We haven't been up to much the last couple of weeks but it seems like we have a lot to report.

Again in this post we need to extend a WELCOME TO THE WORLD wish to Kaylee Elizabeth Wray. Proud parents are Tom & Stacey Wray. She was born early morning on Wednesday. We were able to see her on Wednesday night and she is a beautiful little girl. Mommy & Baby are doing great and so is Daddy!! We hope to see her again soon. Emerson is getting all sorts of little girlfriends to play with!!!

We have been able to see some good friends the last couple of weeks. Two weeks ago, Sarah and Brice Towns came to town with their daughter Sophia. We had not met Sophia yet so it was fun to see the girls play together. They did pretty well. Sharing is a completely foreign concept for any child so it was not surprising that there were a few tiffs between the two on occasion. Emerson is younger so she did get a taste of what it would be like to have an older sister. It was good for her. She wasn't completely helpless....Sophia only has 1 pound on Emerson so they kept it pretty clean :) It was great to see Sarah & Brice again and we wish we could see them more often.

Last weekend was suppose to be a quiet weekend with no activity. My grad school friend, John Chapman AKA Chappy was in town with a friend on Saturday. I haven't seen Chappy since our wedding and even then we didn't get to talk long. Bruce was able to get tickets to the Royals game on Saturday night. The weather was beautiful and even though the Royals suck as a baseball team, it was a good time. By the 7th inning, Emerson was in such a great mood that most of our section was watching her play instead of the game.

Emerson is scooting/army crawling her way around the house. It won't be too long until it is a true crawl. We have had to invest in babygates and babyproofing supplies. Even though it is an army crawl she gets where she needs to go in a very short amount of time! Emerson also had her first tooth come in on Sunday. We noticed her gums felt "broken apart" on Saturday at the game and then Sunday afternoon, we could feel the actual tooth!!! VERY EXCITING! I can't believe she is growing so fast! Below are some pictures of course!

Sarah, Sophie, Sara, & Emerson

The girls playing with Em's exersaucer

The girls playing nice!

Chappy holds Emerson as she "woo's" the crowd!

Weekend at Home

We decided to stay at home this weekend. After all the travel we figured it was time to stay in for a weekend. We weren't lazy though!!

We first need to welcome Carlie Elizabeth Ernst to the world!! Proud Parents are John & Heidi Ernst! She decided to join us on the outside Thursday night. Good work Heidi- you did great! You too John!! We went to visit her and Mommy & Daddy in the hospital on Friday night! She has way more hair than Emerson!!! We didn't get to see big brother Joseph as he was at home with Grandma and Grandpa. WELCOME CARLIE!!!

We decided last week that after 2.5 years of living in our house it was time to do something a little different to the inside. The previous owner had the house all freshly painted prior to us moving in (that is the only nice thing I can say about the guy) so we never felt the need to paint or change anything...but the house is all the same color...inside and out. We got the advise of a friend which was a huge help and picked out colors for the livingroom and kitchen. I have to admit I did something I said I would never do. I painted part of the kitchen red! We also fit the livingroom with new curtains which was needed. The spare bathroom is the next painting project. After 4 days of painting, I think I will wait a few days!!!

Painting took up most of our weekend. We did go visit Uncle Mike and the boys a couple of nights. Bruce's friend Chad was in town for a conference so we were able to see him for a bit too. Today, Mom & Dad Kehrt and Uncle Buck were driving throught town on their way home from Missouri so we got to see them for breakfast too! Emerson and her Grandparents were VERY excited to see each other....getting to see Bruce and I is just an added bonus ;)

Trip back to Iowa

We have been traveling fools the last couple of weeks and it has been great! Last weekend we took a mini-vacation and headed back to Clear Lake, Iowa to Mom and Dad Kehrt's house. We had a blast! It was great to be back in Iowa again :) It is amazing how good home feels....yes, Iowa will always be home to me... We were able to spend 4 days there and it wasn't long enough. Thursday the girls went shopping and Bruce and Dad hit the golf course. Later in the evening we went downtown to a band that was playing on main street. We had a good time listening to the band and watching the kids and one guy, that had partaken in one (or 10) too many adult beverages, dance the night away. Emerson loves music and being outside so she had so much fun!

Friday Mom and Emerson spent some quality time together while Bruce, Dad, and I went golfing. I have golfed since I was a little kid (although after all these years, my score really hasn't changed much ...huh?!?). Bruce golfed in high school but got away from the game in college and beyond. I have tried many times to get him back in the game but with no avail. Now a couple more of his close friends are getting into the game and my dad gave him his old set of clubs. Bruce has again picked it up...which is great! EXCEPT now we have a kid and someone has to stay home with Emerson...getting Bruce back into the game really didn't work quite how I had planned! But I am excited about it all the same. I can't wait to get Emerson her own little set of clubs :) :) Anyway, I digress....after golfing we were able to get onto the lake for a little bit. This was Emerson's FIRST boat ride....she was very intriqued with it all. She had fun looking at all the water and the trees. She didn't mind her lifevest at all...in fact, it also served as her teething ring! My brother and his family joined us that evening. It was good to see them and the girls LOVED playing with Emerson and she had fun with them too. They played hard and had a lot of fun together.

Saturday the girls went down to the Art "Sail" in the park. It was fun and we were able to find a few things that will go well in the Jimmy Buffett Livingroom in our basement. We did some swimming in the pool and just hanging out. We topped off Saturday night by going back downtown to "dixiefest" which is a couple of bands playing music in the park... the kids had fun and the adults had fun watching the kids! It was such a fun weekend to see family and be at the lake. It was a great weekend and I know we wish there were more summer left so we could get back there again...not sure if it will happen. Here are some pics of the weekend.

This is not from the weeked...but it is THAT funny!

Hanging with Grandpa Kehrt

The first of MANY outings on the lake!

Listening to the bands with Grandma Kehrt!

Obviously something was VERY funny :)

The Kehrt entourage ready for the Art Sail!!!

Grandma & Grandpa's little girls!

Grandpa & Emerson after a dip in the pool!