Emmy turns 2!!

Oh my goodness, how is my baby two already!! Why is life going by so much faster now that we have added a little person? I can actually think of a million reasons why. It amazes me though that I sometimes have those days that seem to drag on and on, when in all actuality life is just flying by before my eyes and I am powerless to stop it.

I was emotional on Emmy's birthday, on the 18th (the day of her actual birthday), I sent her to daycare as usual. I would have kept her home except I wanted to surprise her at lunch with a pizza party with all of her friends at daycare. Luckily, Domino's (our favorite) had $7.99 large pizzas. Those little stinkers ate 5 large pizzas and two dozen funfetti cupcakes! I couldn't believe it!

She was very surprised when they came in from playing to find me there in the lunchroom waiting for her.  This began my emotional rollercoaster for the next two days. She was so proud to show me off to all of her friends, and when they all were singing her Happy Birthday she had the biggest smile on her face. After the song they all continued on with a "Jesus Loves You" chant, which made my heart stop once again.

After the daycare party it was back home with mommy for a much needed nap. When Tyson got home from work we gave her our gift which was her very own Minnie Mouse card table with two folding chairs. This kept her entertained the rest of the night.

 

This is shortly after she got it.....

 

this is 4 hours later....  (I did manage to get her a bath and pajamas but with a huge protest from her)

 

this was right before bed when I told her she had to tell her table goodnight.

 

Daycare pizza party!!

Wagoner Blog Take Two.....

I feel a little embarrassed that a goal of mine (that I even declared in my Christmas Letter last year) was to keep my blog updated as my goal for 2014. Well.......I kind of dropped that ball on that one, huh? So.........I give you the first blog post for 2014.

 I am going to start making a better effort, and I am holding myself accountable right now in this blog post. I'm not just making a better effort on this blog, but also taking some time each morning and night to remember my purpose and most importantly to ensure I make the people I love the most feel special. It is so easy to use the phrase of "I'm too busy", which I often use, especially when it came to this blog. While yes I am busy, I have learned that those times I am checking Facebook or frantically cleaning up my house (yes I am a stickler for a clean house), I can do those things I claim to be "too busy" to do. I am not making it an excuse anymore. Wow that feels good! So I guess you can all be prepared to read more of the shenanigans happening day to day at the Wagoner house!

Its hard to pick where to start out since it has been so long since I have posted, but I think the last week has had so much happening that I couldn't have played catch up at a better time.

So pulling some pictures from my camera I have found a couple that stand out for us.

Labor Day was spent at a park in town that has a toddler sized playground, which is absolutely incredible since the big kid playgrounds give this mother a mild heart attack with there open sides that are 20 feet up in the air. Plus I have a kid who hasn't quite grasped the understanding that she cant fly. Tyson went with us which was super special (which probably makes this day stick out the most), he is always keeping busy with his projects so when he said that he wanted to go I was a little worried.

 

They have the sweetest pond that is home to some pretty tame ducks. Next time we will be sure to take some bread.

 

She literally stood like a statue and giggled the entire time.

 

My little blondie....

 

Oh and I also love kid friendly swings.

 

He is still such a kid at heart.

 

This would have been a great picture, except for the closed eyes. But its still my two favorite people with a glimpse of the place (notice the water tower) where we are building our family and plenty of memories.

If you read this blog, thank you so much for keeping up with our lives. I hope that you will all have faith in me as I start  rolling on the posts again!!

Fun Fall Day.....

My family made a surprise trip to Columbus to see us on Sunday, and it was the most perfect day. It was about 70 degrees outside and the leaves were falling, which was ideal for pumpkin carving. My mom and sister along with myself showed Emerie how much fun it is to carve pumpkins, however, she was not such a fan of the slimy insides. She liked showing us all the chunks of pumpkin along with tasting the seeds.

 

So excited watching Grandma carve the pumpkin...

 

a little skeptical of this squishy, slimy stuff...

 

oh but these pumpkin chunks are sure neat (she carried them around with her for quite awhile)..

 

She loves fall just as much as her mom does!

 

Sweet baby girl and her little pumpkin.

Poppy's Pumpkin Patch..

On Sunday we went to Poppy's Pumpkin Patch in Norfolk. Our amazing neighbors invited us and Emerie especially loves spending time with their little girls :) As Tyson is busy working on a pickup, my brother volunteered to go with us and I think it's safe to say he had a good time. We got their early in the morning to avoid the crowd which was so great as we seemed to have the whole place to ourselves. They even give the kids 5 and under a free pumpkin to take home.

 

First Pony ride!!

 

Checking out the goats!

 

She also loves chickens!

 

These pigs were so funny, they loved the attention and were constantly following us around the pen!

 

This melted my heart, Emerie and the baby goat had a special little moment, complete with her talking to him.

 

Here is the sweet little guy..

 

Our crew.

 

They even had deer that were kept in a little barn, the baby was so small.

 

This might have been one of the slowest slides ever. I ended up having to get off halfway and push us down with my legs. I was so tired afterward.

 

Me and peanut.

Pigtails

We are now wearing pigtails. Granted they stick up really straight but she still gets plenty of compliments on her cuteness with them! People tell me that she looks like Boo off of Monsters Inc.

 

 

I guess I can kind of see the resemblance :)

 

Bath girl...

We especially love bath time now as I have gotten rid of the fisher price baby bath tub. My little girl is growing up too fast and now insists on sitting in the big bath all by herself. However I do have to remind her constantly to sit on her behind and that the shiny faucet is not a toy. Right now she loves it when I fill her suirty toys up so she can squeeze them and shoot water in her face.

Happy Birthday Baby!!

We had Emeries birthday party on Saturday the 21st of September. It was such a fun day, and to watch your child get as excited as Emerie did, makes it the best day in your own books as well :) We have so many awesome family and friends to be thankful for, especially those that wished her a Happy Birthday, helped us celebrate at her party, gave her gifts and sent her gifts. So many pictures were taken that day (huge shout out/thank you to Aunt Sonya) but included are a few of my favorites :)

 

Birthday Girl!

 

Amazing "Cupcake" Cake made by Grandma Marlene!

 

I put my craftiness to use, because Ty would have not been happy with the $40 banner purchase from Etsy.

 

We rented a bouncy house from a couple in Columbus and had it for about 6 hours. It provided a lot of fun and entertainment.

 

Emerie really enjoyed the bouncy house as well!

 

Snuggles with Great Grandpa.

 

The rowdy party goers!

 

 

She really did great opening up her gifts!

 

She loves the little people farm that Grandma and Grandpa Lambrecht got for her.

 

I love our little family to pieces.....my life revolves around these two and I wouldn't change it for anything...

 

She didn't quite know what to think of everyone singing to her. She did dance a little too!

 

Yummy strawberry cake!!

 

She was very delicate about eating her oversize cupcake.

 

Sibling photo at the end of the night, I love these two more than words could describe. My parents did a great job raising three kids who are best friends.

 

Overall the day was amazing and great memories were made! Thank you again to everyone who helped make it extra special for the birthday girl!