Because I’m a glutton for punishment. I updated my Christmas 2011 Wish list today to get rid of stuff I got & add some new stuff. Also? My birthday isn’t for another two months. So- I’ll probably edit this a few times. Birthday 2011 by Emmiebee

Thanks to Andrea for getting this song stuck in my head first thing this morning when I woke up to find January 1, 2011 to be too much like December 31, 2010. The other day I watched a movie. A super cheesy Zac Efron movie called 17 Again. And I kinda loved it. Those kind [...]

No, seriously. I have nothing. Just thought I’d share some pictures before they are irrelevant and I never get to share them! Behold: Christmas festivities. Sawyer & Tru through my aunt’s front window. Hudson & Sawyer at Nonnie’s on Christmas Eve. Cake sent to the fam. You know- from NEIL YOUNG. New easel. Art time! [...]

It’s been nuts around here. NUTS! Today has been the first day in 6 days that we haven’t had a party to attend for Christmas. I spent the better part of the day sitting on the couch staring off into space like a zombie & a few hours of high-gear cleaning. and minus dumping my [...]

Today was my little cousin’s 5th birthday. And I cannot believe he is 5. My cousin was the first in our group to have kids. I got married a week before Ryan was born- so he was kind of THE baby. The only baby I even knew at the time. And now he is 5!! [...]

Friday was our annual Christmas Party with our friends. This particular Christmas party started at my very first apartment , Christmas 2001. It was my sister-in-law, Krust, my BFF Lisa & my friend Patty. We exchanged gifts & had food & it was awesome. Over the last 9 years it has evolved. The venue & [...]

Hudson GETS the Christmas tree this year. Last year he was 11 months old and barely walking. This year? He spends most of his living room time playing with the ornaments on the tree. His favorites are Bettie Page which he calls “Boobies!” and my musical Sleeping Beauty Hallmark ornament that he calls “Daddy & [...]

OK, really- I know, A. I won’t be getting a ton of gifts this year. B. I don’t NEED anything, really. C. I WANT WANT WANT too much. D. I took a play from the book of my SIL, Krust & Kristi & used Polyvore for the 1st time. Behold: Emily’s Christmas 2010 Most Wanted [...]

I was thankful in 2008. I was thankful in 2009. And guess what?! 2010 is no different. Except it is. Because I have grown as a person & a mother & a wife & and… andd… There is just MORE. The capacity in my heart is MORE. Yes, I am grateful for my husband, my [...]

Yeah, much like the 20 million pumpkin patch blogs you’ve been subjected to so far this past month – you are currently being bombarded with 20 million “OMG! HOW CUTE WAS MY KID IN COSTUME!?!?!” blogs. And this? Is no exception. Because OBVIOUSLY! “OMG! HOW CUTE ARE MY KIDS IN COSTUME!!?!?” Truman & Sawyer were [...]