I'm ONE!!!

Can you believe a year has passed already since our little Emery was born.  Time sure has flown and she has grown into a very sweet girl.  She loves giving hugs and kisses, and her smile and giggles melt our hearts. 

We had a great celebration for Em this past weekend, surrounded by friends and family.  Emery got to dive into a chocolate cupcake, and she seemed to like it!  She was blessed with lots of great new toys and fun new outfits for the winter. 

We love you cupcake and look forward to what the next year brings!

Cousins!

Yummmy chocolate cupcake!

Godparents

Love you blue eyed babe!

Swimming

Emery and Mom have joined a swimming class together on Friday's.  This last week Daddy was off work, so he came along to watch Emery and her new discoveries in the pool. 

This was the second week, and in just two short sessions Emery is now going under the water fully.  Only for a very short stint, but she has caught on to closing her mouth and holding her breath really fast.

So HAPPY she loves the water!



Having lots of FUN!

We have had to try and bring new adventures and ideas to our day to keep Emery occupied, laughing, and smiling.  Has been great watching her take to the new things, and understand what you mean when you tell her to go get a certain toy and she does it knowing what you are talking about.  She is a smart cookie!

Double Trouble! 

Don't feed the animals! ;)

Getting laundry basket rides on a hot hot day!

Waving out the window to my friends!  One of my new favorite things to do.

Look at that chubby cutie!  Can't ever get enough of those smiles....and rolls!

Aunt Casey's 30th Birthday....and everyone fed me chocolate treats.  I wish it was Aunt Casey's birthday all the time!

Exploring

Emery is now exploring everything she can get her hands on.  She is like a shadow that follows you around the house.  It is fun having her mobile, but lots of work!  Here's some fun photos from recent

Fun on Papa's Boat!

Exploring Mac & Cheese, and loving it!

Knock, Knock!  Loves playing on the deck

Having some swinging fun at the park

Clapping as she was enjoying Dad pushing her! :)

Standing up, getting into the toys. 

Can you believe that cutie will be 1 very soon! :)



Crawling!

Emery woke up last Monday morning (8.6.12) and decided she was going to crawl.  Sunday she wasn't even trying to move, so this sure shocked me to see her out of the corner of my eye take two crawl movements to get a toy! 

I continued to watch her all day, trying to get a video of her so we could show daddy.  Finally she gave me this!

I was so proud of her, and now she is into everything.  If you tell her no, she looks back at you, smirks, and laughs and continues to do it.  Let's say we have some baby proofing to do yet in our house!

Fun with Friends

Once a month, us girls try and get together for some mommy and baby time together.  We rotate through houses and have some wine and good needed laughs together.  This past time at Chelsea's we tried to get a picture of all the kids, so here goes!

Isaac, Emery, Addison, Haley, Bryn, and Cooper



Zoo

Emery and I adventured to the Madison Zoo recently when it finally wasn't so hot out. She was able to spot the larger animals when they were moving, but not many animals were out.  Little bummed!

She loved the tiger, as it just paced back and forth in front of us, and she watched so intently.  Look at that face of confusion.  She also enjoyed the arangatangs, but was hard to get a picture because of carrying her with me.  Overall it was a fun time together.  We then stopped by Dad's work to visit and he showed Em off.  A fun Friday in our books!



Dane County Fair

A few weeks ago, Casey, Brooks, Brody, Emery, Addison, and I traveled out to the Dane County Fair to see the animals.  We went early as it was set to be another hot summer day. 

Emery seemed to love seeing all the animals and many at her eye level in the stroller.  She pet quite a few and laughed at some when they were making noises.  Overall it was a fun trip with the cousins, although Brody wouldn't leave the stroller for much. 

First barn, had ducks, geese, turkeys, and rabbits.

Checking out the lambs

She thought the pigs were amusing.

Petting a chickadee.  So soft!

Being silly!

Cutest Mrs. Farmer I have ever seen! :)

10 Months and getting smarter!

Our little girl is now over 10 months and I have begun to think of planning her first birthday party.  I am in denial that it is coming up as fast as it really is.

She has learned how to go from laying down on her belly or back and get to a sitting position.  I was quite surprised, when I woke up to this one morning.

I know it is hard to see, but it is a picture of our video monitor, as I couldn't believe my eyes.

Then she started doing it all the time in her crib, and she couldn't quite figure out how to lay back down, so she would then do this...

This is hard to see as well, but she is flopped over with her arms back and her head on the mattress between her feet.  Her head is towards the slats (left) side of the crib you can see. 

She has been rolling all over the place to get what she wants, and slowly starting to scoot in her own way.  She always wants to stand if you put her next to something, or hold onto your fingers. 

 Will she be walking by one?

Nehmer Family Fun

Two weekends ago we celebrated cousin Ryan's return home from his tour of duty and his 30th birthday.  It was a fun time, and here are a few pics to share.

Fun in the pool with dad!

Bike riding with Brody

Sporting grandpa's hat....and very cute I must say. :)

Uncle Luc...she's just not sure about you.  This is when we knew it was time to go!

This past weekend we had a Nehmer/Madsen reunion in Waterloo.  Despite being a little turned around (and I was even following my father, who always knows where he is going), we made it there.  It was another hot summer day, but in the shade was manageable.  

Some fun in the bouncy house with the boys!

We were also made aware of our close neighbors being my second cousin. Small world! 

Just some good old fun!

With the weather being so hot lately, and being trapped inside with the kiddos we tried to have some fun anyways.  Here are a few photos from the past weeks.

Standing up leaning against things.  She can get herself up to her knees, but not quite to her feet on her own.

Fun and silly glasses

Such a sweet and innocent pose of our girl.  (not always so sweet and innocent!)

Loving this hand me down toy from the cousins.  She can scoot backwards all over, and of course thinks she is soo cool!

Crazy hair....my attempt at a pony tail with a baret.  She looked so mature!