Countdown to Emery's Birthday

This year she was soooo excited for her birthday so we made a countdown for FHE. She loved taking a link off, or it was even better if we forgot and she got to take off multiple at a time. 

Enjoy the Journey.

Setting up the Christmas Tree

We set up our Christmas tree pretty early, sometime in November, I think right after Thanksgiving. It was hard fighting Jared every day that we couldn't set it up yet. In the end, I'm glad we did because it made the season last so much longer.

Teaching Emery about Santa Claus.

Emery loved the whole process and Christmas is soooo much more fun with a 2 year old!

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Thanksgiving Point Farm

A few weeks ago after Jared got home from work we went to the Thanksgiving Point Farm. I'm so glad we bought a pass this year! If we had to pay full price it would be something that we'd do a few times, but is so expensive. It was definitely worth our $130 for the pass!

Emery rode a horse for the first time and thought it was pretty cool! They do 4 laps total, after about 2 though she was done.

Cutes inmate in the jail!

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A Quick Swimming Trip

Jared's mom came down last Monday for a quick 24 hour shopping trip with Lisa Geary. We picked up Jared from work and met them at their hotel so Jared and Emery could go for a swim. I was grabbing their suits out for them to change when I realized I had grabbed clothes for Jared to wear after but not his swimming suit. Julie and Lisa took Emery in the hot tub (the pool was apparently freezing) and Emery LOVED it!  This little girl LOVES swimming!

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Life

On Monday we went for FHE to Orange Leaf for the first time. We used a gift card we got from Jared's parents, it would have been 2 years ago this Christmas.

First off, I promise she had a bow-when dad gets her out of the car he doesn't think about finding it and putting it back on. 

We took Julie and Jill to the air port on Wed. morning and then met dad for lunch. We haven't gone out for ice cream in months and ended up going 2 times this week. It was so fun to see Jared in the middle of the day. Emery loved it as well! It did make us want a mini van though-well at least a bigger car so we're not looking at everyones tires all of the time.

Emery still has spots. I called the dr. again after talking to Chad and she ordered blood work and is referring us to a dermatologist. We went and got her blood drawn at the out patient lab at the hospital last night. She did great and was called a model patient. I had to send Jared out of the room because it obviously dealt with a needle, she cried when the poked her but was fine within 2 seconds of them pulling it out. Jared headed back when he heard her cry but she was fine by the time he got there. The nurse was fast and great! The office has the results already, we're just waiting on a phone call. The test was just to check her blood levels to make sure everything there was ok and didn't send up any red flags immediately. Her apt. with the derm. is on Tuesday morning, so we'll know more then for sure!

You have to do something to keep her busy while waiting. :)

Enjoy the Journey.