Pretty in purple

Hi Mom.

 It was 94 here the last time I checked. So we are in our summer clothes...and then Thursday it drops 50 degrees to 54. Yikes! Hopefully we get some good thunderstorms out of it.

I can't wait until I can read the bunny book all by myself!

8 months old

Emma is 8 months old today....and she is growing all the time! 

She took her shoes off the minute we finished these pictures...she is not a fan of shoes.

Saturday at home

Yesterday Emma and I went to a dinner thing with some couples in our church. (We meet once a month at  someone's house and they cook, then we switch homes the next month.) It was our turn to took, and since we can't get everyone on base, we met at someone else's house. We made BBQ meatballs, mashed potatoes, corn casserole, peas, and a healthier version of a apple crisp. It was delicious. And thank you Aunt Grace for entertaining Emma over the phone so I could finish cooking. Emma was a little fussy due to her teeth, and I couldn't just hold her, so she had to watch...and apparently she need to exercise her voice.
So today we just stayed home and played, cleaned and went for a walk.

Aunt Grace made these baby legs

I'm going to get you!

Beautiful.

Belly surfing

Emma has not yet figured out how to crawl, which is fine with me. She does, however, want to get somewhere. She kicks her legs and flails her arms in the air, I call it belly surfing:

Sleep.

Have you read this? This is how I feel.

http://www.today.com/moms/exhausted-new-moms-hilarious-take-expert-sleep-advice-goes-viral-6C9559908

Playing

Last night Emma got to play the piano at Ken and  Fran's house after dinner. She loved it.

And here is a video from the other day of Emma playing. I am trying to get her to say, "Mama."

Good sleep

I finally woke up this morning and felt like I was fairly rested. It was a nice change. I think God knew I was in desperate need of a good night. My allergies have really been bothering me lately, and so I haven't been feeling all that great. But I actually had energy to clean today. Emma took a 2 hour nap at the babysitters, which she never does. So we were both pretty rested today.

She has also been playing peek-a-boo a lot lately...on skype and with Mom. It's pretty funny. A lady brought some 'baby pillows' that she made into the Pregnancy Help Center, but since babies can't have pillows, we took them home. Emma liked them.

Eating my foot

Picking my nose

Really?