Check this out

I have followed this sweet blogger, Megan for quite some time. She is expecting twins any day now after enduring the loss of her precious boy Cohen over a year ago. She does great giveaways and discounts and has introduced me to some pretty awesome designers and etsy shop owners. This week she's featuring a shop called Gussy Sews. They are also on face.book and Twi.tter. You can check them out at this link

http://www.inthiswonderfullife.com/2011/08/giveaway-discouont-monday.html

Summer Days

We've been enjoying the slightly cooler weather around here. Praying it stays around for a little while. Emma finally got over her fear of the grass and now enjoys roaming the yard picking up leaves and twigs and bringing them to me.

She also enjoys taking Hudson's ball and running.... er, crawling as quickly as she can. Then we throw it for him. He runs happily, she squeals with glee, and all is well in the Lomicka yard.

Occasionally we just sit and ponder things.

Or cheese it up for the camera.

Now give me that camera! She has gotten to the point where she wants to see the picture on the back of the camera and she's rather impatient to see it.

Of course with summer time we have to clean up after Hudson's incessant shedding. She's interested in the Swiffer. I figure if I work this right, it could really turn out in my advantage!

Heat!

After one of the longest, coldest winters on record we have gone on to one of the hottest, driest summers. Most days have been in the 90s with a relatively high humidity. I was looking forward to going to some of the festivals here in town this summer, but I don't really enjoy roasting out in the sun and Emma gets rather cranky when she is out for a while so we've been spending a lot of time having playdates at friends houses. It's so wonderful to have so many great friends now who also have small children around Emma's age. We can get together and talk while the kids play. It's helping Emma learn how to share and it is good for my sanity not to be cooped up all the time! I was looking forward to taking her to the splash pad this summer, but since she's not walking, that's not really an option! There's always next summer!

Don't. Even. Ask

As of today, Emma is 15 months and 17 days old. And no, she is still not walking. I don't know what to do to change that. We try to help her walk. We put her on her feet and hold her hands to walk with us. Sometimes she humors us, other times she simply plops down on her bottom or refuses to put her feet down all together. We have until 18 months old and then her doctor will step in. I don't get it. She pushes her shopping cart all over the house, walks around while holding on to all of the furniture and pulls herself up on everything. Just no walking. It's a good thing you are so cute Little Bit, because you are getting too heavy to carry around everywhere!!

I'm gonna be" that mom"

Emma's getting bigger and this is pretty much how I feel about it.

Maybe if I close my eyes real tight and pretend I can't see it then it won't really happen. I was the mom who cried on my child's 1st birthday, and they weren't happy tears. Sad that her first year was over already and it was all happening to fast. The thought of sending her off to school in a few years makes me panicky and emotional. I am going to be the mom that's sobbing on her first day of kindergarten. Yep, that's me. I'm not ready. Nope. Not ready for her to run, not ready for her to go to school, not ready to see her do things on her own and not need me. My baby is growing up too fast and I don't like it. Not one bit.

Its been a while

Sorry I haven't been around to blog. It took us a while to figure out how to upload photos on our new computer. Things around here have been good. Hot and rainy, but I'll take it over the snow and cold. We've been hanging out, having fun and playing with friends. Still no walking on her own, but she'll walk behind her shopping cart. That's my girl!

This is her cheeser face that she does when the camera comes out.

We went swimming with our friend Emma Grace.

Here's her shopping cart. She desperately needs a haircut so her hair ends up like this in a pony tail most days. I dig her Pebbles look.

Summertime Fun

I can't believe that May is almost over! June will be here soon and with that comes lots of trips, plans, and visitors. In June we paint our kitchen and the Phipps' kitchen. Then we have the Monty family trip to Branson. 12 hours in a car with a toddler who hates being in her carseat. Yay for us! We are looking forward to spending time with my family and seeing our sweet nieces Addie and Kacie. In July Matt and I will spend the weekend in Chicago to celebrate 5 wonderful years of marriage and then my dad comes out to visit the next weekend. In August Matt's parents come out for a visit and then my parents will be here for Labor Day! Lots of visitors! Lots of trips! Lots of fun! We are excited to see our family and can't wait to share many of the pictures we take :)