Weekend fun

We had a fun, busy weekend... started off with Emma walking on Friday, so we were so happy for her that we spent watching her & cheering for her walking round the downstairs making laps for the first day! We also headed to the pool on Saturday morning. Then we headed to Sally Journigan's birthday party (Court's best friend, Jim's, daughter). Sally turned 2. It was a fun ice cream themed party.

Then on Saturday night we treated our Dad's as their Father's Day gift, to the Durham Bulls game. So my Dad & Gene came into town for the game. It was a nice time, and the weather could not have been any nicer, no humidity! My mom stayed behind to watch Emma since it was a night game...



Ready for the pool










Do you think these grandparents are loving every minute of this?!?!?!




Emma is really into smelling flowers (inside the house & outside), and like the stacking blocks, can smell flowers forever...she makes this little noise, like 'ummm' they smell so pretty every sniff she takes! ;)




Heading to Sally's birthday party


The birthday girl! Sally actually was able to blow out her candles by herself! I was impressed...




Showing off walking at party


Emma & Banks Brewer (a friend of mine from Junior League, her son. Emma is 3 weeks older than Banks)


Getting a good hug from friend, Katherine Edmister


Before heading to the Durham Bulls game with Court's Dad, Gene


We like to watch from the door




Bop getting some love on Sunday before they head back to Richmond (right before naptime)


Susu also getting some pre-nap loving before heading home (for some reason this picture I can't get straight)

New delicious LOVE for meat....

Typing the title of this entry sounds weird to me, but we recently have discovered the Meat House!! It is this fabulous butcher, gourmet grocery store around the corner from our house....yum yum yum! We picked up some steak tips for Fathers Day to grill, and it was absolutely delicious...just as tender a piece of fillet mignon. I had to show both of my parents the store, and my Dad even had to buy some meat to take back to Richmond to freeze! It has a huge selection of all meats, and various breads, desserts, dips, beers, wines, etc most from local vendors.

http://www.themeathouse.com/Home.aspx

You should check out to see if there is one in your area.... We will definitely be supporting this store...

And she is OFF!!!

Emma took off in an almost jog around the kitchen on Friday afternoon! It was crazy! I was trying to get her to walk that morning, and she was not interested in it much then when we got back from errands she just took off! It was wild. I am so proud of her....... Here is a clip of one of her first 'walks'! ;)

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTY69Nel3uE

Also, here are some pictures from the 'walking day'. She is carrying around her FAVORITE toy, her stackable cups and bucket. She would sit there for probably an hour and stack and unstack, and load and unload the blocks!

My mom was lucky enough to see the 'walk' as she was there helping me with Emma for the afternoon while I worked from home.


Stack stack




Can walk and carry cups at the same time!












Helping Dad with his new phone

New kitchen blinds

We were in much need of some blinds in our kitchen/breakfast nook bay window. We have this beautiful window, which pours in tons of wonderful sunshine, but it is HOT in the summer! We now understand why the previous owners had thick curtains there. We picked these up at Lowes, and Courtney installed them. They really look nice, and make a big difference in the temperature of the room. As you can see, Emma was checking it all out! It has now become a new daily routine of pulling the blinds...

Happy Father's Day!

Happy Father's day, Courtney!! Also, to my Dad (aka Bop) and Gene...

We had a special day yesterday, it was a day about Courtney...minus all his school work he had to do. Yesterday he had his last summer school exam, and a big paper to turn in so most of the day was dedicated to that. So between the breaks, we had a Bonjangles breakfast (Emma's first biscuit, which you will see she likes!), and a little US Open Golf time (Yeah for Rory winning!), Skinny Dip frozen yogurt, and had a delicious dinner.

Emma was all about her Daddy yesterday, and walked the most she has ever walked before, even turns corners now walking! We are getting there, slowly but surely! She even said the word, Mama, for the first time...and only said it once, now we can't get her to say it again. Ha, of course...everyone is still Dada or doggie.

We gave Courtney a new beer cooler, and Texas University Tee-shirt. (his 3rd favorite team besides NC State & KU). He is all pumped about the cooler, I did tell him it could also be used for food on car trips, and milk...and his reply was, if it was meant for that, why did it come with a beer bottle opener on it?! ha

Emma & I are very thankful for the Dad's in our lives...




Emma, Courtney & the gift at breakfast


Gift

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Emma's first Bojangles biscuit


Biscuit & milk in hand!


Love this picture, and the two in it!!


Watching Daddy


Happy times!


Lunch (yes, we do now have a few strands of hair enough to put a bow in!!!!)


Still a little sleeping from our nap


Sweet Emma


Balloons are entertaining...