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Emma loves to dance. This may or may not be my fault :) Generally if she hears music playing she will stop what she's doing and dance a little bit until it stops. It is not uncommon to look in the rear view mirror and see her bopping along to the beat while she's in her carseat. 

Emma, like Matt, enjoys snacks.... A LOT. She is pretty good about sharing though and she likes to feed people. Daddy on the other hand, is not so good about sharing his food. He's learning though :)

Our poor attempt at a self-portrait. My cute girl and her pretty blue eyes.

Emma likes to do whatever Mommy is doing. She has called and texted people from my phone, ordered movies on the TV, and now she tries to email people too. Sadly for her, we don't let her play with the computer.

She's as playful as ever and is generally a very happy child. We have been through a very busy season, but are trying to enjoy as much time as we can together as a family. She's growing and changing so fast that I want to remember and cherish this time while she's still little!

Fall in Indiana

Fall has got to be one of my favorite seasons in Indiana. The weather is crisp and cool, the leaves turn beautiful shades of red, gold, and orange, and the skies are bright blue. During October Mema and Papa came to visit and we took advantage of the beautiful fall weather.

We went down to the Huntington Reservoir and took a short walk around.

Emma loves to be outside almost as much as her Daddy.

3 generations of Lomicka's

Mommy and Emma

The beautiful trees

The water levels are pretty low right now because we have had a very dry summer and fall. I am hoping that this warmer weather lasts for a while longer. I am not ready for snow yet!

Pumpkin Patch

This year we went to the pumpkin patch 2 times. One time, Emma and I went with our friends Amy, Josiah, and Julian. The next time we went as a family along with Mema, Papa, Auntie Megan and Uncle James.

Our second trip was on a very blustery day. It was one of the first cool days of fall.

There weren't as many pumpkins this year. The pumpkin farmers were really hurt by the cold spring. But we still found a few to take home with us!

I like this one!

This picture is from our trip with the Spallinger's. It was a much warmer day!

Sorry

Sorry its been so long. Things have been a little nuts around here. I'll do a picture post now and some updates tomorrow.

We went and watched Megan and James race at the track. Megan spun out and won her races. James came in a noble second.

We've enjoyed the warm weather and the outdoors. Emma has decided that grass is fabulous, the outside is her friend, and any body of water must be explored. IMMEDIATELY.

Paint samples were bought and a color was selected for the dining room. We finally have a nice dining room to use!

Many evenings were spent and Auntie and Uncles house. Snacks were consumed and a good time was had by all.

Mostly Emma practiced being cute and cheesing it up for the cameras. Especially when she wants something. We are in trouble very soon.

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!