Bath is part of our nightly ritual and one sure way to calm Emmett down before heading off into the land of zzz's. To say it relaxes him is an understatement. Lately, we're stuck with the challenge of fishing out a floater after we have thoroughly cleaned him up.
This is not a once or twice kind of deal, but more like every other bath. Imagine Justin and/or I standing by the tub crossing our fingers for a clean get away. Sometimes it's a success and others, we have to unload every bath toy for quaratine, scrub the tub, put Emmett back in for a second round.
How do you train a one year old to stop pooping in the tub? No How-to books cover this one!
Monday, October 01, 2007
Sunday, September 16, 2007
Our blog is back
This blog has not been forgotten! We've been so busy chasing Emmett and the sun these past few months.
Highlights of summer 07 have been our visit with Jill, Beth and Henry that included a trip down to Cannon Beach, OR. Our 10-day midwest bonanza that had us covering MO, IL and IN during the hottest time of the year. A wonderful day trip in July to Port Townsend with Gramma Alex and Uncle John makes the list along with a last minute trip over to Montana to celebrate Emmett's 1st birthday with Papa, Nana Peggy and cousin Dominic. Emmett's 1st birthday solstice celebration was truly amazing as we had all of our wonderful friends and family over to sing his first ever, "Happy Birthday to You!" We felt so loved being surrounded by so many incredible people.
The one sna-fu of Emmett's party was Justin throwing his back out and unable to do a thing. Daddy was laid up and fortunately, we had the Oswick train in tow to make sure the party was a success. I don't know how we would've pulled it off without Amy, Pierce and Sarah.
We squeezed in a few picnics, experienced our first outdoor ZooTunes concert and decided to join the zoo after multiple visits. It's not the animals that grab EQA's attention, but all the kids running, screaming and having a ball. His favorite words as of late are "car" and "truck"; we never knew a 14 month-old could have so much to say. Sometimes he sounds Russian, other times Japanese and his specialty is some tribal language we labeled Farsee (thanks to Holly Overman's understanding of linguistics with baby boys).
There are lots of photos to share and I promise to upload them soon. Our stories and milestones will continue as our boy grows bigger and brighter every day.
Highlights of summer 07 have been our visit with Jill, Beth and Henry that included a trip down to Cannon Beach, OR. Our 10-day midwest bonanza that had us covering MO, IL and IN during the hottest time of the year. A wonderful day trip in July to Port Townsend with Gramma Alex and Uncle John makes the list along with a last minute trip over to Montana to celebrate Emmett's 1st birthday with Papa, Nana Peggy and cousin Dominic. Emmett's 1st birthday solstice celebration was truly amazing as we had all of our wonderful friends and family over to sing his first ever, "Happy Birthday to You!" We felt so loved being surrounded by so many incredible people.
The one sna-fu of Emmett's party was Justin throwing his back out and unable to do a thing. Daddy was laid up and fortunately, we had the Oswick train in tow to make sure the party was a success. I don't know how we would've pulled it off without Amy, Pierce and Sarah.
We squeezed in a few picnics, experienced our first outdoor ZooTunes concert and decided to join the zoo after multiple visits. It's not the animals that grab EQA's attention, but all the kids running, screaming and having a ball. His favorite words as of late are "car" and "truck"; we never knew a 14 month-old could have so much to say. Sometimes he sounds Russian, other times Japanese and his specialty is some tribal language we labeled Farsee (thanks to Holly Overman's understanding of linguistics with baby boys).
There are lots of photos to share and I promise to upload them soon. Our stories and milestones will continue as our boy grows bigger and brighter every day.
Friday, June 29, 2007
Emmett Learns to Dance
On the weekend before Emmett's birthday, we celebrated his first birthday in conjunction with the Fremont Summer Solstive Parade. Since our little boy was born on the actual summer solstice (6/21), we figured that a parade in honor of the longest day could also honor the biggest boy!
Our Friends, the Oswicks, came into town and brought with them fun gifts to help Emmett get started exploring with cool stuff. So Emmett now rides his Battery Powered 4x4 with enthusiasm and smiles.
One of the highlights leading up to his party was an impromptu performance that Emmett gave to show off his dancing skills. Daddy was quick to run upstairs and grab the camera and catch the tail end of our little star:
Our Friends, the Oswicks, came into town and brought with them fun gifts to help Emmett get started exploring with cool stuff. So Emmett now rides his Battery Powered 4x4 with enthusiasm and smiles.
One of the highlights leading up to his party was an impromptu performance that Emmett gave to show off his dancing skills. Daddy was quick to run upstairs and grab the camera and catch the tail end of our little star:
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
The Game is Afoot
Emmett took one small crawl for himself and began one giant quest for his parents last night when he figured out how to keep his knees under his big belly. Our little, baby boy inched along ever so slowly towards our chest of drawers after daycare last night around 5:30pm. We celebrated with Emmett at the Sunset Hills park with a picnic for three and watched Emmett for the first time shun his dinner in favor of exploring his new talent. Mommy and Daddy enjoyed some delicious sushi and great laughs.
The activity does take its toll, as Emmett learned: he slept until 7am this mornning. We are so thrilled for Emmett - this is going to be our best summer ever!
The activity does take its toll, as Emmett learned: he slept until 7am this mornning. We are so thrilled for Emmett - this is going to be our best summer ever!
Wednesday, April 04, 2007
Family Vacation to Iron Springs
Jodi, Justin, Emmett, Ruby and Sherman traveled out to the Iron Springs Resort on the Coast of Washington just North of Ocean Shores. The weekened brought sunshine, tides, wind and fun for a family craving adventure.
The resort welcomed our dogs and provided a swimming pool for Emmett's enjoyment.
Emmett enjoyed the accomodations at Iron Springs Resort with his pal, Ruby.
Emmett's personality shines now and he thrills himself (and us) with life's simple pleasures. We celebrated Justin's 34th birthday with great meals on Friday and Saturday; Emmett's gift of sleeping from 7-7 both nights added to the good times.
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