One of my favorite things about Emily...
When I get home from work, Emily always greets me with a big, warm, snuggly hug and tells me, "I lud you, Papa". :-)
June 10, 2008
February 23, 2008
Happy Birthday to my favorite Little Ham!
Sure, she can be cute and cuddly, but most of the time she's...
...a complete ham! She's ornery and feisty and every bit as stubborn as her mother (if that's possible), but she's sure got her Papa's sense of humor -- which she and I find to be quite hilarious, thank you! :-) She can be a bit of a drama queen at times, but she's still my little baby girl... and now she's a two-year-old drama queen, so watch out!
Happy Birthday Little Em!
September 22, 2007
A Serious Ham
Emily, who was hamming it up for the camera, strikes a serious pose (photo by Noah).
August 9, 2007
Friends Come to Visit
Our friends Sabino & Kim celebrated their 15th wedding anniversary yesterday. Noah had wanted Antonio & Diego to come over anyway, so they just threw Isabel in with the deal and went out for lunch.
I wasn't here, but Steph said all the kids had a great time...
Emily actually sharing a chair with Isa? I don't believe it... Em never shares!
Diego, Noah, and Antonio... trains and race cars... trains and race cars... :-)
June 7, 2007
'Sissy'
Emily is finally starting to say a few words... and not just animal sounds! :-)
For a few months now, If you would ask Em, "What does a dog say?" she would respond with, "Woof. Woof." Just recently she has added, "Yeowww." to her repertoire (when asked what a cat says). I figured duck, cow and monkey were next, so I've been working on those animals with her...
Well, today after work I asked her, "Who's that?" as I pointed to her. Her response was a very clear, "Sissy". At that point I realized she had tried to say it the other day, too; but I thought she was trying to say, "silly" -- as I often tell her that she's silly (and she is :-). I had kind of forgotten that we really do call her, "Sissy" (short for 'Sister') quite often.
She also said, "What's that?" very clearly today. She has been pointing at things and saying an unintelligible word that sounds like, "whatzzzt"; with a definite 'question mark' at the end of it... and today she said it loud and clear.
Yay! Our little Em is going to speak after all... I just hope she doesn't become too much of a chatter-box. :-)
May 30, 2007
She's got PERSONALITY...
May 1, 2007
How To Eat Like A Princess
by Emily Roth (no relation to Emily Post)
Start with a bowl of Macaroni & Cheese ('Kraft Dinner' for the Canadians)...
It would be rude to leave any food in one's bowl...
And we mustn't forget dessert (this one's for Grandpa Dougie)...
At no time should the little lady forget her manners... :-)
March 5, 2007
Emily's Birthday Party
I did not manage to get any good photos from Emily's 1st birthday party, but my mom did. If you would like to see the photos, please click on the following link: Suzanne R's Life
"What a pretty light... I think I'll try to touch it."
February 23, 2007
It was one year ago today...
Can you believe it? One year ago today my sweet little baby girl made her grand entrance into the world...
HAPPY BIRTHDAY LITTLE EM!
February 13, 2007
Walking and Teething
Emily is officially walking...
Em walking to her Papa... :-)
Miss Em has gone from a few steps to full blown walking in a hurry. She still moves pretty slow, but she is gaining confidence every day. She can walk all the way from her room, down the hall, and into the kitchen with out ever touching a wall.
My favorite part about her walking is that she likes to walk towards me with arms (and mouth) wide open and give me a big hug. It makes up for all the late nights I've been staying up with her while she's teething.
January 31, 2007
First Steps
Little Miss Emily officially took her first steps the other night. I wouldn't say that she is walking, but she is definitely doing more than just surfing furniture.
Sunday night was the first time she actually let go of furniture and took a few steps to another piece of furniture. In this case, it was from the side of the coffee table to the couch (where Mama was sitting). Since, then she has become braver and braver. She is even doing a good job of walking down the hallway holding on to nothing but my index finger.
Last night, she even let go of everything and walked out into open space for about three steps before deciding she was in over her head... so she just sat down. It's just a matter of time before she is walking all over the place... God help us all!
This photo has nothing to do with walking, but I think it's cute...
Em with a scraped up nose.
October 2, 2006
Rolly-Polly Emily
Emily is beginning to get very mobile. While she does often end up in crawl position, she hasn't officially learned to move forward... yet. At this point she is happy rolling -- and she is pretty good at getting where she wants to go, too. It's just a matter of time before she figures out how to crawl -- and then Lord help us all!
"I'm coming to get you, Papa!"
My sweet little baby girl. :-)
September 1, 2006
Celebrating Six Months of Miss Emily
So I'm a little late getting this posted... big deal! For Little Ems 6 month post, I thought I would just put up a few pictures...
'Half Birthday' cake from Cutsforth's Thriftway
Emily gets her first taste of sugar... and loves it!
And a few photos not from her half birthday...
I wish I could wake up looking so chipper...
Like mother like daughter... yes, that is a toothbrush. :-)
August 19, 2006
Blue Ribbon Baby
Emily with her prizes
Our little Miss Emily has the bluest eyes and the longest hair in all of Clackamas County! Well, out of those babies under 11 months that were entered into the Pretty Baby Contest at the Clackamas County Fair, that is.
That's right. This morning we headed into the fair because we were just sure little Em was the cutest baby around. Steph claims that I wouldn't let her enter Noah into the same contest a few years back; so I guess that means I've softened my stance a bit, eh? Or maybe it's just because Noah and I could go check out the sights while Steph and Emily looked pretty... :-)
It looked like we were going to be shut out of the prizes there for a while, but miss Em managed to come up with two blue ribbons right at the end. She probably would have taken the prettiest smile category, too; but she got a little pooped out (literally) while waiting in line for the judging of that category - which came at the very end, when all the babies were a little pooped out (figuratively). Steph quickly changed her diaper and made it to the judges just in time to at least win the longest hair ribbon (which was judged at the same time).
Emily won a couple of receiving blankets for Longest Hair, and she won the beautiful little hand-made quilt (that she's sitting on in the picture) for the Bluest Eyes category. All-in-all, it was pretty fun!
July 1, 2006
Buddies...
It's fun watching Noah and Emily interact with each other... they really are very cute together...
:-) :-) :-)
June 1, 2006
Special Request
We had a special request from Grandma Sandy (who lives in the great white north) for more pictures of Little Miss Emily -- the little girl that takes up the rest of our free time (see the previous two entries for our other time consumers ;-)
Emily with the big red bear. (May 18th)
In the backyard with Noah's old shades on
Next to the bear on May 25th -- 3 months old :-)
And from tonight... she just didn't want to smile!
May 10, 2006
Miss Emily Smiles
It's so much fun having your little girl give you a big, cheezy smile. Miss Emily has been doing that quite a bit lately, but I'm usually so mesmerized by her that I forget to take any pictures. Well, I tried to get some shots yesterday afternoon, with limited success...
March 11, 2006
Family Photo Shoot
We are trying to get a good photo for Emily's Birth Announcement, so we had a little photo shoot today. We're still not sure we've found the photo, but here are a few taken during the session...
Photos by Steph:
Photos by Jeff:
March 2, 2006
1 Week Old
Noah and 'baby sister' hanging out with Papa on the couch. :-)
March 1, 2006
Generations
Emily got a visit from her Great Grandma Louise (G.G.) on Monday...
February 28, 2006
Emily's Mama
My Aunt Virginia asked the following question in the 'Little People' comments section: "Does Emily look as much like her Mom as Noah looks like his Papa?"
I will skip the one-thousand word entry and just post this photo... you make the call. :-)
Steph at a very young age (6 weeks).
February 26, 2006
Little People
Noah thinks his baby sister is pretty neat.
Noah and Daphne in awe of all that hair... :-)
Noah and Emily spending some quality time together... at home. :-)
February 24, 2006
Emily Lenae
Praise God from whom all blessings flow...
We are pleased to announce the arrival of 'little sister', Emily Lenae. She was born February 23rd, at 9:08 AM, and weighed 7lbs, 13oz -- she was 20.5" long. Noah and I need to get back to the hospital, so here are some quick photos:
Mama and baby... it doesn't get any better than this... :-)
Emily Lenae Roth, 1 hr old.
Contentment is a full belly... :-)
The proud papa.
You can find another write-up at JD's site: foldedspace.org, and more photos at my mom's site: Suzanne R's Life.
Thank you all for your prayers, we are really enjoying our little blessing.