Shoes!

Have mercy! This is how I spent my early release day! I came home to clean and organize and found myself in a mess of shoes. I am so glad I have two girls and that they are April babies so they can get plenty of use out of the mass of shoes! I can bet there are some Grans that are also happy about this-they supplied most of them!
Talk about feeling blessed!

Sweetness

If this isn't the picture of sweetness I don't know what is. This is Embree Claire our morning after our fun with the Inmans and Mosers, minus Daddy Moser. SKV opened ECVs gift for her and when ECV saw the toy she couldn't get to it fast enough! Bows included too!

Joy

Nothing says joy like having everything you ever wanted :) For Embree Claire that would be hands and mouth full ;)

New Hats!

Grandma and Gran Mary stocked Embree Claire with new hats after the Autumn Leaves Festival. She got to wear the red one to a few State games...here is is sporting her pretty blue one. What a face!

Cuddly chick!

Breaking the News to ECV

So Monday I return to work...I took this picture yesterday.  

See her happy face...

that's because she doesn't know her world is going to totally change next week...(sigh)

So today I thought I should have a girl to girl talk with her.  Below is her response.  

Notice how she totally ignores me at the first...looking away from me like I'm not there...then she tells me what she really thinks.  (sigh) This stinks.
But she sure is cute. 

Happy Father's Day!

Happy Father's Day to the best daddy two little girls could have!!!
Embree Claire, Sidney Kate and I are SNEAKY! We did our own little photo shoots to surprise Daddy! Embree Claire's photo shoot was all Red Sox!

Seriously?! So stinkin' cute!

3 years ago Sidney Kate and I started the sneakiness with a State themed shoot.

Go Pack!

"We love our Daddy! He's the best!"

Embree Claire's Birth Announcement

When Sidney Kate was born we made beautiful birth announcements using Shutterfly, so when Embree Claire arrived I headed back to make another one...here it is!  Adorable!  It was extremely difficult picking a card, so many fun ones to choose from!  Welcome Embree Claire! :)

Stationery card

View the entire collection of cards.

Wolfpack Comparison

You want to avoid comparing children as much as possible, but I figured it wouldn't hurt to compare Sidney Kate's coming home Wolfpack picture and Embree Claire's. Uh-dora-bull!

Sidney Kate-taken April 30, 2008

Embree Claire-taken April 18, 2011

Embree Claire's First Shots

The outfit that Sidney Kate and Embree Claire wore home from the hospital is the same outfit I wore home from the hospital...30 years ago. :)
Here are some shots we took before checking out Monday.

The New Lil Venable Fam!

As with Sidney Kate, I made a puzzle for those in the waiting room to figure out the baby's name. We also put one in our neighbor's mailbox for them to figure out...Jackson was in 2nd grade when I was pregnant with Sidney Kate and I figured he, and his family, wouldn't mind another puzzle to figure out this little one's name. Pretty sure all the "E"s were making it tough for folks-but I think it was fun anyway. :)

Ta da!! Although Sidney Kate still calls her "Jetta" when people ask what her baby sister's name is. :)

Daddy's new little girl!

Daddy's girls. Since this picture Sidney Kate has determined that we are "Daddy's girls" and I'm the Queen, of course, she's the princess and Embree Claire is his angel.

The new Lil Venable Fam!

Last Days Before ECV

Here are some pictures of our events the Friday and Saturday before Embree Claire's big debut! We hit up some Mexican food Friday night...surely Mexican food and a trip to Wal-Mart induces labor...right?! Well, it's didn't that day but it might have helped. :) Here are Daddy and Sidney Kate in the beautiful tree outside the restaurant.

We're all pretty sure this induced labor for Miss Embree Claire! Uncle Josh is getting his MBA and part of his project this semester involved none other than KRISPY KREME! We spent Saturday evening with friends at Uncle Josh and Aunt Jill's. We ate super yummy food and taste tested doughnuts for dessert! Sidney Kate, Brett and Lindsay went first for the taste testing. Giving numbers 1-5. Very intense!

Anytime we talk about going to Aunt Jill's, SKV whispers to me that she wants to "feed her rat." Haha! I think he's technically a Brazilian rat...it worked out for everyone. Jill fed our kids a lot of doughnuts and our kids fed hers a lot of raisins.

Holding 101

Learning more everyday. "She's so cute!"

Day of Celebration!

Who is this adorable baby girl you ask? It's Sammi, Brett's little sister. Sidney Kate was sooo excited (see facial expression) that she got to hold her. That's all she ever wants to do-hold a baby! Her time is coming soon!
 
A fun shot to end the big girls' birthday celebration.
We met up with Daddy to head to the big city to build a bear for "Jetta," among other exhausting things. I noted this to be my last trip down the road-getting too far along. :)
So excited to make a bear for her baby sister, with heartbeat in the bear's arm!
Even as the lady was stuffing her bear she was talking about giving it a bath. She's going to be a huge help come "Jetta's" arrival!
 

We're Having A...

Monday, November 29, Kevin, Sidney Kate and I went to the doctor to find out if we were having a baby boy or a baby girl.  This is how we shared the big news!