Kiddie Kandids

We took Emma to get her birthday pictures at Kiddie Kandids. We had some store credit and we got a free 8x10 since it was her birthday. So, it was a great deal and their pictures always turn out so cute. If anyone wants, I have 3 referral coupons to get a free Perfect Treasures picture. You can see samples on their website.

Jumping on the Bed

So I've never tried putting a video on before. I hope this works. Emma was sitting on an air mattress and Jon's sister would jump on it to bounce her in the air. It was really funny. Just hit the play button and enjoy!

A Little Update

There hasn't been much going on here lately...just the usual day to day stuff. We spent the last week in Boise with Jon's family and had fun seeing them. We also visited my grandma Hiatt while we were there. Jon is keeping busy at work. I am keeping busy with Emma. She has SO much personality and is really starting to test boundaries. She is starting to do that thing where she's doing something she knows she's not supposed to and as soon as I say her name and start coming toward her she starts to do it faster and then at the last possible second runs away. Jon and I used to laugh when little kids do that. Okay, so we still do. And it is kind of funny to see her do it. It's just hard to believe she's not a little baby anymore. She is doing so many things and you can tell that she's soaking everything up, trying to learn everything. She loves talking and will talk to everybody and anybody she sees. She especially loves when Dad comes home every day. We wait for him outside and as soon as she sees the car pull up she starts yelling Hi Dad! Dada! and lots of other uncomprehendable things. Here is our budding artist drawing with dad on the porch. We really have to watch her with the sidewalk chalk because she likes to bite chunks off and eat them like candy. Yuck!

Emma and Grandma Lorraine (great grandma Hiatt). We spent an afternoon with her while we were in Boise. It was good to visit.

Jon swinging with his sister Melinda at his grandparents 50th anniversary party. They had a 50's theme and went all out with the decorations, music, and dress. It was a lot of fun.

One of Emma's favorite hangouts...the bathroom sink. I know it's weird.
Notice also the pigtails. They turned out adorable. If only I could get her to keep them in.

Happy Birthday Emma

Emma turns 1 tomorrow so we had a little party yesterday for her. We just had Jon's family and one of his good friends over for cake, ice cream and swimming. Emma had no idea what was going on and was probably a little overwhelmed but it was fun for the rest of us. I will try to add some more pictures. Jon's mom got some really cute ones.
We are going to Boise for the 4th of July week for Jon's family reunion. I will drive up with his family on Tuesday and he will fly up on Friday after work. There are lots of cousins and lots of things to do so it should be fun. I'm also going to be able to see some of my family while we're there too.
Jon finished his training at Pixar and has gotten his assignment for the rest of the summer. He is working on a movie called Wall-E. It's a movie about a robot and that's about all I know. It comes out next summer so if you go to see it watch for his name in the credits! He is having a lot of fun there. They encourage them to be creative and decorate their offices so he has been finding all sorts of random stuff to make it look cool. We'll have to get some pictures soon.

Emma and her new spray bottle. She gets the biggest kick out of us squirting water into her mouth.

Emma's birthday fan club...Jon's sisters Michelle, Jenny, and Melinda.

"I'll take that candle, thank you."
I made this cake with lots of help from Jon's mom. She does some amazing cakes
so it was fun to start learning.

Just getting started on her cake. Emma was a little overwhelmed with the cake. We put it on her tray and she just sat there staring at it. The one time we actually want her to get messy she won't. After a while though she slowly started digging in.