Toddler Time

At some point our tiny Emma turned into a toddler. I have no idea when this happened. Sometimes I feel like she's still a tiny baby (this is usually right after bath time when she's snuggly in her jammies). Lately she's started to seem so grown up. She's getting so tall and can communicate so much. Granted, as her mom I feel like I understand her communication better than others. (Cue...Emma whines and I say "she's trying to say she wants her milk". Ha!) I fall in love with her more at each new stage, but I just can't believe how big she's getting!

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Busy Days

This week has been extra busy for me and Emma. Usually we have a few obligations here and there but this week it has been crazy! And we feel so blessed! On Thursday we went to tour a local Mother's Day Out. And it was so so fun! Here's Emma right before we went in.

After our wonderful tour we went to the Brentwood Library for a play group with some families from our church. I was in total awe. Their children's library is absolutely beautiful! I only took some pictures of Emma running around in the story time room. The entire back wall is beautiful stained glass.

We had lunch with our wonderful friend Jennifer. I'm so sorry I didn't take any pictures, but Emma had a wonderful time with Aunt Jennifer and I did too! As always, I ate too much at Cracker Barrel, but it's just so delicious! 

We spent our afternoon at home Facetiming with our family afar and playing in Emma's room with her toys and books. We had a wonderful and very busy day! (I also made Emma a bow holder for her closet out of ribbons and a wood plaque with her name on it. I'll have to snap a photo soon.)

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Allergies, Birthdays, and Lunch Dates

With the weather constantly changing I feel like we are in for a crazy Spring. There are a few Pattersons around here that suffer from seasonal allergies. This little lady is one of them. I've been chasing her around with tissues, but I think she'll survive. She looks just miserable here, doesn't she? :)

As the few people who read this know, my brother and sister-in-law and their kiddos live in Ecuador. Their littlest girl just had her very first birthday a few days ago. It was so hard being away and not being able to celebrate her with a big party. We did get to FaceTime and sing to the birthday girl which was so very special. I love that Emma can connect with her cousins in this way. After Emma went to bed (we're so cruel) Daniel and I had a little bit of cake and ice cream to celebrate our sweet niece's first birthday!

I love getting to see my handsome husband during the day. It's such a treat because we usually don't get to. It's hard for us to go meet him at work because Emma usually falls asleep in the car right before nap time. But when we do get to have a lunch date with Daniel, it's just the best! Emma adores her daddy (and I'm a pretty big fan too!). Before he left for work Daniel invited us to go downtown to meet him for lunch and I was so excited! What a nice treat! And he even let me pick the restaurant! What a gem! We had the best time and I feel so blessed!

World's Best Lunchdates! (Sorry it's a little blurry)

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