Happy New Year!

2011 has been a fun year for us. We got to visit with the Tuggles in Illinois, Nana and Pop-Pop in New Jersey and the whole Coffman family at Andrew and Lacie's wedding. We moved into a bigger place in hopes of getting more room. Only to find out we are expecting a third little Coffman. We are all looking forward to meeting little Gideon in April. We have watched Elijah grow from this little guy... Into this little man! He has gotten quite the vocabulary the last few months, and he is just way fun to talk to. He is a great big brother to Emme and it is awesome to watch them interact. Emme has changed so much this year! She has grown from this little baby... Into this big girl! We have watched her change from a little bug on the floor who couldn't do anything fun, into a running and dancing crazy lady! LOL She has learned to sit, roll over, walk and to do the stairs. Now there is nowhere that is safe from the Miss Emmers! Here are a few of my favorite pictures of Elijah and Emme together from 2011!

Emme at 17 Months!

Emme turned 17 months old on the 22nd. Thanks Grandma and Tapa for Emme's way cute boots and dress!

Christmas at the Coffman's

We had Christmas at our house this weekend since we are going to my parent's house next week. Elijah has been very excited about Christmas. Emme really had no idea what was going on, but she decided she liked Christmas once she started getting handed presents!

Getting ready for Christmas

Here at the Coffman household we've begun getting ready for Christmas. Since we don't have a fireplace in our new place, we had to get creative with our stocking placement.

The kids were very excited to put the tree up--especially Eli.

We hope everyone has a very Merry Christmas!!

Emme Dancing

Emme and Elijah love the music channel SWRV. They love the songs that have a good beat. They dance to it every night before bed. We have been trying to get video of Emme dancing for a little while now, but she always freezes when she sees the camera. But today apparently the combination of her pretty dress shoes and her monkey backpack made her less shy. Elijah was pretending to be Wall-E while Emme danced tonight.

Grateful

This morning Emme was especially grouchy before breakfast. She is like her mommy, and she needs time to wake up (about 45 minutes) and either milk or breakfast in her tummy before she is ready to be around people. And I am ashamed to say that I had definately had enough by the time I put them both in the bath at 9. But once I got her in the tub and I was watching her play, I realized that I really do have it easy. I have great kids! They both are so happy and healthy. They both are goofy and quite ridiculous at times, but they are perfect for us and our family. And really when they are grouchy it is for a good reason, and it is easily fixed either with food, a snuggle or a long nap, often for both mom and the kids. LOL I realized that I have everything that I have ever or could ever want. I have a great husband that is an amazing Dad to our kids and who really does take care of me. He makes us all feel loved everyday. I am grateful has a great job that provides everything that we need and which allows me to stay home. We have been blessed with another baby, which we didn't necessarily know we wanted and needed, but has already blessed our family immensely. This pregnancy has been my easiest yet, and it has been a joyous thing from the moment it happened. Which has been an especially great and healing thing for me. Both Dustin and I have great families. My kids have two amazing sets of grandparents! I love that my kids have so many people and relatives that they know love them. Elijah and I play a game in the car sometimes, and I will ask him who loves him. And I love hearing the answers he gives. They range from his nursery teachers, to my parents dogs, to his Great Aunts and Uncles to his cousins. There is no greater feeling in the whole world than feeling loved, and I am so glad that my kids get to feel that so overwhelmingly. I think that feeling has greatly influenced them and the confidence they feel in themselves and in the world around them.

Bows, Bows and More Bows.

Emme's hair has gotten too long to just leave, because it gets in her eyes and nose. Gross! So, I have been trying out some new hair styles for her. The hardest part is getting her to sit still long enough for me to do anything that looks decent. LOL Today we tried two ponytails and bows. She seems to like it. We will see how long she leaves it all in.

It's a Boy!

Well, Elijah was right! We are going to have a boy!

New Pictures of the Kids

Sorry the pictures are so small. We had them taken at JcPenney and I guess they have decided to only let people steal the small pictures. LOL

Emme at 15 Months

Embry turned 15 months at the end of October, and on Monday she had her 15 month check-up. Emme now weighs 18lbs and she is 30in tall. She is still in the 1st percentile for weight, but she is growing, so the doctor isn't too concerned. She had to get 4 shots at this appointment, but she was very brave. Emme did not cry until the 4th shot! She is pretty tough from having a big brother. I tried to get a good picture of Emme, but as you can see it didn't go very well. When you tell her to smile she makes this kind of scary, toothy grin. Oh well, that's our Emme.

Emme's First Haircut

I have been debating for a few months now about whether or not to give Emme a haircut. Finally today, I got tired of thinking that my baby had a mullet. So, I broke down and trimmed about an inch off of the back of Emme's hair. I was so worried that I was going to regret my decision to cut it, but I actually love it. I think it makes her hair look thicker. And, it makes her look like a big girl.

Big Brother Elijah

Elijah has been very excited the last few months because he found out that he is going to be a big brother again in April. Elijah has decided that the baby is going to be a boy. He does say though that "even though he wants a boy, he will be happy with whatever Heavenly Father gives him, even if it is another Emme." He even knows what the baby's name will be whether it is a boy or a girl. Everyday he asks me if today is the day that I am going to push the baby out. I told him a few weeks ago that the baby was too small and that it needed to grow some more in mommy's tummy before it could come out. I told him the baby was only about the size of his hand. He got a huge grin on his face, cupped his hands together and said "oh mom, push the baby out now, I will carry it around and take care of it for you. I will take care of it just like I take care of Emme." It was so cute. Elijah loves to come to the doctor with me so that he can hear HIS baby's heartbeat. Dustin and I are both very excited that Elijah is excited. Elijah acted very similiar when I was pregnant with Emme, and they get along great, so we are hoping that this baby and Elijah will have the same relationship. He is funny though, this time around he has been more curious about how that baby managed to get into mommy's tummy. He told me the other day that he thinks Daddy put that baby in my tummy, and that daddy will help me get it out by holding my hand at the hospital. Too funny!

Emme the Monkey!

Emme has become quite the climber over the last few weeks. She climbs on everything. She climbs on her brother's stool, and even pushes/carries it to what she wants and then climbs on it. She climbs on the couch, Elijah's bed, chairs and even the foot stool to the living room chair. I have found her dancing on the kitchen table and everything! When she gets up onto what she is climbing she raises her arms in the air and yells "ta-da." She is so proud of herself. I am worried about when she finally falls off of something and the reality of gravity sets in. I guess then we will see how daring she really is.

Happy Halloween!

Halloween Pumpkins

On Saturday we picked out pumpkins, and Elijah was thrilled that he was able to find a green one. On Sunday Dustin helped Elijah carve the pumpkins. Neither Elijah or I wanted anything to do with the pumpkin carving process. Emme on the other hand wanted to dive right into the pile of pumpkin guts. YUCK! I guess she really is a daddy's girl and Elijah is a mama's boy.

More Pictures of Fun with the Briseno Family

Fun With the Briseno Family!

This past weekend, my best friend Carmen and her husband John and their daughter Alexis were able to come up to Wisconsin to visit us. We went to a pumpkin farm and picked pumpkins and went to the petting zoo. After that we went to the Zoo Boo by our house. We had a great time and we are so grateful that we were able to hang out with the Briseno Family! Alexis picked out her own pumpkin Elijah and Emme on the HUGE pumpkins Farmer and Pumpkins Picking Pumpkins Playing in the corn Petting Bunnies Carmie and Alexis Best Friends and Kids Emme insisted on holding Elijah's hand. Too Cute!