Sunday Style Section

This is a short Sunday Style Section.  We had such a crazy week with trying to get everything packed to go to the beach and then work and traveling and I guess I just forgot to take pictures!  Oh well...

Look how happy she is to have a big bow on her head!  This is one of the few red things she has.

I know what you're thinking...what a cute outfit...but wait for it...

it gets even cuter...

how stinkin' cute is that hat?!?

Emmie's new bathing suit...my mom wanted to know if she had one with ruffles to cover up her belly...haha!

Now for the BEST picture of the week...I'm pretty sure this is going to be Emmie's new style...

LOVE IT!  HAHA!

China Pattern

One of the blogs I read on a regular basis is Kelly's Korner Blog.  One of the girls at work got me started reading it and now I'm such a fan!  She has a little girl who has the most adorable clothes and bows and she always has neat things on her blog.  Anyway..every Friday her post is "show us your life" and she has a different topic that people post about.  In the past she's done things such as favorite childhood book, nursery pictures, kitchen pictures, organization tips, etc.  I keep meaning to participate but I work every Friday so sometimes it's hard to find time to blog...this week the topic is china patterns and I have some extra time so yay!

When we got married I already had everyday dishes so we didn't need to register for those so I registered for fine china and for Christmas china (since we got married in December).  My fine china is the Lenox Solitare Platinum and I LOVE this china...it is so classic and it's also the same china my mom has.  I did end up getting the square salad plate instead of the regular one and I really like the way it looks.

For my Christmas china I got the Lenox Holiday Platinum which my mom also has except she has it in gold not platinum.  I also got the mugs instaed of the tea cups because I think mugs are so great in winter! 

One thing I really like about my china is that the base color is the same (off white) so if I use the regular pieces with the holiday pieces they coordinate!

Haircut

No, not for Emmie...for Franklin!  I've been "groommer hopping" for a few months now, ever since our normal girl at Pet Smart moved.  I'm so excited becuase I finally found someone who's FABULOUS!  Her name is Amanda and she works out of her home (which is 4min. away from our house).  She was recommended by a patient's mother and I'm so glad we found her!  She cut Franklin's hair just the right length in preparation for our beach trip...not long enough to get matted but long enough to keep him looking cute!  The best part?  He got a bandana!

Teething

Emmie is currently getting quite a few teeth and so far she's been quite good natured about the whole thing.  Every once in a while she acts like their bothering her but it's nothing that can't be fixed with a nice cold teething ring or her little mesh teething thingy.  I don't know what these are called but I got one at a shower and I have been told by everyone that they're great...and it's true!  You can put frozen melon or carrots or grapes, etc in them but right now I'm just sticking an ice cube in it and she loves it!  It gets Emmie and everything around her pretty wet but it's so hot outside that we just walk outside and after a few minutes she's mostly dry (ok so it's not quite that hot yet but sometimes it feels like it).  I can't remember who gave us the mesh teething thingy but THANK YOU!  Emmie sees me pull it out and she opens her mouth.  Franklin also enjoys it...the other day they were both sucking on it at the same time...by the time I finished laughing and went to get my camera Franklin had moved on to other things!

Sunday Style Section

We started off the week with a casual look...I got this jean skirt the other day at the consignment shop and I think it looks soo cute on her!  If she was leaning up you could see that the smudge on the top of her head is a little bow...hanging on by a hair of course!

We got this as a gift and I love many things about it: 1)ladybugs! 2)ruffles! 3)matching monogrammed bib!

This is the dress Emmie wore to church this week.  When I pulled it out of her closet I noticed that it looked the same size as her other dresses where a few weeks before it had looked so much bigger than everything else she had!  You can tell by the look on her face that she loves the dress her Gran made and she loves her big bow!

So we got this outfit as a gift awhile back and when I got it I thought "yeah that's cute" but I didn't realize just how cute it was until I put it on her!  It ties in the back and has an open back which was perfect for our 95 degree day yesterday!  I also love the color on her and the frilly yet casual look of the outfit!  (Sorry I didn't get a great shot of the outfit...she was being a bit of a wiggle worm)

On another note...don't you LOVE the big bow?  I know I do!  I found some really cute, big bows at the consignment shop (Daff-a-deals...my absolute favorite!) and I found the headbands at wal-mart! Paul cringes a little when he sees her with a big bow or flower but he's just a silly boy...he has no idea what he's gotten himself into!

This is one of my favorite outfits of the week.  I LOVE THIS!  (plus she can wear her hot pink bow with it!)  I love all the ribbons on the outfit (you know I'm a sucker for ribbons) and the ribbons on the top tie in the back...so cute.  I also love the ribbons on the bottom of the capris!  I've been waiting for a day that wasn't crazy hot and I lucked out this week...we had a nice cool 85 degree overcast day.

Also, I love that she crosses her ankles...what a little lady!  She does this a lot and I think it's soo cute!

Flowers

So this is a little late but better late than never right?  Emmie got her first flower delivery the day before her baptisim from Abby and Ben Novak who live in DC.  The flowers were beeeautiful and I know Emmie felt special getting flowers sent to her!

A Great Weekend!

For Memorial Day weekend we went to Summerville so Paul and Blake could play in the Miler golf tournament.  We went down on Friday and came back Sunday evening and we had lots of fun hanging out with friends!  Friday, after Emmie went to bed we went to Miler for some shagging which is always fun (Papa Coach stayed at the house with Emmie).  Saturday morning we got up, feed Emmie some avacodo, which she loved, and went to the pool...Emmie's first time!  She had so much fun playing in the water and we had fun taking pictures of her (I'm sure the lifeguards thought we were crazy...we had 2 cameras and everytime she moved we took a picture)! 

(LOVE this picture)

We all got really good naps Saturday afternoon and then when the guys finished golf we all went over to Miler for a yummy steak dinner and we got to show Emmie off to some people who hadn't met her yet (and she found a nice place to take a nap)! 

(Emmie with Rita Purvis)

After Emmie went to bed I headed back over to Miler for some karaoke...VERY entertaining and GG and Papa Coach kept Emmie.  Sunday morning the guys went to play golf while the rest of us went to chuch and then to lunch.  That afternoon, after golf was done, we headed back to Columbia where we spent Monday running errands and hanging around the house and fnished up the day by grilling some steaks for dinner...yummm!