Emma's First Trip to the Fair!!

We got to go to the South Plains Fair tonight! We had so much fun :) The pictures were just so cute I decided we'd better do another blog post to show them off! ;) And just a reminder, you can always click on any of the photos to make them bigger so you can see them even better!

 A huge storm came in about 20-30 minutes after we got there. We ate dinner, and then the wind picked up, & it started raining & thundering so we went into one of the buildings & looked at all of the stuff they had for sale! We even sat & watched a cooking show, got some free cooking knives, & free samples of food! We would have loved to have bought the cooking stuff they used in their demonstrations, but we just don't have a spare $3,000 sitting around to buy the set with! ;)

Watching the cooking show

Emma got a little bored, so Daddy walked around with her for a little while & Mommy stayed & watched the show. They found some friends to play with :)

Here's some of the damage that happened from the storm while we were there

Look how dark those clouds are!

Rainbow!

Looking at the bunnies with Daddy

"I like this one!"

We got to see this big boy up close!

And pet him too!

Emma kept barking at the rabbits, I think she thought they were puppies :)

Emma & Mommy looking at the bunnies

Emma was fascinated by the goats because the black one kept making noises!

Mommy looking at the pig, & Emma still looking at the goats :)

Daddy held a duckling & Emma got to pet it! I love this picture! I can't believe it came out so cute, I was holding Emma & taking the picture at the same time!

Emma wanted to walk all by herself. She did NOT want to hold anyone's hand.

Looking at more goats

Talking to the big ducks

Sheep!

Looking at some chickens & a beautiful peacock!

They even had a cute little pony!

A little blurry, but walking by herself again.

Little donkeys

They said this guy was a dwarf bull...he still looked pretty massive to us!

Here's a short video while we were looking at the animals:

Then we walked all around the rides. Emma loved looking at everything!

On our way out we let her play the duck pond game! Emma picked up 3 different rubber duckies that each had a number on the bottom, and those numbers added up to her prize!

One duckie...

Two...

And three!

She got a pink puppy for her prize!

Pretty sunset as we were leaving!

It really turned out to be a great night to go, it was cool from the rain, & there weren't a ton of people there since it had stormed! 

Sick Baby!!

We have had a rough past week! We discovered Emma had another tooth come in that we didn't know about (next to her bottom left front tooth), & both of her top front teeth are trying to come in, so she was cutting 3 teeth at once. No wonder we've been having such a rough time with teething this time around! Emma also had a very high fever late Thursday afternoon (it peaked at 103 Thursday night) and she was just feeling awful, so we took her to the doctor on Friday, and she had a viral infection and tonsillitis (which she kindly shared with me)! Poor baby! They tested her for Strep, but luckily that came back negative. We had a lot of trouble keeping her temperature below 101 like the doctor wanted, and we had to alternate giving her ibuprofen & acetaminophen every 3 hours. She finally seems to be doing better as of yesterday (we went all day with no tylenol & no fever, yay!). She is still kind of cranky & very tired, which I'm sure has a bit to do with still teething, and recovering from being sick.

Here's some pictures from before she got sick!
Playing with Daddy

Emma is still loving being outdoors! She just toddles all over the place :)

Reading her favorite book (upside down)!

Emma loves to talk on the phone! In these pictures she was talking to Pops!

Emma really enjoys playing with the dogs! And so do the dogs! She gets their toys & waves them around until one latches onto it, and then they play tug-of-war! It's so cute :)

Emma's first time eating chicken & dumplings (Colton's favorite meal)! She liked it so much we couldn't get her to look up & smile for the camera, haha!

We got Emma a pearl necklace to wear with one of her birthday outfits, and I had her start wearing it to get used to it before her pictures this coming Saturday. She LOVES it, and decided she needs to wear a necklace everywhere she goes. She gets upset when we make her take them off to go to sleep :)

Yes, those are HeartGuard stickers from our dogs' heart worm prevention medicine...haha! We finished their pack, & I never use the reminder stickers they give you for your calendar, so Emma got to play with them! Don't be fooled by that face...she thought they were lots of fun & wore them around the rest of the day (even to pick up Daddy from the car place while he was getting new brakes)!

Sick Emma before we left for her doctor's appointment Friday...I had to wake her up from a nap, and she was not pleased with me!

Waiting at the doctors office. This girl did not feel well!

Later that afternoon MiMi & Pops came to visit for the weekend! They were already planning to come, so they decided to come anyway & cheer up Emma & I since we were sick. They brought her a pink necklace & bracelets, a new toy, and this table & chairs (which used to be my cousin, Colin's)! That definitely perked her up! :)

MiMi & Pops had to make a trip to the Choc'late Mousse: Pie Bar while they were in town, of course! And they bought Emma her very own Oreo pie bite! Spoiled girl! That perked her up even more!

Emma decided she felt well enough for us to go on our evening walk.

Later that night she passed out, and slept hard while we watched a movie. Unfortunately we didn't get to go out anywhere since Emma & I were sick, but we still managed to have some fun at home!

Emma & Pops playing

Emma & Pops reading her favorite book!

Goofy girl! (I don't remember how she ended up naked all of the sudden...haha)

Emma & MiMi. Emma was very tired & wanting MiMi to snuggle her so she could go back to sleep!

Sunday evening we made a "fort" under the coffee table. Emma thought it was neat, but I think Daddy & the dogs spent more time in it than she did! :)

 Sleepy little sick girl!

Playing with Raider, who was pouting since Sugar & Max (my parents' dogs) had left him.

Monday morning playing on the back porch with the puppies (yes, she had to have her necklace on even though she was only in her diaper)!

Having a snack & watching Mickey Mouse

Yesterday afternoon Uncle Parker & Aunt Mindy came over to watch Emma while Mommy had to go to the doctor & Daddy was at work. They sure must have worn her out, because as soon as they left she passed out in Daddy's lap! We also met them later on for dinner at Chili's, & Emma ate about 5 or 6 lemons while we were there. That girl loves her lemons! haha!

Here's Emma this morning, passed out!

And here are some videos I took this morning of Emma walking all over the place, and just being a goofball!! :)

She's really gotten the hang of walking! She spends her days walking all over the place & trying to get into things she's not supposed to have! Oh, the life of an 11 month old :)