heppy valentimes...

after a great weekend, emme's first valentine's day was yesterday.  friday night, we hung out at home and justin and i watched a serious man (coen brothers movie nominated for an academy award last year) after the little monkey went to bed.  it was kind of depressing, but well done.  saturday morning, we woke up and headed over to vincent's house to take his 3-month portraits.  both babies were soooo well behaved.  vincent was a champion and stayed awake for hours modeling.  he was super cute and i think the pictures are going to turn out really good.  emme napped off and on and just watched the activity - she didn't even get jealous of all the attention vincent was getting.

saturday afternoon, justin played golf and my friend ashley came over.  she and emme and i went for a little stroll and ate a late lunch outside because the weather was lovely (finally!).  when dad got home, we grabbed some dinner and then got the young miss to bed.  bath time has always been a favorite time of emme's, but it's getting even more fun as now she loves to kick and splash in the water.

sunday was lovely.  we woke up and did a few things around the house, then e and i went to baby yoga and it was a great class.  we sang songs and did lots of exercises and emme got to babble at all the other babies.  camo and alison were there, too, so we got to see how camo has found her feet and it's absolutely precious.  after yoga, emme took a 2 and a half hour nap while alison and i ate a late lunch and all the way home.  once she woke up, we took the dogs to the park for a long walk.  emme loves being outside and could stare for hours at the contrast of the tree branches on the bright sky.  she capped off the weekend by sleeping 11 straight hours sunday night - i was astounded when the alarm woke me up before she did!

and then there was valentine's day.  emme got 4 valentines this year - one from gg (great grandmother), one from jj & kk, one from gram marilyn, and some flowers from vincent.  these two babies are too cute with each other.  we took a nice walk in the early evening and then justin and i had an awesome dinner after she went down for the night.  we've gotten in the habit of cooking for valentine's day instead of battling the crowds and the overpriced menus at restaurants.  justin sauteed scallops as an appetizer and then grilled filet mignon and lobster tail.  i made fresh brussels sprouts steamed and then sauteed with shallots - my favorite way to prepare them.  it was quite a nice feast, and fun to reflect that last valentine's day we didn't even know i was pregnant and i was still in school - crazy!