Details, Details!

Things have been a little crazy around here lately. Sorry for the lack of posting. I'm busy trying to coordinate our church's Thanksgiving event. We're providing baskets FULL of food for some needy families in Fort Wayne. The Pine Hills Church family has really come together and I am so excited. There is just A LOT to do in order to get all of it ready and I guess I didn't realize how many little details there would be. We are excited that families who otherwise wouldn't be participating in a Thanksgiving meal will now be able to partake in a dinner that looks somewhat like this.

We are also excited about sharing our Thanksgiving meal this year with Megan and James! It's been fun to plan our menu and talk about our day. We love having them so close!

7 Months

Sorry this update is a little late. It seems like the time is just flying by! Matt and I will often sit and talk about how lucky we are. Emma is such a fun little girl and we are so blessed by her. Here are some updates.

Emma is now 17 1/2 pounds and a little over 27 inches long. She is napping pretty regularly in the morning and afternoon. However, if we aren't home, the nap doesn't generally happen. She is a big flirt and will often smile at men she meets in the grocery store or out shopping. She is a little more hesitant with women. Uh oh... She can now sit up by herself (finally!) although she will topple over now and again. She smiles and laughs at Hudson. She makes funny little snorting sounds when she "kisses" you on the cheek. She has now tried peas, squash, carrots, sweet potatoes, apple/mango, bananas, and peaches. She LOVES yogurt. I think if we would let her, she'd eat yogurt at every meal. I finally found a cute pair of sparkly pink shoes that actually fit her and it turns out that she threw one of them over the side of the stroller while we were in the mall yesterday, which I didn't realize until we got home. She still has no teeth, although the drooling continues. She has a LOT to say and frequently enjoys screeching at me about something that appears to be rather important to her. Although we are a little biased, we think she gets cuter all the time. Love you Emma C.!

Halloween

Emma still wasn't feeling very well on Halloween, but we still dressed her up briefly. Obviously she wasn't going to eat any candy, but a lot of our neighbors were eager to see her costume. As you can tell by her facial expression, she was thrilled. Some of our sweet neighbors gave her special treats (like book and Gerber puffs) instead of candy. She lasted about an hour in the costume and then was in bed and asleep by 6:30. Hopefully next year she will be a little more excited about it all.