My trip to Arizona

I am so sorry I haven't written in such a long time but I have just been so on the go.

A few weeks back I got to go visit Gigi ( great-grandma) and GGrandpa Schopbach in Arizona. Grami and Pop Pop flew down too so I had so many people to have fun with, including Gran Tia Becky and Auntie Tammy and Uncle Gary! Here are a lot of pictures from my trip!

I was so good on the airplane! I even helped the flight attendent greet the other passengers as they got on the flight. SO much fun!

It was so much fun to play in Arizona and to explore the different landscapes! There are so many funny plants with stickers that Mommy said I couldn't touch. I even got to smell the bouganvilla with Gigi.

While I was there I got to go swimming for the first time. I had a BLAST in the water. Grami bought me a raft to go in the water that had a little canopy so I could stay in the water as long as I wanted to- in fact I stayed in so long I decided to take a nap in the pool. It was so great. I finshed my nap in my car seat under the pergola while everyone else got some sun. I didn't get a tan but I did look pretty cute in my little swimming suits!

I had so much fun playing and hanging out with all of my family and getting to know Auntie Tammy and Uncle Gary. Grami and Pop Pop even babysat one night so Mommy and Daddy could go on a dessert date- they didn't know what to do without me!

We even took pictures with FOUR GENERATIONS of our family

In the end I had such a fun time but I had to rest up for my next trip to Colorado!

Love! Emma

Happy Birthday Daddy

Here are a few pictures from Daddy's Birthday- the big 34!

We woke up early to make sure Daddy had a special breakfast of waffles and bacon and I helped him blow out his candles.

After Daddy got home from work we made him a special dinner that Daddy chose- grilled chicken alfredo with a fresh tomato basil mozzarella salad and fudge brownies with LOTS of frosting. Again I got to help Daddy with those candles!

I also got to help him open his presents- a new light and circular saw for his garage!

I hope he had a wonderful birthday! I love you Daddy!

Emma

Happy Easter- HE IS RISEN!

Happy Easter Everyone! Christ the Lord is Risen To-DAY, HALLELUJAH.

I was so excited for my First Easter that I woke up at 4:18 am just to make sure I didn't miss a minute of it. After some convincing from Mommy I did go back to sleep and then woke up in time to head to church with Mommy and Daddy. All the ladies at Church thought I was the cutest thing in my party dress that Grami Tami picked out for me in Dallas.

The Easter bunny also made a stop at our house- he brought me a basket filled with toys, bows, books and puffs but my favorite thing was clinking my plastic eggs together- such a fun sound!
After playing with my eggs I got to sit in my new hi-chair, that Daddy put together for me, and eat my Easter brunch of oatmeal and yogurt along side Mommy and Daddy. Their meal looked yummy too! After our dinner with just the three of us, we got to SKYPE with everyone in Colorado and talk to Grandma and Grandpa in Knife River. It was a very full and fun day. I hope you had a great Easter too!Love- Emma

Auntie Steff visits!

Last week we got a visit from my Auntie Steff from Colorado. She made a special trip down from her Spring Break in NYC where she was visiting her sister Becky to come see me and Mommy. We had such a good time showing her are favorite sites around Hershey including the Milton Hershey School, Chocolate World and Park and the Hershey Pantry. We even added a new locale- the Old Jon and Kate+8 house (Aunt Steff and Uncle Gregg are HUGE fans!). If any of these places interest you feel free to visit us any time!

Love,

Emma

Dr.'s Appointment Update

As promised here are the stats from my recent doctor's appointment with Dr. Jo-

6 months and 1 week old

• 16 pounds and 6 1/2 oz's

( Mommy guessed 16.5-17 lbs pretty close!)

• 26.5 inches long/tall


• Head circumference 42.9 cm

I am still in the 75th percentile for my height but I have dropped down to the 60th percentile for my weight ( it must be all the wiggling I am doing) and Dr. Jo predicts that I am going to a long and lanky baby as I get older. She was also very impressed with my sitting. She said I was very advanced to be able to sit up straight and balance myself while I play. She also noticed that I have what Mommy calls stranger anxiety. I do get a little scared when I meet new people so don't be offended if I cry a little. Dr. Jo says that since I am starting this early hopefully it will pass quickly.

I also had to get 4 shots this time including a flu shot! I took them like a champ and only cried a little. I slept it off last night ( I slept in until 10 in morning!) I am feeling 100% today.

I am also including a few pictures from attending my first birthday party this weekend. My fun neighbors Gabi and Lance turned 2 last week. It was so fun to hang out with so many little people!

Hope you have a great week! Love,

Emma

Happy St. Patrick's Day

Hope you have a great day!

I have a doctor's appointment on Monday so I will give you a 6 month update next week! Love you-

Social Butterfly

Hello~
I have had a very busy week! Usually my weeks consist of playing with Mommy with the occational trip to Target thrown in for fun. However this week I had three different "events" planned.

• First on Wednesday I got to go to lunch with Mommy's friend Alyssa and my new boyfriend Evan. Evan is 5 weeks old and so little and cute! I just wanted to give him kisses but it was hard when we were across the table strapped into our carseats. When he gets bigger we are going to play together.
  

• On Thursday we got to see Daddy's friend Avril who was visiting from somewhere called Canada- I think it is as cold as it is at Grandma and Grandpa von Goertz's where he lives. We had dinner at Daddy's coworker's and I got to play with their adorable daughters Gabby (6 1/2) and Caroline (3.) I had so much fun playing with them and I can't wait to grow up and be just like them! Here are some pictures of our fun-



• On Friday I got to meet up with Mommy's work friends and have lunch at Chili's. I met them once before but this time I kept my eyes open the whole lunch and even smiled a bit.



• Saturday we went to see 45,000 snow geese and white swans at a nature park. That is a lot of birds!

After my busy week I was ready for a nice long nap! I hope you all had a great week- Love you!

Emma

Rolly-Polly

Daddy is Back!

For those of you who didn't know Daddy has been traveling almost the whole month of February and some of March. As of Wednesday Daddy does not have any more travel planned for work. That means he has more time to play with me YAY!

While he was gone I learned some new tricks. On of those new tricks is rolling ALL the way over. For months now I have been able to roll from my stomach to my back but as of last week I have been able to roll from my back to my tummy. Here is one of my first attempts-

I have also started doing something else- teething. I don't like it very much. In fact I have had to wake Mommy and Daddy up a few times at night for the past several days to let them know that I was not happy. To help me feel better Mommy has been giving me COLD water in a sippy cup. I am not sure what to think about it but I don't mind chewing on it for now. Maybe if I get some teeth I can try some of Daddy's girl scout cookies.

Lastly, I tried a new vegetable this week, sweet potatos. They are quite yummy and they make me look a little like the joker. Maybe I can wear them for Halloween next year.

So that is the news this week- Hope you all had a great one!

Love
Emma