Making Cookies for Daddy

One of my favorite things to do growing up was to make sugar cookies and decorate them, so I decided to share the tradition with Emma and make some Pumpkin Cookies. Emma was great at putting ingredients into the bowl and stirring and she likes rolling out the dough. Then she got her first taste and she lost interest in anything else but eating!


Mommy, do we need Cinnamon?

Mixing

Waiting for the next ingredient

Rolling out the Dough

Using the Cookie Cutter

I got my first taste!

At the Pumpkin Patch

Yesterday was a beautiful day to visit the Pumpkin Patch with some of our friends. We had fun choosing our pumpkins,

From pumpkin patch

playing in the marigold fields,




and riding the Pumpkinville Express Railroad.


Emma also got to ride in the wheelbarrow with the pumpkins.




Emma is now all ready for halloween!

More Fun Happenings

Emma had more fun over the last two days. Last night, our friend Clay from Virginia came over to have dinner because he was in town on business. Emma made a new friend quickly when she found out he would read one of her favorite books. It was great to see a friendly face!

From A day at the ...

Today we went to the Children's Museum with Adam and had a great time. Here are a few pictures although it was hard to get her not on the move.












This afternoon Emma brought me her costume for halloween to try on over her clothes. Of course we got a few pictures of that, too



We have had a busy day!

A visit from Nana and G-Pa

Nana and G-pa came to visit us for a week. They wanted to see lots of things. We took them to San Francisco, where it was fleet week and the Blue Angels put on a show. We also visited our favorite amusement park, Gilroy Gardens, and took a tour of the Jelly Belly Factory and a Winery in Sonoma. Here are some pictures of our adventures.


The Blue Angels Fly over Alcatraz


Flying in Formation


Riding the Street Car


Waiting for the train at Gilroy Gardens


Going through the Hay Maze


Lots of Smiles


At the Jelly Belly Factory


Checking out the Grapes at the Winery


Going up the Stairs

From Nana and G-Pa...

Enjoy!

October Fun!

Hi Everyone! We have had lots of fun this October! Even though everyone in our house got a cold and we have actually had a few rainy days, we have stayed pretty busy! Emma hosted her first kid's table when we had friends over for dinner, there was a lot of playing going on, and Emma has learned to art of talking on the phone. Here are some pictures from the month.


Emma's first Dinner party with her friends


I love talking on the Phone!


Hanging out in the "Toy Box"

Yogurt!


Checking out the Children's Museum



Emma's creates and new fashion craze!

Getting back to Normal

Not a lot has happened since we have been back in California. The weather is still really nice, so Mommy and I have been to the park a lot. We also did some shopping for new fall clothes. Mommy cleaned out my closet and she always gets sad when she has to put away the clothes that don't fit me anymore. Here are some fun pictures over the last week.


Trying to fill some big shoes!

Fun at Gilroy!


Vroom, Vroom


On the Ferris Wheel


Cheese!

Back in Virginia!

Mommy and I got to go back to Virginia last week to visit friends and Nana and G-Pa. We got to stay with my friend, Sydney, and her family. We had lots of fun going shopping, swimming, and to the farm to see the animals. Daddy joined us later in the week and we went down to Virginia Tech for their first game. I got an new hokie bird shirt to wear and got to hang out with my new friend Peter and Mommy while Daddy went to the game. Here are a few pictures of our week. You and click on the pictures to see all the pictures of our week.

From Time with Sydney

From At the farm

From At the farm

From Hokie Game