Little Man is ONE!

I'm still working on rounding up pictures from his birthday party on the 7th, but I thought I'd share a little dose of preciousness from today.  Where does the time go?  We are blessed beyond measure.

My cup runneth over.

Kristin

Emory's 2nd Easter and a Big "UH OH!"

Does an Easter without a basket full of goodies count?  If not, then this is Emory's first real one!  (I know, I know Easter isn't about the treats!)  Last year, our little guy was a whole 8 days old on Easter Sunday.  Since he made his debut a little early, we were hardly prepared.  We didn't make it to church, obviously.  We didn't have any cute basket.  We didn't even have a precious outfit.  

No worries!  This year Mama and Daddy made up for lost time!  Easter Sunday fell the day after Emory's 1st birthday party.  It was such an exciting weekend!  Ella Kate (and Brandy, but we all know who the star of this parade really is) came up for the weekend.  She's some kind of precious.  Will had to work this weekend, so we made sure to capture tons of pictures.  Fortunately, a camera loves some Ella Kate.  Want to know why?  Because she's ALWAYS happy!  Check out Sunday's cuteness (FYI: we let the babies have their baskets the night before):

Brandy teaching Ella how to sneak up on the Easter Bunny.

Emory got his own set of keys (so maybe he'll leave Mama's alone)!

"Hey!  Aren't you the one that should be in the basket?" 

"I got this, Mom!  Both hands at 10 and 2...and a mouth at 12!"

It was so far past their bedtimes. 

Emory showing Aunt Sandra and Uncle Steven his lion.

Aunt Sandra had to tell Emory goodbye as she put him to bed.  :-(  They flew out before he woke up.

Ella Kate kept laughing and pulling her dress up.  Already mischievous. 

I love these two!

Ella Kate has a basket on steroids!  Emory got her a lion just like his!

Look at her smiling.

We put the fun in dysfunctional!

A little better with Phillip NOT sitting on my lap.

Hi, precious girl!

Well, there's a smile. 

We stopped by my parents' house to take pictures after church.  They were ready for their naps, but I still thought this was a cute picture of Emory and my mom.

This boy loves his Poppy.

LOVES!

Granted, Ella Kate napped during church, but all things considered these two did pretty good for staying up for almost 6 hours with no morning nap.  This is the picture Brandy took when we got home.  Emory NEVER sleeps in the car.

Funny story from the Easter service at church...

Emory normally goes to the nursery while we are in Sunday school.  We go home and watch service because he won't nap anywhere and he can't stay in the nursery for 3 hours without a meltdown.  

Well, we decided that we would go to the regular service since Brandy was in town and she likes our pastor.  Emory was going to give it a go with us.  I was surprised at how well he did during the singing and some of the service.  He hates loud noises, so usually he cries his little eyes out.  

The pastor really got into the meat of the Resurrection part of the sermon when Emory drops his little book that he was playing with.  So the pastor is yelling (we're Baptist, we yell) something along the lines of "Death couldn't handle Him and the grave couldn't hold Him" when suddenly our child screams, "UH OH!"  Fabulous, Emory!  Phillip and I struggle to keep from laughing.  I scoop up his bag, carry him out, and feed him fruit.  Next week, he'll be going back to the nursery.

We hope you all had a wonderful Easter celebrating the resurrection of our Savior!

Kristin

"He's not perfect."

Are you addicted to Pinterest?  I am.  Well, my obsession is getting a bit better but only because Emory won't nap as much.  :-)  I find all sorts of goodies on there.  The other week I came across this quote:

"He's not perfect.  You aren't either, and the two of you will never be perfect.  But if he can make you laugh at least once, causes you to think twice, and if he admits to being human and making mistakes, hold on to him and give him the most you can.  He isn't going to quote poetry, he's not thinking about you every moment, but he will give you a part of him that he knows you could break.  Don't hurt him, don't change him, and don't expect more of him than he can give.  Don't analyze.  Smile when he makes you happy, yell when he makes you mad, and miss him when he's not there.  Love hard when there is love to be had.  Because perfect guys don't exist, but there's always one guy that is perfect for you." 

~Bob Marley

Anyone that knows us also knows how completely different Phillip and I are.  Initially, I was concerned about how this would work in a marriage.  Through all of our valleys (and admittedly, we have dealt with a lot more than most early marriages), he always made me laugh.  I have to say that I am guilty of not expressing my thanks enough and over-analyzing too much.  Thankfully, I married a pretty gracious fella.  

Just a challenge: (for anyone that may be reading) thank the person that supports you the most...and the best that he knows how.  

 

Kristin

 

Emory + Florence = Long Overdue Trip

We have been so busy lately, but thankfully my current profession has this thing called Spring Break!  We decided to pack up and head down to South Carolina.  Emory LOVES it down there.  Daddy was only able to be there for the weekend.  We stayed until Wednesday when Aunt Diane came back with us for Emory's birthday party!

Carly was helping Emory with his birthday present.

Grammie gave Emory entirely too much sugar, but boy did he love it.  (Can't you tell?)

That boy can find his mama anywhere!

Emory thinks this is the best seat in the house...any house.

 

Playing with Logan.

These girls are not afraid of mud. 

Taylor got in trouble.  Big surprise!  ;-)

I could kiss those little cheeks forever.

My boys.  My world.  My heart. 

 

Have you ever heard about Emory's crazy hair?  Meet said coif.

Apparently, this is childcare Florence style.

...and this is your brain on drugs.

He loves his Aunt Diane.

Somehow Grammie has this calming effect that can put this baby right out.

Last but not least, Emory visited the best farmers market in the world...FINALLY! 

I'll post more about the birthday festivities later.  We hope you had a great Easter weekend!