major milestone for mom.

I'm not sure what traumatic experience occurred in the bathtub, but Emery refuses to be bathed anywhere but the kitchen sink. So as he sat contently playing with plastic Elmo and a wooden spoon this afternoon, I decided to cut his hair for the first time. He's usually so active, it was actually the easiest place to do it. I tried to leave the cute curls/wings behind his ears, but the mullet look he was starting to sport looked a little too 1984 and something had to be done!

The end result wasn't too shabby.

We're BAAAACK.

It's been a crazy summer, but here's hoping we're back to a somewhat normal routine!

Much has transpired...
-- we moved into our cute "new" old farmhouse (built in 1899!) at the end of June
-- Emery and I went down under with the koalas and kangaroos at the end of July
-- we had fun at Nate's family reunion at the beginning of August
-- Emery has started saying quite a few words and knows how to bark like a dog
-- he's decided he might want to start walking sometime soon
-- he has dealt with 4 ear infections, a bout of pneumonia, and a severe cold in the past 2 months
-- after several consults, on September 2nd, Emery is scheduled for eye surgery, along with the surgery to remove the dermoid cyst on his forehead

We've been busy! More to come, especially LOADS of pictures.

More to come.

bagels and lox

Fun day. Emery and I got to meet one of our favorite red heads for lunch, Miss Donna. Emery had his first peanut butter and grape jelly bagel, albeit he got more on his face than in his bocca.

Then we joined our other favorite red head at the aquarium.



The boys lounged..





while Susannah and Erin pet the sting rays.



One of Emery's most enjoyable moments was a push from his favorite 3 year old.



Fancy fake canoe rides are something to smile about.



Lucky for mom, the tired boy fell asleep the second our car hit the road.