Christmas

Emma loved her vacuum. It
still isn't quite like Mommies, but she likes it just the same.

Little Miss Emma talking on the phone and cooking just like Mommy does. She really loved the kitchen set. It was the first thing she went to when she came down stairs.

This is all of Emma's gifts. She got a stackable wooden washer and dryer, the grand walk-in kitchen, food set, pots and pans, vacuum, shoping cart, little dog and carrier, little people princess castle, the table and chairs, and my friends tigger and pooh characters in
her stocking. She loved the kitchen the most.

Family Pictures

I finally got everyone together today to have family pictures taken. They all griped about it all week, but in the end they all came through and we got some cute pictures. It is really hard to get all of the kids looking at the camera and smiling at the same time, but they did pretty good. Emma is a pro at taking pictures, but we were scared Lexi would start crying at the lady taking them. All in all it turned out ok. The guys on the sled picture was them goofing off, then we turned it into our group picture.

Ryan, Me, and Emma

The Swanson's
Nici, Lexi, Dirk, and Hunter



Our Family

Ben and Felicia

Me, Nici, and Ben

Lexi, Hunter, and Emma

The Boys Goofing Around On The Sled

Ben and Felicia

Playing In The Leaves

Emma and Mommy played in the leaves the other day. She loved it of course. I wasn't sure how the roughness of the leaves would be, but she didn't mind them. She was such a big girl. A couple of days later Hunter and Lexi came over and we played in the leaves again. She loved it and Hunter did too. Lexi took a while to get in the leaves and she only did it once. That's our Lexi.

Emma and Hunter

Emma throwing leaves

Just looing at them in her hand then she crunches them



Smacking them around and then laughing

Just looking at how pretty the leaves are

Posing for Mommy before she just dove in

Trick or Treat

We went and saw "Aunt" Erin at the hospital. They had a monster with candy in a bowl and it talked to you. Of course my child was not afraid of it. Hunter wasn't either, but it took Lexi a while to go up to it.

We went to Sue's house to see Hank. Isn't he such a cute monkey. Amy looks cute too!

Emma was the cutest bunny I have ever seen. She kept wanting the paws on.

Emma Lexi and Hunter looking at the talking monster at the hospital. Hunter was "Papa" (Illinois State Trooper) and Lexi was an elephant. SO CUTE!!!

Emma Carving Her Pumpkin

Emma loved carving her pumpkin. She dove right into it. She liked the way it felt squishy between her fingers. After the pumpkin was carved and the lights were off we put a candle in it. Emma didn't understand why she still coulnd't put her hand in it.

Emma wanted to put her head in it to see the light then blow it out

She was wondering what the candle was doing in it when we had just taken everything out of it



Playing in the mushy stuff of the pumkin. I think at one time she even ate some of it.

That's My Girl!!! She dug right in.

Emma and Hunters Playdate

Hunter came over for a Sunday playdate and Emma had a ball. First they played with her kitchen set. Then she showed him her light up pumpkins. Then they played with ther train and school bus. They love to sit on the fireplace and talk to each other. They were a riot to watch. Both of them had fun. Hunter didn't want to leave when it was time for supper.
Emma was busy on her phone

Hunter trying to snap his fingers and get Emma to do it

Just smiling at each other

Hunter left the room and I said where did he go and this is her new I don't know gesture. I love the things she does. I don't know how she even learned it.

Emma Into Everything

Emma loves to play in the fridge. She knows she can only take out the plastic containers. She also loves to try and give Lily lovins while she is sleeping in the kitchen. She sneeks up on her and gives her kisses. She also loves to wear our shoes. So cute!!

Uncle Ben's Fottball Game

We went to Uncle Bens' Football game on Friday night. It was chilly, but Emma had fun and we got this family picture.

Country Corner Pumpkin Patch

We took the kids to the pumpkin patch. They loved it!!!!!! Can't wait to do it again next year. There were so many things to do that we spent most of the afternoon there. We picked our own pumpkins, went through the corn maze, rode the cow train, went through the petting zoo, played on the playground, and took tons of pictures. All in all it was a great day. Enjoy the pictures. This is the begining of the huge pumpkin patch. I never did find the right one, but Emma did and Ryan was tired of me looking.

This wasn't the pumpkin patch, but the kids loved to play with these.

Emma wanted this huge pumpkin, but when we picked it up it was pretty mushed on the other side. Sorry Emma!!

She settled for these two small ones and a couple of medium sized ones.

She thought she was hot stuff getting to run down the paths in the pumpkin patch. She never did set down her little pumpkins. She even wanted to play in the corn field with Hunter.

She was cleaning the dirt off of the pumpkins.

Don't they look so cute in the cow train. The man drove a little fast around the whole amusement area so the adults had to ride with the kids. I am not sure who had more fun.
Emma running through the corn maze to find Jonathan and Hunter. She loved it. She only stopped once to feel the corn.

We had to take a group photo after we picked out pumpkins

Jonathan
Hunter
My goofy Emma

Emma & Lexi (what a face Lexi)





Grandma tried to get them all to look at the camera. This was the best we could do.



Watching the pig at the petting zoo.


Emma wasn't quite sure what to do with the animals that wanted her hands


They all were asleep before we got five miles down the road!!!

It was a great day!

If you have kids I totally recomend it.