sweet pea

we have a strong minded independent little girl on our hands. she decided she wanted to feed herself this evening...and she conveniently choses the night i give her peas.

i tried to be patient as she made a complete mess. that sweet smile helps keep me calm.

and she sure does clean up well...

yup, we'll still keep her.

time to bust out the ol air mattress again.

meet my friend taryn melissa mary johnson.

exhibit a: because sometimes she has black hairs

... and exhibit b because sometimes she has blonde hairs

she's always a good time. we have been dear friends since fifth grade...thats like...sixteen years.

and this weekend...

she is coming to visit me!!!!

not only that...but she is bringing this crazy floopster along with her...

meet anna kathleen kennie...another dear friend and bundle of pure fun!

let the good times roll my friends!

weirdies.

emmerson and i went to the grocery store to buy sweet husband a pie for his birthday...emmy tends to get a lot of attention when we're out and she can really work it. friendly smiles and cute as can be. well today was no exception...but she attracted the weirdies. on our way in, an older gentlemen with an odd accent stopped to chat with her, and she fully went into her routine of a cute little shy look, then big happy smiles and chatter. he looked at me, his eyes got teary, as he told me how much he loved her. he probably told her he loved her 5 times...to the point where it got kind of weird. i smiled and nodded in an extremely awkward manner and quickly made my way into the store.

next up was a tall red headed lady with black eyeliner a little too far below her eyelids, strutting down the aisle emmy and i were in. she glanced over at my sweet girl, and came to an abrupt stop. she ooh'd and aah'd over my baby, and again emmerson put on the cute act. this lady was thrilled, as she said that most little ones cried at the sight of her red hair, although i'm fairly certain it was more because of the terrifying makeup. she gave me several tips on how to deal with children, after announcing the fact that she didn't have any of her own. emmy was still being sweet and this lady was eating it up, then her eyes got HUGE. she slowly looked to me and said "she's one of those babies i've been reading about! such a beautiful happy disposition...she's here to change the world! she was sent here with a purpose, and that's exactly what she's doing. the world has gone to shit and they've sent babies like her here to clean it up!!!"

really lady??? i mean REALLY?

....another awkward smile and walk away situation.

That's about all the human interaction i could take for one day.

a walk in the park.

musician in training.

sweet girl loves music, and so i'm teaching her how to play guitar.

my first mother's day.

i have the most beautiful, sweet, sassy, bossy, darling and lovable baby girl in all the land and it was so lovely to celebrate being a mom for the first time yesterday!

we surprised nana and grandpa at church in the morning, then went over to their place for the afternoon and grandpa made us a delicious supper.

emmerson helped him husk the corn.

and then she helped eat it!

lover boy was off the hook for presents, since i made that part of the deal for my beautiful diaper bag, but he still got me mrs. fields cookies, chocolate, and a card which was so presh of him. he was extra nice to me all day and made me feel loved and appreciated and emmy finally learned how to say "mama" yesterday which was very appropriate timing. i truly love being a mom!

so happy together!

finally. :)

the porcelain throne

someday when i have my own home, i will tell you something that will NOT be in my bathrooms, and that is porcelain toilet seats. the chills that run through my entire body when my buns touch that cold, very unwelcoming material is unsettling and i refuse to live with that in my life.

cinco de mayo

we will be eating mexican food tonight in celebration of our neighbors below. mexico, thank you for creating some of the best food my taste buds have ever had. on the list tonight?

rolled tacos

california burritos

tortas 

chimichangas

...and my personal fave, carne asada fries.

living at the beach is rejuvenating. the sound of waves crashing is constant and the sunshine that beats off of the ocean and through the sliding glass doors in the evening is breathtaking. i could get used to this. spending quality time with my parents has been way overdue and i get a taste what complete joy feels like again. there's nothing like family. it's good to be reminded of that every now and again. the love that my dad and emmerson have for each other is a whole lotta cute. it's been a lovely few days to add to the pile of great memories in my brain.