The circus elephant has lost its way.: Still here

Hey Everyone! I am sorry for my protracted absence. But rest assured that we have not:

a. died
b. lost any limbs
or
c. turned Emerald into an outside baby

Things are busy and I think I'm spending all my free time applying for jobs, chasing a toddler who likes to run into tables and then cry (at least it seems like she must like it from the number of times it happens in a day), and also try to pick up our 20 lb cat. Here's hoping she's not the world's youngest hernia patient sometime soon.

Anyway, we had Rob's birthday (Rikki, Colby, and Tye came to visit), re-arranged Em's room to also include a space for Harper, got Em into a toddler ("big-girl") bed, and are looking forward to some R&R at a cabin in Mt. Cheaha this weekend (baby-free! except for the one that is currently attached to me)!

Here are some pictures as proof.

Rob's Birthday-He got a new water bottle (so I can have my pink one back), some Dr. Martens boots, and some new flip flops (with a beer opener on the bottom). Practical Birthday.

Em didn't think the tissue paper belonged in the gift bags,

and promptly placed it in the Diaper Genie.

I gave her some money for her purse, and I swear she didn't put it in her mouth for a full hour!

Best. Toy. Ever.

Seeing her big-girl bed for the first time!

We had our friends Matt and Jess keep her for the day so she could be surprised when she got home.

I swear she woke up a big kid after one night in her new bed!

A nice nap with the ladybug in her big girl bed.

A space for Harper. She still needs a mattress, and we still need to put up the pictures, but we are getting there. Em likes the new arrangement. But Em likes everything.

And we are so thankful that Joy and Charlie let us borrow Aidan's crib too. No worries. Aidan is 9.

Blocks and toys in her new room.

Hm, might be time for the first haircut...

This is the part where I inform you that Em eats like her dad. This is her pack of lunch/snacks for one day. Yes, her lunchbox comes back empty.

Em dresses Mr. Homie for the day. She thinks this sparkly scarf really brings out his eyes.

See, he looks cute!

And now some videos! Em has been enjoying her music, and dressing Mr. Homie. She does lots of other stuff too, but turns a little shy when we turn on the video camera.

I used to have a toy piano (I don't think it was this fancy), and liked to "play and sing"