Emily's 2nd cont.

Emily's friend Meredith
And Anna Maria Mmm Mmm Good!

Emily's 2nd Birthday!

The Birthday Girl! Cheeeeeese!
Opening presents

Blowing out the candles

Fun with Emily

I'm ready to go swimming Mom! The Oz Museum

Infantry Ball

Getting ready for the Infantry Ball The Family


A Co. 2-16 IN Leadership

Our Trip to OH

Fourth of July Fireworks! Aunt Laura and Emily's new friend Samantha
First time on a boat!
The covered bridge in Oxford OH
The train at the Cincinnati Zoo

Visit to the Sunset Zoo Manhattan, KS

Our trip to the Sunset Zoo! Wow! that's close!
Where'd they go...
To excited to sit still for a picture
I love the zoo!
Together again

Waiting for Daddy & Daddy's first day home!

This is Emily at 1:15 am sitting in the stands waiting for the redeployment ceremony to start and more importantly for the first sighting of Daddy!
First day home starts with a visit to the park

More house pictures

The Courtyard The garage used to be hores stables, the rings are still on the walls inside to tie them up


Emily's very own, very fun bathroom

New House!

Dinning room of course, with original leaded glass windows Check out the fireplace! It's been Emily proofed however
Emily's new fav place
Finally a bedroom big enough to fit two people! And a bathroom included
The homes were built during the civil war, I love the history

Best of Friends

Emily and Adrian showing how well they share

Trip to NH

Emily on her first horse ride, with Ali and Willow

Giddy up

Ready for country livin'
Emily painting with Aunt Linda
Play dough fun with Colin

Christmas

I got a horse! from Uncle Tony I found my new wagon!
And I have to open all my gifts while sitting in my new wagon
Really enjoying the whole gift opening thing
Every child needs a barn
Christmas with Emily was great! She was so excited to experience everything and then of course there were Christmas cookies. Emily can say and sign that word very well now. We were sad not to have Rob with us but now his homecoming is only a few months away!