Party Time

Grad ceremony is done. Party time.

Kelley Graduates

Kelley just received her masters degree in counseling. Emma is in the stands yelling, "Hi Mommy."

Emma's Birthday and Other Schinanigans

Emma just had her third birthday party at the park at Richmond Hill in Geneseo. She had a blast with her cousins and really enjoyed all of her birthday gifts. We are still trying to eat the leftover party sub. If you need a sandwich, come on over to our house.

For Mother's Day, we went to Lavender Crest with Emily, Dave, Sue, Dave, and kids. Emma again enjoyed running around with Hannah.

Emma's actual birthday fell on a Monday. The Sunday before, we took Emma to her first Cubs game. She was very excited about going. Although Zambrano got injured, the Cubs still won. My dad asked her if she liked the Cubs game. Emma said, "Yeah, we watched the Cubs and then all sang a song." Funny how a three year old can interpret things.

On another note, while at Emma's birthday party, we were finally able to announce that Kelley is pregnant. She is due on November 19th. Emma is still figuring out that Mommy is having a baby. Emma says she hopes it is a girl and that she plans to call her Rocky. We'll keep everyone posted on the pregnancy.

Simple Joys

Emma found one of life's greatest pleasures.

Your Typical Lazy Sunday

Just your typical lazy Sunday afternoon. Emma is running around the house in her underwear playing the duck call I gave her. I'm sure everyone else has experienced this.

Parks

Emma and I have been hitting different parks today. If Emma ever had a fear of slides, that fear is quickly leaving.

We're Still Here

I have not had a chance to update the blog in a few weeks. Since our last post (Emma getting stiches), everything has been going well. Kelley had her spring break and I had my spring break. During my spring break, I spent most of the time with Emma. We went everywhere and ate at various restaurants Emma likes. This photo is of Emma enjoying one of her favorites, Hungry Hobo.

Easter was good and the most amount of the fun was watching Emma and her cousins Easter egg hunt. We hope everyone is doing well.

I had my 32nd birthday and appreciated all the cards and gifts. Most of my gifts were in the form of Guitar Center gift cards. I'm trying to decide about getting a banjo or 12 string guitar. Feel free to post and let me know what you think I should get.

Emma's Big Owie

Emma had her first big owie today. This morning as she was running around, Emma tripped over her own feet, fell, and hit her head on the corner of a speaker. Kelley and I took her to the hospital. At this point, Emma seemed to be doing well and did not mind the ice on her head. The doctor reviewed her owie and said she saw no sign of any concusion, just a laceration. The doctor then stated that she thought she should have one stitch just to make sure there is no scar. That is about the time I got nervous, but not Emma. They cleaned the area and then applied a cream and bandage for about fifteen minutes to numb the area. Emma did not mind and seemed to enjoy the whole process. The photo to the left is Emma waiting while the cream numbed the laceration. She ate grapes and cauliflower and talked to nurses while the cream did went to work.

After about fifteen minutes, two nurses and a doctor came in to give her the one stitch. One nurse held Emma steady while the other nurse and doctor put the stitch in the lacerated area. I would think that this would scare any two year old, but not Emma. The whole time she talked about her friends, Cinderella, the color pink, and her shoes. The nurses and doctors said she was the easiest two year old to ever work with. It went so well that they put a second stitch in just so there would be no chance of scar. Emma did very well and later went outside to play. When she came in hours later and saw the stitches, she began to cry. She says she does not like her owie. We were very proud of Emma and how well she did. The doctor said there should not be a scar and the stitches come out in a week.

Welcome Nathan

We have a new nephew! Nathan William Sieck was born at 7 pounds. We had a chance to visit him. He is very cute and seems like an easy baby.

Ready for the rain

Noni got Emma some new rain gear. Emma was very excited to see it raining today.

Where's the Cow?

The other night I stepped outside with Emma. She pointed out where the moon was. As we were walking, she kept watching the moon. She then looked at me and said, "I can't find the cow." Emma was looking for the cow jumping over the moon.

Being a Cup

Yesterday, Emma had this conversation with herself in the car...

"When I grow up, I want to be a daddy. No, I want to be a cup. No, I don't want to be a cup because I don't want a lid on my head."

I'm glad she is thinking about her future.