"Here Mom, it's my turn to take some pictures!"
And she's off...
Such a beautiful little girl!
The next day Emory was on a mission. She was everywhere!! I guess she got the lay of the land the first time and knew what she wanted to do the second day we were there.
Falling down wouldn't stop her, she'd get right back up and run some more.
Hopefully the weather won't get too hot for awhile and we can make many more trips to the Arboretum this Spring!
Emory was making kissy faces at Bob the tomato.
Giving kisses to her baby doll.
Saturday morning, Grant had class so Emory and I ran an errand and met him back at the house afterwards. When she woke up we went to the Arboretum. It was a little windy and chilly, but it was so nice to be outside again.
Walking with daddy is one of Emory's favorite things to do.
On our way home!
We grabbed some dinner and went back to the house. Emory was just silly around the house. I guess she loves Valentine's Day!
We started our music class again and Emory is having a wonderful time. I had some inspiration when I met a little 9 month old girl who had less hair than Emory and was sporting a bow. Surely if she can do it then so can we! We were at our friends house having dinner and we put one of their daughter's bows in Emory's hair and to my surprise it stuck. 
We went and got Emory her own bows and she doesn't seem bothered by them at all. I guess it turns out that we have a bow wearing little girl!
It was an AMAZING day here today! Emory and I had some errands to run, but luckily for us our mall has a beautiful outdoor area right in the middle. We took a break and spent time out there. She was not happy to get back in the stroller, but on the way home we met aunt Jenny at a neighborhood park for a swing.
This past Sunday, we went to our friends the Cooley's house for Emory's first super bowl. Emory loves being around Carson. The kids had so much fun keeping tabs on what the other was doing. Emory really had fun with all of Carson's toys, especially his pick up truck. They were rarely in the car at the same time, so here is one of the few pictures together. 
Carson's super cool aunt Hailey started playing a game of screaming while running down the hall, while Emory could not fully participate she enjoyed it just as much.
The most exciting first that has been going on is Emory's first steps!!! I doubted this day would come but Emory is getting more courageous about walking around our house. She still prefers to crawl because she can go so much faster but she will be running in no time.Emory is not the only person who has big first occasions lately. Emory wants to tell Daddy how proud she is of him for being the top sales person of 2008 at his job. Good job Daddy, we love you very, very much!
Ok, so maybe she can only hit one note, but she really has that note. Thanks to uncle Ryan and aunt Jenny for the toy she plays with it all the time. Unfortunately, Emory also lets us know when she is done with her toys, like at the end of this video.
Emory is quickly becoming a little girl. Still no walking, but we are close. She still seems to little to be walking! She says dadda, momma, baby, bread, and still barks when she sees a puppy, hears a puppy or finds her puppy stuffed animal. She also knows what a monkey says and occasionally can say moo for a cow. She loves brushing her teeth and climbing on the couch. She started feeding a bottle to her baby last week and I was so impressed. We are having so much fun seeing what she learns to do.
Just listen to the excitement! Here are some of the recent dance moves that Emory has perfected.
