Updates Before the Holiday Frenzy Begins!

Well I thought I should post before we are traveling for the holidays and I don't get a chance to sit down.  My birthday was last week and I was definitely spoiled.  We needed to go to Rochester this past weekend (I'll elaborate in a bit) and planned to be in the car traveling on my birthday.  Because of this, Amos gave me my gift a little early...ok a lot early (a few weeks ago!!).

 

Yay!!  I have been wanting a KitchenAid for years now and he finally gave in :)  I must say that it takes some getting used to.  I have been baking using a hand mixer for so long and have gotten pretty good at knowing how long to mix that I am used to it.  This amazing machine is like a speed demon and I need to learn and practice more (which no one at this household is complaining about because that means more baked goods!!).  Thursday (my actual bday) was spent running around like a manic trying to pack and get ready to hit the road.  Around 10 am I get a knock at the door where I see a man handing this to me...

I was so surprised but even more surprised when I read the card and saw that they were from my beautiful baby girl!!  Emma sure does have good taste doesn't she??  It was such an amazing feeling to receive a card that simple said "Happy Birthday Mommy!  Love Emma".  I look forward to the years where I start to get handmade cards from her :) 

After that Amos got home and we jumped in the car and headed to Rochester for Vin and Emily's wedding.  Amos and our friend Bob were Co-Best Men and we were so excited to get to see and spend time with some of our closest friends and our other family (the Furfaros of course).  This was also the first night that I would be spending away from Emma and had been pretty nervous about it.  But of course she was fine.  She got to spend some quality time with Grandma and Grandpa Burke. Amos and I had so much fun getting to spend the night just the two of us (well and with the other guests of the wedding).  The wedding was beautiful and both the bride and groom looked amazingly happy.  Amos and I have known Vin since our freshman year of college and we could not be happier that he has found happiness with Emily. 

 

 

One of the highlights from the night was when Emily was tossing the bouquet and my very best friend caught it :)  Hmmm.....what does that mean??

All in all it was a fun night and I realized that its okay to get out every now and then with just my husband.  I only called my mom a total of 3 times (including all day sat and once sun morning).  Emma did great...except she convinced my mom to let her stay up WAY past her bedtime, but I guess thats part of spending the night at Grandmas :)

Here are a few pictures of our baby girl!

Yes she is apparently a big girl now standing all by herself playing with her toy!

 

Playing dress up with Grandmas jewelery

Hard at work!

 

Oh who are we kidding?? 

And I leave you with one final picture of my very handsome nephew who had SO much fun helping Aunt Erin pick out jewelery to wear to the wedding!! 

We are leaving again on Friday to spend the Thanksgiving Holiday with my family.  Happy Thanksgiving everyone :)

November?!

I guess it has been awhile since I've written!  October seemed to fly by.  Emma and I had the chance to spend a week with my mom in Rochester while my step dad was in Colorado.  Amos drove us up and spent the weekend and then headed back home to work.  I have the most amazing husband.  He has taken on so much so that Emma can have me at home with her.  I have the most amazing job (and yes I completely classify a stay at home mom as a full time, overtime required daily/nightly, no holidays, vacation time limited to a date night here or there kind of job).  But I wouldn't change it for anything.  So here is a little side note shout out to my hubby...thanks babe ;)  And now back to Rochester, we had so much fun just visiting and relaxing.  It was like a girls only week!  Emma and I got to see a lot of friends and spend time with family (although we didn't get to see everyone we wanted to...luckily we are headed back for Thanksgiving!).  We got to see my dad, step mom and little brother (even though he was been taller then me for years) for a short time but had so much fun.  They took us to the new Anchor Bar in the city (home of the original buffalo wing idea).  Amos was in heaven.  There is hands down one thing that he absolutely misses about Rochester, CHICKEN WINGS.  He has not found a place down here that comes close to anything that we had in Rochester.

We are headed back to Rochester next weekend for a wedding which is sure to be a great time.  I am beginning to get anxious though.  I have not left Emma over night yet and this will be the first time.  My mom is going to watch her which is something she has been waiting for!  I was pregnant when I told my mom that our friends were getting married in Rochester and the 1st thing she said was "Do I get to watch the baby for a whole day and night?!"  Needless to say, she is thrilled and I am nervous (although I know she is going to be in AMAZING hands).  I am definitely excited to spend some "grown up time" with Amos and with all of our friends.

Things at home are well to sum it up...COUGH COUGH SNIFFLE SNIFFLE!!!  Yes we are sick :(  Amos caught it first and I thought (stupidly of course) that Emma and I were in the clear because we were both feeling great!  But Sunday afternoon it hit Emma and later that night me.  So, Amos is still feeling terrible, poor Emma doesn't feel good (but really is doing great dealing with it) and I am slowly feeling worse.  Hopefully we will be back on our feet again soon!

Here are a few pictures of our beautiful baby girl :)

 Emma was Pebbles Flintstone for Halloween :)

Still loves Allie!!

Helping Mommy with laundry

On our way to Rochester

 

Coffee date with Grandma :)