The Way of the Mullets

Monday, August 23, 2010

Blue

POW!
Are these not the bluest eyes you've ever seen?

I went garage sale hunting last weekend - my first time. I don't know why I didn't do this sooner!
I scored Emily a simple Barbie dollhouse and three barbies - all for $7. Score!
Watching her play with this stuff made me a little blue though.
All of a sudden my little baby is starting to look like a little girl.
Those piggies sure are cute on her.

Friday, August 20, 2010

CORN!

New teeth? New adventures in eating!

Monday, August 9, 2010

Parades and Camping, Oh My!

It's been a jam-packed couple of weeks!

Emily went to her first parade and took her first camping trip.
Both of which she loved!

We decided to venture to Orcas Island this year for a camping trip - Emily's first ever! Friday greeted us with sunshine, Saturday and Sunday greeted us with sleets of rain. Bastard Washington summer! Oh well. We made the best of it, and Emily looooooved the experience. We put her in the back of our car for bedtime and naptime (our tent was 5 ft. away). Note to parents: THIS IS A MUST DO! Don't be worried about whether your kid will be kidnapped or in danger. They will get precious sleep! The car is locked and if they are great sleepers, it's a sure fire bet! Em slept 12 hours each night and her full 3-hour nap during the day. Win-win for all! She was fully rested and ready to camp. Gotta love this sleepy, independent kid.

Thursday, July 29, 2010

The Hokey Pokey

Pardon my dirty mouth, but I want to squeeze the sh*t out of this girl sometimes.
That is how cute she is.

P.S. - I'd like to thank Aunt Dee for teaching Emily this song! We love you, Dee!!!!

Here is Emily playing tag with Aunt Dee.

Friday, July 23, 2010

Back to Work N' Stuff!

Matt and I at a wedding on Richmond Beach

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Some quickie updates on our family:

I'm officially an REI workerbee again!

I've been hired as a temporary employee for REI through the summer and fall. It's a sweet gig. All writing can be done from home. I'm crafting women's clothing copy for REI.com again. I log in about 3 hours a day, 5 days a week...all work done during Emily's nap, so my day passes faster than ever. It feels great to be back, even if only temporarily.

Emily is doing great.
She started gymnastics and soccer this month. She really likes gymnastics and her coordination and confidence has come so far since we were in gymnastics 6 months ago. Soccer class is really fun and the coach gets into it, which is sweet.

Her second tooth finally popped through this week! It's been a rough week on her. I could tell she was in a lot of pain, and continues to be in a lot of pain as two other teeth are trying to make their way through. Poor lil' bug. We have so far to go still.

She's been saying so many funny things lately, too many to even give examples. Her vocabulary has exploded into full on conversation now and she's really gotten a grasp on so many things, especially colors. It's really quite amazing. She's a smart kid. Still loves to read and sing.
We start co-op preschool in September two days a week!

Here are some summer randoms taken in the last couple weeks...

Summer has been busy for the Mullets, but it always is! Matt and I snuck away to the Gorge last weekend to see the Kings of Leon in concert. GREAT show. Em stayed with Meema and Granpapa, having a blast hanging with her cousins and Auntie Brytt. Everything went great, as I knew it would.