Emma Kate met Mrs. Clause and Santa for the first time on Saturday. She didn’t cry, nor did she smile. But I still think it’s a cute photo.

Grandma Kirkland holding the chubby little girl before going to get her picture made with Santa:

 grandma kirkland

grandma kirkland

Santa:

Santa

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November 26, 2006

Santa

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Grandma and Grandpa Kirkland come up on Wednesday and stayed with us through Saturday to celebrate Thanksgiving. Neither could believe how much Emma Kate had grown in size and personality over the last two weeks. It was truly amazing and is definitely one of the things we are thankful for.

Thanksgiving afternoon, Emma Kate was mighty comfortable sleeping in grandpa’s arms: 

EK and granpda

EK and granpda

EK and grandpa

A few sweet photos before going out to eat:

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Upon my recommendation, we ditched the traditional Thanksgiving meal for a treat from Maggiano’s. Boy, was it good! We had an antipasti platter with prosciutto, smoked turkey with focaccia stuffing over a bed garlic mashed potatos, lemon and herb salmon over green beans, lasagna, spaghetti with meatballs, two types of salads, pumpkin praline cheesecake, and apple crostada with vanilla bean ice cream. Yummmm. And we had enough leftovers for 3 more meals! The first photo is slightly out of focus. Sorry about that!

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EK

EK and mommy

EK and mommy

EK and parents

EK and daddy

EK and daddy

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November 25, 2006

Thanksgiving Weekend

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The last few weeks have been incredible. Emma Kate has started smiling a lot more and laughing. She’s also started showing that she recognizes Alison & me. Her face lights up when one of us walks in the room, and she giggles when we talk to her on the phone. It’s the most incredible feeling. What a joy!

Emma Kate getting a ride in her Jeep carrier, November 6:

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Pretty in pink, November 11:

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pink

pink

Playing on her play mat, November 15:

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playing

playing

playing

playing

 

70’s outfit, November 17:

70s outfit

70s outfit

 

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November 18, 2006

My, how she’s changed!

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It is with great joy that I say that Emma Kate is finally sleeping more! Over the past week, she has started sleeping one six hour stretch during the night. If we could ever shift it so that it starts at midnight and goes to six, it would be perfect. But at this point, we’re just happy that she’s getting into a nighttime sleeping pattern.

She continues to change in her looks every day. I’ll post more (and much overdue) photos soon.

What a blessing she is. I can’t say that enough.

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November 17, 2006

Sleeping more

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