"Boo!"

Happy Halloween!!!

EmJ was Boo from Monsters Inc for Halloween this year... and super cute, if you ask me! :o)

We went to Jeff's work so everyone could see her dressed up (although it almost doesn't seem like she is if you don't know the movie) - she got tons of attention and loved every minute of it!

We also went to my grandparents with Janae and Jonah to show off Halloween costumes. It was a fun day - we were a little sad that our church didn't do their annual Harvest Party because I think EmJ would have just loved it this year. But, that's ok... we'll do more next year when she starts really wanting to, but for now we had a super fun Halloween!

We "carved" a pumpkin with EmJ - really, we just let her gut it and she loved it! :o) I thought she would get super messy, but she didn't really. She pretty much just used her right hand to take the seeds and slime out. She definitely had a good time, though!

Wow! Check this out, Mom and Dad!

Ohh... did you see what I did?

One more cute picture of Boo and Sully.

:o)

i know, it's about time!!!

I just love this picture of EmJ... obviously a super cute outfit from Grandma Chuck... and I also think it looks like EmJ's trying to wink. Stinkin' cute!!!
It's getting cold here and that means we bust out the winter coat. Obviously, this is a tad big, but EmJ doesn't seem to mind.
Just thought we'd let you all know that we're sad about the World Series loss... but we still love our Colorado Rockies!!!
KU ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!!
Our good friends Scott and Deb got to come out this weekend with their adorable daughter, Emmerly (and baby on the way). Here we are with Sarah and the Melvin's. We miss them terribly and were so glad to be able to hang out!!!
It was a tiring weekend... this is so unusual now that EmJ is older, so we thought we'd capture her cat-nap in the car yesterday.
Thanks to Auntie Linda for these super cute jammies. Halloween is soon, so be sure to check back for more cute pictures of EmJ! :o) I promise, I'll try to be better about blogging!

We love you all!

World Series...

Go Rockies!!!

Stay tuned for more EmJ pictures soon... :o)

the kid... :o)

Here's a little video of EmJ (and mama) reciting one of her favorite books (Moo, Baa, La La La!)... she's hilarious!!!

And some pictures...

I really like this picture... but I'm pretty sure she's looking at the tv... stinkin' kid!

As you can see, EmJ loves to climb on any and everything she can.

And she's obviously proud of herself!

This is EmJ's favorite lego... she does this all the time and it makes me laugh every time. She also loves to play under our table because it's tall and she can walk around under it. Sometimes she even takes books under there and will just sit and read... :o)

This is EmJ saying "Where's Mama?" She'll do it with anybody she can think of, especially Daddy once he's left for work. Love it!

Here she is waiting for Daddy to get home from work...

And one more little video of a semi-new skill EmJ is mastering...

Tomorrow is Jeff's birthday... so hopefully we'll have more pictures soon. :o)

Just saying hello!

Just a few new pictures of EmJ... :o)

Just saying hello...

This is a calendar of EmJ's cousins (Janae and Jonah) and her Auntie Amy and Uncle Ken. One of her most favorite things to do is look at the pictures and say "Hi Nae-Nae" and "Hi No-Na!"

Smile for the camera! (She's such a ham!!!)

"Just waving while I'm walking!"

As you can see, she's getting super steady on her feet now and it's so fabulous!

She's looking at her daddy... and you can see how much she just loves him! :o)

I got a super cute video of EmJ the other day, but it's just a tad to big to upload! Dang it! I'll try to take another one soon to post - so stay tuned!

Crazy Fun Weekend!

Well... we've had quite the weekend! It's been crazy around here, but we've had lots and lots of fun! Here a glimpse of what we did...

The park is one of EmJ's favorite places to go... so I thought I'd share a couple pictures.

Woo-hoo for the slide! :o)
Just playin' around - gotta love those dimples!
This weekend Grandma Chuck and Grandpa Greg (Jeff's mom and stepdad) came out to visit. Here's EmJ with Grandma Chuck - learning about the finer things in life (like KU basketball!)
Grandpa Greg helping EmJ play catch
Too cute...
Just playin around with Grandpa Greg

On Sunday, we went to Aurora to visit Jeff's family - but I forgot the camera! Darn it! EmJ had lots of fun - especially playing in the water with Great-Aunt Pam!

On Monday we hung out at Nana and Papa's house (Maren's parents) with lots of family. EmJ is becoming a sidewalk chalk artist! :o)

Hey guys! Did you see what I drew?

Jeff smoked brisket and ribs for everyone for Labor Day... let me just say - the BEST BBQ I've EVER had!!! We all loved it - including EmJ!

We had a great weekend - but this picture sums up how we feel - in need of a nap! This picture was taken last weekend. EmJ had woken up from her nap and Jeff went to get her - he came downstairs with her and this is what happened... apparently, neither of them were really ready to be awake yet! :o)

WALKING!!!!!

That's right - EmJ's walking!!!

I'm a little bit of a slacker mom because she's really been walking

for a week and I'm just posting it, but hey... I do what I can! :o)

Here's a video of her walking:

As you can tell, she's not what I would call a "walker" yet... she obviously toddles... (funny how they call this age "toddler"). She's gotten lots better in the week that she's been walking and it's been so fun for us to watch her learn. She's still figuring out how to stand up on her own (without holding on to anything). She can do it sometimes and other times just crawls to the couch or something to stand and then walks off. It's been so much fun to watch her figure all this out!

Here are a few pictures too:

I know I'm partial... but isn't she just beautiful?!

Jeff loves this picture - probably because she looks just like him when he's playing ball! Dribbling away with that tongue out and all!

See how she's pointing to her shirt? Just wants to make sure you all know that she's a Jayhawk fan through and through!!!!!

We love this shirt!!! (Thanks Em, Adam, and Gianna!)

OOOOOklahoma!!!

EmJ and I just got back from a fantastic vacation to Oklahoma!!! We went to see Kimmi, Chris, Ireland and Chloe - and we had a blast! Here are some pictures from our trip... The girls hanging out...

Yes, you're seeing it right - that's me shooting an M16. I'm hardcore.
EmJ with her woobie on her head. Silly kid.
Chloe - isn't she so cute?!
Ireland's camera smile!
Chloe and EmJ enjoying their morning milk. Can you tell they just woke up?

Chris and EmJ playing
That's right... EmJ's hair is curly! TOO CUTE!!!!!
As you can see, Chloe is a climbing fiend! They are too cute! PS - I don't think this is really allowed, but it happened while Kimmi was cooking and I was watching the girls. :o)
Chloe and EmJ playing with shoes. It's started early...
Chloe and EmJ playing with their woobies together. This was hilarious! They played like this for probably 15-20 minutes - if you know 1 year olds, that's a LONG time!

Awwww....
EmJ so pretty with her "bracelets" Stinkin' cute Chloe...
Ireland "so pretty!"

The cute girls playing in Chloe's crib right after they woke up.

We obviously had a blast and can't wait to see our Shellaby's again!!!