"BoBo" & "Baby" Go Everywhere These Days

Last Thursday, Scott had to stay later at work and I had PTO at my school. I picked Emma up and we went straight to Firehouse Subs. After ordering, Emma went and picked out her chips! She ate dinner with her newest "BoBo."

Saturday, we had a fall festival at Emma's school. She hung out with Kristin and Abby while I worked a booth. Then her and I hung out there until we met Scott for lunch. She enjoyed riding the hayride. She was even more excited that her good friend, Abby, was riding with her. 

She carried around another "BoBo" the whole time we were there. She enjoyed playing in the "duck pond." She did not like it when I told her she had to give the duck back. :) There were two clowns there and they freaked her out!!! I can already predict that there will not be any Santa pics this year. :/ Oh well, maybe next year!

Then we went to Cheehaw Park for a first birthday party! It was pink and orange pumpkin theme. It was super cute. Emma had a blast playing on the playground. There were a ton of yellow jackets out there that were annoying, but other than that, it was fun!

Someone gave her a balloon while playing on the playgroud. We tied it to her baby so she would not let it go.

 Her baby and balloon did everything with her on the playground. She finally went down the slide all by herself without us holding her hand as she slid down. She is getting to be such an independent little girl!

Our Cute Zebra

     Our church hosts Candy Fest for the community. It is an option where families can come out and have a great, safe time and the kids leave with a ton of candy. We went 2 years ago when I was pregnant with Emma. I volunteered at a booth. Last year, we went with my mom and Krista. Emma was a ladybug. This year we went back out there with all of the grandparents (minus my dad who was working), Brandon and Krista with this cute zebra. I am going to let the pictures speak for themselves. She had a blast though!!! 

     She experienced eating her first candybar all by herself. She made sure not to waste any chocolate. :) She loved riding the choo-choo train and riding the merry-go-round and the ponies. She also loved running into her friend, Kenley. Her ladybug and zebra were both from Carter's. They were so comfortable and kept her nice and warm!!!

First Trip To The Library

We have several libraries in our town. But we had a brand new one open up right down the street from Emma's daycare and in the area we want to move to once our house sells. It was so nice!! We took Emma to it tonight for their Open House. This was her first trip to a library. She had a blast. She played with some games they had sitting around and then was off to find her some books. 

She got her some pumpkin books and she picked out two dog books. She loves dogs!!!

Today, her school had a trick-or-treat day. They went to school dressed up in their costume and then went around to each room to get some candy. She was seeing what all she got. Scott and I were seeing what all we could eat. :) Tomorrow afternoon they are having a party in her room. I am thankful I have a job that allows me to leave work and still make it to her party! I have the next best thing to being a stay at home mama!! I made goody bags for her classmates. I can't wait to see a group of nine 16-22 month olds party!! :) Tomorrow night we are taking her to Candy Fest at our church. I can't wait to see her get excited about everything there.

It Must Come Natural

She loves her babies and BoBo(the dog)!!! Tonight, she decided it was time for them to go to sleep. She laid them all out and made sure they were all warm by covering them up. I can promise you we never covered her face with blankets!! :) She kept saying "shhhh." Now that she has heard a few time during nap/bedtime. Ha!!!

Then she decided they were all covered up and it was time to take them to bed. I am loving how she is holding that one baby under her arm like a football. We have a lot to work on before we think about letting another baby in our house. :)

But, Scott and I did love watching her motherly instincts kick in. Even at 21 months old, being a mother comes natural. It was confirmed tonight to Scott that Emma is a girly girl! And I LOVE it!!!! :)

Sweet Girl

Emma is such a sweet, loving girl. Yes, she has her "moments," but for the most part, she is super sweet! Her and I decided to watch Toy Story last night. She has never watched a movie and really isn't into cartoons either. It might have to do with us never really putting her in front of the TV as an infant. But, she did watch about twenty minutes of it last night. At the beginning when Woody is broker, she kept saying "uh oh" "uh oh" "uh oh." It was so cute!!!!

She also loves Cali when she is not trying to steal her food. :) Today we went to eat with my mom and then to get some candy for her school trick-or-treat next week and some cookies and goody bag items for her class party next week too. She has a busy week coming up. Then we went to our Sunday School's fall festival. I was too busy eating, socializing, and chasing Emma to remember to take pictures. I think Scott got a few. Emma had a blast in the jumpy house made just for toddlers, eating, playing with the balls, painting her pumpkin, and riding on the hay ride. They even had a TV out there for the guys to watch the GA/FL game. :) Now we are home relaxing!!

Chips/Dip & Cookies

I mean........who doesn't like chips, dip & cookies??!!?? I know this little pumpkin does. We met my mom at Chili's tonight. Scott was off taking pictures of Upward sports. Emma loved eating their skillet queso with their yummy chips. She also loved eating her chicken and mashed potatoes too!! I am so happy this girl will eat just about anything put in front of her. 

She had just put a chip in her mouth. Her eyes look so tired!! She only took her morning nap at school. She is ready to go to only one nap a day. On the weekends, she goes down for a nap after lunch and sleeps for a couple hours. She was so tired at dinner because it had been 6 hours since her nap. She crashed early tonight. But not before some cookies. :)

After her bath time, I cookies some cookies for us. It was the first time I have used the cute candy corn plate. She loved eating her cookies & drinking her milk.

She was realizing that she was about to eat the last cookie and it was time to ask for "more." :)

Play dates & Dinner dates

Emma and I met two of my friends and their girls at the local park/zoo for a play date yesterday. We were just there in June for Father's Day and she was not sure about this playground. Yesterday, she did it all by herself. She even climbed to the top of the big one on her own. She is still not sure about the slide, so I had to climb up and get her. :) But other than that, she had a blast!!

She enjoyed crawling on this swaying bridge. She was not sure about walking over it but she was determined to get across it one way or the other.

 She LOVED this swing!! She sat in this swing while I swung her for probably 10-15 minutes.

Then we all went out to eat. That can be tricky with four girls aged 3 and under!! But we made sure to pick a place that had an outdoor patio area. Yes, I took the knife from her and told her to sit down. :) I promise it was not even sharp!!

 Tonight, Scott and I went on a date since my mom has Emma for the night. We have not been on a date in awhile. We normally go to the movies when my mom has her, but we wanted to do something different. We drove about 45 minutes to Jonah's fish & grits. We had heard awesome things about it and wanted to try it out.

It is such a cute restaurant!! It is Christian based & very family friendly. They are closed on Sundays and do not serve alcohol.

Scott got grilled grouper with mashed potatoes and white cheddar cheese grits. Next time he said he was going to get a double order of grits. They were AMAZING!!!

I got their signature dish, shrimp and grits. It would be an understatement to say it was awesome. It was one of the best meals I have ever tasted. 

Then we shared a slice of peanut butter pie. After we left, we walked around Thomasville's downtown which was so nice. Then we somehow ended up at Verizon (Scott knew what he was doing :)) so we could order him an i-phone 5. 

Mom sent me several pictures of Emma from the night. Here is one of this afternoon when they went to a friends house. She has been taking this doll and wolf everywhere she goes for the past several weeks. Now she has added in a dog that she spotted at my moms house the other day.

Here she is playing with my mom about 5 minutes before she crashed for the night.

We enjoyed our play date yesterday and our date tonight. We will be ready to see Emma bug tomorrow!!