A Day in the Strawberry Patch with Emma

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZqdrE5jD-iJwRoQKcNdRFz-r2PwbEZU4W_A_ANn9eXNnK-Y6mbVAAuhPZNALSkJT4vLq5Bc-P5sEPvllYqfPC2mGG5_B6tFw6y03EID6hqEkdvD2rqXnB8mvXivInD9Fv3H2J3aO70PI/s1600/strawberry-patch.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZqdrE5jD-iJwRoQKcNdRFz-r2PwbEZU4W_A_ANn9eXNnK-Y6mbVAAuhPZNALSkJT4vLq5Bc-P5sEPvllYqfPC2mGG5_B6tFw6y03EID6hqEkdvD2rqXnB8mvXivInD9Fv3H2J3aO70PI/s640/strawberry-patch.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Summer's really not complete without a trip to the strawberry patch.  For the last two years, I competed in the Verrill Farm Strawberry Recipe Contest (which I never won...), but now that we're back home I wasn't sure where we'd go for picking.  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx32Czh5cU9BuD6tVaFQLff2Gv3qX8543fXo2nrIyVpCdRwZlxPFgajCXh2SK1_zrKSGUeeouwoKNUCAVVrkVNzgt46_2BuEwhZkwwwdAle-XAkvkl_SZBxJRven7pOH_AqC7GnMtf1mY/s1600/IMG_1186.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx32Czh5cU9BuD6tVaFQLff2Gv3qX8543fXo2nrIyVpCdRwZlxPFgajCXh2SK1_zrKSGUeeouwoKNUCAVVrkVNzgt46_2BuEwhZkwwwdAle-XAkvkl_SZBxJRven7pOH_AqC7GnMtf1mY/s640/IMG_1186.jpg" width="425" /></a></div><br />Emma is just ripe for the picking age! Children are welcome at strawberry patches - they are just the right height.   It was so fun to see her get to explore and run and pick and eat without having to constantly tell her "no." <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCfS92tzdwC5wGPiu1ns34RLZ3BCIY7AyAm0b-I1fK5MSEG7b8qJo9vKFNFq0ChxnQ1PTDyLoLmeIlD1set8uzSgmakMgceLsrSXaP2BcPV5Tva2GGHX14Av_xFUon7ELcs9uB9_j-rG12/s1600/SCAN0019_6.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" class="CSS_LIGHTBOX_SCALED_IMAGE_IMG" height="329" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCfS92tzdwC5wGPiu1ns34RLZ3BCIY7AyAm0b-I1fK5MSEG7b8qJo9vKFNFq0ChxnQ1PTDyLoLmeIlD1set8uzSgmakMgceLsrSXaP2BcPV5Tva2GGHX14Av_xFUon7ELcs9uB9_j-rG12/s400/SCAN0019_6.JPG" width="400" /></a><br />When I was young I was crazy for strawberries.  I've shared this photo before, but it really is worth sharing again.  Here I am on my 2nd Birthday - complete with a "Strawberry Shortcake" cake and a punkin' pie haircut... looking so much like my Emma.<br /><br />Enjoy our photos from our day in the Strawberry Patch!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR5q-LMkXDDRGOjpX0mfdW6V94G32YeivAxMeCvYovc7h2dnL1RNvznHqfalp8RWkWVBhmJ1fp_ra5saMkJPEdsofdE873-ddSv-H8eQfbITvxSNWHNZczq49EsG5EdM8xD-bVKA6OiLc/s1600/IMG_1151.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR5q-LMkXDDRGOjpX0mfdW6V94G32YeivAxMeCvYovc7h2dnL1RNvznHqfalp8RWkWVBhmJ1fp_ra5saMkJPEdsofdE873-ddSv-H8eQfbITvxSNWHNZczq49EsG5EdM8xD-bVKA6OiLc/s640/IMG_1151.JPG" width="640" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">At least once a week I try to find an activity that is all about Emma.  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaOKwP-a_gix0mn3VcRFkmxqULWhfsrqFaDJCL2o4QzqBXdHhgMwVl5_YNUtDO9QFCJ8kYUj26uOLGJxchiXxbrbOQxrk_5gprIb9HDgsSuIcxfsl6E7xP0iRuXuYilI8OkjeWGI2EeWI/s1600/IMG_1168.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaOKwP-a_gix0mn3VcRFkmxqULWhfsrqFaDJCL2o4QzqBXdHhgMwVl5_YNUtDO9QFCJ8kYUj26uOLGJxchiXxbrbOQxrk_5gprIb9HDgsSuIcxfsl6E7xP0iRuXuYilI8OkjeWGI2EeWI/s640/IMG_1168.jpg" width="426" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sometimes I feel like our typical days are filled with things she can't do - open certain cabinets, climb on the furniture, run down the driveway...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYgQDW8K5l-WlBNuOohjhoQISuidFJvMWxNxSkztIwm585FrjgAuQDjpFs0j8VdlNQ_b3gSp9BVZv2KDfxrEdDxyChdDEoOH4gJFx7NkAejgrbpAZBpj_BaVg335naqKRT4jLVqlxD5fM/s1600/IMG_1140.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYgQDW8K5l-WlBNuOohjhoQISuidFJvMWxNxSkztIwm585FrjgAuQDjpFs0j8VdlNQ_b3gSp9BVZv2KDfxrEdDxyChdDEoOH4gJFx7NkAejgrbpAZBpj_BaVg335naqKRT4jLVqlxD5fM/s640/IMG_1140.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />...play with anything <i>but</i> her toys, spray the windex, or run around Target like a madwoman.  <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZkvSTwC3r_gID8gwz59aiaJ5zZ_FClbvn0x1w8tiFaW9amWV7JPFKxiCg9keRDPIRkGMvDjc1cOG8iym5laf9cOgKo2jKKwjAgbDbmgkKMyTJ8l5hca4JXDh-c51T0-KGVrA9IUCeCKY/s1600/IMG_1165.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZkvSTwC3r_gID8gwz59aiaJ5zZ_FClbvn0x1w8tiFaW9amWV7JPFKxiCg9keRDPIRkGMvDjc1cOG8iym5laf9cOgKo2jKKwjAgbDbmgkKMyTJ8l5hca4JXDh-c51T0-KGVrA9IUCeCKY/s640/IMG_1165.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />Both of us have so much fun when we do things and go places where she can have free rein and do whatever she wants to do without me holding her back.  <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_FJBKuDn78aAU5-2oCaa0j7r2vr_WoGnTAusHVXHhgo7Do_WXvRZpDStHoM3Yzxg3a0ZG3AleUpueC_oPJJOPJSpmcCxmZbb4MnzUoD8mMSNxRvTjdDU2snSLHPouqvmSvDwkwvUErFc/s1600/IMG_1167.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_FJBKuDn78aAU5-2oCaa0j7r2vr_WoGnTAusHVXHhgo7Do_WXvRZpDStHoM3Yzxg3a0ZG3AleUpueC_oPJJOPJSpmcCxmZbb4MnzUoD8mMSNxRvTjdDU2snSLHPouqvmSvDwkwvUErFc/s640/IMG_1167.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On our special Emma days, I try not to have the camera in her face, too much...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW7u0gLAg5HNd2Ffidm4QpI0GLBmAhC7VnovJ9AWSVB253UHIOcOqi4XD6kvfSY9yv9w5R0uUNl_Wob-v9pXrdiygf3t9sQrk-qmxzeDCJP_EImwGaHsLtk1SA_pe5LTn1xYDF_26ANK8/s1600/IMG_1174.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW7u0gLAg5HNd2Ffidm4QpI0GLBmAhC7VnovJ9AWSVB253UHIOcOqi4XD6kvfSY9yv9w5R0uUNl_Wob-v9pXrdiygf3t9sQrk-qmxzeDCJP_EImwGaHsLtk1SA_pe5LTn1xYDF_26ANK8/s640/IMG_1174.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...or make her pose, or try to get the perfect shot of her smiling.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo4gTjyTG9zyjgjU8CJcjcgDJwUaiRjYlKAXum_Y6xixekOZ_O18E02iPP0_GoOf4orZW5T940Mk2FKHmHL-ppVJPx4cURl81x4l7IO82PMymnp7ZjqbyOTb88dNI_cjvNMk5QfAVu1-8/s1600/IMG_1191.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo4gTjyTG9zyjgjU8CJcjcgDJwUaiRjYlKAXum_Y6xixekOZ_O18E02iPP0_GoOf4orZW5T940Mk2FKHmHL-ppVJPx4cURl81x4l7IO82PMymnp7ZjqbyOTb88dNI_cjvNMk5QfAVu1-8/s640/IMG_1191.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">  I just let her be and do whatever she wants to.  </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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A Day in the Strawberry Patch with Emma

Summer's really not complete without a trip to the strawberry patch.  For the last two years, I competed in the Verrill Farm Strawberry...

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Emma's Room | Soft Pink & Ivory Room with Holiday Touches

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRmU8EaD6ad_b2T5NQms1pd4yFUfRLjKx_bwVZ3fHkPtvSXagS1PMFGiLswevfB54MbwyzHa8U8Mf95swdoAj8mNlyIc-rBxB3NiBpnjNdr37MKM5onEPEJTXOyJOJNacewwglUtFQkr4/s1600/IMG_8562.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRmU8EaD6ad_b2T5NQms1pd4yFUfRLjKx_bwVZ3fHkPtvSXagS1PMFGiLswevfB54MbwyzHa8U8Mf95swdoAj8mNlyIc-rBxB3NiBpnjNdr37MKM5onEPEJTXOyJOJNacewwglUtFQkr4/s640/IMG_8562.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimZbHcN5zdCVkKKdNh38QfIXOXUxD_PjBb80AVUceWaV6FClVUR5itHHt-vHO1bIsTMzuLeoUJRozJ_3JTbXFpMdqnYAHoC1OnNQExdQU8rnuyxlxgD7eKIY896cog0k7gaUyvY48D4mQ/s1600/IMG_8764.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimZbHcN5zdCVkKKdNh38QfIXOXUxD_PjBb80AVUceWaV6FClVUR5itHHt-vHO1bIsTMzuLeoUJRozJ_3JTbXFpMdqnYAHoC1OnNQExdQU8rnuyxlxgD7eKIY896cog0k7gaUyvY48D4mQ/s400/IMG_8764.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><a href="http://jennysteffens.blogspot.com/2012/01/emmas-nursery-soft-cuddly-nursery-pale.html" target="_blank">Emma's 1st nursery, as you may recall, was painted powder blue</a> with ivory and charcoal grey accents.  I had full intentions of painting her new room a very similar shade, but something was pulling me in the pink direction...  I guess it was Emma!<br /><br />Now that we know her sweet little personality, she really seems like a pink girl (as her closet confirms).  I had the room painted Ben Moore Pristine.  It is found amongst the "Whites" and is more of a cream with pink/peach undertones.  In Emma's very small room, the painted walls feed off of each other and enhance the color to feel perfectly pink.  I'm soooo glad we didn't go with a more saturated hue.  A re-paint would definitely be in order.<br /><br />Walls : Ben Moore Pristine, Flat<br />Trim : Navajo White, Satin<br />Ceiling : Bone White at 50%<br /><br />We kept most of the elements of her first room, including the ivory slipcovered rocker from Pottery Barn Kids.  My Mom made the quilt for me about 6 years ago.  <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvstH3p4TSdLMWQ4EM7J0hAUXs4UKzk2CZyKMcjTPvZNofFh3QSLqbM6bd6FSk2LE0tgmRZnXheWom5KwkQMtwLcrBvd9iXhumDa8EekvpImqIrH_0a3nkHHF5lS7kZQKfRFCbqAvWa8U/s1600/IMG_8775.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvstH3p4TSdLMWQ4EM7J0hAUXs4UKzk2CZyKMcjTPvZNofFh3QSLqbM6bd6FSk2LE0tgmRZnXheWom5KwkQMtwLcrBvd9iXhumDa8EekvpImqIrH_0a3nkHHF5lS7kZQKfRFCbqAvWa8U/s640/IMG_8775.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Emma's little buddies - the lamb from Pottery Barn Kids and the Sheep Blah Blah Doll Mike's mom bought for her during their stay at <a href="http://www.blackberryfarm.com/" target="_blank">Blackberry Farm</a>. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4hQKOqUgtOIw38F_SVPUT5XZBpHfgNZhG8OrakvHKV_IfYtvQHvYq3CwaTObqfYWOXZKUeBttggCeklhlpz6IC_CfQj60WPyG4p0LWihQ5ki7EgVpJulTqqW8CGEjHPOW0dPwrFf0ytU/s1600/IMG_8564.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4hQKOqUgtOIw38F_SVPUT5XZBpHfgNZhG8OrakvHKV_IfYtvQHvYq3CwaTObqfYWOXZKUeBttggCeklhlpz6IC_CfQj60WPyG4p0LWihQ5ki7EgVpJulTqqW8CGEjHPOW0dPwrFf0ytU/s640/IMG_8564.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />The pink dot curtains are from Pottery Barn Kids, as well as her lamb rocking "horse."  I had a <a href="http://www.homedepot.com/Beige-Cream/Flooring-Carpet-Carpet-Tile-Carpet-Samples/Martha-Stewart-Living/h_d1/N-5yc1vZbdogZ4tgZ1z1191pZ1z10mmt/R-202506499/h_d2/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10053&langId=-1&storeId=10051#.UMEUQL9TClk" target="_blank">Martha Stewart carpet (style : Olana, color : Bone Folder) from the Home Depot</a> cut to fit her room with a 6" border around the room to show the wood floor.   I also had one cut for our bedroom and runners for the and hallway.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtbSGUw2E9XAbrfzDYI0X6pPPTIpHj7-qLs_V4N4-pxlhEc-oUKt1vfqMc-zGo5VDNJRQeXjJZr2TR0bZgnTqGVgWcnUx668DF186kF5NO9mUSwPG98_dECsBJ_2XX9veNpKjS0FePD3Y/s1600/IMG_8788.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtbSGUw2E9XAbrfzDYI0X6pPPTIpHj7-qLs_V4N4-pxlhEc-oUKt1vfqMc-zGo5VDNJRQeXjJZr2TR0bZgnTqGVgWcnUx668DF186kF5NO9mUSwPG98_dECsBJ_2XX9veNpKjS0FePD3Y/s640/IMG_8788.JPG" width="640" /></a> <br /><br />Notice the lamb theme still continues... from the blue room to the pink room! <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGFxtzthL_3y4h_SMjBI6EJKmi63H_hbhZ9dgs-jcNpfmu60bMqMgh3jRe7q2dDTCwy_-pel-OMvS3G0Ng11hpGDAgDBaoe6n1NHHyrQZ3_GprcJsetJBpO1iZ9bb7usF0zvFBoxRcz_s/s1600/IMG_8776.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGFxtzthL_3y4h_SMjBI6EJKmi63H_hbhZ9dgs-jcNpfmu60bMqMgh3jRe7q2dDTCwy_-pel-OMvS3G0Ng11hpGDAgDBaoe6n1NHHyrQZ3_GprcJsetJBpO1iZ9bb7usF0zvFBoxRcz_s/s640/IMG_8776.JPG" width="640" /></a> <br /><br />More buddies - Jelly Cat dolls and a Blah Blah rattle.  You might remember <a href="http://jennysteffens.blogspot.com/2012/08/emmas-new-room-inspiration-from-blabla.html" target="_blank">this Blah Blah rattle is what originally inspired the room's design</a>... until I changed it.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXZszuy8omyRhg_vTL3W07k96iYCEsAye6o_TeVYlp5MOx8jZMkGzITzb3uPk4iJ_zWpdyOhYqTwGhfh5sUfsTl66QALX2FFkhUlMEqqJcROpRv4H7KBbk2myuFxGl9ld3hyoP98gn_xI/s1600/IMG_8780.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXZszuy8omyRhg_vTL3W07k96iYCEsAye6o_TeVYlp5MOx8jZMkGzITzb3uPk4iJ_zWpdyOhYqTwGhfh5sUfsTl66QALX2FFkhUlMEqqJcROpRv4H7KBbk2myuFxGl9ld3hyoP98gn_xI/s640/IMG_8780.JPG" width="640" /></a> <br /><br />Lots of baskets filled with toys... my #1 organizational tip for keeping things "neat," although I've given up on trying to make the house look perfect every moment of the day.  The baskets do make picking up really easy... I'm sure there are socks and pj's and who knows what else also stuffed in the basket.  It is the equivalent of "under the bed" cleaning...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWTxVHt_YD8B_1fzhGSOdbFUOH-BaAP7kbh6ZS3DTQdo5-C38AWN0B0i0i8dncHHjfGFFYmGm87Wtg-5k1SSfWc5226V7JZJwWKSDS39MSfgwXIJjl7DXfEQwX00-M6BFaoKyqQwQerBY/s1600/IMG_8773.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWTxVHt_YD8B_1fzhGSOdbFUOH-BaAP7kbh6ZS3DTQdo5-C38AWN0B0i0i8dncHHjfGFFYmGm87Wtg-5k1SSfWc5226V7JZJwWKSDS39MSfgwXIJjl7DXfEQwX00-M6BFaoKyqQwQerBY/s640/IMG_8773.JPG" width="640" /></a> <br /><br />We keep a basket of Emma's books by the big chair for story time. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUAaicKPlWOaU7ucy6h_D8ApsX1tT4r7whzooFGwSdf8TonxLZKmqXXXLkl53kbw4kBSCubAt48wpzC8YTkODSkSN3RmKyktrC38Fmi7QXEX8oQIuj0oi5NPajMErlDrlRUJ1a3hSnvls/s1600/IMG_8569.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUAaicKPlWOaU7ucy6h_D8ApsX1tT4r7whzooFGwSdf8TonxLZKmqXXXLkl53kbw4kBSCubAt48wpzC8YTkODSkSN3RmKyktrC38Fmi7QXEX8oQIuj0oi5NPajMErlDrlRUJ1a3hSnvls/s640/IMG_8569.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />Here is another view of the room that shows her little tree in the dormer. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUQApGQGQGuCdqhDnIHFq3rLtCCs59_j21UtCy_Vylgmp2ogdX1jkZw5KwznKLD54qcH0YRyByctWpo5309k-xxjWJQjampmfF5c6H9j7tCqBf0NzuK5fRzGf0M_bqh0odbYCByR-nEIs/s1600/IMG_8765.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUQApGQGQGuCdqhDnIHFq3rLtCCs59_j21UtCy_Vylgmp2ogdX1jkZw5KwznKLD54qcH0YRyByctWpo5309k-xxjWJQjampmfF5c6H9j7tCqBf0NzuK5fRzGf0M_bqh0odbYCByR-nEIs/s640/IMG_8765.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br />This was one of the trees that I used for the Home Depot Style Challenge.  I spray painted the urn navajo white to make the trim in her room.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI-KNv0Osq0Qz2Y8Nl3c6mBxKbOaMpJr4gkC56LlYEmKYn_GvZvmo3x3jEano_s9j4VjNVVlYdw2_Tl29iLtp4_NJtHGgf0S8NIz3G3m8f9lTU5P-Stjnf-iZywkV3k4i9RpCrxQ4K5GU/s1600/IMG_8802.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI-KNv0Osq0Qz2Y8Nl3c6mBxKbOaMpJr4gkC56LlYEmKYn_GvZvmo3x3jEano_s9j4VjNVVlYdw2_Tl29iLtp4_NJtHGgf0S8NIz3G3m8f9lTU5P-Stjnf-iZywkV3k4i9RpCrxQ4K5GU/s640/IMG_8802.jpg" width="426" /></a></div>I decorated it with my <a href="http://www.hallmark.com/products/christmas/keepsake-ornaments/sterling-rose-995QX8271_DK/" target="_blank">Hallmark Mary's Angels collection</a>.<br /><br />Every year it is our family tradition for the God Parents to give their God Children ornaments.  <br /><br />My Godmother/Aunt Phyllis gave me the Angels - and I still love them.  My Mom officially handed them over to me this year.  <br /><br />My sister, one of Emma's godparents, has continued the tradition and started giving Emma an angel ornament each year from the same Hallmark collection.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVkJpH5MYZgur5MjH2Q2ljboKoY71rlbY7wEmGrq4SdtV0hlpI097zfri0-RtH0nXxaJFWLDNl4r7w55uMRSBoYfSGEnLehXrf3PA8nE-WL6hong8lKzSmb6v4ZGd_6QRtAFo-ppBL6k8/s1600/IMG_8732.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVkJpH5MYZgur5MjH2Q2ljboKoY71rlbY7wEmGrq4SdtV0hlpI097zfri0-RtH0nXxaJFWLDNl4r7w55uMRSBoYfSGEnLehXrf3PA8nE-WL6hong8lKzSmb6v4ZGd_6QRtAFo-ppBL6k8/s640/IMG_8732.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Emma is checking them out... I think this shot was immediately followed by a dropped ornament. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsMdJmLniaqgPqZ58Jb6h2jFc7TikqEIrEUVqx0mQTaMNvcniNZ0wCZN1d23EJux4Z7ks-hzm_juJKMKutG0ilt8VWYBqj3wCDgvWDTlYiNI0Azed25cV0NJSd_mYbNDhQ4vSA2Mk2TyA/s1600/IMG_8743.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsMdJmLniaqgPqZ58Jb6h2jFc7TikqEIrEUVqx0mQTaMNvcniNZ0wCZN1d23EJux4Z7ks-hzm_juJKMKutG0ilt8VWYBqj3wCDgvWDTlYiNI0Azed25cV0NJSd_mYbNDhQ4vSA2Mk2TyA/s640/IMG_8743.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />This is the first one I received - the original "Mary."  I think she looks a little like Emma!<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ8QzZJG8PozK86WPfdpeTtqAn_ilTgKaobn8OzV7H1sZ4g9JQ7NII8FR_tKWojmNrZxXdbXXDi8JrDa7RhoelZfNjmOWZMH77tlDdiz1APXb4nVI3-OZacAg-DTJikrcfVqUixXcX4b8/s1600/IMG_8774.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ8QzZJG8PozK86WPfdpeTtqAn_ilTgKaobn8OzV7H1sZ4g9JQ7NII8FR_tKWojmNrZxXdbXXDi8JrDa7RhoelZfNjmOWZMH77tlDdiz1APXb4nVI3-OZacAg-DTJikrcfVqUixXcX4b8/s640/IMG_8774.JPG" width="640" /></a> <br /><br /> These Emma photos hang in a line above her rocking chair - all pics from 4 - 6 mos.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwhp8TX_v4G6Ny8vJvacrjEjimigaJs235wuGyCiiKJC8xfbXtbXe_Ilj3cwisPiZOKRAdw91nrMb8ofsu2fgt47k0Sd1V45lpBgx2T7pHsXY8VOHWMOuyyelwkgYVbO5zf9cYwv2YwNY/s1600/IMG_8572.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwhp8TX_v4G6Ny8vJvacrjEjimigaJs235wuGyCiiKJC8xfbXtbXe_Ilj3cwisPiZOKRAdw91nrMb8ofsu2fgt47k0Sd1V45lpBgx2T7pHsXY8VOHWMOuyyelwkgYVbO5zf9cYwv2YwNY/s640/IMG_8572.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>We are stilling using the blanket chest as a changing table as we did in her first room.  It will eventually get replaced with a chest of drawers when Emma needs more storage.  Speaking of storage - did I mention that Emma has a giant closet?  In the future, I hope to transform it into a whimsical tiny play room.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoJqaKWaUCWTxQZouNn0dlXahgZCT-tsufHyINAfp9Esl0Mpn7RtpD-gC8SQ-cEVvyR9AkZV-_-ICMP63GMmq7Tbf5jeoti4ZuvS0GyqWUBnX4S2dKTqDqYc4yN14A485ApYa_ZI9JlpM/s1600/IMG_8787.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoJqaKWaUCWTxQZouNn0dlXahgZCT-tsufHyINAfp9Esl0Mpn7RtpD-gC8SQ-cEVvyR9AkZV-_-ICMP63GMmq7Tbf5jeoti4ZuvS0GyqWUBnX4S2dKTqDqYc4yN14A485ApYa_ZI9JlpM/s640/IMG_8787.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />I made this memory board to hang above her changing table.  It is covered in the same fabric as her curtains.   DIY to follow!  Her and Mr. Darcy's 2nd set of stockings are hung above the changing table with care...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBmVPsniDir56Pkv5g795LgdpsI3KW-M-nBtN8W7EI9jYVSjSAgU_QEr81ONUJh6kuvRFto8E16cMkJOpFnfh3AJi7wEpRTRWA88OPdDsp2L4bgEw0vIkGMEitlp-8E-KZjXOnCRn5qiw/s1600/IMG_8583.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBmVPsniDir56Pkv5g795LgdpsI3KW-M-nBtN8W7EI9jYVSjSAgU_QEr81ONUJh6kuvRFto8E16cMkJOpFnfh3AJi7wEpRTRWA88OPdDsp2L4bgEw0vIkGMEitlp-8E-KZjXOnCRn5qiw/s640/IMG_8583.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Speaking of Mr...  he's confused - where all of the toys are that are usually covering the floor!?<br /><br />If you'd like to tour the rest of our house, <a href="http://www.jennysteffens.com/housetour.html" target="_blank">visit this link</a>!

Emma's Room | Soft Pink & Ivory Room with Holiday Touches

Emma's 1st nursery, as you may recall, was painted powder blue with ivory and charcoal grey accents.  I had full intentions of painting...

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Emma's Bedtime Routine... playtime

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhhIjpT-miBAPt3I1EXbhFcjnmHVWddizR7Bilk-UwRU_CINv4PJn6mOGM0ba8aoOzOBwex8otBc81AJUpFI7-SM55SYwbUTgAFch_o8qa2eYTCfWTxlC_ryDNxTCXSQtbNAD0B9UbBW5E/s1600/IMG_0171.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhhIjpT-miBAPt3I1EXbhFcjnmHVWddizR7Bilk-UwRU_CINv4PJn6mOGM0ba8aoOzOBwex8otBc81AJUpFI7-SM55SYwbUTgAFch_o8qa2eYTCfWTxlC_ryDNxTCXSQtbNAD0B9UbBW5E/s640/IMG_0171.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In the evening after bath time, Emma likes to show her Dad all of her new moves.  She shows him all of her toys, gets them out one by one, then does laps around the ottoman in the living room.  She is really starting to move - even does a couple of steps every now and then!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are a couple shots (ok, more than a couple...) of Emma in her jammies.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDfhwu82grq4SXT9ImhbJNOI_ZdccXJ-YiebZJR62YNwBcnLqzI-RxTf1LzaRNevPJIXDi95O0fnMZnenRPucG_rMBoOsKnKTUpcHtLvWb_GrSfc8xCKR0mHR8O8BKCfQhkr7CLHoeD_v7/s1600/IMG_0139.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDfhwu82grq4SXT9ImhbJNOI_ZdccXJ-YiebZJR62YNwBcnLqzI-RxTf1LzaRNevPJIXDi95O0fnMZnenRPucG_rMBoOsKnKTUpcHtLvWb_GrSfc8xCKR0mHR8O8BKCfQhkr7CLHoeD_v7/s640/IMG_0139.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQUjxjdkTd48zQRTzROkV2JHYdHqZTpUu2Cmrz8GYKIF4R16OuxifZ0lXfrTzcHubdA5DWWL-E9Y6OoS5bhabgA4Ln9WMiuEvJWzlun3UEBJ5HHf-n45QNZ6Qk4eb7814hFTi_bYHE0iO4/s1600/IMG_0147.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Emma's Bedtime Routine... playtime

In the evening after bath time, Emma likes to show her Dad all of her new moves.  She shows him all of her toys, gets them out one by one, t...

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The Girls | Sam & Emma at Moo Moo's House

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ5c-s9msetF02HZ39tx2qt6nhdBxp8diPviyimeNlwAD8bswlhyphenhyphenVakSmEO0of4VC9ohe_Y8IO30yy82oq0t4Tke6BV9opls7uW2B2pVDvI4K828wUPcDWHDyTDnSylI-As9aw8r7zD8Tj/s1600/hfamily_034%25281%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ5c-s9msetF02HZ39tx2qt6nhdBxp8diPviyimeNlwAD8bswlhyphenhyphenVakSmEO0of4VC9ohe_Y8IO30yy82oq0t4Tke6BV9opls7uW2B2pVDvI4K828wUPcDWHDyTDnSylI-As9aw8r7zD8Tj/s640/hfamily_034%25281%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Over the Fourth of July weekend, my friend (and our wedding photographer) Claire Ryser came out to my Mom's house (aka Moo Moo) to take some photos of the girls and our family.  It was an early morning and Emma was a little shy, but Claire was able to capture some really cute moments from the girls.  I love this sweet blushing Emma above - it is one of those sweet little looks that I might have never thought to shoot.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc67-sIajjQPWHPK6xSVzGOfJwSNkF2wY16xf4AagkmdKEAFS4pM751RqgRvhPSGWQRzbYFLpbOeIEIQWEWJnkI4lLHU9Rl1C5jnu0Bt-Uw8tUdxEHLytScn2CSrhBtoCBw9OkDReh_3zF/s1600/hfamily_178(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc67-sIajjQPWHPK6xSVzGOfJwSNkF2wY16xf4AagkmdKEAFS4pM751RqgRvhPSGWQRzbYFLpbOeIEIQWEWJnkI4lLHU9Rl1C5jnu0Bt-Uw8tUdxEHLytScn2CSrhBtoCBw9OkDReh_3zF/s640/hfamily_178(1).jpg" width="562" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">All photos by <a href="http://www.claireryser.com/">Claire Ryser.</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhvMTm-fn_dyA7h6GtCpEyycw7lvezUg7fwODkasXVjKjCu7Zxx-Yfv_-xXaGBnnHauQCDN-jCi1Bh9dU1196s6pVT_-OD5uUBxcFQnT8eHW5tu44ngwC7G1Uvk17cev6pmABSJx0E2MVV/s1600/hfamily_155.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhvMTm-fn_dyA7h6GtCpEyycw7lvezUg7fwODkasXVjKjCu7Zxx-Yfv_-xXaGBnnHauQCDN-jCi1Bh9dU1196s6pVT_-OD5uUBxcFQnT8eHW5tu44ngwC7G1Uvk17cev6pmABSJx0E2MVV/s640/hfamily_155.jpg" width="640" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The girls are being silly on their Moo Moo's chenille baby blanket.  Sam was saying "I'm going to get your nose, Emma!"  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTP5FFMeMEcZFNR-rfFmQeZtYwgFm7PqsHjTBZzRW6kKzWFoR_9z0c4cMJmJTKyyCDzcvawOgpNwOhTsCbtDW3k5-y02QKts7SftuEsz0Y6uj25i03P71buW1O_TIoMLySp-Mw57PBOz6W/s1600/hfamily_153.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTP5FFMeMEcZFNR-rfFmQeZtYwgFm7PqsHjTBZzRW6kKzWFoR_9z0c4cMJmJTKyyCDzcvawOgpNwOhTsCbtDW3k5-y02QKts7SftuEsz0Y6uj25i03P71buW1O_TIoMLySp-Mw57PBOz6W/s640/hfamily_153.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sweet babies. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTjuOK41fPLb-zIGNqL_brEWtUpnuiSSa0XEyyELS2CG7eFyjtK-TTAW6cAuI-Z_0nrJJ7Ruc1bXE5_dtGTmBhITUS9Nu8Qs05IwFiPHtMwwXxi98PzdOwy2yvuYiASE1a5wvRPpNBglu3/s1600/hfamily_056_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTjuOK41fPLb-zIGNqL_brEWtUpnuiSSa0XEyyELS2CG7eFyjtK-TTAW6cAuI-Z_0nrJJ7Ruc1bXE5_dtGTmBhITUS9Nu8Qs05IwFiPHtMwwXxi98PzdOwy2yvuYiASE1a5wvRPpNBglu3/s640/hfamily_056_2.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br />Classic Baby in a basket.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjayEV-2yMCpTK15zEvviHu2hOwr7EvWxTt71a7w355mMv6FhHwcoOSfBNrr5rdD082D2JK-H_lfwaz1f6FsgXCXAPRwuputKAk5ZsqdqiTSDrXO7x11Oyfbq3IcahEgEQbUTgeFSjDQAqd/s1600/hfamily_057_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjayEV-2yMCpTK15zEvviHu2hOwr7EvWxTt71a7w355mMv6FhHwcoOSfBNrr5rdD082D2JK-H_lfwaz1f6FsgXCXAPRwuputKAk5ZsqdqiTSDrXO7x11Oyfbq3IcahEgEQbUTgeFSjDQAqd/s640/hfamily_057_2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />It is amazing how much more hair she has now - just a month later than this photo... and the teeth that have come in that she seems to be working on in this pic!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQCKnhbvMGEpEvmCiQjQpR4PKISlipQXISo2Yt7YyqEVCVtHw7iJoG4D8WJOu7Vvdl959jl7RjOSR7skIN5Fbx6A5MNaoDkxBOIwr584-KpjNTfYV1QTgY0sWMpmjNyK2wn-DIIcnmn2dR/s1600/hfamily_173.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQCKnhbvMGEpEvmCiQjQpR4PKISlipQXISo2Yt7YyqEVCVtHw7iJoG4D8WJOu7Vvdl959jl7RjOSR7skIN5Fbx6A5MNaoDkxBOIwr584-KpjNTfYV1QTgY0sWMpmjNyK2wn-DIIcnmn2dR/s640/hfamily_173.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />We were telling Sam to give Emma kisses.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfqWX13ZMMLAaxgMgMcae9VrbO-88CbE6_SnshwTpuRSQZNUVBzQtuUc1DagNthoQS_PpnUW5hbA8qCXRfhmNoyKGQJJI6TX1XaooEnFnglWbJ5WQMsm28KNuvZ6Oi8ZAQZYQnc0WLD2Mv/s1600/hfamily_174.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfqWX13ZMMLAaxgMgMcae9VrbO-88CbE6_SnshwTpuRSQZNUVBzQtuUc1DagNthoQS_PpnUW5hbA8qCXRfhmNoyKGQJJI6TX1XaooEnFnglWbJ5WQMsm28KNuvZ6Oi8ZAQZYQnc0WLD2Mv/s640/hfamily_174.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />We close on our house tomorrow morning!  I'm headed to pick up paint and painting supplies.  The search for area rugs and light fixtures continues over the weekend - wish me good luck!

The Girls | Sam & Emma at Moo Moo's House

Over the Fourth of July weekend, my friend (and our wedding photographer) Claire Ryser came out to my Mom's house (aka Moo Moo) to take ...

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