Emmie likes the pool

G'pa and Emmie

Buying a car

Emmie is helping. Really!

Cap'n Ron?

With friends at Osage Beach

Birthday cake!

Mmmm...chocolate

First birthday presents

She likes success, and will sort the red block over and over.

Emmie's first camping trip

We took Emerson--just days shy of her first birthday--to Hawn State Park for an overnight camping trip. We improvised a 'baby containment system' that consisted of a moderately sized inflatable kids pool.

Once escape was thwarted repeatedly, Emerson grew frustrated with this arrangement.

Clyde took it all in stride. However, he is a little bit on the "short bus" end of the intelligence spectrum when it comes to exploring by himself while on a long tether.

Swinging helped calm Emerson down. It was all we could do to keep Marantha off the swings herself.

Wheee!