It's the Emerson Show

I know its pretty much turning into the Emerson show around here and I apologize for that, but I just can't help myself... and, its my blog : )  So my sister came up to visit recently and stayed for two weeks.  She is getting ready to start medical school in August in Miami and so she has been trying to soak up her freedom and mobility as much as she can until then.  When we get together we become "project girls" and pour ourselves into all kinds of recipes, crafts, and "projects."  One of our projects for her last visit was to make Emerson a pillowcase dress.  As you will see in the pictures below, the dress ultimately became a shirt.  It was probably one of the more frustrating projects that we've tackled, but we persevered and Emerson now has a cute little tunic shirt with drawstring pants. Don't look too closely at the outfit... it's alittle rough around the edges : )

I couldn't decide between color or B&W... I love this one!  She is smelling a flower.

Showing off some dance moves.

Head and shoulders, knees, and toes... we usually get stuck on head.

a beautiful bouquet that we picked up from this local farm

Aunt Olivia, aka Viva

She thinks everything is a cell phone, but just happened to get it right this time.

Always on the move.

Stevens Family, Suffolk, VA Photographer

It was so fun meeting up with this family (my family : ) for another session.  You can see the last time we got together for a session here.  It's amazing how fast kids grow!  We decided to meet half way between Suffolk and Richmond and chose the grounds of The College of William & Mary for the session.  I LOVED what mom picked out for everyone to wear.  She had everyone in different shades of purple and varying patterns and textures.  It was perfect!

Enjoy!

This one might just be a new fave of mine!

I think this one adequately captures the overall family dynamics : )

1 and 1/2 Years of Emerson

My little bug is two weeks shy of 18 months old, but I went ahead and did a mini session with her while I had reinforcements (my sister) in town to help me keep Emerson smiling and corralled for these pictures.  You have NO idea what a task it was.  Thank you Olivia!

So, at 18 months, Emerson is running, jumping, climbing on everything, dancing and really only sits still for milk and Barney (yes, Barney).  Her vocabulary is growing daily and she has most recently added "pizza" and "tootsies" to her word bank.  She loves to say "hello" and waves to anyone including her reflection in the oven door.  During a recent time out episode, with tears streaming down her face, she couldn't help but to wave and say "hello" to me.  She's a mess.  What can I say?

These photos were taken in our neighbors backyard garden.  It is the most fabulous garden with all kinds of wonderful edibles growing in it.  I've personally sampled the squash, green beans, beets, potatoes, and onions.  I would've liked to have taken more of the garden itself, but I was working too hard to keep up with Emerson.  Perhaps another day I will share some garden goodness.

But for now, here's Emerson.

Enjoy!

Lindsey