Where's Emerson?

I have to share a funny story with you. This afternoon, Emerson was having quiet time in her room and Camryn fell asleep in her bouncy seat in the craft room. I decided to catch up on my email while bouncing Camryn. Camryn woke up and it was time for her bottle. I walked out of the office/craft room and the rug in the front entryway was rolled up. Nothing new...Emerson likes to pull my rugs all over the house so I didn't think anything of it. I stepped on the rug to get to the kitchen and there was something in the rug. I thought maybe Emerson has wrapped up her dolls or something inside of the rug. I was holding Camryn so I tried to unroll the rug with my feet, ya know, kinda kicking at the roll so it would unwind. All of a sudden, as I am kicking at the rug, I see a piece of Emerson's hair come out at the top of the roll! Emerson was in the rug!! I get down to help unroll the rug and there she is rubbing her eyes and her cheeks were all rosy. I asked her what she was doing. "Taking a nap, Mama." Yes, my daughter who has this beautiful bedroom and comfy bed, chose to roll herself up in a rug and take a nap!! I have no idea how long she had been in there, as I thought she was in her room with the door closed. It couldn't have been more than 30 minutes, but still! I felt horrible that I know she was in there. Just thought I would share the excitement we get daily from having a 3 year old.

NOTE: This picture is a reenactment. I couldn't let this experience go undocumented so I had Emerson "show me" what she did, so I could take a picture!

Happy Day at the Beach

Last night we had family pictures at the beach with my extended family. Unfortunately it was really windy and Camryn wasn't having any of it! We snapped our few quick pictures and then had to leave. I'm not sure I had ever heard Camryn cry like that! Anyway, my sister-in-law was the photographer and this is an adorable picture she got of Emerson. To be young and carefree again...........TFL.

Gotta love those rolls!

We comment on Camryn's rolls that she has daily. We just can't get over how many she has! Especially since our first daughter never had a single roll on her. She was always in the less than 5% for her weight and doesn't even weigh 23 pounds yet! Then there's Camryn! I think rolls on babies are so darn cute! And then there's those cheeks! Who can resist them?

Camryn just found her voice yesterday. It's been so neat to listen to hear make noises and talk. If they could only stay at this stage....nothing like a 3 year old who has a mind of her own and loves the word "no"!

No new cards to post lately. I haven't had time to get into the craft room and play. Rich is taking Emerson camping this weekend with some friends of his so it's just Camryn & I. That means plenty of time for me to play and make cards....I mean bond with Camryn :) I can do both, right???

100% Girl

My daughter Emerson (turns 3 end of September) is 100% girl. She is in this new phase where she wants to wear a dress everyday....and I mean everyday. Not a skirt, it must be a dress. She is in full uniform today. She saw the hat in her room and had to wear the dress. It was still in the laundry basket from doing laundry this weekend (hey, at least it was clean....they'll get put away some day!) and needed to be ironed, but she didn't care...she just wanted to wear her dress and hat. I snapped a picture of her in her dress and this picture just shows her personality.

Quick story: I was on the way to drop the girls off at my sister-in-laws today so I could go to physical therapy. Emerson likes to listen to her music (you know, Old McDonald, etc.) in the car and I just didn't feel like it. There are only so many times you can listen to it before you go bonkers! I told her that we were going to have some quiet time and listen the rain and watch the trees, so we weren't going to listen to any music right now. Her reply: "I betcha I can." I said, "Excuse me?" ( I couldn't believe what I just heard.) She said "I betcha I can Mom." This is the daughter that my mother has always been praying that I have. It's called "PAYBACK". She is definitely 110% my daughter. She's not even 3 yet, which means I've got some long days ahead of me! :)

Growing like a weed! (I mean flower)

We had Camryn's 2-month check-up yesterday and she's doing well. So well, that she is in the 93rd percentile for her weight at 12 lbs. 11 oz!! Emerson was only 10 lbs (15th percentile) at her 2-month visit. Both girls were the same length (22" long) when they were born and now Camryn is 23 3/4" long (90th percentile) and Emerson was 23" long (50th percentile). At the rate Camryn is going, she is going to surpass Emerson soon! I'm not even sure if Emerson weighs 25 lbs. going on 3 years old!

Updated Pictures

I finally posted some more pictures to our Snapfish account. Check them out when you get a chance. If you need help remembering how to log in, email me; otherwise you can create your own Snapfish account along with a password and you can view the pictures that way.

Viewing Pictures

Welcome to our new blog. To view our pictures, there is a link to our Snapfish account to the right side of the screen labeled "Herrick Photo Album". You can either click on the link or right-click on the link opting to open it in a new window.

I still have lots more pictures to upload from the past month with all the weddings, etc., so check back often. Hope you enjoy!

New Photo/Blog Website

Well, I was notified by our photo website company that they were discontinuing their site. Apparently they weren't able to compete in the photo website world any longer. What a bummer! So, in order to still be able to post blogs as well as have the photo albums, things will be set up a little different. You can come to our blog and see what's new with us. There will be photos and updates to look at. Also, posted on the right side of the page under "My Favorite Links", there will be links to the new photo albums posted on Snapfish. I know it's a pain, but it's the only way I could still do both for FREE!

Bare with me as the site will be "under construction" for awhile as it will take me some time to get everything set up. It's not like I'm on bedrest and have nothing to do! Hope you enjoy our pictures.