Birthdays

Saturday was my 30th birthday and Sunday Emmy was 6 months old. Her first half birthday!

We spent the weekend at our choir's retreat at Lake Logan in the mountains. It's such a beautiful place! Sadly, I did not take many photos, but Mary Ann took some lovely ones, far better than I could have, so I will "borrow" them and put them in Picasa. We love going there and her pictures do it justice!

Emmy didn't adjust very well this trip. She did not sleep well and just generally wasn't her usual happy self. It was a little frustrating and stressful trying to run back and forth with her and try and make rehearsals and we couldn't really both participate in any of the worship because she was fussy or "talking". Thankfully our friend Steph was willing to take care of her much of the time we rehearsed. Next year she will probably enjoy spending time with her grandparents and we'll probably be able to relax better as well! We did enjoy hanging out with everyone, especially all the folks in our little cabin, which included Timothy and his mom and dad. The babies got to play and we had others to hang out with at night while the babies were sleeping. Here's a picture of Emmy in her cute bonnet (a Lilly hand-me-down also made by Ma May, who made Emmy's coming home dress). Thanks for taking the cute shot, Mary Ann! Also, a family photo at retreat.

We went back to my mom and dad's Sunday afternoon and celebrated my birthday with them and a few family and friends. We had a good time and Emmy got to hang out with Will and Stella.

Today was Emmy's first professional photo shoot! We had fun with Allison and we can't wait to see the results! Fortunately, Emmy slept well last night and today our happy baby had returned!

P.S. Today is Emmy's Aunt Beth's birthday, too, and Uncle Awesome is 30 today.