Hop on Pop

Sharing a book just after bath and just before bed. Emma's not too sure about "Hop on Pop."

I haven't dropped off the face of the earth

Goodness gracious, I haven't posted on the blog(s) in 2 months! Sorry! I have many photos to sort through: fall fun, Halloween, and Emma's first birthday. For now, I will post a photo taken on Emma's birthday: a photo of the two sisters having a tea party together. Love this! I promise I will post more very soon!

Another Thursday night at home

Emma loves this toy car (yet another hand-me-down from Madeleine).


Someday we will be able to take more photos of Madeleine without her making a crazy pose like this. As you can see, Lester Holt is not amused.

I wanna go outside!

Hanging out at home

Just some photos of the girls.

Take Me Out to the Ball Game

The Sunday before school started, we went to Turner Field to see the Cubs play the Braves. We had a great time! And the Cubs won--even better!

One of the vendors gave Madeleine a cup of crushed ice, which amused her for a good 45 minutes. Why buy millions of other snacks when her favorite thing was ice?

Eating popcorn:
A sleepy Emma (above):

An awake Emma (below):
GO CUBS!

A sleepy Madeleine (above):

Our view of the field:

We can't wait to go to another game next season!

Emma's baptism

On Saturday, July 16th, Emma was baptized at St. Joseph's in Marietta. Here are some photos from the fun morning. Above is Frank, Megan, Emma, and our deacon, who baptized Emma.

Prior to the Baptism:



Madeleine waiting for the Baptism:




Anointing:

Madeleine and other children/siblings blessing the waters with the deacon:


Emma and her godparents!

Silly Emma faces

We literally have dozens of photos like this. All of it will be blackmail material for when she's older.

Hey! Hi! What?

Emma at the aquarium

Yesterday was Emma's first visit to the Georgia Aquarium (hopefully not her last). At certain times she was absolutely transfixed by the fish. Yet when we got to the big "Ocean Tank" (always a highlight for her mother), she was sound asleep. Ah well.

For photos of Madeleine at the Georgia Aquarium, she http://madeleinesmiles.blogspot.com

Eyelashes

Look at this child's eyelashes. She will never need mascara. Lucky girl.

Our CAT babies

Needless to say, in our family, we have a few Caterpillar baby items (bibs, shirts, even books). Among these is a white t-shirt with the CAT logo. We have a photo of Madeleine when she was around 6-7 months old, wearing this shirt (see the last photo in this blog entry). I decided it would be fun to take some photos of Emma wearing the same shirt. Here are a couple of the outtakes of Emma's photo session, along with one of Madeleine's photos from early 2007:

More vacation pics!

Hi, everyone--Just a few more picks....let's see, we have Emma on the beach:

Naptime for Frank and Emma on the beach:

Emma testing out the ocean waters for the first time. She wasn't exactly enthusiastic:

Emma and Frank at Kennedy Space Center (at the platform where you can view the launch pads):
More beach photos!:
Emma at the fish restaurant:

Madeleine, Frank, and Emma:

Madeleine working on a sand castle at the beach:


Thanks for checking out our vacation photos!