Almost 6 months have passed...Eeek! 1 year old and growing.....

Wow, I can't believe how time seems to move so quickly. Emma turned 1 year old on May 7th, 2010. My once 6 lb. 5.5 ounce peanut is now a full-fledged toddler weighing in at 21 lbs at her 1 year check-up and 30 inches long (2 months later, she is 23 lbs and 30 3/4 inches tall). Her 1st birthday party was great and she has such a blast. She was dainty about her cake, but loved the frosting. Many people showed up to help us celebrate, the theme was Cupcakes! She has grown to be such a smartie. As of now, she has about 15 words and she gets into everything! Emma crawls everywhere, loves to eat almost everything, follows one-step directions, reads books non-stop, loves playing with her toy kitchen and pretend food, pulls herself up on anything she can grab, and loves sticking her face in the water. She is not walking independently yet, but we are in no huge rush for that! She will walk along anything she holds onto and will walk while holding one of our hands. I am sure the walking will come any day now; for now, we will relish in the fact that our daughter isn't running away from us yet!

Here are some of our faves from the past 6 months...I promise I will be better about blogging from now on!

Surprise! I can get into the laundry basket and tip it back up by myself!

Kiss me, I'm a wee bit Irish! :)

Soooo Big! Look at my cute pigtails, courtesy of Auntie Joy!

Easter Egg hunt at Grandpa and Grandma's house!

I'm 1 year old!

(photo courtesy of Zorophoto - Anna Zoromski-Linde)

Cute Photographs.

I love to photograph Emma. Capturing her various faces on the camera is such an easy thing to do, because she is such a ham. She now realizes what the camera is and will smile for when I point it at her. Here are a couple of my recent faves:

Being brave and letting go from holding on the couch

Sitting pretty.

Huh?!? Whatcha talking about mama?

Emma is growing up so fast. She is already 9 months old...less than 3 months until she is 1. That is crazy!

Christmas, 7 and 8 months, and much more!

Emma's new cozy coupe car!

Christmas morning

Christmas Craziness

Going to see Santa in jammies :)

7 Months old!

8 months old!

Decorating the tree, Thanksgiving, and Emma's fun with a new toy!

Here are a few more pictures that I was able to upload because my daughter has a new earlier bedtime! Hooray to us for pushing it back another hour. Emma now goes to bed at 8:30-9:00. I don't think I can push it back any further because I like having the time to play with her when I come home from work.

Emma was a good helper with putting ornaments on. She liked a lot of them so much that she didn't want to let go of them to put them on!

Emma in her Thanksgiving dress.

Thanksgiving Family photo

4 generations picture

Emma absolutely loves this activity center. It first belonged to Hanna and Rylee, but now Emma gets to enjoy it. Thanks Auntie Joy for letting us have this. :)

Dells Weekend, 6 months, and Fun all wrapped in one!

Hi again! I feel like I don't ever have the time to blog and update pictures. Time just flies by. I can hardly believe it is December already! Here are some of the latest of Emma Grace and our Family.

Happy 1/2 a year, Emma! We actually let her eat some banana ice cream to celebrate!

At the Wilderness Hotel Waterpark. Emma's 1st time in a pool.

Yum, the water tastes good!

Playing with Daddy!

We had lots of fun at the Waterpark!

Emma's face was priceless as we introduced her to the water. Here is the 1st picture of her in the water. She wasn't sure at first, but she grew to love it. We had such a good time. We can't wait to go back.

5 months, Halloween, and everything in between!

Life is busy as usual! Here are a bunch of pictures from the latest and greatest of the Rychter Family!

The Ladybug and Minnie

I can sit all by myself. :) Neat Trick, eh? Now, gimme some candy! J/K

Daddy and Emma :)

Emma + me in our Costumes

Cute.

Look at me during tummy time and I am not crying!

I looooooooooooooove sweet potatoes!

Ahhhh.... stroller rides. How we miss you already!

Michelle and Derek's Wedding!

I had the privlege of being a bridesmaid for my bestie Michelle's wedding. She married Derek Bollig on 9-25-2010. It was a beautiful wedding and we had a blast. Little E stayed with the Arnold family while Mommy and Daddy had a night away. Here are some pictures from the day:

Michelle and me at the nail salon

The Whole Bridal Party

Steve and me on the wedding bus

The 'Maids and The Bride

Michelle, Sarah (one of the flower girls), and me. Sarah was my little dancing partner all night long; she was such a sweetie and wanted to dance for all the songs.