Gobble Gobble

I'll get caught up if it's the last thing I do :)

Thanksgiving was fun. We spent it at Grandma and Grandpa's house along with all of the Farney's and Finnerty's that could make it...17 in all. Emma enjoyed being taunted by her Great Grandma Farney with a Turkey leg and hanging out with the family.


Mommy, Grandma, and Great Grandma Finnerty


Bailey and Emma


Emma Reese



Great Grandma Farney and Emma


Aunt Jeri and Emma


Great Grandma Farney, Uncle Paul, and Emma

Mmm Mmm Good...

Emma has taken her next gulp in life with baby cereal and she loves it. We introduced rice cereal into her diet. It's so cute to see how much she enjoys it when she opens her mouth as wide as she can to get the next bite. Having a baby has allowed me an opportunity to appreciate the little things in life.

It's a Bee-u-tee-ful World

Emma's 1st Halloween was a whirlwind day at Daddy's work. We said hi to lots of new people and familar friends. Afterwards we stopped my Grandma Farney's to say hi before heading home to see all the trick or treaters.

Family Fun With Aunt Ellen

While the boys are away the girls will play. Daddy and Uncle James went on a hunting trip with Jason, so Mommy decided that was a great weekend for a sleep over. Aunt Ellen and Aunt Lynda happliy abliged and flew in from California to participate. We also went to look at dress, had lunch, and played with Great Grandma and Great Grandpa.

Great Grandpa, Emma Reese, and Aunt Ellen

Emma Reese

Emma Reese and Aunt Ellen

Great Grandma, Emma Reese, and Aunt Ellen

Aunt Ellen, Aunt Lynda, and Emma Reese

Oh What Fun When Idaho Comes

The past couple months have been filled with new adventures. Emma met her Great Grandma Behrend, Aunt Janice, Aunt Carla, and Aunt Bonnie in October. We had so much fun while they were here and wished that they could have stayed longer, but know that we'll see them again soon. Hi ho Hi ho it's off to Great Grandma's we go...

Aunt Janice and Emma
Ben and Grandma Behrend

Aunt Janice, Ben, and Aunt Bonnie Grandma Behrend and Shannon Happy BirthdayAunt Jill! Aunt Carla and New Daddy Ben
Aunt Carla and Emma

Happy Birthday Mommy

Thanks James and Jill for having us over. It's always fun hanging out with you and the kids.
Love,
Aunt Shannon



Happy Birthday Mommy


You rock Bailey and Brock


Uncle James you're giving me a wedgie


I wear my sunglass at night...

Cambria Dreaming

A while back I posted a riddle and then failed to post an answer, which is Emma prefers alligators because of the double consonant. Now off to Cambria...we had so much visiting Aunt Ellen, Uncle Bill (UB), and Aunt Lynda. Emma played in her rumble but seat, mom and dad did some surfing and wine tasting, and everyone got to spend time hanging out.

Daddy and Mommy go surfing

Emma, Aunt Ellen, and Mommy on a walk

Aunt Ellen puts Emma to sleep

Emma and Daddy playing

Emma playing with Mommy and Daddy

Thanks Dad

Dinner at Great Grandma and Grandpa's house is always fun...even moreso when Daddy decides to get cute with his cutie.

What Bud Light...where's the good beer?

Family Fun

I can't believe that an entire month has past since our last post. So much has been going on...we had our Great Aunt Jo visit us from NYC, we took our first family vacation to Cambria, CA, Mommy celebrated her birthday, and Emma celebrated her 3 month birthday. She's growing so much and has become so interactive. My heart runneth over with love :)

Riddle Me This...Riddle Me That

Great Grandma Finnerty was over yesterday to babysit and brought with her a riddle that she cut out of the newspaper a couple years ago, which she just happened to find (the riddle is unique because of the name used). My Grandma said that it must have been a premonition of her great granddaughter who has now arrived and asked me to add it to the blog. If you read it and want to guess the answer you can do so in the comments. I’ll post the answer when we return from our first family vacation. Cambria here come the Behrends!!

Emma is odd but not peculiar. She hates arguments and is agreeable. She dates a programmer but loathes systems analysts. She’d like to get married but can’t pick which month to do so. She has narrowed it to summer or fall because she hates the spring and winter. She is sure to enjoy her wedding but not her reception. Emma’s little cottage has three rooms. She likes the walls and floors but not the ceilings. She likes the doors but not the windows. She sleeps on cotton sheets and pillowcases because she hates linen and silk. She likes dogwood trees and their small blossoms but dislikes flowers. He favorite colors are yellow and green; she doesn’t care for blue or red. She wears dresses instead of blouses and skirts. Her hair, of course, is brunette. Emma has a treadmill but doesn’t like to exercise. She’s chubby but not plump. She loves the wilderness but hates camping. She enjoys cooking but stays out of the kitchen. She like books but not magazines…Does Emma prefer alligators or crocodiles?

Emma the Beanstalk

Emma had her 2 month check up this week and oh my how she has grown.

Newborn visit
weight: 8lbs 6oz
height: 21 inches

2 month visit
weight: 11lbs 13 1/4oz
height: 24 1/4 inches

The doctor said that everything looks great...now if we could just get this little girl to sleep. I talked to the pediatrician about her cat naps and night time sleep patterns. She said that if we're doing everything we can to try to get her to sleep that there's not much else that can be done except...letting her cry it out. I'm going back to work on September 10 so this may be the route that we take even though it's so hard. The weirdest part about Emma's sleep habits is that when she's awake she's in a good mood(regardless of only getting 2 hours of sleep all day). Hopefully at her 4 month check up Emma will be sleeping like a baby ; )