12 months old - HAPPY BIRTHDAY -- Grandma Luann made my favorite meal - Goulash!!

Then we had a cool ducky cake - get ready to help me blow out the candles.

Aren't I cute with my cake - can you believe I didn't squish it?

Happy Birthday to Emma ....

Now I'm squishing it - this is a good cake - thanks Grandma Luann.

Opening presents from mom and dad -- they snuck theirs in before my party next weekend -- I got a firetruck (in this paper), .

a shopping cart,

and a Dora chair -- COOL

Naomi and Emma at Emma's 3rd goat show.

This time Emma got to show goats - here is Emma and Dusty.

Emma got tired of showing goats so she sat down and let mom take over.

The next day we went to the zoo -- look at this big horse.

At the zoo I got to go on my first merry-go-round ride.

Look at my fancy dress - mom wanted to make sure it fit before we left on the cruise.

Emma and her cousin Alex like riding in the wagon too!

Emma's 1st birthday party -- what fun.  I got my very own cup cake ...

... and an ice cream cone too!!

I had some neighbor friends over - Claire and Adelle.

I got lots of cool toys and books -- I really like this walk behind train - I play with it almost as much as my books and puzzles.

After all the fun at my birthday party, mom and dad made me help with goat chores.

After my first flight to Orlando - mom, dad, and the grandmas took me to Sea World.  I got to touch a sting ray - how cool!!

The grandmas and I watched the dolphins from the underground viewing area.

We went to the whale and dolphin show and got a slight spray of cool refreshing water.

Then we went to the Shamu show and sat in the fourth row - we got drenched with gallons and gallons of very cold salt water -- but Emma enjoyed watching the show until that point.

Drenched we walked over to see the Clydesdales.

The next morning we came back to Sea World again.

I got to go on my first big kid amusement ride -- spinning tea cups.  It was fun - mom didn't make me spin too much.

Then we went to the sprinklers to play - these were fresh water - and much more fun.

This time I didn't care when I got drenched.

Then after sea world we drove 4 hours to Miami and the next morning we got up and got on the Carnival Triumph cruise ship - I loved our balcony room.  Mom and Dad kept buckets of water out there for me to play with -- what fun!!

Dinner was very good, so good I wanted to share with daddy.

The next day we arrived at Half Moon Cay, Bahamas - a VERY nice beach - and Emma went into the ocean for the first time -- she had a great time.

The beach made her really hungry, she learned how to hold her own banana as she ate it.

The ship had a nice kiddie pool that she enjoyed splashing around in.

Another favorite activity on the ship was climbing the stairs -- look at me in my fancy formal night dress.

Formal night was spaghetti night - YUM YUM.

Our next stop was St. Thomas - we didn't go to the beach just shopping.

At lunch time I wanted to play more that eat, can you tell....

Still play time - splish splash!!

The next day was San Juan -- mom let me out of my stroller to wander around.

Here we all are - look at our cool matching shirts!!

Every night the room stewards make us towel creatures and leave us chocolate -- Emma enjoyed both.

The next day we went to Grand Turk - there wasn't much shopping and the beach needed more sand - but I had fun in del sol trying on shades with dad.

2nd formal night - tonight I'm wearing the tutu grandma Luann got me for my birthday.  I learned to drink out of a straw all by myself on the cruise too!!

Last fun day at sea!!  Look how sunny it is.  Grandma Luann and I are enjoying it.

Last dinner on the ship -  it was great!!

I wore the sailor suit dad bought for me -- it made dancing on the table lots of fun.

Time to go home - grandma Luann is making me laugh at the airport.

Emma enjoyed playing in Grandpa John's pumpkin patch.

The leaves have started to fall.

Emma likes Grandpa John's chickens (or ducks as she calls any bird)!

Look how cute she is next to this flower pot.

Emma went to Grandma Dianne's for her 13 month birthday.  She got to play with Bob (one of Grandma Dianne's cats) it was fun!

Emma and Pepe (another one of Grandma Dianne's cats).

Grandma Dianne and Emma play with Grandpa Will's pumpkins.

Emma and the Cornstalks.

Emma fell asleep in her chair with her new Ty teddy bear buddy.  She really likes this bear and the two cats Silver and Amber.

Emma in her cute 'smile' outfit.

Emma standing in the flower garden by her late Great Grandma Joan's mum.  When she was younger I swear she was say grandma when we were near the mum.

Emma loves leaves.  She wants us to lift her up to the tree so she can pick them.  She made many bouquets of colorful leaves this fall.

Look at this big girl in her chair with her drink, she's ready to watch Mickey or Manny now :)

Emma at the Goat Show in Hillsdale, the weather was so nice, Emma had a good time running around the barn and playing with the other kids and goats.

Emma posed in the goat champion photo spot.  We couldn't get her to give up her wipes though.  She had fun playing with them all weekend pulling them out of the package over and over.

Emma playing in a huge pile of leaves in our yard.  She recently learned to blow kisses and now if you say bye-bye she waves and blows kisses.

Emma and Grandma Luann in the leaves.

Emma got dressed up as Tigger for Halloween, it was a little short for her log legs so we had to go with black pants underneath to help keep her warm.

Emma at Frankenmuth's River Place going trick or treat!!

Emma blowing Aaron a kiss as he takes a pic of Theresa and Emma after a long day of trick or treating.

Emma admires all her loot!

Happy 14th month birthday -- Emma is showing us her 'butt' as she calls her belly button.

Getting ready to go outside and do goat chores means getting all bundled up.

Emma got a special Halloween treat from Kim -- she really enjoyed it!!

After trick or treating was all done (on Oct 28th actually) we went shopping and Emma's Aunt Mary found this cute duck costume.  So for Halloween day (Oct 31) we got Emma dressed up so she could hand out candy.

Emma was so devastated that no trick or treat-ers came to our house that she decided to lay down and kick her feet off :)

Emma really loves the Gator -- in fact we have to call it the green and yellow because if she hears the word 'gator' she goes running to find her shoes so we can go outside.

Emma still likes her train, it has become a chair to eat and watch tv on :)

Emma and her friend Breanna reading to her.

Thanksgiving morning -- Emma can't wait to eat Turkey!!

The night before Thanksgiving it snowed so before dinner Emma got to go outside and play in the snow for the first time.

15 months old -- she figured out how to climb up on the couch today so she could see the fish!!

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