Wow! As most of you can imagine, I am not sure where 2011 went or most of all why I never updated our blog. It was fun and eventful year. Emma said last year was the 2nd best year yet with her Mommy and Daddy!
Emma celebrated her first birthday on August 27th. It was a whirlwind birthday. I had a cousin that I grew up with unexpectedly passed away and had to run to Kansas quick for a funeral and the Allen family drove back to Denver late the night before Emma's First Birthday Bash!
In April, Emma went on my 1st plane ride. We all went to the Maui, Hawaii for 2 weeks to celebrate Chris's 40th Birthday! Auntie Darcie, Grandma and Grandpa Duck (nickname Emma gave to Grandma Orlena & Grandpa Skip Allen) went to Maui and Emma was a good baby on the flight! We stayed at Chris's and my favorite resort which is Honua Kai Resort & Spa in Maui. We watched the humpback whales breech off the shore constantly and even from our lanai. We went swimming in the pool a lot and relaxed. Emma got to put her feet in the sand. Emma LOVES Maui like her Mama! It was the trip of a lifetime!
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| Honua Kai Resort and Spa |
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| Emma having fun at the pool |
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| Emma checking out the ocean for the first time |
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| Emma and Grandma swimming |
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| Honua Kai Resort and Spa at Sunset |
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| Chris boogie boarding on South Maui |
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| Grandma Orlena & Emma |
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| Chris, Teiah and Emma at Mama's Fish House |
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Emma's T-Shirt that says "Maui Built" and the room she was conceived in...ha! |
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| Darcie, Teiah, Orlena and Baby Emma in Paola, Maui at Mama's Fish House |
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| Emma and Grandma Orlena |
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| Emma and Grandpa Skip at the Lavender Farm in Maui |
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| Emma and Chris swimming |
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| Emma waiting to go to dinner at Dukes |
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| Emma is her Hawaiian Dress |
We went to Alaska in May. Chris had to go to Anchorage for work and Emma and I tagged along on frequent flyer miles. We stayed in Downtown Anchorage. It was still pretty chilly up there in the middle of May and the sun was out until 12:30 am. It was so much fun to see my Uncle Ken and Aunt Jody from Valdez. They flew over just to see us. Btw, Emma wasn’t such a good baby on the long flight home. She fooled us on the Hawaii flight. Emma didn’t feel well and happened to projectile vomit all over Chris and I repeatly. Chris didn’t have an extra change of clothes in his carry on luggage and the passengers around us were not very happy on the red eye flight home and smelling baby vomit. Chris and I were sure excited to get off that plane when we landed in Denver! Emma have been to the two hardest US States to visit before she turned 1!
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| Ocean outside of Anchorage |
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| Emma and Uncle Ken |
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| Aunt Jody & Baby Emma at dinner (past Emma's bedtime!) |
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| Emma and her 1st Moose Sighting |
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| Emma and Teiah outside of Anchorage at Beluga Point |
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| Sleeping on Daddy |
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| Shamu! |
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| Emma playing in the kid zone at Sea World |
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| Chris checking out some jelly fish at Sea World |
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| Chris trying to catch Emma at Sea World |
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| Emma looking at the sea lions at Sea World |
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| Emma at the San Diego Zoo |
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| Emma & Teiah on the Flying Elmo at Sea World |
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| Emma loved the little meercats at the San Diego Zoo. She LOVED them. |
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| Swimming at the pool at our resort we stayed at in San Diego |
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| Chris on Day 2 of Dirt Bike Race |
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| The entire group of friends that did the 2 day race from LA to Las Vegas after the finish line! |
We had a wonderful Christmas and Christmas Season here Littleton. Chris's Family and My Family all got together on Christmas Day. It was fun and simple dinner. Emma was spoiled rotten by her Grandma's and Grandpa's, Auntie Darcie, Auntie Kim and Uncle Dan and Cousins. Our Friends, Beau and Sarah stopped by late in the day on Christmas with their baby, Colby.
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| Emma and Santa |
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| The Allen Family |
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| The Miceli's/Lewis's/Cox's Family |
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| Emma feeding Baby Colby her new crayon |
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| Emma waiting to see Santa--not so happy! |
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| Chris & I at his Christmas Party |
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| Emma and Grandpa Skip carrying her presents |
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| Emma loved all the boxes at Christmas |
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| Emma carrying her presents |
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| Emma being goofy |
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| Emma on the attack |
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| Emma and Rowdy Auntie Darcie gave her for Christmas |
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| Emma giving her Auntie Darcie kisses |
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| Emma getting ready to attack Darcie |
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| Emma not letting her Mama hold her |
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| Emma checking out a Christmas Present--Baby Stella Doll which she loves! |
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| Emma pushing Baby Stella Doll around the house |
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| Kim, Chris and Emma |
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| Emma trying on her Dad's ski hat |
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| Emma helping her cousin Nick play the guitar |
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| Emma dancing with Me. |
We are all blessed for such a happy little family. I will post regularly in 2012--I promise.
Happy New Year!
In November we drove to San Diego, CA (I think after the Alaska trip we were over flying). Emma watched a lot of movies on the trip on the iPad. We went to Sea World and she almost slept through Shamu! Thank goodness Chris woke her up just in time to see Shamu! We also went to the amazing San Diego Zoo. After San Diego we drove near LA on Thanksgiving where Chris did a motorcycle dirt bike race from LA to Las Vegas over 2 days and through the Mojave Desert. Chris and all his buddies did an awesome job and I am so proud of them on their amazing adventure. They were on dirt bikes for 24 hours in 2 days. OUCH! The race ended at a casino in Las Vegas. Emma now has been to Utah, Arizona, Nevada and California!
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