I had 3 kids for the evening. We were busy to say the least! The kids loved to chase each other around and have "dance parties." Sunday we went to the Reds/Indians game in Cincinnati. Here is Emma was sporting her Indians gear from Papa!

Also, check what my sister introduced Emma to in our basement...Thanks Kim!!!! (FYI - the video was taken on John's cell phone - so the sound is a little funky).

Mother's Day

We were able to spend Mother's day with both of our Moms this past weekend. Saturday we headed to the Nati and Sunday we were in Dayton. I am so blessed to be surrounded by such wonderful Mothers and role models! Here are some pictures of the weekend!

Emma and her cousins James and Hailey! Big Smiles with Grandma Z!

Indy and 18 mos!

This past weekend we went to Indianapolis to cheer on Aunt Bec, Grandma and Great Aunt Connie as they walked the Indy Mini half marathon - they all did great and it was a beautiful day! Congrats!

I can hardly believe that Emma will be 18 mos tomorrow! It seems like every day she is doing something new, saying or signing a new word, performing a new trick, and becoming a beautiful young lady! She knows her name, animals and body parts - above is a clip of a few of them. She is starting to "slim" down a bit in her tummy area with all of her activities and running. I joke that I can finally put her jeans in the dryer - haha. She still is attempting to jump, but can't quite get off the ground yet! Emma loves to play outside and often puts up a fight when its time to come in.

We visited the doctor today and Emma weighs 29 pounds 8 ounces and is 33 inches tall (75-90th percentiles). Have a great week!

Go Fish!

Emma got her first pet today! This morning we headed out to Petland where Emma loved looking at the dogs, cats, birds, turtles, frogs and fish! In the entrance of Emma's school is a large fish tank and each day when she arrives and leaves, she says hi and bye to the fish. So we got a Betta fish - which is apparently a very low maintenance fish! We'll see!

We went to Cincinnati this weekend for our cousin Lindsay's baby shower and then enjoyed a cookout at Grandma and Grandpa Z's. Grandpa Z bought a new mustang convertible - so after dinner we pulled a "Britney Spears" and everyone got to go on a ride. Papa was in heaven!

Mom's last getaway!

Before Baby Weatherwax #2 comes, I headed out to visit Andrea in Washington DC. It was a great weekend full of fun! We ate lots of delicious food, saw the sights and just enjoyed spending time together. Above we are standing on the Georgetown waterfront (Kennedy Center is in the background). One unique thing we did was to get fish pedicures! The fish apparently nip at your dead skin on your feet (as seen on Good Morning America, The View, and the Today Show). It was very ticklish and our feet were pretty smooth. Check out our initial response below. We weren't so sure it was the most sanitary thing we've ever done! :)

Emma and John headed to Dayton for the weekend. John enjoyed some golf, and Emma and Grandma took some time to stop and admire the pretty flowers!

Easter 2009

It was a beautiful weekend in Columbus to celebrate Easter with both of our families. Emma looked darling! We had lunch and for the first time ever, Emma fell asleep in her high chair!

Emma also received a lot of fun treats in her basket- a bubble lawn mower, new clothes and shoes, a lawn chair and even golf clubs! Check out Emma's new shorts and her first putter - If her Dad's dreams come true - she'll be on tour in 2027! John will make a cute "daddy caddy" :)

Birthday's and Bunny!

Last weekend we traveled to Indy to visit Aunt Rebecca and celebrate "Ma's" /Grandma W's birthday. We enjoyed our time together and even got to do a little shopping. GG came with us
too and made a delicious homemade chocolate cake for the birthday girl! Mmmmmm... Hailey turned One yesterday! Her first year has flown by! She's on the verge of walking and enjoyed her chocolate cake - a very dainty eater!

You remember how Emma was with Santa Claus? For some reason, I thought the Easter might be different...WRONG! Again, we were able to stand 5+ feet away and wave and say "hi bunny" but as soon as we crossed the line - total fear came over her face and she was shaking. We quickly snapped a picture with Aunt Kim, and Cousins James and Hailey and got the heck out of there!

Here is Emma rocking her baby and doing one of her new tricks "winking." Too cute and I had to share! Have a great week!