Happy Birthday!!

Happy 3rd birthday to the sweetest boy on the planet!

Will,
I'm so thankful that The Lord has entrusted me to be your mommy. We had fun celebrating you with your friends and family today! I love you to the moon and back...




- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

Be My Valentine

We had so much fun celebrating Valentine's Day last week! It was fun to encourage Will to say "I love you" all day, and Caroline became a pro at blowing kisses. :)

I sort of threw some things together at the last minute--to be honest, I wasn't sure how I felt about getting the babies commercial gifts...I'm a big believer that you should consistently show love throughout the year instead of just on one random day, and I felt like whatever we did this year will "stick" with Will for next year. I couldn't decide what to do, and then the day was upon us! Thankfully, GJ and MiMi sent some gifts and I decided to celebrate using those. I also had some red crepe paper, so I decorated a little, so they would realize that it was a holiday. Overall, it was a success! I think they understood that it was a special day, but we didn't go overboard.

My awesome decorating skills! :)

Valentines from GJ & Popa and MiMi!

Will always has fun opening presents...

         A Valentines breakfast!

I'm a little bummed that I didn't get a picture of the babies in their cute Valentines outfits. Oh well. So is life with two toddlers. But, here is a classic pic eating valentines breakfast!

This little one is a great eater these days--especially for breakfast!

Matt and I usually celebrate with a quiet night at home. The only different this year, was that we had to stay on schedule with exercising. So yes, we were THOSE crazy people working out on valentines. Silly P90X.

As for gifts, I typically do something crafty for Matt and he cooks a yummy dinner. This year, I gave him some candy...

Some delicious cookies...

And I made this for him...


One of Matt's love languages is words of affirmation, so when I saw this on Pinterest I thought it would be a perfect gift for him. I'm not so great in this area, so the hope is that I can give him encouragement throughout the year using this. It was super easy to make! I just printed it, framed it, got some dry erase markers and voila! It's in our bathroom and we've already used it several times. Success! Click HERE if you want to make one.

Will also had a party at school with all of his buddies, and he had a blast! He was so proud of all of his valentines, and he carried them around wherever he went. :)

These are the little valentines I made for their friends...




I hope everyone had a fun day celebrating those that you love! "Mmmwah"! (how Caroline blows kisses these days)

- Posted using BlogPress from my iPad

A Weekend to Remember

Last weekend was Matt's birthday! We had so much fun! His birthday actually fell on a Saturday, so we were able to spend the whole weekend celebrating. My parents were sweet enough to come stay with us for the weekend and babysit on Friday, so Matt & I could have a date night. Little did he know, I had a few birthday surprises up my sleeve...

Surprise! We had dinner at Tillman's Roadhouse! We had been there for desert, but not dinner, so we were both really excited to try it out! It was delicious!

Of corse, we got their famous Table Side S'mores! Awesome!

Toasting the marshmallows

Another surprise! We went to play at Top Golf after dinner! Matt had never been, and I had only been one time (a long time ago!), so it was a fun experience for us both.

Fore!!

I almost look professional. Thank you Baylor Golf 101 my Senior year. :)

Happy Birthday!!

The next day, we were spontaneous and had some fun at Dave & Busters. It was awesome! We felt like kids, playing all of our favorite games!

Another surprise! I booked Matt a "float" that afternoon. Think a massage, but in a pool of water. He thought it was pretty sweet. It's hard to explain, so here is the web site if you're curious-- The Float Spot

And my last surprise....a cookie cake! 

We noticed later that the cake said "Happy Birthday Mact"! Ha! 

Happy Birthday Daddy!

Matt & his mini-me

Blowing Out the candle

I know I say this every year, but I am so thankful that Matt was born and that he is my partner in life. As the babies get older, I see more and more what an amazing father he is. He is honestly my best friend--we have so much fun together! He makes me laugh harder than anyone I've ever known; he makes me feel loved and beautiful every day, and he has never stopped pursuing me--even after 7 years of marriage. More than anything, I see his desire to know and pursue the Lord with everything he says and does. Happy Birthday, Matt!! I love you!!

Look who's Walking!!

Caroline took her first steps at the beginning of January, and she hasn't looked back since! She waited until she was 15 mths old (just like her brother!) to make sure she wouldn't fall, and now she's almost running! I can't believe I officially have two toddlers running around. Crazy! Watch out world...here she comes!! :)

Happy New Year!!

We got home from Arkansas just in time to continue the tradition of celebrating New Years Eve with the Gregg family. We had so much fun! They even stayed the night at our house so we could stay up until midnight to ring in the new year (and the babies could still go to bed at a decent hour). From making homemade pizza to playing card games, it was a celebration!

Jama & Lila

Our yummy homemade pizza

Lila & Will having a date at their table  :)

We made family "music videos" as Elves. Hilarious.

The whole gang (minus the photographer, of corse)

We even had sparkling juice for Lila and Will to toast & celebrate!

Happy New Year!!

Playing games--awesome.

Be still, my heart. Love starts early! :)

Happy New Year!

2012: Year in Review

Last year I started the tradition of doing a "year in review" post with pictures. It's so much fun to look back through the year, I wanted to keep it going. So without further ado, here is a look back on 2012 with the Emmons Family!

January

Will and Caroline had a lot of fun playtime together--the best of friends!

We celebrated Matt's birthday by going to the Civil Wars concert

February

February was a busy month! We celebrated Valentine's Day...

Will slept in his big boy bed for the first time (success!!)...

And Will turned 2 years old! We celebrated with a party at the park!

March

We had a lot of sickness at the Emmons' house, but we survived! This was Caroline's first time in the exersaucer! :)

April

Hooray for April! Caroline was officially through the colic stage and was so happy! 

We celebrated Easter at the Tramonte's with an Easter Egg Hunt

And MiMi came to visit Easter weekend! 

We celebrated my birthday in style at the Arboretum

May

Will got his first hair cut 

And we celebrated Mother's Day

June

Matt & I took our first vacation sans babies to Branson, MO

July

We celebrated July 4th with a cookout with the Greggs

Starting to sit up on her own!

August

We took a trip to the beach with Mimi

We visited GJ & Papa in Little Rock

September

We went back to work/school

October

We celebrated our 7th wedding anniversary

Caroline had her first birthday!

We went to the Plano Hot Air Balloon Festival

We had fun on Halloween!

November

We had fun at the Arboretum Pumpkin Patch

We celebrated Thanksgiving with Mimi in Tyler

December

GJ & Papa with all their grandchildren

We continued the tradition of a real Christmas tree!

Will had his first stage performance, and he didn't have any stage fright!

We met Santa!

Our Christmas Card

Happy New Year!!