In The Pink

Yesterday (Friday), Emma wore her new Giggle Moon outfit from her Grandma and Grandpa. It was for Valentines Day and purchased at Nordstrom. I usually don't like the tie over or button over shirts or outfits because they never lay very nice, but this one does! I love the satin ribbon trim and the cotton is really soft, the only draw back is that I can't lay Emma down for her nap in this outfit. The label in the collar clearly states "not intended for sleep", and I am sure that is due to the long ribbon that ties to the side as it may be a strangling hazard. But for a warm day out its wonderful. I have been forgetting to mention Emma's shoes. As you can see from the pictures that follow she is wearing her Pedipeds that my good friends the Zoo Buyers got for. She loves wearing them and even her pediatrician says they are the best for new little walkers (I just wish they came in my size).



After a full week of Play, nothing could be better than a visit from Godfather Michael. I caught the two of them in Emma's room reading right before bath time last night.

The Dandelion Series

In this photo shoot on Thursday, Emma is wearing a dress from the spring collection of John Lewis (a UK store). This dress is made of a really soft cotton and washes up great! Which means no ironing for mom and Emma still looks very smart. There is also room to grow in this dress and hopefully will last through the warm months to come.

I am sure that the next few post will seem more like a spring update for what's hot in Emma fashion more than anything else. Since Emma is now wearing 12 to 18 month sizes and we have had to do a bit of shopping not to mention the wardrobe of clothes grandma and grandpa brought back from the UK, I have been taking as many pictures as I can the last 3 days of Emma in her new clothes. First up is a lovely summer dress that Emma wore on Monday out to play in the park. It was very warm, but mom forgot the sunscreen that day so play time was short. What is so great about this dress is that it has a wonderful light cotton liner so that the design doesn't rub on her soft skin, it has bloomers to go under the dress, and there is room for Emma to grow. This outfit was bought in the UK.
Next up is an outfit Emma wore on Wednesday, it was a bit chilly and overcast so we got a chance to break out the Beatrix Potter outfit that Great Great Aunt Betty from Scotland got for her. It a Jemima Puddle Duck outfit in three parts. It is wonderfully soft and makes Emma extremely cuddly. It has a top, pants and wonderful soft vest style jumper that buttons down the back. It is perfect for the overcast cool mornings we get throughout the spring here in San Diego. I took these pictures just before we left on our morning walk. And what could make these pictures even more British is the Harrod's Bear that was given to Emma from her Great Aunt Linda and Uncle Stewart from England. Emma and her bear have many long conversations together and I am glad I got a series of shots that express that. The shot just below is Emma explaining to bear how her toy ladybug works. The ladybug is also from England purchase by Donald's co-workers from Car Phone Warehouse before we moved back to San Diego.
After we got back from our morning walk, I took off the vest style jumper and Emma sat down to read. I got a great shot of her eyelashes and just had to share with everyone how amazing they are

On Sunday we went to Grandma and Grandpa's house for dinner. They are back from the UK and had lots of surprises for Emma. I took Emma out back to play in the garden. As you can see from the photos that follow that Emma is in her pointing stage and wants mommy and daddy to name everything she points out.


Here she is after a very satisfying dinner getting Kevin to read to her out of one of the books grandma has for her at the house.
Aunt Andra LOVES her little Emma or "little L" as she likes to call Emma. I got some great pictures of the two of them playing. I hope everyone loves these photos as much as we do.

Reading with Daddy

In the evenings after daddy gets home from work and dinner is over, Emma gets to settle down with her daddy for reading time. Daddy makes the most wonderful animal noises which makes it that much more fun.

Emma looking out her Window

Emma isn't tall enough to see out her window so I put her up on her toy box the other day so she could get a good look. I have since moved the toy box to her closet, because I know she will start climbing soon and I don't want her to have access to her window.

On Grandpa's Yacht

It was the first sailboat race of the year, so Emma and I decided to take Daddy down to Grandpa's yacht. They were all very busy getting the boat ready for the race, but that didn't stop Grandpa from taking Emma on a stroll around the deck.

Emma Turns 1!!

Emma turned 1 on January 25th, 2008. We had a family dinner at a restaurant called Islands. Grandma and Grandpa Litzenberg, Aunt Andra and Kevin, and Michael (the godfather) all came to celebrate with Mommy and Daddy and Emma. We totally forgot the camera so we don't have any pictures to share, but we did remember to take a few pictures at her birthday party the next day. We had a host of wonderful friends that came to give Emma there very best wishes. Emma had a blast with all the people.
Emma just learning how to walk just two days prier to her party would get so excited that she was walking that she would have to stop and clap at her job well done.
A lovely crown for the birthday girl from her Aunt Andra
Grandma ordered the cake special from the same baker that made our wedding cake, she also had it made with the same flavors too!
Everyone gathered to sing to Emma her first happy birthday song
Emma wanted to play with the little flame more than wanting to blow it out
At first, Emma wasn't much into eating her cake as she was playing with it
She finally took the dive, but didn't get much in mouth
Emma had fun opening her gifts, she seemed more into it than she was at Christmas. But I still think she prefers to just play in the wrapping paper and ribbon.

After a much needed nap from all the Christmas excitement that morning, Emma had a quick wardrobe change and was ready for more fun. Much of the afternoon and evening was spent wanting to pet Sassy, the family dog. Thank goodness Sassy is such a good dog. Emma did her best to pet nice and be gentle.

Sassy sat on Kevin's (Aunt Andra's boyfriend) lap while Emma enjoyed petting. Kevin and Sassy were both patient with Emma's busy hands.

Donald and Emma also got to enjoy Sassy for a bit before Sassy retreated to Kevin's lap for a much need rest from our busy little girl.

After a wonderful meal prepared by Jean (AKA Grandma) we got to enjoy our Christmas crackers, which was a first for Emma. We had lots of laughs and it was such a wonderful way to end such a wonderful day.