Emma's 2 years old -- she is reaching to the sky to try and get the plane that is flying overhead. 

Emma opens her Mickey Mouse clubhouse and shares the fun with Blue.

Emma's Cake.

Emma blew the candles out all by herself -- and even wanted it lighted again to blow them out.  Then she even enjoyed eating the cake.  I think she really liked the candy confetti on the sides.

Our 2nd trip to Lexington.  The pebbles weren't on the beach any more, but it still wasn't warm enough to get in the whole way.  Emma got in up to her knees before she ran back out.

Emma's 2nd Birthday Party!!!

Emma has fun drinking pink lemonade out of a big girl cup.

Emma's Mickey Mouse cake.

Emma's new three wheeler -- she can mostly reach these pedals too!!

Emma couldn't wait to get in the house and play with all her presents.

Emma enjoys a jelly sandwich and some grapes for lunch.
 

Look at all the pumpkins Daddy grew this year, we got so much rain we had to pick them early.

Now she has a pony tail, now she doesn't.

Happy 25 months - 35.5" tall -- almost 3 feet!!

Emma says cheese!

Now she doesn't want to say cheese....

Emma loves cats -- even her Ty stuffed cats.

Emma in the bounce house and on the gator at Payton's house for her birthday party.

Emma and Theresa try on our Halloween costumes -- aren't we scary??

Emma helped Daddy carve pumpkins.

Dad finally installed my swing in the back yard -- I LOVE IT!!

Emma and Theresa showing goats.

Emma at the goat show, playing between classes.

Emma takes a nap with Minnie.

Emma fixes her doll house with Pat and Felipe -- also look, a pony tail!

DISNEY HERE WE COME: Just got out of the airport, on our way to the Caribbean Beach Resort.

Aunt Mary and Emma outside the food and shops at the Caribbean Beach Resort.

Emma wading in one of the lakes at the Caribbean Beach Resort.

Isn't the scenery pretty?  Us too, of course.

Emma got to meet Goliath and Jo Jo at a character lunch.

June was there too, here's a pic of her and Alex and then the Cars display with Danny and Alex.

Emma can find a playground anywhere.

Next stop the Magic Kingdom.

Magic Kingdom was decorated for Halloween.

Emma got to meet Mickey and Minnie and even gave Mickey a kiss on the nose.

Look at these cool pumpkins that grow in Mickey's garden.

Theresa, Emma, and Mary on the teacups!! 

Emma was so excite to see the swings at the Fort Wilderness.

After dinner at Fort Wilderness we went back to Magic Kingdom to watch the night parade.

Emma got Pocahontas to sign her book too!!

Then she got to see Donald and gave him a kiss too!

Next was the safari.... we saw lots of animals, including Elephants,

Giraffes,

and Lions.

Then we went to the petting zoo and saw Goats, a Cow and a Donkey.

Then off to the Gorilla display, Emma slept through most of this part.

Later that night, she hung out with Aunt Mary and Uncle Danny.  They took her to the arcade and they raced Nascar (Jimmie Johnson - Aaron and Emma's favorite) and bowled.

Emma got to meet Aurora, Belle and Beast.  Aurora had us tell Belle, "Tag, your it!".

The globe at Epcot.

Emma relaxing after a day of wondering.

Emma and Aaron relax some more.

Last Day at Disney - we went back to Animal Kingdom and Emma played in Dino land.

She also got to meet Pluto and Goofy.

Then it was on the bus again and off to the cruise ship!

We can't wait to get to the boat.

Dianne, Alex, Mary, Emma, Theresa, and Danny pose in our costumes with Goofy.

Emma and Theresa with Chip and Dale and Goofy.

Aren't we very cute in our costumes?

Emma's loot from trick or treating on the ship.

Our cruise ship -- can you guess which one?

Emma and Goofy.

Emma plays on the stairs, not very lady like yet....

Emma and Triston.

Our newest family portrait.

Aaron and Emma head back to our room.

Emma gets to sit with Minnie and Mickey -- all dressed up and lots of places to go.

Emma and Grandma Dianne.  We all sure had a great time!!

Emma's first piggy tails.

Emma really likes the new Santa Mickey we got as part of our decorations.

Emma takes a nap with Santa Mickey.

Emma enjoyed playing with Christina's cats at Grandma Luann's on Thanksgiving.

We had Thanksgiving Dinner with Pat, Grandma Luann and Grandpa John, and Cindy.

Then Emma had a tea party and went bowling.

Emma decided she was a cat when we were decorating the tree and spent more time playing with ornaments then putting them on the tree.

Now the tree is all done -- Emma and Mickey pose for a few pictures.

Karen took Emma to see Santa and she had so much fun she didn't want to get off Santa's lap.  Now if only we could get her to smile for pictures....

Emma playing with the cow ornament she just had to have after seeing Santa.

Emma takes a nap with Silver, Mongo, and her Minnies.

Emma and Breanna in the snowman at Bronners.

Emma and Breanna with Santa at Bronners.

Our Christmas Tree.

Emma can't wait - Santa comes tomorrow.

Getting ready for grandma Luann to arrive on Christmas Eve.

Look at the cute dress grandma Luann got me.

Opening presents.

Grandma Luann and Emma -- they match.

Happy Emma having Christmas Eve dinner.

Emma blows kisses.

John, Theresa, Luann, Pat, Aaron, Cindy - and Emma in the middle -- our Christmas Eve family.

Aren't we cute - wearing red and green for Christmas.

Emma's after dinner snack as she poses in front of the tree.

Emma and Aaron leave a note for Santa, and some milk and cookies.

Santa arrived -- Emma just loved all her presents.  She got so may in fact that she didn't open the last one until January 9th.

Emma and Monty at Grandma Dianne's.

Max, Will, Mary Jane, Jan, Paul, Aaron, Emma, Theresa, Dianne, Alex, and Danny - our Christmas Day family.

Emma in the motor home on the way to Georgia.

After 1,011 miles, we arrived at Tybee Island Beach!!

In Savannah on River Street we toured a working sail boat.

I love the trees in Savannah.

There were lots of horse and carriages in town.  Emma even got brave enough to pet one.  His name was Murphy.

We went to the beach every day, this is the bath to River beach.

Emma on the beach at Tybee Island.

Sunset on Tybee Island, Emma is in the picture on the left, can you see her?

Next we went to the Oatland Island Wildlife Center.

Emma got to see Gray Wolves.

There were swings all over the beach and lots of sand to dig in.

Emma had lots of fun camping in the motor home.

Emma getting ready to go shopping.

Everyday we saw cats on Tybee Island.

Last day on the beach ....

Tybee Island Lighthouse at Sunset.

We stopped on the scenic trail in Tennessee for pics.

Our wonderful driver, Aaron.

The road between Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.

River in Pigeon Forge, TN.

Emma at the Air Force Museum in Dayton, Ohio.

Shark plans at the museum.

The B52 -- it wasn't has big as Aaron remembered, even though it took up almost the entire room.

Emma had lots of fun at the Air Force Base!

Emma sticks out her tongue at Grandma Dianne during dinner at Applebee's.

Emma loves to wash dishes, I think she is crazy.

Emma went bowling with Grandma Dianne, Aunt Mary Jane, Uncle Danny, Alex, and I.  She had a great time and even got a higher score than her Aunt Mary Jane who is on a bowling league.  The next week Mary Jane and Danny joined Aaron and I in a bowling league.

Emma helps Grandma Dianne make a salad and then helps Mom frost a cake.

Emma at her dance class with Miss Amy.

Emma and Blue.

Happy Happy Emma.

Happy Valentines Day!!

Emma at dance class!!

Emma holds one of the 26 chicks daddy ordered.

Emma bounces on the couch with Bob.

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