Summer 09

The Summer has flown by and just when I thought that things were going to calm down as Fall approaches, we are back at a crazy schedule! But before we get into that, here is a little recap of our first summer as a family of 3!! Get cozy because this might take awhile =)
We started with our first visits to Rochester and to Beaver River to introduce Emma to all of her extended family. Each time we visit we are reminded of how much our family means to us and how much we truly miss them. Its always hard to say goodbye but we have been visiting more often now that Emma is here. A few pictures of Emma with her Grandparents...

The Dicobs

The Burkes

TheFredricksons

After meeting all of her family, Emma needed to meet her Godparents, Uncle Bob and Aunt Kaitie...

My Mom and Tim came down for a visit in July with my adorable nephew Kyler and cousin Dillon who was visiting from Oregon. It was a beautiful weekend and we spent a lot of our time by the pool relaxing. The boys went fishing one morning while my mom and I played with the kids. It is so nice that Emma and her cousin will be able to grow up together.

At the end of July we drove down to Myrtle Beach with some of our closest friends. It was a VERY long drive but we had a great time. It was nice to get away and spend some time with people that we don't get to see nearly enough. Emma loves the water so we knew that she would have a blast. Here are just a few of the tons of pictures that we took...








In August we were back in Rochester. My Dad and Beth host a pool volleyball tournament every year and we haven't been able to make it in a couple of years so we came. Its always a great day that ends in playing poker (and usually losing our money!). Emma and I were able to stay that following week and visit with family and friends...

Great Grandpa and Grandma Burke

Great Grandma Marcia

My Mom and Grandma drove us back the next weekend. We had so much fun just hanging out and Daddy was pretty happy to have his little girl back!

This past weekend, Amos had a bachelor party weekend to go to for our friend Vin who is getting married in November. He (we!) have been planning a weekend for the guys for a while now. They had a great time paint balling and camping and who knows what else (I didn't ask). While he was gone, my Mom, Destiny, and Kyler came down to stay with Emma and I . We had such a good time. A girls weekend (plus the little man) of relaxing, chatting, shopping, and even a visit to the Bronx Zoo. The zoo was great. It is unbelievable that such a large zoo that is so spread out is located in such an urban setting. Of course, Emma liked the ducks (who I'm sure have voluntarily made the zoo their home) the best. She thought they were great. Kyler loved them too!! the kids did great for such a long day and by the time we got home, we were ALL exhausted. Here are a few pictures...



The Summer has gone too quickly (like it always seems to do). Watching Emma grow and learn each day is amazing. She has truly blessed our lives and there is not a day that goes by that we don't know how lucky we are to have a happy healthy beautiful baby girl.