giving thanks

Emerson loved her first Thanksgiving, day 1.  We spent the day with Brian's family in East Texas: she fell in love with Brian's brother at first sight, so cute.  It was a crowd and she was a pleaser - happy and relaxed all day long.  She had lots of mashed potatoes. We had lots of everything.  Gearing up for day 2 with my family tomorrow!

Emerson is 9 months

So, we celeberated at the zoo with her Aunt Jill and cousin Katie:

If you're happy and you know it...

Here are a few pictures from Emerson taken just yesterday - enjoying her saucer.  She has changed so much in the last week, it's crazy.  She's doing a lot of "talking", grabbing everything, sitting on her own for more than a second at a time.  Happy happy girl!