All about Emery

If you're looking for a recipe or any inane details about my latest run to the grocery store, you won't find them in this post. Well, unless that trip to the store includes a shot of Emery:

Otherwise, this post is ALL about Emery.

She got baptized a few weeks ago! Here she is brushing her hair for the occasion:

And here's the happy family, well, happy mom and dad, less than enthused Emery:

Gotta love this shot, too:

And of course the actual baptism!  She did great, barely made a peep and really just wanted to play with my necklace the whole time.

Among Emery's favorite things to do are finding the diaper bag and trying to get into it and confiscate the wipes:

Lunging head first into her old car seat, as well as any other car seats she sees at the nursery or YMCA childcare:

Practicing standing:

Having tea parties (with our sweet neighbor Charis in this picture):

Showing everyone how big she is ("Sooo big!"):

And doing anything outside!  This weekend we took a quick trip to "Bugapalooza" and Emery had her eye on this sporty little ride:

She's also quite the dancer / mover - anytime she plays with any of her musical toys, her hips and/or shoulder start a rockin'. Not sure if this means she's destined for dance, music or perhaps neither because maybe all one-year-olds like to move to the music?

Being a first time parent I'm hesitant to exclaim too many of the ways in which Emery is unique because I have no idea of what's "normal" and more individual ... all I know is that she is a total delight and we marvel every day at how blessed we are to have her in our lives!

(even when she does manage to get into things she shouldn't be):