A Whole Hand.....

Over the weekend, our sweet Emily Jane turned 5 years old...and leading up to this day she would tell us what a big birthday it was because she would now be "a whole hand" :) We had such a fun weekend together as a family. We went to dance and soccer the morning of her birthday and then the pumpkin patch in the afternoon. And then Papa & Grandma came in town that night to spend some extra time before her big party on Sunday. And Grammy & Gramps surprised her with a brand new bike!! Happy Birthday Precious Girl...Daddy and I are so proud of you! We Love You Emmy!! ❤

Haha, can you tell Luke hadn't slept yet?

Jillian took this one of Luke :)

This might be one of my favorite pictures yet....good job Daddy!!  :)

Visit w/ Friends

This afternoon we had a visit from my dear friend Lisa, and her three, beautiful girls. Another year had flown by since we'd seen each other so it was so nice to catch up. And Emmy had a ball with all those girls to play with! You can tell in the picture below that Luke liked having all the girls here too! He didn't mind having his picture taken at all! ;)

Time for a check-up!!

This past week we had Emmy's 5 yr check-up (still in denial she's turning 5 in less than 2 weeks!!!) and Luke's 15 month check-up. It was a little hectic having both appts at the same time but I was so glad we could do it all in one day! They also each had 3 immunizations, but were such troopers! Here are each of their stats:

Emmy
Height: 44.5 inches  88%
Weight: 48 lbs 4.8 oz  90%

From last year's appt, Emmy gained 6 pounds and grew 2.5 inches!! Dr. Adams was so pleased with how well she is growing!!

Luke
Height: 33.5 inches. >95%
Weight: 26 lbs 13.5 oz. 93%
Head Circumference: 50 cm >95%

From his 12 month visit, Luke had gained 2.5 pounds and grew 2 inches!! Dr. Adams was also pleased with how well our big boy is growing!!

Doesn't she look so much older in this picture?!

Always up to something..... ;)

Apple Picking :)

Emmy has been asking about going to pick apples for over a year, and since we missed the boat (or should I say apples) last Fall, we wanted to make sure we made it happen this year. So we headed over to Tuttle Orchards in Greenfield and spent the afternoon exploring the farm, playing at Tractor Town and picking our very own apples! Emmy even got to make her own caramel apple! We will definitely have to make this a new family tradition :)

Josh and I didn't even realize they were holding hands when we took this! ❤

Tractor Town was awesome and had SO much for the kids to do/explore!

Emmy said she liked Papa's combine better! Ha!

Moooo!

Emmy loved getting on Daddy's shoulders to reach the best apples

Busted! Doesn't he look like he just got caught w/ his hand in the cookie jar, I mean apple bag?!

Yum!!

They both loved the straw maze!

Bye Tuttles, see you next year!!!

Overnight w/ Papa & Grandma

For Josh's 40th birthday this year I surprised him with tickets to see U2! And last night was our concert so we made arrangements for Emmy and Luke to stay with my dad and Sherry for the night. I'm not sure who was more excited!? The kids or Papa & Grandma :) Here are a few pictures they sent us and then one of us at the concert we sent to them. It sounds like their night together went so fast, as it did for Josh and I. But we couldn't wait to all be together again today. And we heard so many fun stories of them playing hide and seek, riding the gator, checking out Papa's farm machinery and running up and down the mound in the yard. Thank you Papa and Grandma for such a fun overnighter! We'll have to plan another one again soon ;)

Cheese! 

I love this one with them peeking through the fence

And now Luke is crawling under the fence to get to Papa....how cute! 

Sweet Luke looks exhausted from a fun day on the farm!

Breakfast time!!!

Grandma had packed a little goody bag for the ride home with a few cute toys and yummy snacks!

Here's to a wonderful date night My Love....