22 months...

How in the world are we only 2 months away from your second birthday?  I cannot believe it!!!  

Emma, you are so funny - we seriously laugh all day, every day at the things you say and do!  You know you're funny too, and you use that to your advantage :)  All you have to do is throw this little mischievous grin up and your daddy is done!



You are as independent as they come.  When you want something, you are determined to get it by yourself.  Receiving help from Mommy or Daddy is your last resort. 



Some days you are very particular about what you want to wear, and other days you let me put you in whatever I want.  Most days it is not a fight, but on the days that you have an opinion you are likely to end up wearing something like this...



Daddy and I pray often that the Lord will give us wisdom to know how to best parent you...how to foster your independence in the most healthy way so that you can use that quality to glorify the Lord for all of your days. 

Emma, you are so sweet and joyful.  You have a special gift of making the people around you happy.  Your smile and your laugh are contagious - I have had many teachers at your preschool say they would vote Emma Hill for Homecoming Queen :)

You watch your brother SO closely.  If he wants something, you want it.  If he cries, you cry.  If he complains about something, you do the same.  I pray y'all are always this close - and I pray that Watson will always be a good example to you!

You LOVE shoes - you walk around the house in different shoes all day.  Yours, mine, Watson's, Daddy's...shoes are shoes and you love them!

You are talking a good bit these days!  You try to repeat everything and are asking lots of questions.  You say please ("peas") and thank you ("tank tou") consistently and correctly - I love seeing these good manners in you!

I truly could not love you more!!!

February...

We haven't been up to too much this month.  We are thankful to have Graham back home for an extended period of time, so we have just been spending lots of time together as a family.  We try to get outside as much as weather permits...it has been really cold, though!  Watson loves exploring in our yard, so he and Daddy do this often...

Watson is still making himself at home in our bed many nights a week.  This night we came in to go to bed and found him...with his pillow...already in our bed.  As much as I wanted to move him back to his bed, I couldn't bring myself to do it...I know these days won't last long!  (And Graham LOVES it when he sleeps with us, which I think is sweet!)

If you know me, you know I love crafts.  I always have a stash ready to pull out when we have friends over.  Here are all four kiddos doing a tissue paper craft...I wasn't sure how this one would go over, but they all really enjoyed it and did great with it!  Thank you Dollar Tree for a good hour of entertainment :)

These two - best friends!

I was in charge of Watson's class party for Valentines Day - it was so much fun!  His class is all boys this year, and they are the sweetest group of boys you will meet.  I love hearing Watson talk about his friends and what they do each day.

We celebrated Hampton's third birthday this month at Pump It Up.  The kids LOVED it!  Watson got stuck a few times, but Poppa always came to the rescue!

A rare, but glorious site :)

CHEEEEEEEESE!

Mexican and Ice Cream with the Andersons - love how close our kids are! 

You know your husband is a police officer when...

As I was saying earlier...Watson is all into exploring our yard right now.  I love watching him be such a little boy - covered from head to toe in dirt, picking up sticks, running around - it brings me so much joy.  Watson is so timid that sometimes you have to encourage this, so when he does it on his own I think it is absolutely wonderful!

This stud muffin got glasses...I love the new look!

Check out these dance moves...oh my!

21 months...

Sweet Emma has had so many ear infections lately - in fact, she had one on and off from November to January, so this meant only one thing - tubes.  I was nervous for her to have this (although I know it is extremely common), but it could not have gone more smoothly!  Praise the Lord she has been ear infection free all month - we are praying that this continues!!  It is so wonderful seeing my baby girl happy and not in pain anymore!

We have an extreme paci ("papi") addiction going on right now!  All day long I hear "papi" "i want papi" "papi peas"...in my head she can have her paci until 2, then we will go to just bedtime, then eventually take it away before she is three.  We will see how that goes..!

Every morning when I am getting ready, Emma wants to sit right here in my lap.  She loves playing in my makeup and pretending to put it on herself!

Oh how my kids have loved the sleepsack!  Watson was about this same age when he transitioned out of his...and it's about that time for Emma too.  She is already too long for the ones we have, but she LOVES it.  When we put it on she knows it's time for bed...and I feel better knowing she has a blanket on these cold nights!  (*note the four pacis laying on the mattress, the two in her hands, and one in her mouth.  The paci addiction is real.)

Have I mentioned before how much this girl loves to eat?  Breakfast is her favorite meal of the day...by far.  She wakes up hungry and is going to let you know about it until you feed her!

This smile...oh my :)

Waiting on Watson at the dentist - she will be making her first visit here soon!

We have had some beautiful days lately!  Emma loves being outside...so we decided to soak up some sunshine while playing with play-dough at Mana and Poppa's house one afternoon. 

E still loves her brother the most. It is precious.  She calls him "Sasson"...it confuses Watson, but I think it's precious!

Sitting in swing, snack in hand, happy as a clam!

Emma Lou, we love you more than words can say!  Oh how we pray that you will come to know the Lord at a young age and devote your life to Him.  You are a joy and a delight to our hearts!

Trip to Houston...

Passion held two conferences in Atlanta and one in Houston this year.  This is awesome because that many more students were able to hear the Word of God proclaimed, but also because I got to spend several days with my best friend and her family!

Briana and I have been spoiled in the past several months getting to see each other so much - I have tried to soak up every second with her as I know our chances of seeing each other are typically few and far between.  We are VERY thankful for FaceTime :)

This was Emma's first time to fly...and as an ACTIVE 21 month old with chronic ear infections, I was not quite sure how it would go.  Overall, though, she did amazingly well!  There were  a few shaky (aka...incredibly loud) moments...but it didn't scare us away from trying again :)

Lots of dress up took place :)

The girls had a spend the night party the first night.  They really did surprisingly well once they went to sleep!

Unfortunately, we ended up in Texas Children's Hospital's urgent care one afternoon with sweet Emma.  Poor baby has had such a rough go with her ears and respiratory infections.  This was the first time that a breathing treatment was necessary, and it scared this mama half to death.  Thankfully one treatment was all she needed and we were back to playing!

These two love each other so much and it warms my heart!

Emma's first Passion experience.

We had a blast and cannot wait to go back soon to meet their sweet little boy who will be here before we know it!