Walking!

We officially have a walker! Emmeline took her first steps around you birthday, just between people. A few weeks later she took some unprompted, wobbly ones, and a week later, she was more confident and walking faster and more often. For a while she held her belly and still preferred crawling. But around 13 months, she figured out how to stand on her own without pulling up on something, and from that point on, there was no stopping her! She now prefers to walk rather than to crawl, and she loves to carry things around with her while walking!

Escaping the heat in Colorado

Colorado has officially become one of Emmeline's most visited states other than Wisconsin! This makes 3 trips in less than a year; I guess we most really love it there! :) Skee and Michelle joined us on this trip, and Troy and Melissa played wonderful hosts once again.

Seattle: Kid-Free!

To celebrate our anniversary, Nick and I were able to take a long weekend trip to Seattle while Grandma Jackie stayed at home with Emmeline. Although the weather wasn't quite up to summer-Seattle standards, it didn't ruin our fun!

ONE in a Melon

What a fabulous watermelon celebration for a little girl who certainly is one in a melon!

12 Months

1 year! No way! I'm not sure how it's possible that it was one year ago when Emmeline entered the world! Of course, while you're in the thick of it, sometimes it seemed slow, but now that I look back, it seems to have flown by! People aren't joking when they say time flies when you have kids!